INTERVIEW WITH JENNIFER MATHIEU: Listening Comprehension. Reasons to read "MOXIE"

We are reading Moxie to understand that taking action leads to change and because we want you to takle heavy topics and because we trully believe music and music culture and literacy are important for you.

 Moxie, by Jennifer Mathieu (2017)

Vivian’s mom was a rebel. In the nineties, she followed her favorite punk-rock bands across the Pacific Northwest and championed the Riot Grrrl movement.... Vivian, raised in East Rockport, Texas, where high-school football stars are king and their bad behavior is excused by a blind-eyed administration, is a mild-mannered good girl. But when she witnesses a sexist incident in class, she is disturbed. One trip to a copy store later, and Moxie is born: an anonymous, Riot Grrrl–inspired zine that contains both a diatribe and a call to action. These actions start small, but as more girls become involved, the movement grows, protesting everything from an unfairly enforced dress code to sexual harassment.

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Moxie Comprehension Questions to be worked on with Ms. Skai Williams

1. When does the book come out? Extra points for year?
2. Who is Vivian inspired by?
3. When were the Riot Grrls active?
4. What was the Moxie movement inspired by within the book?
5. What did the author do to her appearance to support her book?
6. What other women in literature does the author find inspirational?
7. What is different about Moxie compared to the Author’s other books?
8. What are 2 topics that the author touches on in her first 3 books?
9. How does the author end her last 3 books?
10. What is the author’s favourite scene to write in Moxie?
11. Where did Lucy Hernandez move from?
12. What club was Lucy Hernandez in at her old school?
13. What other job does the author have?
14. What is 1 reason the people at her job might not know that she is an author?
15. What message does the author hope the readers walk away with after reading Moxie?
16. How has living a feminist life impacted the author?
17. What is the author currently reading?
18. When is the author going on tour?
19. Name 1 of the author’s favourite books as a teen.
20. Write down 4 things about the author’s next book?

BOOK RECOMMENDATION

"Moxie Girls Fight Back"

Read This Book If...

• You want to read about Teens who have had #Enough and take action that leads to change.
• You want a story that tackles a heavy topic (Sexism, Misogyny, Patriarchy) in an empowering way.
• You want a story with your own experiences at school connections.
• You think dress codes unfairly target female students and wonder what can be done about it
• Music and music culture are important  or inspiring to you.