Reading Skills #1

Reading Skills #1

    I predict that in the book The Fault in Our Stars, the main character, Hazel, is going to fall in love with a boy she met at her cancer support group, Augustus. I also predict that Hazel will have a few insecurities around Augustus because she had told us how she felt uncomfortable around him during the support meeting.

 In the first chapter, Augustus explains that he had "a touch of osteosarcoma, I was wondering if the disease was how he lost his leg. Does it hurt him to walk around? Was his daily routine changed in a signifcant way? Is he sad about losing his leg? Is Hazel concerned about Augustus' leg? Do they take caution with certain activities that they do together? How will the main characters confess to one another that the love one another? Does Hazel receive the cure that she wants? Why did Augustus act so calm when he and Hazel were around the author that was acting rude towards them?

Text to Text -  In a book that I had read a few years ago, there was a teenage girl that had a disease too that made her feel as if she was ugly too. Hazel explains that she doent think that she is pretty due to her disease which gave her features such as "fat chipmunked cheeks" and "a balloon for a head". The two girls both believed that they werent very pretty to other people when in fact they are quite the opposite in other people's minds. 

Text to Self - Just like Hazel in the book, I have insecurities when I'm around certain people. I believe that during a first impression, someone should dress in clothes that are slightly more formal than their regular ones. When I am around a person that I want to impress, such as a teacher on the first day of school, I like to present myself as someone who is willing to do anything. Hazel has shown that she was uncaring at first with what she was wearing, but she had changed her thoughts when she met Augustus. She seems as if she wants to change when she sees him staring at her and begins to feel uncomfortable or underdressed.

Text to World - Hazel had been pulled out of school three years back when she first found out that she had thyroid cancer and had been watching television episodes non-stop with little interest in making friends. Her mother had started to urge her to open up to people and make some new acquaintances. Much to real life, children around the world today are still be urged to make new friends but they still enjoying watching television. In both situations, the mothers want their children to find new people to talk to.