In class we read, Dear Mrs. LaRue, Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague. We were learning about the VOICE trait for writing. This book demonstrates many types of voices. In my project I wrote a news report. I tried to demonstrate Mrs. LaRue speaking in many voices such as happy, angry, sorry, and shocked. You can read my project of the interview below.

Brian Lin + Mrs. LaRue (Interview)
By: Brian Lin (The Interviewer)

Brian L.: I’ve heard that you are going to send your dog, Ike, to Obedience School. WHy would you do that?

Mrs. LaRue: I have done tons of good stuff to my dog, Ike. For example, giving him food, blankets, pillow, anything he had wanted and I couldn’t believe he ate me dinner!

Brian L.: Instead of sending him to obedience school, what else can you do instead of hurting and frightening his feelings?

Mrs. LaRue: I don’t care about his feelings! He doesn’t care about my feelings either. I have been back from 11 hours of hard work, hungry and tired. And the first thing I saw when I opened the front door is seeing that Ike, my dog is eating my chicken pie that I am saving for dinner.

Brian L.: Did he ever do anything good to you? Why would you be so angry? Try to think about the good stuffs Ike had done to you. Try to think about good things Ike had done. Maybe it could make your feeling be better.

Mrs. LaRue: Ike had once saved my life. But today, I think he ate my chicken pie on purpose because he thought it was fun. So I couldn’t handle my temper. I was wrong about that. But I wonder why Ike and I was always hating each other.

Brian L.: You could try to BE NICE to Ike, maybe something good will happen. Maybe he would like you more and listen to you more.

Mrs. LaRue: To make him more good to be a good dog, I would have to be nice to him? Okay. I would try that. Thank you.

Brian L.: Thank you for your participate on the interview! Mrs. LaRue. You can go back home now and watch yourself on TV.