Character Practice (Textbook p.97)

most memorable character: Old Dan
most outstanding character: brave
character's appearance: gray fur, large
important statements: it doesn't talk
inportant thought: he won't leave the tree until it is cut down and he gets his racoons
important actions: always ran for the racoons and not be afraid
reactions of other characters: cares a lot of the main character and little ann

Intiation Summary

        The main character is the freshman, there is a group in the high school that is very popular, In order to join this group, you will first have to be picked and then you will have to go through a period of time where you do what they say. The main character has been picked and she can't where make-ups, she chouldn't talk to boys, and people in the group threated them like they are workers/ Finally at the last mission, she has to stay in a basement for a ew hours and when she goes out she can be in the group. But then she finally relized she doesn't want to be in the group, because she wans to be friends with everyone, not only the people in that small group.

Summary of A Christmas Memory

The narrator, a little boy, and his cosin live together. His cosin is a woman that is about 60 years old. Alougth there is a big difference between the two cosins, they are stil best frineds. One day in late November, they started to make their cakes to give to friends and relatives. And by december, they went out to the woods to cut a christmas tree. They do everything together. When one of them is sad, the another one will comfort him or her. This was the last christmas that they still stayed togerther. The old woman had died, and the litle boy went to military school. But no matter how far they, even life and death, they are still best friends.

A Christmas Memory Quick Write

Q: What were some of the scenes from the story that you thought were more powerful?

              I think a powerful scene from A Christmas Memory is when the narrator, the little boy, is comforting the old woman. Although there is a big difference between the age of the two cosins, they are still best freinds. And the action of the little boy comforting the old womn shows the friendship between them. The friendship between them is very powerful. No matter how far away they are, even life and death, they will still be best frineds forever.