Its hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. Matched was chosen as one of yalsas 2011 teens top ten and named as one of publishers weeklys best childrens books of 2010. Ally condies novel matched trilogy 1819 words bartleby. Ally condie is a former high school english teacher who lives with her husband and three sons outside of salt lake city, utah. In this dystopian novel, seventeenyearold cassia reyes begins to question the strict rules of the society in which she lives. General information cassia maria reyesi like cassia because she is all willing to help her friends. Test your knowledge on matched what is cassia thinking about in the very beginning of matched. Seventeenyearold cassia reyes lives in a futuristic society that is ruled by unforgiving officials who tightly control birth, housing, jobs, marriage and even death. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of matched. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Though she didnt know what to do, she found a way to handle it on her own. Seventeenyearold cassia reyes lives in a society where everything is decided by the government. Ally condie lives in utah, just outside of salt lake city, with her husband, scott, and her three sons. Matched was inspired by several experiencesspecific ones, like a conversation with my husband and chaperoning a high school promand general ones, like falling in love and becoming a parent.
Quiz vocabulary from matched topranked words sample. Ally condies novel matched trilogy 1819 words 8 pages ally condie is a modern author who writes young adult novels that teaches readers of all ages valuable life lessons while still allowing us to go on wild adventures with the characters. No definitions are provided with this productit is simply a list of words. While cassia lives in a world of technology far more advanced than our own, continued reliance on human intellect is testament to a preference of order and peace over blind efficiency. This vocabulary is designed to use with ally condies matched and is broken into chapter sections. Matched by ally condie read by kate simses for 9 hours 54 minutes contains 366 pages published by penguin audio, speak on 30. In matched by ally condie, cassia lives in a world where society has defined rules and events. Matched invites comparisons to the giver and brave new world, and some science fiction fans may rightly complain that its derivative.
Vocabulary matched by ally condie by keys for your classroom. It deals with common themes of growing up like first love, friendship, family, and the struggle between being the person your family wants you to be and figuring out who you are on your own. You will receive 22 page word document that includes 164 suggested vocabulary words for matched by ally condie. Fiction cassia has always trusted the society to make the right choices for her.
In the book cassia battles with society and not any type of. Let me say, ally condie has some gorgeous writing in this book. Favorite lines from matched by ally condie flexi reads. This is definitely the case in ally condies book, matched. Mar 08, 20 finally, cassia is a quiet lead in matched. Ally condie here are the quotes i like from the first book of the matched trilogy. Its the story of cassia reyes, a 17 year old girl living in a future society, where culture has. Matched is a pageturning, dystopian love story, written with the soul of a poet. Matched is a 2010 youngadult dystopian novel by aly condie, about a future world where all marriages are decided by genetics and mathematical algorithms. Apr 01, 2016 april 1, 2016 barbloveswritings ally condie, dystopia, glittering generalities, literature, matched, perfection, poster, propaganda, utopia, vocabulary, writing 2 comments in this trimester, we have been learning about dystopian and utopian literature through our book clubs. It would work well, however as vocabulary supplements for any english classroom. Ally condie ally condie is the author of the bestselling matched trilogy and the founder of the nonprofit writeout foundation, which runs a writing camp that allows teens to work with published authors and experience the outdoors.
She loves reading, running, eating, and listening to her husband play guitar. Evident throughout ally condies descriptions of the dystopian society in matched is that human contribution is highly valuable, though heavily regulated. Ally condie is a masterful storyteller whose latest novel will ignite meaningful conversations about the power of free will in a totalitarian society. This vocabulary is designed to use with ally condie s matched and is broken into chapter sections. Its the story of cassia reyes, a 17 year old girl living in. This product contains a master list in which the words are listed by chapter and student worksheets where heshe can fill in the definition. The first book in a young adult dystopian trilogy published by dutton books. Using metaphors in matched, are important to the book because they explain and describe.
She is told who to love where to live and how to live her life and how to end it all by the government. A few treasures from the past float around among us. Matched by ally condie matched trilogy box set when you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. Matched is a book about a courageous, open minded girl named cassia, a girl with two parents, a brother, and two best friends xander and em.
Chapters 17, chapters 812, chapters 23, chapters 2432. Sep 18, 20 everyone wants to know who they are going to marry and spend the rest of their life with. Ally condie used a metaphor on page 314, i will drift away tonight on my dreams. I recall enjoying matched to an extent, but reading crossed caused me to question my prior positive feelings for matched. No one dares defy the government for fear of punishment. Ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant.
