Heather+Risley

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Heather Risley 12.2.10

2. Sister Kenny learned to treat the polio symptom by treating her younger brother’s weak muscles. She developed her treatments by accident. 4. Peg worked really hard in school because she her principal told her had to take the end of the year test no matter what. If she passed her would go to 8th grade but if she didn’t she would stay back and Peg really wanted to be with her friends and go to eighth grade. 8. Miss Ballard compared Peg to a baby learning how to walk again when Peg realized it wasn’t that easy to walk again. 11. Peg had to learn to walk again because she had polio and was paralysis so she couldn’t walk amd she was going to have walking sticks which makes her leg muscles stronger. 19. It was different at Peg's hosipal school because you only have to go to school for two hours and they don't have any 7th grade textbooks.

= 11/22/10  =   In Chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors," Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roommates involvement in their conversation, and Alice's reaction to her parents. Reread page 83-84. Now consider the following quote from page 84: "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in. From that moment on, I was glad to share my visiting family with my roommates."

Respond in a paragraph: What does this quote mean? How does Peg use figurative language to get her point across? Also, what does it reveal about Peg's character?In chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors", Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roomates involvement. In chapter 9, "Sunday Visitorrs", Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her rooommates involvement in their conversation, and Alice;s reaction to her parents. "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in. From that moment on, I was glad to share my visiting family with my roommates" was the quotes Peg was referring to. I think this quote means that you should alwaysd be thankful for everything you have and share has much as you can. Peg uses figurative language to get her point across by giving a quotes and using figurative language. This quote reveals that Peg is a caring person but sometimes she has to think about what she says. When she was rooming with Tommy she thought it was the end of the world but she thought about it and relized that it wasn't so bad. Peg, is also learning a lesson from how she thinks of people. Really she is teaching a lesson to everyone. **__ 11/10/10 __**
 * Consider the following open ended question. Then, answer the question in ASSI format. Remember: ASSI is two paragraphs long and clearly uses the book to support the answer.**


 * In Chapter 3 of //Small Steps//, Peg has a problem with a nurse who refuses to turn her, even though she is in pain.**

· ** What reasons does Peg have for being angry with the nurse? **  · ** Do you think Peg does the right thing by telling her parents about this incident? ** In the 3rd paragraph of //Small Steps// by Peg Kehret, Peg has a problem with a nurse who refuses to turn her, even though she is in pain. Peg should be mad at the nurse because she wouldn’t turn her whenever she wanted, the nurse told Peg that she can only turn her every 30 minutes which is not fair to a girl who is paralyzed. Also, Peg should be angry with the nurse because the nurse told Peg that she should only call “nurse” when it’s an emergency. What if Peg is hungry or thirsty? The poor girl can't even move. Peg is paralyzed for goodness sake; she should be able to call the nurse whenever she wants! Peg does the right thing by telling her parents about this incident because then her parents would report this nurse so Peg wouldn’t have her again. When I was in 5th grade I hurt my ankle in cheerleading so I really couldn’t walk. I wanted my mom to help me walk all the time but she really couldn’t because she had to watch my brother & sister until my dad came home. I remember get mad because she couldn’t help me, but at least she has a good reason not to be able to help me!