PLOT
Where does the majority of "Fish in a Tree" take place?
At school/in Ally's classroom
Which comes first in the story? Ally goes to Shay's birthday party or Ally wins Class President
Ally goes to Shay's birthday party
What specific learning challenge does Ally face?
Ally faces dyslexia
Who are Ally's two best friends in the story?
Keisha and Albert are Ally's two best friends.
Who gives Ally a small carved letter A?
Suki
Why is Ally's teacher leaving at the beginning of the novel?
Shes going to have a baby
Which is first? Ally is sent to Mrs. Silver's office for giving Ms. Hall a Sympathy card OR Ally's Dad is deployed
Ally's Dad is deployed
Who is the student who is mean to everyone else?
Shay
How do Ally's friends support her emotionally throughout the story?
Ally's friends provide emotional support by understanding her struggles, standing by her side, and encouraging her to embrace her strengths.
Who loves parties?
Oliver
What motivates Ally to create a distraction on the first day of school?
Ally creates a distraction because she doesn't want to reveal her difficulty with reading.
Which is first? Travis gets a pickle car OR Albert stands up to the three bullies
Travis gets a pickle car
What does Keisha do that's impressive?
Cupcakes with words inside
How does Ally hide her learning difficulties from others?
Ally hides her difficulties by creating distractions, being disruptive, and pretending to be uninterested in learning.
What is the name of the shop Travis hopes to open someday?
Nickerson Restoration
True or False: Travis and Ally going to the coin shop is part of the Rising Action
True
Which is first? Ally learns how to play chess with Mr. Daniels OR Shay's mother yells at her for losing the race
Ally learns how to play chess with Mr. Daniels
Where is Ally's dad?
Serving in the army
What role does art play in Ally's Story
Art becomes a way for Ally to express herself since she cannot read
Ally goes from being invisible to...
invincible
What is the climax of the story?
Ally wins the election for class president
Which happened first? Keisha bakes a cupcake for show-n-tell OR Albert brings Ally & Keisha to his house
Keisha bakes a cupcake for show-n-tell
What book is special between Ally and her grandpa?
Alice In Wonderlang
What does the shirt Albert wears every day say?
Flint
Why didn't any of Ally's other teachers notice her reading difficulty?
She was in 7 different schools in 7 years; she hid it well; she fooled them; she avoided work by bad behavior.
True or False: The falling action of the story includes Ally asking Mr. Daniels to help Travis and Travis accepts the help.
False - it is the resolution of the story
How does Fish IN A Tree End?
Ally asks Mr. Daniels to help Travis and Travis agrees
How does Ally's attitude toward learning change over the course of the story?
Ally's attitude transforms from frustration and avoidance to pushing herself everyday to read
What does Ally figure out about her brother Travis?
He's Also Dyslexic
What is the last sentence in the book?
Impossible to possible.
There are many conflicts in our novel. What is the MAIN conflict in Fish In A Tree?
Ally believes that she is not capable of reading or ever fitting in as a typical
Put these in order of how they occurred in the story: Ally wins class president; Shay sees Ally in Travis' pickle car; Mr. Daniels tells Ally she has dyslexia; Albert stands up to his bullies
Shay sees Ally in Travis's pickle car
Mr. Daniels tells Ally she has dyslexia
Ally wins class president
Albert stands up to his bullies
Why does Albert describe Ally as a "catalyst"?
Because her bravery is the cause for his own bravery; she generates a change in him.
What is the climax of Fish In A Tree?
Ally beats Shay in the election for classroom president
What does the poster in Mrs. Silver's office say?
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask for help.