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- "Everybody uses words to express themselves. Except me. And I bet most people don't realize the real power of words. But I do. Thoughts need words. Words need a voice." I do not have a voice!
- Rising Action
- " Mrs. Brooks, " It is my opinion that Melody is severely brain-damaged and profoundly retarded." " You can chose to keep her at home, or you can send her to a specials school,.. you can also decided to put Melody in a residential facility .."
- " I think your wrong-I know you are!"
- Rising Action
- "I'm taking you right now and enrolling you at Spaulding Street Elementary School"
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- I know you are smarter than everyone thinks, but you have no way to show us. Let's put some more words on your tray so you can communicate better.
- I am also going to teach you how to roll over and scoot on the floor.
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- Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
- George Brooks (Dad), Melody Brooks (me), Diane Brooks (Mom), Violet Valencia (our neighbor), Ollie (my fish). I have Cerebral Palsy.
- Rising Action
- "Words have always swirled around me.." "By the time I was two, all my memories had words, and all my words had meanings. But only in my head."Chapter 1, pages 1 and 2.
- Rising Action
- A healthy baby girl, we will call her Penny.
- "I can't talk. I can't walk. I can't feed myself or take myself to the bathroom. Big bummer." "My arms and hands are pretty stiff, but I can mash the buttons on the TV remote.." Chapter 2, page 3.
- Rising Action
- My thumbs work fine, but the rest of my body moves and jerks all on its own, " ..kicking out unexpectedly and arms occasionally flailing.."Chapter 2, page 4.
- Rising Action
- "Hi, Melody. I'm glad to meet you. My name is Catherine." " ..I'm gonna be your deals and wheels every day."
- I love music. My parents played music for me a lot. "I can almost hear colors and smell images when music is played." This is called Synesthesia. Chapter 2, page 5, and Chapter 25, page 220.
- Rising Action
- You need a Medi-Talker.
- I have a photographic memory. From around the age of two, I can remember every word and sound I have ever heard. Chapter 2, page 8.
- First Climax
- Finally, finally, it is here!!
- Yes, Yes, you can Melody!
- When I turned five, before school started, my Mom took me to a doctor, who tried to test me to see how smart I was. Chapter 4, pages 24 and 25.
- Falling Action
- Hi honey!
- Mom enrolled me into regular school, where I was placed in a special class with other students who also have disabilities. It is the H-5 classroom. It is boring and they teach us nothing. Chapter 5, page29.
- Second Rising Action
- This is Violet Valencia, our neighbor, who watches me until my parents get home from work. I call her Mrs. V. She gives me no sympathy, but encourages me to try and do some things that I cannot do. Chapter 6, pages 42-46.
- Rising Action
- My fish Ollie jumped out of his bowl. I screeched for mom to come and help, but she did not hear me. Ollie died before mom came and tried to put him back into his bowl of water. I was 7 years old. Chapter 8, pages 62 and 63.
- Rising Action
- On my eighth birthday, Dad brought home a box with a puppy in it. I pointed to the dish of butterscotch candy, I wanted to name her Butterscotch. Chapter 8.
- Mom got pregnant. We were all afraid that the baby might turn out like me. I was afraid that the new baby would be too much work for my parents and they might put me into a residential facility like Dr. Hugely recommended. Chapter 9.
- When fifth grade started, I got an electric wheel chair. Also our H-5 class was introduce to inclusion program, where we would join the other students in regular classrooms in the morning. Chapter 11.
- After a lot of paper work filled out and turned in, the school was able to provide me with a helper, her name is Catherine. She is cool, and understands me. She knows I am smart and wants me to be able to communicate better. Chapter 12, page 104.
- One day in my inclusion class, a girl brought in a laptop. I thought about how great it would be if I had a special computer for my abilities. Catherine helped me find information on them for my parents to look at. Chapter 14-15.
- I can finally communicate like other people! I will secretly call my Medi-Talker Elvira. Chapter 15, page 132.
- Hi Mrs. V, I can finally talk!
- Everyone was so excited to hear me communicate with them! Chapter 15.
- Hi, Mom and Dad, I love you!
- Medi-Talker
- My baby!
- Everyone in my classroom was surprised to hear me talk! They all thought I was too dumb to communicate with them. Chapter 16.
- Hi everyone!!!!
- Now since I can communicate, I can answer questions. I am going to join the Whiz Kids Quiz team. Chapter 17.
- I'm going to be on the team.
- All of the other students were baffled and angry, because they thought I was too stupid to get the questions right. Chapter 17, page 152.
- "The only person in the class who got every single question correct is .. Melody Brooks"
- Rising Action
- "What your body looks like has nothing to do with how well your brain works!"
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- I'm on the team!
- We need to practice!
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- Climax
- The weather has gotten bad, and all flights have been cancelled.
- Falling Action
- Falling Action
- Falling Action
- I screeched to try to warn Mom about Penny. But without my Med-Talker, I could not stop her from running over Penny!
- Falling Action
- Conflict Resolution
- "Why did you leave me?" "Nobody thought about me?" "I don't want it."
- "Uh, the team kinda wants you to have this, Melody. Sorta to make up."
- This is My Family Now
- Later, Catherine told me she was proud of me. "Not," I typed. Catherine said, "Why not? You beat them all." I typed back, "They think my brain is messed up like the rest of me."
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- For two weeks, Mrs. V. and I practiced everyday after school, and even on Saturdays to prepare for the Regional Whiz Kids Quiz competition.
- Since we won the Regional competition, our team gets to go to Washington D.C., for the National competition. Chapter 25, page 222.
- We asked about the other students. She said they were here extra early, when they found out the flights were being cancelled, they took an earlier flight. Chapter 28.
- The team had all met for breakfast without me! "They left me on purpose! How could they do that? They left me on purpose!" Chapter 29, page 262.
- Since I missed the competition on Thursday, Friday I insisted on going to school. It was raining, I had to use my regular wheel chair, and I had to use my old talking board instead of my Medi-Talker. Chapter 30.
- The windows were foggy and Mom could not see Penny. This is all my fault for insisting on going to school! I hope Penny is all right!! Chapter 30, page 276.
- Thankfully, Penny was okay. No brain damage. Just a broken leg.
- On Monday, after the confrontation, I start to laugh, my hand jerks and knocks the trophy onto the floor. "When they see that I'm not going to go balistic on them, they finally start to laugh as well-a little." Chapter 32, page 289.
- Now I have to work on my autobiography assignment. "Words. I'm surrounded by thousands of words. Maybe millions." Chapter 33, page 294.
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