World+War+Z+by+Max+Brooks

__World War Z__

We should read this because it is about the struggle for survival against the Zombie hordes. It has won New York Time’s bestseller list in its first week of being out on the market. We should read this book Mr. Morone because you read and you liked it so it is probably a good book for us to read. This book is truly great because it records accounts of people after the zombies have taken over the world. This book chronicles the fight to re- take the world from the zombies. Many zombies now inhabit the world and feed on any human they see. The humans are fighting for their survival.


 * Week 1 - Characters:**

A - Tyler Droste B - Mike Radespiel C - John Forte D - James Dechiara

Meeting Notes: Summary- Today we talked about the first outbreak of zombies. The man who smuggled the people from country to country made it worse. The zombie child was very scary. The settings make the book very different every time and made it new every time. Mike thinks the story about the man in Pakistan is the vest. The narrator plays the protagonist and the interviewers. The outbreak was very severe and was devastating. We talked about different zombie movies and the weapons they use in the movies to kill them. Key Questions: 1. How does the setting affect the story? It changes the story as there as there is many different locations.

2. What role does the narrator have in the story? He plays the protagonist. He interviews others enhancing the storyline.

3. What was the severity of the first outbreak? It was very severe and danggerous.

4. In your opinion, what do you believe was the cause of the war? A morone that smuggled zombies across the owlrd.

Week 2 - Language A - James Dechiara B - Tyler Droste C - Mike Radespiel D - John Forte

Discussion Questions: What is the language of the survivors- English and every character had a different way of talking based on where there from

2 who is your favorite character? The Texan, and the awesome guy.

3 The language of the book? Age level- teenagers+, Profanity, drugs, easy to read, and all conversations. Meeting Notes: This chapter we read was very action packed from The Battle of Yonkers to the Place Where The Celebrities Stayed. Our topic was language and in the book there many uses of profanity. Also, in the book there are many different languages


 * Week 3**

Key Questions:

1. What is your mood when you read this book? Excited, exhilarated, and wanting more.

2. What mood does the author use in this book? The author is pumped up and ready to go.

3. Do you think that the author should change his mood to better suit the book? And if so, how? No, the zombie apocalypse is all about energy so therefore, the author must be excited.

Summary- Today we discussed World War Z, especially the mood and atmosphere of how the author writes in this story. Through out the story, the author uses a mood that puts the reader at the edge of his seat, wanting more. This is good because Max Brooks touches his readers with all of the excitement.

Week 4

Questions:

1. What types of symbolism did you see in the book? When the Japanese boy found the sword the sword showed that he could survive this zombie attack. 2. Who did the setting affect some of the people in the book? The old asian man lived in a national park and used the mountainous terrain to his advantage against zombies 3. Who was your favorite character for this part of the book? The asian boy who gets the sword and the old asian blind guy who lives in the forest.

Summary: Today we continued to talk about WWZ. The main story that we talked about was the little Japanese boy and how he killed and escaped the zombies. Another story of the book that we liked was the Old Asian man that we thought looked like Mr. Miagie. We are all liking the book and can't wait to finish it.

We have finish the book __World War Z.__ For the most part we thought this book was very good. However, some parts carried on and were dragging. People who are into action video games and zombies will love this book. One scene we particularly liked was the scene with bodyguard and master. The bodygurad had to leave his master because people were trying to get into his safehouse. The bodyguard escaped by boat and left his master alone. This was a great scene because the body guard did what he had to do. This story had many great things about it. The turning point of the story was the creation of the safezones in South Africa. After this happened the war turned agianst the zombies. Overall, this was a very good story that left us on the edge of our seats.
 * Week 5**