Game of Thrones

The Labyrinth Know as G.o.T.

"You have to read it!" That what was I kept hearing anytime Game of Thrones (GoT) came up in conversation. Or for those who had never read it, I was told it was necessary to watch. So after reading the premise of the books on Amazon, as well as the reviews, I decided to ask for it for Christmas... in 2012! I got the first four books in a box set and I will admit, I picked up book one, but there was so many characters and settings and family members, I truly struggled to keep it straight.

When I would bring this up to fellow GoTers they would tell me to watch season 1 before reading the book. That there is so much in the book, it would not hurt to watch the first season and then read the book. However, I cannot do that.

So after months of letting my book collect dust, I picked it up again during Christmas break of 2013. :) At the time I type this blog post, I am 75% of the way through the book and season 1, which I got for Christmas 2013 collects dust in its box, but not without calling my name when I walk by! I am determined to read this book, so I told myself to read how I would want my students to.

While reading this book, I have completely set up a packet of paper for it. I one set with family names at the top/what their land is called-- ex: Stark/Winterfell. Then as we meet characters in the family, I add to their family tree. Then as the characters are killed off or married off, the times of Kings and the Realm were very active, I make adjustments to the trees. By doing this, I felt it has made the books much easier to read and understand. There are four more books-- five is in hardcover-- so I know by the time I finish, my packet will become a binder!