World+War+Z+by+Max+Brooks2

= __Max Brook's World War Z__ = = = World War Z is based on a post-apocalyptic happening set by futuristic predictions. Although these things have never happened, the book that Max Brooks wrote is very vivid and clear. Brooks' idea for this book is to make the reader feel as if he, himself, is reading about Earth's history and about the actual people describing the horrific events. It is a 356 page book filled with mind blowing action scenes and heart-wrenching ones too. There has been a lot of good reviews for this book and hardly any bad ones. To see for yourself just how good it is, you are going to have to read it. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
 * WEEK ONE**

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 * __Erik Johansen- Summarizer__**

During the book session, we started off by eating food. Wade brought chips, water, and rice crispy treats. Then we all started talking about what we think started to happen. We didn't understand what happened until we looked in the front of the book. Justin was the discussion director, Wade was the snack provider, Nick and John brought questions to the group. I thought it was much easier discussing the book as a group because we could understand what each member was thinking of the group. Now we understand that the bold font questions are questions that you might ask him if this happened.

1. The first question was what do you think the main problem of patient Zero? Explain. Patient zero swam down in the lower part of the town that is under water. A zombie bit him, so he started to act extremely abnormal. 2. Do you think any of the patients will survive? Why or why not. No because they are infected and would need a cure, but no one has found one yet. 3. What do you think attacked the patients? And was it a different creature that bit each patient? It was another infected animal or creature, and it bit something else that spread so there's different amount of creatures. 4. Explain the last interview question. The creature is attacking Jenna and it's like he wants to kill her and the creature. 5. Do you think the man answering the questions was in a past war or terrible experience so he thinks of these creatures and events? Yes, because people say war cannot just take a toll on you physically, but also mentally and the people react differently to every noises. Overall, the first meeting went better than expected.


 * __Justin Liddy- Discussion Director__**

We could not find out the questions Mr. Morone suggested for the book, because in this book, we, the readers, are the main characters. The other men and women in the book only have two pages maximum to write about. So I posted my own questions.

1. What happened to "patient Zero"? A. He was bitten by a zombie or an aquatic diseased animal, when he swam into the forbidden waters of his old town.

2. Do you think the patients kept under lockdown survived? A. No. 2a. Why? A. Because there were no vaccinations, cures, or aids to help the dying civilians.

3. What attacked the patients in each scenario? A. It could have been a different animal that had the same disease, all of them spreadable to humans. Then once it got to the humans, they lost their sense of control and judgment and bit each other.

4. Do you think the first set of questions to the first interviewer were the right questions to be asked? A. Yes, because it fit his WWZ experiences and made him get emotional about what he was trying to say, which made the questions more intriguing.

5. Do you think that the Human Race will fall because of this disease? A. No, because the humans have technology to make vaccines, cures, and they know how to kill the diseased and with what weapon.

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WEEK TWO
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__**Erik Johansen- Questions**__

1. What do you think was attacking the people in the cars and why? The zombies were attacking the car trying to get the people inside. 2. Why would the boats going to the shore and why would they go if they knew what happened to the other vessels. It is because they had to pick up the cargo and the people that were on the land. 3. What do you think happened to Ashley and what got her? The zombies ate Ashley. 4. What do you think is wrong with Sharon? She has a mental disability. 5. Why would India and Pakistan use nuclear weapons against themselves? To try and kill the infected people.

__**Justin Liddy- Food**__

Bought in Ginger Cookies that he made himself. They were very good.


 * __Wade Schwarz- D__****__iscussion Director__**

1. On your group's wiki page, discuss the type of language that your book contains. Is it easy to read? Conversational? "Classic"? Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? The language that they use is a little bit older and there are a few bad words. It is hard to understand in parts. The book is Conversational, and is almost as if they are interviewing us. There are some larger words in here, and the book is probably written for 12th graders.

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WEEK THREE
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__**Erik Johansen- Food**__

I brought in lemonade and brownies.


 * __Wade Schwarz- Questions__**

1. Where do you think he was when there were many monkeys climbing among the vehicles, and on top of peoples' heads?

2. Why were the kids from the homeless shelter hiding in the closets, in corners, and under beds?

3. Who is the one doing the interview?

4. Why did the person go to the government?

5. Who was the pilot they were talking about?


 * __Justin Liddy- Summary__**

Today during the group session, we first started out by eating some brownies and lemonade that Eric brought in. We ate till we were full but we still wanted more! After scaring down every last crumb, we began our discussion. There were many great questions that were brought up such as "who was making the interview and what happened to him?" John did a good job as discussion director, even though we got a little out of hand, but he still kept us contained. Nick, although he did nothing today, will be doing his best next week as food manager.

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WEEK FOUR
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__**Erik Johansen- Discussion Director**__

1. Theme of World War Z is surviving the infection.


 * Different countries have different ideas to protect themselves from the infection, like some families locked themselves in their house.
 * Another way to fight the infection is by killing every zombie so the infection is gone.
 * Hide the pure people until the infection is gone so that the human race doesn't become extinct.

2. Images of World War Z is describing the zombies or the deaths the zombies cause.


 * Men were cornered and eaten alive as their blood came spewing out of their body.

3. The author can paint an image in your head because of the in depth imagery he uses.

__**Wade Schwarz-** **Questions**__

1. How many allied and neutral ships were anchored in Cuban ports during the war. About 10,000 ships. 2. Who won the zombie war? Cuba won the war.


 * __Justin Liddy- Summarizer__**

This week was a very action-packed week. Every single page you turned had a battle in it, so you couldn't put the book down! Our discussion group was no different, we were always doing something, whether it be eating, reading, or answering each other's questions. Nick Scialabba brought in pretzel rods without any drinks, but other than our dehydration, it was a successful day. Wade's questions had a lot of impact on our group, because it bought up some good points. His second question was quite controversial and it could have been taken a number of ways. Erik Johansen did an excellent job of keeping us under control, even though we may have fooled around once or twice. I believe that today's group was the most fun anyone could have had.

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WEEK FIVE
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__**Erik Johansen- Questions**__

1. What was the point of taking “the road to New York?” Three Army groups would go across the Great Plains and then break off at the Appalachians.

2. What was the only casualty outside of Minneapolis? The only real casualty that day was his shorts being torn and his scar on his cheek.

3. What has there been a lot of methods used by certain isolated zones? Survival Methods.

4. What do you think the future generations will think of this event in time? They will think that humans made a huge mistake and almost destroyed the earth.

5. Why do you think everyone had to do to survive this casualty with the zombies? Use what they thought were the best survival strategies to keep them alive.

__**Wade Schwarz- Discussion Director**__

1. Would you recommend it to peers? Why or why not? Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum?

Yes, because it is an intensive book that has a lot of action going on in it. It hasn't really been discussed in any other books. We wouldn't recommend considering this book as a curriculum book, and this is because it is made mostly for older grade level.

__**Justin Liddy- Questions**__

1. Did you like how the book turned out? A. Not as much as I had hoped, it wasn't the greatest book but it had a lot of precautions hidden in it.

2. What would you do if the Zombie Apocalypse happen now? A. HIDE!

3. If you were to make a book about zombies, what would you describe them as? A. I would describe the zombies as slow moving, shredded up, green humans that wander around in dark places looking for humans to infect.

4. Why do you think that Max Brooks made this book? A. For his own fun and to silently inform people on the upcoming threat that may happen in the near future.

5. Would you encourage people to read this? And if so, who? A. Definitely! And Call of Duty 5 Players who like Nazi Zombies, or any reader who likes fictions and biographies.