2nd Book Talk Review

I think my 2nd book talk review went pretty alright. The positive thing about this book talk is I think I got a pretty good score for it, and I did it in front of a group of students which I think is easier. I think the group like my Glog, and they gave me extra credit. The negative parts of this book talk are that I had only one day to plan everything, and I think we should have more time. I had some technical’s problem during my book talk which I couldn't show my prop. I also think I should talk more clearly, and I stop telling a long, rambling summary. I should finish my book talk in less than 2 minutes next time.

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D.Gray Man Dynamics

Allen Walker is a dynamic person. As a kid, he was abandoned by his parents because of his weird looking arm. He was token care by Mana Walker who was a stranger just passing by. He told Allen to keep walking and never look back. Eventually Mana died, and Allen became an apprentice of Cross Marian who always abused him, but he trained him to be a strong exorcist. When Allen childhood friend became an akuma, he had to kill him, even though it wasn't him on the inside. To earn his title as an exorcist, he kills his friend despite his appearance. The event turned Allen's hair from brown to white. Allen experiences that life can go to wrong direction, but make your new path a positive one.

Prediction For Hoops

During silent reading time, I was reading Hoops. The main character is depressed, and he has no idea why. He started to drink Scotch, and play basketball to treat his depression. He works at Grant which is a hotel, and he always kick it at that place when he gets into an argument with his mother. The main character is Lonnie Jack and his father told him that his days will pile up on him. While Lonnie went to shoot some hoops, he meets a homeless person who threatened him with a knife, but he is drunk. I predict the homeless person will somehow help Lonnie in the future. Also I predict basketball will help a tragedy, or problem he will face during the future.

Second Independent Book Character Decision

I have decided to not read The Wounded Spirit anymore because I didn't enjoy reading it. I chose to read D. Gray Man instead, and it is by Katsura Hoshino because it looks way more interesting than The Wounded Spirit. D. Gray Man main character is Allen Walker who is an exorcist that kills akuma. An akuma is a weapon for the devil which is created by the soul, and despair of a human. The akuma has no control of its actions, and just kill humans in order to evolve. The devil is the Millennium Earl who calls upon people who are mourning their love ones, and turning them to akumas. Allen killed his own friend who turned to an akuma, and this decision made him have the title to be called an exorcist. I agree with his decision to kill his own friend because now after learning what the Millennium Earl did to his friend, he is confident to stop and kill him. Also I like how Allen’s personality with everyone is being friendly because he can gain people’s trust easily, but I don’t like about him is that he is too soft sometimes.

Second Independent Reading Book Connection

My second independent reading book is The Wounded Spirit by Frank Pereti. The book can connect to the Greek mythological god, Zeus. A specific quote from The Wounded Spirit is, "Mr. M, fearsome authority figure with a permanent scowl and a voice that yelled - and only yelled - ordered them to strip down," shows Mr. M is bullying his students with his authoritative power. Zeus is like Mr. M because if he makes a mistakes, he tries to fix it, but it only benefits him and doesn't benefit the other. For example, in the movie Clash of the Titans, Zeus decisions are final where he wanted Perseus to live as a happy child, and Calibos was to be punished. It shows Zeus is abusing his powers for what he wants.

Book Talk Review

I think my book talk overall went pretty good. I only rehearsed it once with Johnnie. I mentioned some of the stuff from my book, and I think I answered every question for the rubric. I think I could have brought a better visual aid for my book talk instead of a candy, but since I kind of did this in the last minute, I couldn't. I just wrote notes on my card, and didn't write a long speech to avoid that long summary. I think what I could of done better is speak more clearer because I was kind of nervous which might lower some points. I hope I can use this experience to help better myself doing a book talk.