2. A Matter of Trust Anne Schraff January 2007 Realistic fiction Giovanni D. 4 th

3. Setting. The setting is in a hood in Philadelphia. It’s either at a school, a home, or at park. The setting lets you know how hard life is. It would make a big difference if it was somewhere else. For example the names, actions and characters would be different.

4. Characters CharacterPhysical Characteristics Adjectives of Personality Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives Darcy 1. Tall 5,8 1. Conscientious 1. It was a good speech. 2. Black hair 2. Dependable 2. Can I only count on Darcy. Get it together 3. Pretty 3. Sensitive3. She to soft but still fine. Hakeem 1. Tall 6,2 1. Aggressive 1. Why you got to beat him up like that he was just jokin chill. 2. Black hair 2. Single-minded 2. I’m going to win that race no matter what. 3. Black eyes 3. Realistic 3. I cant beat him up be real he is 23 I'm 16.

5. Conflict. The conflict is (Woman vs. Women). Darcy and Brisana have enemies since the third grade. So Brisana tries to end Darcy by stealing her boyfriend Hakeem, but she stopped when her friend Roylin Bailey got shot in the head. Though it wasn’t Hakeem or Darcy who did it.

6. Summary of Plot The plot is very back and forth. The intro starts out with Hakeem reading his English report, and the writer talks about him stuttering, and how they make fun of him for it. The rising action happens with Darcy telling Hakeem he should join the talent show after he wrote a song about someone getting shot in a drive by, and when Darcy’s aunt asks Darcy

7. Theme One sentence theme for the book. Text Evidence 1: Quote the book and give the page number. Text Evidence 2: Quote the book and give the page number. Text Evidence 3: Quote the book and give the page number.

8. Point of View Describe the point of view. Explain in detail what this point of view helps the reader understand and how the story would be different if the author chose another point of view.

9. Symbolism Include a visual aide that is symbolic of the book. Explain in detail the symbolism and how it affected the story.

10. Recommendation