Text Structure

1. There are multiple techniques used in the texts we studied. The author used repetition to enforce the message, but also used a real life situation to show and explain the message of the story.
2. The message is explained by the real life example in which the author shows how the message had applied to him in his walk across the beach.
3. The technique helped him explain  the message and add more depth and description.

Summer Reading

I would rate my summmer reading book 9. Tell the Wolves I'm Home is about a girl named June and her Uncle Finn. June and Finn were very close, even knowing that Finn was gay. However, Finn contracts AIDS and dies, leaving June with his boyfriend, Toby. Toby and June are left to find solace in each other and the memories they share of Finn. The themes of this novel are family and acceptance.