VOCABULARY
What is shimmering with a rainbow of colors
What is being a normal and active girl
What happens when Melody has a "tornado explosion"
What is a tornado explosion happens when everything that Melody experiences gets hyped up, her body becomes rigid and jerks and she screams.
What is Melody has not grown like a normal child and has little or no control over her body. She is unable to hold herself up, feed herself or move around on her own. The only thing Melody can do is work some knobs on her wheelchair to turn the channels on the TV or play something on the radio.
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Who is Melody
The definition of inclusion
What is addition/incorporation
Which alternate took Melody's place on the quiz team in Washington
Who is Claire
What does Melody see as the difference between her and her sister's clothes?
What is Melody sees her sister's clothes as cute and pretty while hers are more practical.
Why does Melody feel guilty after Penny is born?
What is Melody feels guilty because the baby needs a lot of attention but her parents have to do everything for her, too. This makes them both very tired and stressed and she feels that if she weren’t there, they would have a better or easier life.
Where is the setting of the novel
What is the school (H-5) and Melody's house
The definition of preliminary
What is introductory
The person that sticks up for Melody by saying her computer is awesome
Who is Connor
What happens at lunch on the day of the Whiz Kids competition that makes Melody feel even more different than the other kids?
What is Melody is so excited that she spills tomato soup on her white blouse so she feels she looks as stupid as the kids think she is.
What expression does Melody use to describe the feeling of helplessness she experiences when she can’t get on the plane?
What is she feels like she did when she was little and couldn’t get up from the floor – like a turtle stuck on its back.
What is the climax of the story?
What is when Penny is hurt
The definition of modulated
What is adjusted
Which school competes with Spaulding Street Elementary in the final round of the quiz show
What is Perry Valley Elementary
How does the weather add to the emotions in Chapter 30?
What is the weather is very bad and dark and matches the heavy, unhappy and then frantic feelings Melody and her parents have.
Describe the way Claire talks about her relationship with Melody during the interview after the competition.
What is Claire likes the spotlight on herself and talks about how she is so friendly with Melody. Claire says that they study together and eat lunch together even though everything she says is a lie except for the fact that Melody is a lot smarter than she looks.
What are the four types of conflict we see in the book
What is man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
Man vs. self
The definition of plaintively
what is feeling of sorrow
What accessory does Penny love to wear
What is a hat.
She has outfits and computers and friends and cool shoes. Everything that a girl could want.
What is the figurative language present?
What is Polysyndeton
Describe the cause and effect of what happens to Penny (5 out of 6 things)
What is Melody is left from the flight, dad hurts his hand, mom is having a bad day, Penny spills juice on Melody, it is raining very hard, the backpack is left in the house
Take 1 min to create a theme statement for Out of my Mind
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