By: Chloe By: Chloe ChaudemancheChaudemanche

Title, author, and illustrator

Title: Thank you, Mr.FalkerAuthor: Patricia PolaccoIllustrator: Patricia Polacco

CharactersMain: 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 readMiss 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.

SettingWhere: in school in Michigan, school

in California, the grandparent's farm, at Tricia's home

When: on Tricia 5th birthday, kindergarten to 5th grade

ProblemThe 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 ActionTricia’s grandfather put honey on a bookShe can not read at schoolTricia, her mother and her brother are

moving to CaliforniaShe meet Mr.Falker (her 5th grade

teacher), and other children call her dumb, stupid, ugly…

ClimaxThe climax is when Tricia read a

sentence and she understand everything she read.

Falling ActionThen she read the all paragraphMr.Falker and Miss Plessy cry happily

ResolutionTricia put honey on a book. Later

she meet Mr.Falker and tell her about her job.

ReviewI really like the story, because it’s was

interesting and it could happen to every one. I really like the drawing.

ConnectionMe too, I did move from a place to another.

And I live in Michigan, too.

VocabularyMy vocabulary is:Wobbly: irregularAbuzz: with a lot of noise in a room

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