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Article Evaluation:

The opening summary should come after the mention of the book's notorious controversy.

The large bodies of information on this article are relevant and accurate, the summary and plot describes the book well. The section about controversy lists many cases of the book being challenged or banned, however they come from shared sources. Each case of controversy should have its own source.

Plot seems to focus too much on alcohol abuse towards the end, rather than other problems like racism and economic struggles. It does not at all mention Junior's ability to overcome those problems which was one of the main themes of the story.

Instead of having the dog as a theme for economic struggle, economic struggle should be listed as a theme and Oscar the dog can be a symbol for economic struggle. Basketball is a symbol for self improvement and escape, self improvement and escape should be the over-arching theme, with the use of basketball as the symbol for that in the story.

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Drama (graphic novel) - Notes starting from 3/22/18

1) Sections that could be added

a)genre/style

b)analysis or themes

2) Sections that are to be improved


 * 1) Controversy
 * 2) Include more recent cases with more detail from both sides
 * 3) Reception and awards
 * 4) Update
 * 5) Lead section:
 * 6) Wikipedia recommends a lead section of 4 paragraph (as opposed to the three present in the current section).

3) minor edits that could be made:


 * 1) Quotation, that are to be replaced by paraphrase which is preferred
 * 2) Reference number 8 is a broken linkee
 * 3) Try to cite the same information from more scholarly papers rather than blogs
 * 4) Last sentence of the lead section requires a citation
 * 5) Reference number 3 could be improved on

revised summary:

Drama follows Callie Marin, a seventh-grader at Eucalyptus Middle School. The novel opens with Greg, Callie’s long-time crush and the brother of her good friend, Matt. She confesses her feelings for Greg and they share a kiss. In school, Callie joins the stage crew for the production of Moon over Mississippi as the set designer. Later, when she looks for Greg, Callie finds out that Greg and his ex-girlfriend, Bonnie, are hanging out again. The following week, Callie proposes her ideas for the set design and suggests making a cannon that actually has an explosion. There is some doubt voiced by her peers, but Callie promises them that she can create one. Later on, while hanging up posters for the musical, Callie meets twins Justin and Jesse. Justin is eager to try out for the musical but Jesse tells Callie that he is too shy.

The next day, Callie and Matt are working on set design when Liz, another of Callie's good friends, asks them to accompany her to the basement because she is scared to go alone. On the way back up, they have an awkward exchange with Greg. Later on, Callie runs into the twins who invite her to go to the mall with them. Callie wants to walk past the baseball field with the two boys before leaving to make Greg jealous but it nearly backfires before Justin steps in. At the mall, Callie shows Jesse a book about set designs and describes her love for theatre production and her dreams for the future. As they wait for the twins' father to pick them up, Jesse and Justin sing one of the songs from the musical. Callie realizes that both boys have serious talent and urges Jesse to try out too, but he refuses. Callie then asks him to work on stage crew with her, which he enthusiastically accepts. The next day, an angry Matt confronts Callie, who is confused over his sudden aggression. At lunch, she sits with Justin, who tells Callie that he is gay. Callie is a little surprised, but accepting of him nonetheless.

During the following day, Callie and Jessie watch the auditions for the musical.To Justin’s dismay, the lead role is taken by West Redding. That night, Callie recalls how her love for theatre production began when her mother took her to see Les Miserables. The next day, during set production, Callie and Jesse take a snack break and Jesse reveals how he wants Justin to have his time to shine. Some days later, the stage crew accompanies Liz down to the basement again, where they find Bonnie and West kissing. Sometime later, Liz and Callie are hanging out and working on the musical production when Callie confesses her crush on Jesse. Liz tells her to ask Jesse to the dance, and Jesse enters the room shortly after. That night, Callie texts Jesse and asks if he wants to go to the bookstore with her, to which he never replies. The next day, Jesse is waiting at her locker and accepts the request in person. After school, Callie meets up with Jesse and Justin and their father who takes them to the bookstore. Upon waiting to be picked up, Callie asks if the twins' father knows that Justin is gay, to which Justin tells her no. The next day, Callie runs into Greg again and they exchange conversation about the upcoming dance, which Callie wishes for Jesse to ask her to. Callie is then busy with preparing for the musical, going through rehearsals and successfully trying to figure out the cannon. When sales for the production are low, she demonstrates her cannon in front of the student body and generates a lot of excitement.

The opening night of the musical is a success, but the second night is marred after West breaks up with Bonnie. Bonnie locks herself in a supply closet after one of the acts and refuses to come back out. The stage crew is in panic before Jesse dresses up as a girl and goes on instead of Bonnie. He performs well and then he and West share a kiss. Jesse is praised for his performance and then asks Callie to the dance. At the dance, Jesse disappears for a long time before Callie finds him, talking to West outside. He implies to Callie that he is gay, and Callie storms off after he makes a comment about her falling in love with every nice guy. Callie bumps into Greg and they go for a walk, where Greg tries to kiss Callie again but she refuses. Later, Callie meets with Jesse where he apologizes and thanks her for helping him break out of his shell. Later, Matt confesses his crush on Callie that made him act out of jealousy and lash out. Afterwards, Liz forgives Callie for choosing a boy over her. At the end of the novel, the stage crew celebrates the success of the musical and Callie is named stage crew manager for the following year, much to her excitement.