I see a possible theme that if you don’t do something right the first time, then you’re going to have to do it again. This is because when Wallace wrote the book report for Old Shep, My Pal, Mr. Fogelman didn’t like what he wrote and made him do it again. Each time Wallace writes the report, Mr. Fogelman disapproves of his writing and puts him on detention until he fixes his report. Wallace has to watch the rehearsal of the school play and changes multiple things while watching the rehearsals. MR. Fogelman gets fed up and is upset that his play is getting changed. Eventually, Mr. Fogelman lets Wallace off detention even though Wallace didn’t write a better report.
This is also a theme I am beginning to see. I believe that Wallace hasn't done his report wrong if he is being honest, however, others such as Mr. Fogelman, may think the opposite way.
I see a possible theme that no matter what happens, and what is going on, always stay true to yourself. On page 2, Wallace mentions that "For me, honesty wasn't just the best policy, it was the only one." He stays true to yourself and stay true to others. He takes this theme all throughout the book and never lies to anyone or himself. When Mr. Fogleman tries to get Wallace to write a good book review on "Old Shep My Pal" Wallace won't do it, even if it means that he has to sit out of football practice. He won't lie to any teacher, even if it means having to miss football or getting a complete grade on his report card.
A possible theme I see emerging is if you do something wrong the first time you have another chance. Wallace is given a second chance to redo his book report. On page 2, Wallace says that honesty is the best policy. He tries to be honest but sometimes he has to face those consequences and try again. He wont lie to a teacher or himself.
I thought your theme matched the book perfectly. There are other possible themes. But this is one of the ones that went from the very beginning of the book, right till the end. This is also a good theme to live by in life. Overall, I thought your review was amazing and very accurate!
I see that the possible theme is stay thinking what you think and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. In the book Wallace wrights a book report that has his honest opinion. Then he gets detention because the teacher doesn’t like it. Although Wallace must go to detention, and isn’t allowed to play football with his team, he keeps thinking what he wants to think. Through all of it though, he keeps his opinion, and doesn’t let anyone tell him otherwise.
A possible theme for this book is “things can take a while before they are finished.” Wallace Wallace doesn’t like the book they have to read and turns in a bad report on his book. Mr. Fogelman his teacher doesn’t like the report because he is the one who wrote the book and thinks it is amazing. So Mr. Fogelman makes Wallace go to detention after school and rewrite the paper. But Wallace is the star player on the football team. Wallace keeps turning in bad paper and his teacher doesn’t take them. Wallace then starts helping the play crew and his teacher doesn’t like that.
I agree, Wallace hates the play at first and doesn't want to go to rehearsal. Once he starts to make changes to the script he starts to enjoy it and people start to look up to him. It definitely took a while for that to happen though.
I see a possible theme that any idea is worth a try. On pages 90-91, the whole cast (excluding Nathaniel) of the play goes through with Wallace’s idea of the stuffed dog getting run over by a moped. After the first attempt of Wallace’s idea, the whole cast loved the new beginning scene, and it took no time to favor that over the original play designed by Mr. Fogelman. However, Mr. Fogelman gets fed up with the idea, along with Nathaniel, and he purposely takes Wallace off detention so he can regain control of his play.
i agree with your responce. I also wonder why the team is not understanding his punishment do they know about the book report and Mr. Folgmens decision?
I see a possible theme that if you try you might succeed. On pages 90-91, The cast decides to try Wallace’s idea. Wallace was a genius, the whole cast loved the new beginning scene. Mr. Fogelman gets mad with the idea and purposely takes Wallace off detention so he can take control of his play. Wallace wants credit and wants to be in the play because his lack of friends on the football team, he is upset. On page 93 Mr. Fogelman gets complements on how well the play was but he feel bad that he didn’t think of it Wallace did.
