Reading Response 2013
Name: Michael Champion
Title: What does it feel like?
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Text Type: Short Story
Date Read: 8/2/18
2) This story is about a young girl names Sofia, who lives in a village. One moment she was going to school, the next moment she is hiding in the toilets and watching soldiers, taking everything and burning everything in the village. A grieving solider comes into the toilet and finds Sofia in the toilet, and has compassion on her and tries to save her. She realises how fear can control people and sometimes it can affect them into helping someone.
3) I choose to read this short story because it seemed interesting and I also like the idea about the war, and your rights and freedom.
4) Sofia was screaming inside herself, “Don’t just stand there. Tell him he can’t do it. Stop him”. I found this quote interesting because it shows us what fear and control can do to some people. Sofia didn’t realise that if people did react, they would face consequences and most likely be shot dead. Sofia didn’t realise this because she was taught to fight for her country, rights and freedom.
5) Another interesting quote is “This is our village; she cried and you will never take it from us”. This quote showed us that, Mighty Martha stood up against unjust treatment even when she knew the consequences would be death. She sacrificed her own life, so they could be free and despite that the people were controlled by fear and were doing what the soldiers wanted them to do.
6) This text highlighted the idea that it is important to stand up for what’s right and also not let fear control you. Unfortunately fear gripped them and it was too late, to fight for their freedom. This is shown when Sofia is screaming inside herself telling them to do something and also when the cowboy solider asked the men, if they could call themselves men. This one of the many reason for fear, because they didn’t want to die.
7) This text made me realise how some people today
Title: What does it feel like?
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Text Type: Short Story
Date Read: 8/2/18
2) This story is about a young girl names Sofia, who lives in a village. One moment she was going to school, the next moment she is hiding in the toilets and watching soldiers, taking everything and burning everything in the village. A grieving solider comes into the toilet and finds Sofia in the toilet, and has compassion on her and tries to save her. She realises how fear can control people and sometimes it can affect them into helping someone.
3) I choose to read this short story because it seemed interesting and I also like the idea about the war, and your rights and freedom.
4) Sofia was screaming inside herself, “Don’t just stand there. Tell him he can’t do it. Stop him”. I found this quote interesting because it shows us what fear and control can do to some people. Sofia didn’t realise that if people did react, they would face consequences and most likely be shot dead. Sofia didn’t realise this because she was taught to fight for her country, rights and freedom.
5) Another interesting quote is “This is our village; she cried and you will never take it from us”. This quote showed us that, Mighty Martha stood up against unjust treatment even when she knew the consequences would be death. She sacrificed her own life, so they could be free and despite that the people were controlled by fear and were doing what the soldiers wanted them to do.
6) This text highlighted the idea that it is important to stand up for what’s right and also not let fear control you. Unfortunately fear gripped them and it was too late, to fight for their freedom. This is shown when Sofia is screaming inside herself telling them to do something and also when the cowboy solider asked the men, if they could call themselves men. This one of the many reason for fear, because they didn’t want to die.
7) This text made me realise how some people today