PL DO NOW Read the three quotes from An Invisible Thread and consider what each of them means. Review An Invisible Thread and A Simple Act, then respond to the prompt below.

“He taught me the true value of money, the real meaning of lunch in a brown paper bag, the importance of a silly ritual like baking cookies.”

“If love is the greatest gift of all - and I believe it is - then the greatest privilege of all is being able to love someone.”

“His generosity of spirit continues to astound me, and to this day my relationship with him is the relationship I am most proud of in my life.”

Write a minimum 5 paragraph essay with your opinion on friendship, and how Maurice and Laura’s story has taught you something about friendship you hadn’t known or considered before.