One possible theme that I see emerging is that some things may be different than you think. Wallace gets off his detention and is allowed to play on the football team. When the time comes, he quits football and rejoins his school production of “No More Dead Dogs”(107-108). While Wallace has been awaiting the moment where he gets off his football suspension, he realizes that working on the play is actually enjoyable. He also sees that the cast and crew of the play are always there for him, while the majority of the football team turn their backs against Wallace. Wallace doesn’t think that working on the play would be fun, but he later realizes it is a blast.
I see many different possible themes beginning to emerge in this story. One of the many themes that I can see beginning to emerge very well is the idea that you should stand up for what you believe in and tell the truth about what your beliefs are. I can see this theme emerging for many reasons. One major reason that this theme is important is because complete honesty is one of the traits that the main character Wallace Wallace demonstrates. I believe that this is a good trait to describe Wallace because at the very beginning of the book it tells a story about the way his Dad lived, and Wallace disagrees with the way his dad lives because his dad’s life is based on lies and Wallace didn’t want that to be the way he lived. “The more Dad lied, the more I told the truth” Wallace said. (Page 2) “I was more stuck on the truth than ever,” Wallace said.
One theme that I have seen throughout the play is to never give up. At first Wallace hates the play but as the book goes on he starts to enjoy going to practice and making changes to the script. He never gave up and things got better. I believe that the author is trying to tell the readers to never give up. I think at times Wallace wanted to give up like when Mr. Fogelman kept rejecting his report. Even though he wanted to give up he never did and it worked out great for him.
I see a couple themes so far in the book. One of the themes I picked out is “Leadership has no boundaries.” This means that he has leadership wherever he goes no matter what or where. I see this because as you know, he had a large amount of leadership on the field. Everyone loved him, and even though he was one the bench most of the time he always cheered his teammates on. He also carried his leadership into the play. He tried to be a leader in this play and help modify this play. There will probably still be a lot of more themes toward the end of the book.
I see a possible theme that if you don’t do something right the first time, then you’re going to have to do it again. This is because when Wallace wrote the book report for Old Shep, My Pal, Mr. Fogelman didn’t like what he wrote and made him do it again. Each time Wallace writes the report, Mr. Fogelman disapproves of his writing and puts him on detention until he fixes his report. Wallace has to watch the rehearsal of the school play and changes multiple things while watching the rehearsals. MR. Fogelman gets fed up and is upset that his play is getting changed. Eventually, Mr. Fogelman lets Wallace off detention even though Wallace didn’t write a better report.
ReplyDeleteThis is also a theme I am beginning to see. I believe that Wallace hasn't done his report wrong if he is being honest, however, others such as Mr. Fogelman, may think the opposite way.
DeleteI see a possible theme that no matter what happens, and what is going on, always stay true to yourself. On page 2, Wallace mentions that "For me, honesty wasn't just the best policy, it was the only one." He stays true to yourself and stay true to others. He takes this theme all throughout the book and never lies to anyone or himself. When Mr. Fogleman tries to get Wallace to write a good book review on "Old Shep My Pal" Wallace won't do it, even if it means that he has to sit out of football practice. He won't lie to any teacher, even if it means having to miss football or getting a complete grade on his report card.
ReplyDeleteA possible theme I see emerging is if you do something wrong the first time you have another chance. Wallace is given a second chance to redo his book report. On page 2, Wallace says that honesty is the best policy. He tries to be honest but sometimes he has to face those consequences and try again. He wont lie to a teacher or himself.
DeleteI thought your theme matched the book perfectly. There are other possible themes. But this is one of the ones that went from the very beginning of the book, right till the end. This is also a good theme to live by in life. Overall, I thought your review was amazing and very accurate!
DeleteI see that the possible theme is stay thinking what you think and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. In the book Wallace wrights a book report that has his honest opinion. Then he gets detention because the teacher doesn’t like it. Although Wallace must go to detention, and isn’t allowed to play football with his team, he keeps thinking what he wants to think. Through all of it though, he keeps his opinion, and doesn’t let anyone tell him otherwise.
