So unbelievably enough, I left my house at 11:30 p.m. to drive to Walmart to buy the Twilight movie. I got a phone call at 11:15 from one of my students to remind me to buy it! So I pulled my shoes on, stuck the dogs in their kennel, and headed to walmart-about a 15 minute drive away.
I got there and headed to the electronics, where I lined up with probably about 100 people. By the time I got to the till, I'd say that there were another 100 or more behind me. I got three copies of the extended version-one for me, one for a student who wanted a copy, and one for a draw.
See this goes beyond just a movie. I actually started a book club at school for the first book, Twilight. I had kids who were interested, which was unbelievable, as the rez is not known to encourage reading much. I'd never even seen a child reading before! We raised over $300 to buy copies of the book Twilight, and each student got their own copy to read and keep. We meet once a week on Fridays at lunch to discuss things. So far, it's been pretty informal, but the kids are excited, and I'm thrilled. I've decided as a part of an incentive to come, I'm going to hand out a ticket to each kid for each different time they come. The tickets will be put in a draw that will be drawn at the end of the book for a massive grand prize. So far, it'll include the extended version movie (which I bought), and I figure I'll pick up posters, books, etc. as well. We're planning on having a big party at the end of the book and watch the movie. It's the coolest thing to see the kids walking around with their nose in a book-and I even have some guys too! They talk about where they are and how much they've read, and they're so excited.
So in the end, it was worth lining up with a whole bunch of screaming teenagers who were not my students to get the films. Another topic for the book club to bring up...how many of you would have lined up?
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