Reading and Writing Assignments for 4/21/16 9th class

Here is Mark's response to the assignment:

And here is my response to Mark's response:

Wow! You just get better and better. I love the conclusion, which makes a nice closing point about the relationship as a whole.  That's a good concluding technique.

You have also really mastered the way to write about literature. You make your point and then you implicitly say to the reader, "And here's why a I think that." Then you include appropriate pieces of the text to prove that you should be taking seriously. Just terrific.

I will send you some further comments via e-mail (after I finish my comments on the previous assignment. Sorry for the delay. I am, as we say in the States, swamped with work)

Here is Alice's response:

In Cynthia Kadahota's award winning book Kira-Kira, the two central characters, the sisters, Katie and Lynn, are extremely close to one another. The sisters always help each other too.

In the book, one day Lynn and Katie are playing on the field, Lynn ran away for a moment, and then came a dog, Katie was scared. Lynn came very fast and tried to let the dog go away. But although she tried very hard, but the dog didn’t go away, on the contrary, the dog almost bit Lynn. Then, Katie threw a bottle with milk to the dog, and the glass was broken. The dog stopped and turned back to drink the milk. But now, Katie began to worry about the dog that maybe it will hurt its mouth. Well, maybe Katie is kind to animals too.

The relationship of Katie and Lynn should have lots more, I really like this book!

How great to hear that you really like the book. I do too.  You have chosen an excellent example to illustrate how the girls help one another.  I'm so glad to see your work back on the Forum.