Hello, in this blog post, I shall be presenting the work i have done in my notebook during our short January unit on nonfiction. This will include explanation and clarification of my notebook pages, along with some insight on how it relates to the book. Please enjoy this presentation.

Pg. 1: Theme

In the Theme page, it described a few of the recurring themes in the book Unbroken. It explains with contextual evidence how the other consistently supports the idea of keeping your mind healthy and alive. There is also mention of how in a war it is important to not let your mind break, hence the name Unbroken. This page also exhibits the importance of teamwork and camaraderie, and the book speaks for itself, with many of the scenarios the protagonist Louie faces practically impossible without friends.

Pg 2: Central Ideas

The Central Ideas page, much like the Theme page, gave explanation for two of the central ideas used in my book. Slightly different from the Theme pages, these are linked more to the story and setting, so they are focused on the historical pacific front of World War Two. The first idea discusses  the impact of Japanese violation of the Geneva convention during the war. The book goes in depth describing the horrible atrocities committed to Allied POWs in the pacific front, and mentions the idea constantly. The Second Idea mentions belief, and how the use of it is used to get the Zamperini’s through Louies presumed death and capture.

Pg. 3 : Town Hall Notes

The Town Hall  Notes on this page includes the conclusions other groups made about their book. It had both questions that were plausible to ask and their conclusions in one page, which seemed worth adding to this post.

Pg. 4: Big Ideas

This page is a brainstorming page above all else, yet it shows the thought process used in synthesizing the start of the book. while it highlights the original ideas the reader might face originally going into a story, it also offers some insight into a fresh look into the books Themes and Central Ideas.

Pg. 5: The Narrative page

As a Novel about real events that happened during a historical event, there is alternation between informative and narrative elements. In this page, the many story-progressive, character building, and imagery aspects of the book are shown with a series of quotes. some include quotes from the officers at Omori an other POW camps, and some are just action sentences that don’t have much real informative aspects to them.

Opposing the “Narrative” section of the notebook, this section talks about the parts of the novel that are Historically narrative in relation to the rest of the book. These include sections describing the functions of the B-17 and B-24 airplanes used in World War Two, and information on the POWs view of the Pacific front.

This concludes my presentation, thank you for your time.