1. Introduction-The intro grabbed my attention. His age and going back to school intrigued me to find out more about his adventure and why he chose to go back to school.
2. The writer did a great job at focusing on significant event’s. He did include dialogue to help strengthen the events. He picked a specific time in his life to talk about, and included some background information to help us know more about his story.
3. I like his descriptions of his teachers and the fear that his classmates felt around her. It made me feel like I was there in the classroom watching the teacher make fools of her students.
4. The writer used quotations in a great way to give character to the people in the story. I liked his use of dialogue with the teacher and how he went in and out of English and his version of French language. He would use English when he understood the word which helped the reader to know what he did and didn’t understand.
5. I’ve never been to France, but if I go, I will remember some of the descriptions that the Sedaris gives in his narrative. I can relate though to being in an unfamiliar place and I felt that Sedaris story reminded me of times when I was the “new kid”
6. Every person in his story is significant and needs to be there. I felt that by including the descriptions of the different students in the classroom that it helped to show the struggle they were having with learning the language.
7. The conclusion is great in that it sums up what has happened with the story and shows that Sedaris can now finally understand the language. He states that though he can’t necessarily speak it, he now feels comfortable in listening to others speak the language.
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