RJ #3 Hoops

                                                                                                                                       9/13/11


Dear Mrs. Zrihen,


     I'm almost completed with the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. I think that a certain passage that was key in the story were the first 2 sentences of the book.'' One of the things my father used to say was how his days were piling up on him. When I told him I didn't know what that meant, he said one day I would''. The significance of the passage to the book is that I believe it is the base of the book. Throughout the whole story bad things continue to rise problems in the story. I also picked this passage because it created a hook for me. That is one of the reasons why I picked this book. Two of the reading strategies before I read the book were looking at the cover and determining from the colors whether it would be a happy, sad, or mad book. I determined it would be mad because the color orange symbolizes anger. Also, I predicted what the book would be about based on the back summary. During the book I read my lines carefully, that way I would understand it better. Also, I would keep track of most of the characters because there are so many. After I read it, I decided to rate it. I would give it a 3 out of 5 stars, because although it had a good plot, it was not easy to keep track of all the characters. Finally, I decided to recommend this book to my friends. I would recommend the book to people of the ages 12-14.
     The genre of the book is realistic fiction because the plot hasn't happened but could. The main 2 characters are Lonnie, and Cal. Lonnie is a basketball player trying to make it into the pros, while Cal was a pro and is now his coach. The setting is not said but seems like it has all of the features of present and takes place over many days. The exposition in the story is when Lonnie meets Cal. The rising action includes the conflict which is man vs. man. It is when the basketball team has trouble beating all the teams. There was an incident in the story where Paul shot Lonnie. He turned out okay. The tone in the story is confident because Lonnie is always sure he could beat his competition. The mood is the same. The theme in the story is basketball. The moral in the story is never get to confident of yourself for you could become embarrassed. The author's purpose in the story is to entertain the readers with a fun story with an important moral. The author's point of view towards the story is not shown. If I was in the author's shoes I'd not but in to everybody's business. That is my response starter.




Sincerely
Isaac,Paley