See more ideas about books for teens, ya books and good books. Boys dont have as much leeway in choosing clothes as girls do. Oct 21, 2014 ally condie, matched i think matched is absolutely brilliant. She doesnt wield a bow and arrow or show any extraordinary talent. Kami garcia and margaret stohl, new york times bestselling authors of beautiful creatures absolutely riveting. Team someone or something with someone or something else example sentence. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia knows with complete certainty that he. However, when viewing the information for her match, the. I matched the words along with their corresponding definitions. In the uk, matched and crossed are now available in paperback. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
A vocabulary list featuring matched by ally condie, chapters 17. Ally condie grew up in a small town, and she loved to write on her spare time. At age 17, the young people are matched with their appropriate mates. In oria, every citizen is closely monitored by the government. Words, the world of story, and the english language meant the world to her. Finally, a brave new world that readers from twilight to the hunger games will claim as their own. Matched by ally condie book 1 of the matched trilogy. Matched certainly isnt an actionpacked, dangerloving dystopian. Today, though, i want to share some inside information about one of our fabulously famous authors. Cassia reyes main character a girl who must choose between true love and a life as a citizen. Vocabulary matched by ally condie by keys for your. Matched facts is a tumblr dedicated to the matched series by ally condie.
She taught in utah and new york before coming a fulltime author. The problem the main character cassia faces ends up making a change in her life. Exposition the story is set in a futuristic city, where they want a perfect society. I didnt see him differently because continue reading favorite. When you finish reading a book, you usually know if you liked it. In the book matched by ally condie it shows the problems the main character faces. Topranked words with sample sentences from the book. Matched by ally condie reading guidebook club discussion. She know even as a little girl that she wanted to be a writer. Matched is a book which has an exiting futuristic theme. However, her writing style is so introspective, so sparse, so poetic that it doesnt fit a story with any kind of action or peril. November 2014 classified as dystopian, romance, science fiction, young adult obtained through bought, overdrive read as audiobook shelve on goodreads. Nov 01, 2011 with crossed, ally condie committed the crime of writing a slowpaced, conflictlacking middle book in a series. This ones many, many years in the future, right here in what used to be the good ol u.
Jan 10, 2012 society matched them, but love set them free. By using similes in the book, the author showed us comparisons in matched of how the things are related. Ive read a tremendous amount of lousy books this year so many of the new ya titles have been very disappointing but even in a good year, this book would have been a standout. But most teen readers will agree that author condie has crafted a fine addition to the genre.
Matched by ally condie, chapters 17 vocabulary list. Ky keeps her secret and helps her remember the poems when shes. Matched is a comingofage story geared toward those who are about to come of age themselves. In this dystopian community the society chooses everything, basically your fate, and cassia decides she wants to change that.
Matched, like the giver, could be a great book to introduce the dystopian genre to younger readers, like my 11yearold daughter. But she does see the problems in her society, and shes willing to risk change. Matched by ally condie vocabulary164 words by english. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a tranquil future with clean streets and no illness, cassia excitedly anticipates learning who will be her governmentdictated marriage match. Thats not always the case with me, because i am such an active reader, and on top of that, i am someone who has to think about things first before making a decision. Its more a thoughtful, at times poetic, almostutopia both in terms of the plot, the worldbuilding and the pacing. So when xanders face appears onscreen at her matching ceremony, cassia. When cassias matching doesnt go exactly as planned, she may have a chance to take a new path, away from. But im going to tell you the stuff you can only learn from having dinner with ally. How do you think matched differs from other dystopian novels a.
And when cassia discovers ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the society there is hope. An impressive work, matched joins the ranks of classics such as brave new world and 1984. Smartphone largescreen more wordschoices take a quiz. Summerlost by ally condie list of skills vocabulary development 1. There were some beautiful phrases and sentences in crossed. Cassia, the protagonist, is stuck between two people she loves. In matched by ally condie you learn that on your sixteenth birthday at your matched banquet. The book matched is centered around a girl named cassia reyes who lives with her parents and younger brother in a utopia called the province of oria. Ky has been taken and she will sacrifice everything to find him. But when cassia slides xanders microcard into her port to learn his data a system designed for the more typical match to a stranger, xanders face on the portscreen dissolvesand another. Words for the matched teaching guide learn with flashcards, games, and more for free.
Matched printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Choose a vocabulary quiz or words to browse from matched. Young adult, dystopia, speculative fiction publisher. Matched, by ally condie, is the first novel in the matched trilogy. When cassias matching doesnt go exactly as planned, she may have a chance to take a new path, away from the world she has always known. Crossed, the sequel to matched, is available now in hardcover in the us, and reached, the third book in the series, will be available on november, 2012. Nov 24, 2014 matched by ally condie read by kate simses for 9 hours 54 minutes contains 366 pages published by penguin audio, speak on 30. Cassia has always trusted the society to make the right. The main character is seventeenyearold cassia reyes, who is matched with her best friend, xander carrow. If you want to know what everybody else knows about ally, what she wants the world to know about her, you can visit her website. But when she gets matched with her best friend and things go wrong she is faced with the wron.
Matched study guide contains a biography of ally condie, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Reinforce vocabulary growth with a quiz of topranked words in sentences chosen from the book. The novel is a dystopian young adult novel about a tightlycontrolled society in which young people are matched with their life partners at the age of 17. Analysis of matched by ally condie 1451 words bartleby. Condies writing is quite lyrical in places, and the inclusion of poetry is a nice touch. In the final book in the matched triology, cassia, ky, and xander work together to bring back what they have lost in the society.