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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Compare and Contrast Reading Strategy

Hello Readers,

Both of the short selections we read this week, The Borrowers and Lord of the Fleas, are included in the theme That's Amazing.  In a short paragraph, please answer the following question:

What qualities make The Borrowers and Lord of the Fleas both so amazing?   Compare the two stories.

Remember to begin first with a topic sentence.  Also, please don't post your answer until you have reread it to ensure that it is as mistake-free as possible and is posted in letter form.

Thanks,
Mrs. Springston

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Mrs.Springston,

I think Lord of the fleas and the Borrower's are amazing. I think their alike because in The Borrower's they are little people like the Flies are and they both have some one looking at them. And they both have little items they use like the little careges the fleas use and the little sponge and the match box the Borrowers use to sleep in.

Your student,
Jazmine

Andrea said...

Dear Mrs.Springston,

I think that the selections “The Borrowers and Lord of the Fleas”. In Lord of t Fleas” teach fleas to do all sorts of stuff. In the Borrowers the have there roof taken off and had been seen but they do not like that. I do not know why. In both stories something strange happens.

You student,
Andrea

kj said...

Dear Mrs.Springston,
Both the stories, Lord of the fleas and The Borrowers are amazing and I'm going to tell you why.First the fleas are amazing because they can pull tiny carriages and thats like a human pulling six cars.Borrowers are amazing because they can get some where and get stuff unseen.Thats why Lord of the fleas,and Borrowers are both amazing.

Your friend,
KJ

Madison said...

Dear Ms.S,
“The Borrowers” and “Lord of the Fleas” are similar because they are both amazing.
Lord of the fleas are amazing because the fleas can kick a ball into a goal. The Borrowers are amazing because the borrowers can borrow stuff and then return them.

Your Friend,
Madison

alexia said...

Dear Mrs. Springston,

I think that Lord of the Fleas is smiler to The Borrowers. First of all they have a lot of amazing things happen. In Lord of the Fleas the fleas do a lot of amazing stuff like play soccer and dance. In The Borrowers there were dolls, or tiny people who could talk, which is pretty amazing.

Sincerely,
Alexia

Anonymous said...

Dear Mrs. Springston,

''Lord of the fleas'' and ''The Borrowers'' are similars because they're both amazing. The Lord of the fleas is amazing because there's a flea that can walk, jump and even play soccer. All sow the Borrowers are amazing because of the tiny people and the human that is like 3x bigger then them and thats why their both simarler.



Your student ,
Kasi

Nataly said...

Dear Mrs.S,
The Borrowers are similar to the Lord of the Fleas because they are both amazing.
First, the The Borrowers are amazing because they live under cardboard.Next, the story the Lord of the Fleas can do amazing things like play soccer.

your friend,
Nataly

Tri said...

Dear, Mrs. Springston,

The Lord of Fleas and The Borrowers are simaler because they are both amazing stories.
First, The Lord of the Fleas is amazing because fleas could kick a soccer ball into a goal but the The Borrowers borrows from people to live becaues they are small as a bran new piece of chalk.


Your student Tri

Jeremiah said...

Dear Mrs.Springston,
The “Lord of The fleas” and “the Borrowers are similar because they're both amazing. For example, Lord of the fleas is amazing because the fleas pull little cars. The Borrowers are amazing because a human found them because there tiny people





Your Student,
Jeremiah

Luke S. said...

Dear Mrs. Springston,

Lord of the Fleas and The Borrowers are similar because they're both amazing and they both have small characters. Lord of the Fleas is amazig because they teach fleas tricks like soccer and juggle. And the Borrowers is amazig because a boy gave the Borrowers, the tiny people, a plate but other humans will take all of ther stuff.

From,
Luke S.

Justin said...

Dear Mrs.S

I wasn't here to read “The Borrowers”, but I can compare the amazingness of “Lord of the Fleas” to another book I read called, “The Heat Wave”. First, Lord of the fleas is amazing because people tote fleas how to play soccer and other stuff. Last, The heat wave is amazing because it is a hot day and craze stuff was going on like the corn was turning into popcorn.Those are some resins why both stories are amazing.

Your student
Justin

Sabrina said...

Dear Mrs. Springston,

The “LORD of the FLEAS” and “The Borrowers” are similar because thay'er both amazing.“Lord of the Fleas” is amazing because there was a flea circus. They also have to trian for that.I do not know how they teach them how to dance. The story The Borrowers is amazing because the “Borrowers” are so small and live under the floor boards.

Your student,
Sabrina

Isamary said...

Dear. Mrs. Springston,

Well I think how the books “The Borrowers and Lord of the fleas are similar is that they are both amazing stories. In Lord of the Fleas, they tell you how the fleas can play soccer, juggle, carry carriages, and are super strong. And in The Borrowers, the little people live in a little underneath a big house's floor and looked like a ants.

Your student,
Isamary

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