Jeff

4th Reading

2005-04-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

In the book I am reading, Mojo won their first game and the team is in high hopes. Booby was unstoppable and everyone played in that game. The coach feels great but when he got home had a guest. The guest was the athletic director for the school. He had some suggestions for the coach. Coach did not really want to be told how to be coached, but he still listened.

A dynamic character changes during the course of a story as a result of the events which occur. Name one character in your book who would be considered a dynamic character. How does this character change?

The dynamic character in this book is Booby Miles. Booby is a great football player, but his season ends early with an injury. He was a cocky player when he played, but as he got hurt he is a humble, down to earth guy.

3rd Reading

2005-04-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

In Friday Night Lights Coach is trying to get his team motivated to win now. The team itself knows it has the talent to win it all, but they are not close as a unit yet. This is in part of because Booby Miles. He is the teams best player and the offense runs around and through him. Booby comes off to a lot of people as a cocky person, but he is just really good at what he wants to do and that is play football. he team gets into many fights in the start but that is expected with all the stiff competiton on the team.

4. A flat character has only one or two personality traits and can be
summed up in one sentence. Name one character in your book who would be considered a flat character. Describe the personality of this character.

The flat character in this book is Mike Winchell. He never really smiles and is always in a serious mood. He is a quiet leader for the team and works very hard in the weight room and in the classroom. His mother also puts great pressure on him to be the best that he can be and earn a football scholarship.

2nd Reading

2005-04-07T10:13:00.000-07:00

In the Book Friday Night Lights it is telling a sstory about a high school football team and there success. It tells true life things that went on and all the disractions the players and coach had to go through in that season including losing its best player.

A protagonist is the main character. Who is the protagonist of your book? Describe him/her.

There is not really one main character in this book, but there are many. Boobie Miles is the best player on the team. They talk on how he could be the next football All-American out of Odessa. But Boobie is not smart at all and struggles in school. Mike Wincell is also a main character. He is the Quaterback of the team and is the leader. He faces many challenges from the coach, his team, and even his mother. Coach is another one. He faces trouble with the media and even the players. He goes through some tough times in this book. Too smaller main characters are Brian Chavez and Don Billingsley. These two are best friends. Don's father was a former Odessa great and his father is now an alcholic. He faces severe pressure from him.

Friday Night Lights

2005-04-07T10:07:00.000-07:00

Title: Friday Night Lights
Author: H.G. Bissinger
Pages: 363
Publisher and Copyright: Addison-Wesley Publishing 1990
Why i chose it: It sounds very interesting and I love football.
What can I see in this book: It was based on a true high school football team who lives through there glory days.

9th Reading

2005-03-29T09:58:00.000-08:00

The main character of my book is Elvis Jackson. At the start of the book Elvis was a cocky, new kid who no one liked, including Colach. He never wanted to work hard and was a slacker. Now Elvis is one of the most popular kids in school and is a down to earth kid. He cares about everyone and everything. He would be a good kind of friend to have.

This book is basically about life and football in general. Coach is now trying to ring back a falling football team back to the glory days it once lived. He has players that quit or just dont want to try or play hard. He only wants good kids playing on his team and sets certain standards for classes. He wants kids to excel on and off the field. He also is helping his daughter who is the hospital through some tough times.

This story takes place in Athens City, Alabama. This place is prime football area. Alabama always sends great football players to college and some times even the pros. This book takes place in the late 80's or early 90's. There is only one setting and that is in Athens City, in the school and on the football field.

The climax occurs when his daughter is doing very bad in the hospital and he decides to go coach his team. His team needs him as they need to win to make the playoffs. Coach's wife said he should coach as that his daughter would want the same. The team eventually lost to the state champions by only 3 points. They played there best game all season but during the game Coaches daughter died.

I think the auther wrote this story just for joy. I dont think he really had a point to it and made changes as he wrote the book. I think he is trying to make the point, Live life as its fullest. One day things could be fine and the next things can turn bad. This is example of when his daughter went into the hospital, and the day before she was out with her friends.

6th Reading

2005-03-03T09:56:00.001-08:00

In Hometown Legend by Jerry B. Jenkins the Crusaders are finally starting to act like a team. The team is comming together now that the number of players is down to 18. The players got kicked off the team because they got into a fight with another team. The parents of kicked off players are going to the school board trying to get thier childs back on the team.

6th Reading

2005-03-03T09:56:00.000-08:00

5th Reading

2005-02-24T09:59:00.000-08:00

I am Reading Hometown Legend by Jerry B. Jenkins. The setting of this book is in Athens City, Alabama. The city is very important to the setting because the Crusaders are a football powerhouse. The city is known for producing some great football players. This is why the city is so important to the setting.

Quotations

2005-02-17T09:56:00.000-08:00

Quote #1 Page #63 "This is fifteen ounces of pure, gen-u-ine American leather, sewn around a rubber sack, eight laces across the top."

Coach is just trying to get his team back to basics. His team is not playing well right now. They an not hold on to the football and can not run his offense. He is saying that if they do not want want to do things his way, they need to quit.

Quote #2 Page # 71 " Whatsa the matter,Jackson, you on empty? Is that all you got? I dont need a quitter. Turn in you gear."

Coach is trying to motivate one of his best players, Jackson. Jackson is one of the most talented players on the team but he is an "I" player. Coach does not believe in those kind of players. On this team no one person is better than anyone other player. He is trying to get Jackson on the same page as him.

Character Analysis

2005-02-10T10:01:00.000-08:00

The interesting character in my book is Elvis. He is very cocky and is new. He takes Coach Sawyers sons jersey number the first day he got there. The whole team took offence to this. He is also a very good football player. Coach Sawyer wanted to cut him but he loves something about him. The thing about it he hasn't found that thing yet.

Second Reading

2005-02-03T10:13:00.000-08:00

Cal Sawyer is the main character in this book. It takes place in Athens City, Alabama. The Crusaders were known as a football powerhouse but are now in a fall down. The teams former coach Buster Schuler left town following the game where his son, the star player, broke his neck. His son had a full ride scholarship to Alabama. Now that the team is in bad condition the city has Cal look for their new coach. He goes right back to Coah Schuler. Buster agrees to the position as long as Cal is his assitiant.

Information

2005-02-01T10:13:00.000-08:00

Title of book - Hometown Legends

Author - Jerry B. Jenkins

Number of pages - 303

Publisher and copyright - Warner Books Copyright - 2001

Why did you select this book? It sounded very interesting.

What clues did you get about the book from the cover design and the blurbs on the book jacket?
I got that it was a story about a boy and his journey to football glory.

Practice

2005-01-18T10:37:00.000-08:00