Thursday, October 16, 2008

Active Reading #2

5 COMMENTS
1.The protagonist's classmates are the only people that make her feel happy about herself
2. If I was the protagonist I would run away from my family.
3. I predict the protagonist would be a rebel because she is unwanted by her family and she recieves no love.
4. The protagonist's siblings are jealous of her
5.The protagonist probably felt hurt that none of her family supported her at the award ceremony.
4 Questions
1.Why is the protagonist's sister so ignorant?
2. Why is the protagonist's siblings jealous of her?
3.Does the protagonist's family ever feel bad about the way they treat her?
4.Do the way the Protagonist's family treat her affect her?
3 Vocab Terms
1.Monsigner- a title conferred upon certain prelates.
2.grotesquely- odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
2 Literary Term
1. "A thought suddenly hit him like a blow" - simile
2. Third Brother started to tremble with terror- alliteration
1 Overview Sentence
In the portion of the story that I read, the protagonist won awards at her school; her Nai Nai also died from a stroke.

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