Tuesday, October 29, 2013
#5 Respond to one of the quotes to note. Please identify speaker, interlocutor ,context,and significance(Chloe)
I am responding to the quote “I draw because words are too predictable. I draw because words are too limited.”(pg.5 Alexie)This quote is significant because Junior is letting the reader know that drawing is an easier way to communicate than speaking. Before this, Junior tells us that he has speech impediments and he stutters and has a lisp.These impediments make him part of the “Black-Eye-of-the-Month Club”( pg.4 Alexie) because he gets beaten up and called a “ Retard” by the belligerent older kids on the rez. Junior feels it is vital for him to stay at home to be safe from the other kids. Junior tells us that he spends his time drawing, “I draw all the time”(pg.5 Alexie) and drawing is easier than speaking “I draw because words are too predictable. I draw because words are too limited.”(pg.5 Alexie) Through his drawings he can show us more detail than when he speaks. It is easier for him to get the words out on paper than by talking. His speech impediments slow him down and people and can not understand him, however Junior says ”..when you draw a picture everyone one can understand it” (pg.5 Alexie).
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Chloe you did a great job especially in the first part of the paragraph by restating what you are going to write about. There are a lot of positive things about this paragraph. You put quotation around the quotes and you put evidence by putting page numbers and the author’s name. The biggest reason why I liked your writing is because you used clear and concise words and a lot of details by using the word “because”. One thing that you should work on is that you shouldn’t use 1st person in this post. Great job Chloe!!!!!!!
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