1. Out of my Mind SHARON M. DRAPER
A Book Trailer
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2. HAS THERE BEEN A TIME YOU JUST WENT OUT OF YOUR MIND?
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3. ...OR YOU FELT
LEFT OUT?
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4. Melody Has!
Melody is smart, but no one knows it. She can’t talk, she can’t walk, she can’ t write, but she has a photographic memory. She feels trapped…and she feels left out. You are sure to connect with Melody if you have ever experienced that feeling of rejection and loneliness when you think your friends have abandoned you.
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5. Who is Melody?
Melody is a young girl with spastic bilateral quadriplegia, also known as cerebral palsy. A device finally allows Melody to communicate for the first time in her life, and people are surprised by her intelligence; but some are not ready to accept it.
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6. How old is Melody during the story?
Melody is eleven years old. What makes Melody special? She was born unable to communicate like most kids, but she has an amazing memory.
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7. What was her "medical diagnosis"?
Melody was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. When Melody was 5 years old and it was time for her to enter school, the expert doctor told her mother she would never be able to do anything: dress or feed herself, talk, walk, ...anything. What did her mother do? Enrolled her in regular school like all of the other children.
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8. Melody…
Melody has a lot people who love her, but she feels like all her friends are pretending when her team leaves for a competition without her. Did cerebral palsy stop Melody from competing with her team???
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9. Let’s See Who We’ve Got
Melody a.k.a. Mello Yello The main character
Claire Melody’s classmate
Connor Melody’s classmate
Rose Melody’s friend
Mrs. V Melody’s babysitter
Penny Melody’s sister
Mr. Dimming Melody’s History teacher
Catherine Melody’s aide
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10. Who Is Mrs. V?
Melody's neighbor, a woman who has always believed in her. When Melody was a baby, Mrs. V. taught Melody to roll over, crawl, and helped Melody realize she could do SOME things. When Melody was 6, Mrs. V. changed up Melody's wheelchair tray. It only had a few words on it, like yes, no, hungry, and bathroom. However, Melody needed more. She was smart and had a lot to say.
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11. Some Words To Know… banished: to drive away; expel
battlements: A parapet or cresting, originally defensive but later usually decorative
billowed: fluttered or waved
blossomed: produced flowers
distinctive: serving to distinguish; characteristic; distinguishing
interrogating: to ask questions
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12. iridescent: displaying a play of colors like those of the rainbow
lagged: fall behind in progress, movement, or development; not kept pace with another
lash: to dash, fling, or switch suddenly
lustrous: gleaming, dazzling, glowing, shimmering
luxurious: Extremely comfortable, elegant, or enjoyable especially in a way that involves a great expense
mar: To impair the appearance of; disfigure.
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13. SHARON M. DRAPER
Sharon M. Draper is the author of Out of my Mind. She was born August 21, 1948, in Cleveland, OH. She is a public speaker, poet, educator, and award-winning author. She was honored as National Teacher of the Year in Her books have won 5 Coretta Scott King Awards. She began writing as a challenge by her students to enter a contest.
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14. Other Books…
Sharon M. Draper is also the author of Tears of a Tiger , Sassy, Just Another Hero, and Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Copper Sun, and many more.
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15. What Happens to Melody?
Does Melody overcome? Do her friends support her? Is there a happy ending?
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16. FIND OUT WHEN
YOU READ
"OUT OF MY MIND"
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