Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Today my book club met for a second time via hangout. We talked mostly about what the theme of this book is. Although we read at different levels we were still able to discuss what we thought the main topic of the book is. We discussed that on page 56, is where the true meaning of this book comes to play. Duke tells Jimmy that "Life does not work." What he means by this, is that life is what you make out of it. He explains that if you get up and go along with your day blinded, nothing good will come about it. You have to go out and make your life yourself because nobody is going to do it for you. My members of the group and I all agreed that this when we all figured was why they created this handbook.
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Jehna,
ReplyDeleteYour group did settle on the theme. I am glad you brought textual support in your post.
If you were to follow up this pattern and add some more context to the support that would help build trust with the audience by showing your authority. How is this lesson reflected in the suppoting cast of characters?
Or make predictions. There are two boys under Duke's wing. What will happen? Who will learn the lesson?
You could also reflect on the discussion itself. Did you do a video hangout or just text messages? How was this process?
These are just a couple of strategies you as a writer could choose to further develop future posts.