Kate gets bothered when her little sister Tory starts copying everything she does and trying to look exactly like her. Then Tory starts making her own friends instead of always hanging out with Kate, which also bothers Kate since she misses the attention from her sister.

1. That Bothered Kate
Interpreted by: Justine Encarnado

2. Summary
 That Bothered Kate by Susan Noll is
about Kate’s little sister, Tory, trying to
copy everything she does. Then, Tory
starts to get her own friends, and that
bothered Kate.

3. Assertion
 Kate is a credible person because she
has believable emotions.

4. Evidence #1
“Kate’s little sister, Tory, was a copycat.
And that bothered Kate.”

5. Explanation #1
 Itis believable for an older sister to get
bothered when her younger sister wants
to imitate her frequently.

6. Evidence #2
 “Once their neighbor, Mrs. Potts, said,
‘My, you look like twins,’… And that
bothered Kate.”

7. Explanation #2
 Itis normal to be annoyed by a younger
sister when you have to look exactly the
same.

8. Evidence #3
 “It
seemed to Kate that Tory hardly
noticed her. And that bothered Kate.”

9. Explanation #3
 It’s
believable that your little sister gets more
independent when she always hangs out with
you, and you start to miss her.

10. Conclusion
 Kate is a credible
person because she
has believable
emotions.
 I think the story has
a reasonable lesson
because it is realistic
fiction and it has
believable actions.