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    The story didn't include anything about Kathy's family nor any of the students' parents. Children learn faster and they are like a piece of blank paper. Instead of preparing the kids to survive and live in the society, the school is constantly making students make artworks and collect those artworks.

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    The story didn't include anything about Kathy's family nor any of the students' parents. Children learn faster and they are like a piece of blank paper. Instead of preparing the kids to survive and live in the society, the school is constantly making students make artworks and collect those artworks.

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    JulieKim

    Feb.12.15
    Period3
    CloseReadingAssignment
    Tome,theHailshamsoundsmorelikeajuvenileprison.IntheNeverLetMeGo,Foreachthing
    youputin,youwerepaidinExchangeTokenstheguardiansdecidedhowmanyyourparticular
    masterpiecemeritedandthenonthedayoftheExchangeyouwentalongwithyourtokensand
    boughtthestuffyouliked.(12).Sofar,thestorydidntincludeanythingaboutKathysfamilynorany
    ofthestudentsparents.ItisquiteweirdhowKathydoesntthinkaboutherparentsalthoughsheisin
    boardingschool.Ithinkitsnormalforastudentstillyoungtothinkabouthisorherparentsandget
    homesickwhenshelivesapartfromthem.Also,thebookonlyfeaturedfewadultswhoworkfor
    Hailsham.Usually,mostofthebooksintroducethesettingsandbackgroundsattheearlierchapters.
    BecauseIshigurodidntmentionanythingaboutKathysfamily,Iinferthattheressomethingabout
    Kathysparents.
    Attheearlierage,youtendtolearnfaster.Lookingbacknow,IcanseewhytheExchanges
    becamesoimportanttous.(13).Childrenlearnfasterandtheyarelikeapieceofblankpaper.Theyare
    notsophisticatedandmostobedient.Theyareeasilyinfluencedmorelikeabrainwashbyadults.
    Learningatearlierstagesetsupthefundamentalinsightsforchildrentomingleinthesociety.However,
    itseemslikeHailshamispreventingthekidstogetexposedinanysortofoutsideresources.Insteadof
    preparingthemtosurviveandliveinthesociety,theschoolisconstantlymakingstudentsmake
    artworks,andcollectthoseartworks.Bypracticingconstantly,studentsartskillswillenhance;as
    studentsgrowolder,theirvalueofartworkswillincreasebecausetheyhaveimproved.Ifeellike
    Hailshamistakingadvantageofthestudentstobenefitthemselvestheadultswhoruntheschool.

    IshiguroemphasizeswordslikeExchangesandSales.Inchaptertwo,Ishigurostates,theSales
    weresomethingelse,whichIllcometolaterofbuildingupacollectionofpersonalpossessions.(13).
    WordslikeSalesandExchangesinvokereaderscuriosity.Ishiguroexplainswhatthoseeventsareand
    whattheydo.Butdoesntexplainfurtheraboutthereasonbehindthoseevents.Itisalsounnaturalhow
    theseeventsbecamesuchabigpartinstudentslife.Itsalmostasifthatstheonlyentertainmentthey
    got.Throughtheseevents,Inoticedthatthestudentshadlimitedfreedom.Theschoolsinfluencingthe
    studentstoadapttosuchlifeatyoungagesothattheywouldntfindanythingweirdandhowoutof
    placetheHailshamis.Also,wasitnecessarytomentionabouttheSales?Evenifhedidincludedit,he
    doesntexplainanythingaboutit.Itslikeheiswarningaboutthebigwavethatsaheadofyou.

    Exceeds(4)
    Providesseveral
    significantexamples
    fromthetext.
    Analysisisdetailed,
    insightful,and
    nuanced,looking
    wellbeyond
    summary,focusing
    oncraft,structure,
    andauthorial
    choice.

    Meets(3.4)
    Providessignificant
    examplesfromthe
    text.Analysisis
    detailedand
    insightful,looking
    beyondsummary,
    focusingoncraft,
    structure,and
    authorialchoice.

    Approaches(3)
    Providessome
    examplesfromthe
    text.Whileanalysis
    ispresent,itmay
    lackdetailand
    insight.Mayfocus
    moreonsummary
    thanfocusingon
    craft,structure,and
    authorialchoice.

    Beginning(3>)
    Analysislooking
    beyondsummary
    mayormaynotbe
    present.Overall
    lackingindetailand
    insightintocraft,
    structure,and
    authorialchoice.

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