This is a letter I wrote for homework in humanities. It is a letter I made for Dar from the book Dar and the Spear Thrower.
11,000-20,000 years ago
Dear Toreg,
I have reached my clan safely and wish to tell you a little bit about what is going on here. Please inform Seelan and your clan about this letter so that they know how my clan and I are doing.
Seeing Mora’s face when I told her that her beloved brother, Seelan, is still alive was one of the happiest moments of my life. I remember the moment like it was just yesterday. As I told her the news, tears of joy trickled down her cheeks. She grinned widely, and demanded to know more. I told her everything and anything I knew about Seelan and his tribe, what Seelan was wearing when I got there, all the way to word for word what he told me about everything! She must really miss him, but when I explained to her about his maimed leg, more tears flowed down from her eyes to her cheeks. But I know that deep down inside she was just happy that someone was caring for her brother. When I was done talking endlessly, she sat on the log bench, and went into profound thinking. I slowly snuck away and grabbed the bracelet in the pocket of my knapsack. I sprinted back to Mora and placed the beautiful, ivory bracelet in her hand. I could practically see all her moments with Seelan flashing through her mind as she slipped the bracelet onto her wrist. She kissed me on the cheek and whispered the two words, “Thank you” into my ear.
Since my return, my relationship with Kenok is completely different. The day we met in the pinewood forest is the day that changed my life forever. We talked about our differences and similarities and developed an inner father son bond that I never realized we had. I also convinced him that the animal he saw that killed my father was a dagger- tooth cat, not a spirit creature. I’m glad he is free from that burden he held for so long. He is now teaching me little by little more about manhood while I teach him a little about sculpting. Kenok supports my idea about being a sculptor and is looking forward to all the amazing things I will be making in the future. I enjoy his day to day company and am happy to finally have a Dad.
When the hunters of my clan witnessed the spear- thrower in action, they whooped in excitement and enthusiasm. Before I knew it, I was getting mauled by a huge group of grown- men, begging for a spear thrower with specific designs like little children. I was pleased with their reaction because it made me feel a quiet buzz of satisfaction in my heart. Like Kenok, they were more than happy about my idea about being a sculptor. I hope I can get all those spear- throwers done soon.
All in all, everything is going very well. Kenok and I are closer than ever, Grandma Mora now knows that her brother is still alive, and I know that my trip was worth- it. I can tell I have an amazing life ahead of me. As much as I miss you and your clan, I’m glad I came back to settle things with my clan.
Best regards,
Dar
Reflection
I’m really proud with my Dar essay because I got a 40/40 as my grade.
The most successful/easiest aspect of writing the Dar essay was my ideas because the teacher told you the topic, all you had to do was follow it.
The most difficult aspect of writing the Dar essay was knowing when to put a comma, semicolon and period.
The Six Trait that was easiest for me was sentence fluency because what to write came naturally to me.
The Six Trait that I need to work on more in the the future is my conventions. I had a lot of errors because I put too many commas.
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