By: Chloe Chaudemanche Story Element Project By: Chloe Chaudemanche
Title, author, and illustrator Title: Thank you, Mr.Falker Author: Patricia Polacco Illustrator: Patricia Polacco
Characters Main: Tricia, Mr.Falker, babushka, grandfather, Eric, Miss Plessy. Other: Other children if Michigan (like Sue Ellyn or Tommy Bob), Tricia’s big brother, other kid of California( like Stevie Joc, Alice Marie, Davy, Michael Mee), Tricia’s mom
Description of Main Character Tricia: she’s the hero, she has red hair, she can not read. Mr.Falker: he’s the 5th grade teacher of Tricia, he dress very fancy, he will help Tricia to read Miss Plessy: she’s the reading teacher, and she’s helping Tricia to read with Mr.Falker. Babushka, grandfather: the babushka help Tricia to fell good, the grandfather put honey on a book for Tricia. They are dead. Eric: he’s said bad thing to Tricia like “Dumb girl”, “Stupid”, “Ugly”… He’s in Tricia’s class in California.
Setting Where: in school in Michigan, school in California, the grandparent's farm, at Tricia's home When: on Tricia 5th birthday, kindergarten to 5th grade
Problem The problem is that Tricia can not read, Tricia fell dumb and ugly, she hates school, because the other kids call her “Dumb”, “Ugly”, “Stupid”…
Rising Action Tricia’s grandfather put honey on a book She can not read at school Tricia, her mother and her brother are moving to California She meet Mr.Falker (her 5th grade teacher), and other children call her dumb, stupid, ugly…
Climax The climax is when Tricia read a sentence and she understand everything she read.
Falling Action Then she read the all paragraph Mr.Falker and Miss Plessy cry happily
Resolution Tricia put honey on a book. Later she meet Mr.Falker and tell her about her job.
Review I really like the story, because it’s was interesting and it could happen to every one. I really like the drawing.
Connection Me too, I did move from a place to another. And I live in Michigan, too.
Vocabulary My vocabulary is: Wobbly: irregular Abuzz: with a lot of noise in a room
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