This line alone compels the reader to continue on. The nonchalant voice of what he is saying further intrigues the reader to dive deeper into what Noah is writing about.

This sentence alone gives an extremely long, deep history lesson while drawing the reader in through the simplicity of what they said. The entire introduction seems like a story that will have an ending, but the lack of closure in this final sentence allows for Noah to hook the reader.

The father dismissing the child was an excellent example of the opposite of empathy. I think many adults sometimes brush aside what a child may be feeling because they may see it as ‘not a big deal’ or think they need to just get over it. I thought this was a great way to show that a child needs their feelings acknowledged even if what they are upset about is over something seemingly small.

Using context clues would be a good strategy when you look at the sentence used.

The concept definition map would be a good word learning strategy.

Good storyteller

“Slip through the cracks” is used as opposed to using a simple word.

Gives good background to his life letting the reader understand who they are reading about.

The way he writes is as if he is speaking to a friend. He uses words that depict a child of his age but are also mature.

More figurative language to paint a picture

He used figurative language in the form of an idiom to describe one of his passions, video games.

He uses a narrative tone as if he is speaking to the reader or a close friend.

He used figurative language connecting the idea of blessings to a Starbucks rewards card.

The way he describes the church allows the reader to picture it as if they had attended. Throughout the story the author uses imagery to make the reader feel involved.

Вода у чврстом стању је лед. То је једна од ретких материја која се шири са смањењем температуре (за ово нисам баш сигурна).
Течно стање је вода, какву најчешће користимо.
гасовито стање воде је водена пара.

Her tone goes from very self-centered, as in my lies got me all of these friends and I don’t care that they don’t know that I’m lying, to very nonchalant at the end where she admits to lying about all of these things in order to gain the trust and friendship of the other girls in her class

I thought this metaphor was actually very intriguing and was really well written, as well as played really well into her tone and the goal she had for the narrative.