Melody's intelligent and works hard to achieve as much as she can, despite her physical disabilities. The love and support she's always received from her parents enable her to express her emotions clearly, whether it's frustration and hurt at the cruelty of her classmates, elation over her intellectual triumphs, or appreciation of the people around her who help her.
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Melody's parents, especially her mother, are strong advocates for Melody's rights and fight against the bias many people have toward Melody because of her cerebral palsy. Parents need to know that Coretta Scott King Award-winning author 's Out of My Mind is narrated by a girl with cerebral palsy who's very intelligent but unable to express herself verbally or physically. When Melody is integrated into some general classes at school, many kids are purposely mean; others, including teachers, are cruel through their assumptions that Melody is incapable of understanding them. With the help of her parents and some supportive friends and teachers, Melody acquires a machine that allows her to communicate better than she ever has before. This gains her a measure of peer acceptance - but also opens her up to hurt when she realizes she can never really be like everyone else. Ultimately, Melody's self-acceptance, sense of humor, and loving nature are inspiring. In OUT OF MY MIND, narrator Melody, born with cerebral palsy, has never been able to communicate to her loving family all the thoughts that run through her mind.
The story reveals Melody's inner thoughts and her frustration at not being able to control her body - she has to have someone feed her and help her go to the bathroom - despite the fact that she has a photographic memory. Melody reminisces about her childhood and takes us up to fifth grade, when she acquires a machine that helps her communicate better than she ever could before. When she gets on a school team with the 'regular' kids that finally allows her to show off her intelligence, Melody thinks she's on the road to being accepted by them - until she learns the heartbreaking truth that her differences will always set her apart. Author Sharon M. Draper, winner of several (for and, among others) has created a well-rounded, likable character. Melody's not afraid to express anger or frustration yet still manages to keep a mostly positive outlook on her situation.
Though some of the language is surprisingly dated for a book that came out in 2010, Melody's worries are timeless: She wants to wear cool clothes, be accepted by her peers, and have grown-ups acknowledge her intelligence.Readers will find it easy to empathize with Melody and will root for her when she finally gets to be a part of the fifth-grade history competition - and they'll feel her heartbreak when all doesn't go as she hopes it will.Families can talk about stories of kids dealing with disabilities. Do their experiences make it easier for you to deal with things in your own life, or do they make you look at problems differently?.How does technology improve Melody's life? Can you think of more ways technology could make positive changes for someone like Melody? Has technology had any negative impacts on Melody's life?.How does peer pressure affect people? Does reading Melody's story make you think differently about anyone you know or have observed?
Accelerated Reader Quiz List - Reading Practice; Quiz No. 24909 EN: Achingly Alice: Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds: 6.0: 5.0: 11701 EN. Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney is a book about two teenagers named Rembrant (Remy) and Morgan Campbell. They are in high school taking driver's education together. Remy likes Morgan and Morgan likes Remy also. They go and come up with the idea of taking road signs to hang in their rooms.
This product contains a 50-question exam over Driver's Ed (the novel by Caroline B. Cooney), a study guide for the exam, and an answer key for the exam.The exam has 20 multiple choice questions, 12 true/false questions, 15 matching questions, 2 short answer, and 1 essay question. The questions mainly ask things in relation to literary elements (what was the main conflict? Was such-and-such a flat or round character?).
The short answer and essay are really a matter of opinion.just trying to get kids to think, be logical, and write properly!