Our class is currently reading the book "Half Brother". The book is written by Kenneth Opel. The genre of this novel is realistic fiction. Ben and his family have just recently moved to British Columbia from Toronto. His family had to move there because his dad has taken a new position at the University. His dad teaches Linguistics, and as a result he is asked to adopt a chimp and teach him American Sign Language. When Ben's mom comes home with the chimp they name him Zan. When their family goes to a barbecue, Ben's dad becomes concerned about having a good reputation in his new town. As a result of this he makes Ben go to a private school called Windermere. At the Barbeque he meets two friends named David and Jennifer Godwin. They become very good friends and Ben develops a crush on Jennifer. He is doing everything humanly possible to have Jennifer like him including "project Jennifer". During all these events, Zan is learning ASL. The Tomlins hire three students to take care of Zan while Ben's Mom and Dad are working on the study. So far Zan has signed many words and has just signed one sentence. Zan has also been featured in Time magazine and become a media sensation.
Paragraph 2 - Reading Strategies
Paragraph 3- Reflection ( Do you like the book? Post? Article? Why or why not?)
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