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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Ralph Fletcher

" First pen"
The author talks about the first pen he got from his dad and how he wanted to always write with it. "I sat for a long time, wondering what to write next.
"Bobby"
No one knew what was going to happen to Bobby when he got older. When he was older he was killed in a car accident. " He was a good baby brother and a terrific brother. Not a day goes by that I don't miss him."
"Baseball"
" When I rubbed my eyes the itching got worse and worse..... by the end of one Little League game my eyes were nearly swollen shut." He did care what happened he just cared about playing baseball.
"Marshfield"
" A lost sole sunk forever at the bottom of a swamp." Here Ralph Fletcher talked about how he left behind his sneaker so Marshfield can still remember him.
" Last Kiss"
" Then I guess they drift away from each other." Here he talks about how him and his dad are dirifting away from each other.

2 comments:

  1. Shelby you dida great job writing about your topic.I love how you discribe what you ate on chrismas.I want to come to your house on christmas. Overall you wrote an excellent passage. You didn't have many mistakes either.

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  2. sheby you did a great job writing and mirroring ralph fletcher. I liked how you discribed the sad anf good parts of the excerpt.

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