Smile by Raina Telaemeier
Powerpoint by Leah Hart
Third Hour
March 1, 2017
Storyboard Text
Smile by Raina Telaemeier
Raina is the main character who tells about her problems from middle school through high school.
main character/protagonis
Raina's mother and father are supportive and love her very much. Raina thinks her mother has too many rules and loves her dad's jokes.
main characters
Will is Raina's little brother who is a bit annoying. Her little sister Amara is often jealous of the attention Raina gets after losing her two front teeth.
minor characters
Smile takes place in San Francisco CA. It has three important settings. The settings change as each event unfolds.
A lot of the story is in Raina's middle school. It moves between the hallways, the cafeteria, the band class and the school yard.
Raina's home is another main setting. The scenes shift from room to room as the story unfolds.
The third setting is the dentist office. Here is where Raina gets her braces and headgear. It is also where work is done on her two missing teeth.
One of Raina's main problems was falling and losing her two front teeth.
OW!
Another problem was caused by how she looked in her braces and headgear.
antagonist
You got braces ?
Raina had problems with friends bullying her.
raina come out!
Raina had problems with being teased about zits.
OMG I have zits on my face
LOL!
Raina and her friends have crushes on boys which always causes problems
Raina struggles with emotions and insecurities about growing up.
minor characters
Raina's life was even complicated by an earthquake!
Rising action
Raina begins to find herself when she enters high school and makes new friends.
blah blah blah blah blah blah
The resolution of all Ranina's problems come when she has her final surgery and loves her smile.
event
conflict/falling action
This book was written in comic book style making it fun to read.
He really did that
event
I loved how the author used sound effects and language that real middle school kids use.
event
crash
climax
This was a true story of the life of the author and the problems she had during this time in her life.
rising action
The book Smile was from the #1 New York Times best seller author.
The book Sisters is a followup story to Smiles. It is a Graphic Novel also.