Exercise #2

Best response:  Reading, Reflecting, and More Reading

(7) "I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU TOUCH THIS," the way that the narrator speaks in the passage conveys a wretched and ill-humored tone that suggests hostility.

(3) The diction in "Cruddy" is abrupt and sounds more like a slang term. It does not have a very high diction or good connotation, because it is thought of as a common word. 

 (1) "Who can't even CONCENTRATE TO WRITE this because her little sister will NOT shut up," announces the narrator illustrating the harsh reality to her life.

Exercise #3

Book Reviews Read:

• The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
• Dead to You
• Cinder

Elements of a Book Review:

• short description of the story and its events, setting up the plot for the reader
• gives reasons why it is a good (or bad) book to read
• states qualities in the writing that make the book unique
• gives your own opinion of the book