ReplyDeleteA possible theme for this book is “things can take a while before they are finished.” Wallace Wallace doesn’t like the book they have to read and turns in a bad report on his book. Mr. Fogelman his teacher doesn’t like the report because he is the one who wrote the book and thinks it is amazing. So Mr. Fogelman makes Wallace go to detention after school and rewrite the paper. But Wallace is the star player on the football team. Wallace keeps turning in bad paper and his teacher doesn’t take them. Wallace then starts helping the play crew and his teacher doesn’t like that.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Wallace hates the play at first and doesn't want to go to rehearsal. Once he starts to make changes to the script he starts to enjoy it and people start to look up to him. It definitely took a while for that to happen though.
DeleteI see a possible theme that any idea is worth a try. On pages 90-91, the whole cast (excluding Nathaniel) of the play goes through with Wallace’s idea of the stuffed dog getting run over by a moped. After the first attempt of Wallace’s idea, the whole cast loved the new beginning scene, and it took no time to favor that over the original play designed by Mr. Fogelman. However, Mr. Fogelman gets fed up with the idea, along with Nathaniel, and he purposely takes Wallace off detention so he can regain control of his play.
ReplyDeletei agree with your responce. I also wonder why the team is not understanding his punishment do they know about the book report and Mr. Folgmens decision?
DeleteI see a possible theme that if you try you might succeed. On pages 90-91, The cast decides to try Wallace’s idea. Wallace was a genius, the whole cast loved the new beginning scene. Mr. Fogelman gets mad with the idea and purposely takes Wallace off detention so he can take control of his play. Wallace wants credit and wants to be in the play because his lack of friends on the football team, he is upset. On page 93 Mr. Fogelman gets complements on how well the play was but he feel bad that he didn’t think of it Wallace did.
DeleteOne possible theme that I see emerging is that some things may be different than you think. Wallace gets off his detention and is allowed to play on the football team. When the time comes, he quits football and rejoins his school production of “No More Dead Dogs”(107-108). While Wallace has been awaiting the moment where he gets off his football suspension, he realizes that working on the play is actually enjoyable. He also sees that the cast and crew of the play are always there for him, while the majority of the football team turn their backs against Wallace. Wallace doesn’t think that working on the play would be fun, but he later realizes it is a blast.
ReplyDeleteI see many different possible themes beginning to emerge in this story. One of the many themes that I can see beginning to emerge very well is the idea that you should stand up for what you believe in and tell the truth about what your beliefs are. I can see this theme emerging for many reasons. One major reason that this theme is important is because complete honesty is one of the traits that the main character Wallace Wallace demonstrates. I believe that this is a good trait to describe Wallace because at the very beginning of the book it tells a story about the way his Dad lived, and Wallace disagrees with the way his dad lives because his dad’s life is based on lies and Wallace didn’t want that to be the way he lived. “The more Dad lied, the more I told the truth” Wallace said. (Page 2) “I was more stuck on the truth than ever,” Wallace said.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this completely! It fits the book well! Do you think there will be even more themes in this book? Why?
DeleteOne theme that I have seen throughout the play is to never give up. At first Wallace hates the play but as the book goes on he starts to enjoy going to practice and making changes to the script. He never gave up and things got better. I believe that the author is trying to tell the readers to never give up. I think at times Wallace wanted to give up like when Mr. Fogelman kept rejecting his report. Even though he wanted to give up he never did and it worked out great for him.
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ReplyDeleteI see a couple themes so far in the book. One of the themes I picked out is “Leadership has no boundaries.” This means that he has leadership wherever he goes no matter what or where. I see this because as you know, he had a large amount of leadership on the field. Everyone loved him, and even though he was one the bench most of the time he always cheered his teammates on. He also carried his leadership into the play. He tried to be a leader in this play and help modify this play. There will probably still be a lot of more themes toward the end of the book.
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