At the beginning of writing my essay it was hard but my teachers helped me through the process of writing essays. I wrote an essay on Frog and Toad because I like the story. Ms D and I did it together to get it done. I look into the story to help me by adding details and my claim for my essay.  Many people also help me through the way like my teacher Mrs. DeGrazia and my teacher Mrs O’Neill. Also my two aides Ms. Siemsen and Ms. D helped me through the process of making my essay. It took a long time to write my essay but I think it was worth it and I feel good about my essay because I think everything is strong. I looked into the text and found stuff to support my claim.  I focused on how the characters’ feelings changed.

Frog and Toad

In the book Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel the character Toad’s feelings change from being concerned about his friend Frog to being relieved.

First, Toad went to Frog’s house and found a note that said,”I want to be alone” and that made Toad feel like Frog didn’t want to be friends with him anymore. Toad went looking for Frog and found him on an island. Then he tried to get his attention by taking off his jacket and waving it. Frog could not see or hear Toad doing this.This is important, because it shows that Toad is concerned about Frog and wanting to be his friend.   

In the middle of the story, Toad went home and he made sandwiches and iced tea and then rode a turtle to the island where Frog was. Toad brought the sandwiches to Frog and said that he made them to make Toad happy again. This shows that Toad is a concerned friend and wants to make sure that his friend is always happy.

In the end of the story, Toad’s feelings change from being concerned for Frog to being relieved. Toad was worried that Frog didn’t want to be friends but they still are friends. Toad told Frog that he woke up in the morning and was happy that he was a Frog and happy because Toad was his friend. Toad was relieved because he understood why Frog wanted to be alone. It wasn’t because he was sad. It was because he was very happy. Frog was happy to be alone so he had time to think of stuff to do with Toad. This all proves that Toads feelings changed.