In the book, "On the Devil's Court", by Carl Deuker many hard things are going happening in this book. Joe is the main character of the book and he loves playing basketball. He isn't very talkative. He is shy and doesn't spend much time outside. Joe moved from Boston to Seattle. He used to get straight A's, but know he struggles to get a B. His dad expects a lot out of Joe but he doesn't have much confidence. Joe found an old gym to play basketball in and he played every time in that gym. Joe will do anything to play basketball, that is his life. People will do anything for success and happiness.
Some shard things that are happening in this book is that after he had moved to Seattle, he got low grades and played terrible basketball once the tryouts came along. Also, Joe goes to a private school and they don't have a good team. He tries to convince his dad to let him go to a public school. His friend Ross, plays basketball with him and a few other people. He gets in trouble by the law because because he is caught drinking under age. His dad makes him go to a private school. One day, when Joe was playing in the gym he saw a green mist and knew that the devil was calling him. He sold his soul to the Devil and got good grades and got way better in basketball. After that every team was calling for him to play with them.
Joe scored 30 points and the coach decided to start him. He had gotten great grades too. His dad was very proud of him. He also got a scholarship to Eastern Washington University. Some of the best schools in the world that have great basketball teams. Joe wanted to be the best basketball player he could be and was. Joe sold his soul to the devil so he could have this success. This proves that people will do anything for happiness and success. He was state champion.
Joe's amazing talent rose and had a disappointing ending, but Joe still was willing to do anything to be the best basketball player he could be. When he sold his soul to the Devil he didn't even hesitate. "Give me a full season of power, and my soul is yours".
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ReplyDeleteI feel like your response this time was a little too short and vague (for example: "This random guy..."). But on the other hand, I really liked the personal connection you used about education and basketball, and how you can relate it to your family and also the world. Your message was also great and easily understood
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jolene. You need to make this one longer. You should add more quotes. You should explain quotes too. Add textual evidence!
ReplyDeleteI think your introduction was a little to much summary and not enough of your own personal ideas. Your body paragraphs also didn't have enough elaboration, which i think is what held back your writing from its fullest possibility. But, like jolene said, your message was very clear and so was your personal connection.
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