Fish In A Tree

 In the book, Fish In A Tree  Ally is almost a troublemaker. She doesn't do any work and everyone in her class is tired of her. She calls herself dumb, stupid, idiot. Her friends also call her those things. For seven years she has been in seven different schools. She does not know how to read and it gives her a hard time. Her teacher tries her best to speak with her, but there is no use. Ally is one daydreamer who is not sociable.

   

Letter to Ally

         Dear Ally,

         You should start to express your feelings so other people will understand you more. If you keep on keeping your feelings inside, you might be left out and be isolated from everyone else. Ally, you have been less sociable with people and more of an inside person the rather for asking for help. you have really become a troublemaker but you are really aren't so try to not care what others say. You had those bad times before, and we understand how you feel but we want you to know that you should be a little more sociable.
         You should not hide from others and be more sociable. Try to work hard in school to get good grades. It is, ok, to have enemies, but you have to have someone to hang out with and not be lonely. It is ok to have no friends but try to make an interest to your teachers. You probably might be thinking why we are telling you this, but we are trying to help.

In the book Fish in a Tree, Ally is inexpressive. She thinks that if she shows/tells anyone her feelings she thinks everyone else will think she is even dumber. This can be shown in the quote, "I don't need to read it to you I get it."&"now I wish I knew what the poster said." This quote is significant because it shows how Ally doesn't want to read it to her because she can't read. She is inexpressive because of her interaction with others in her school. She hides the truth from everyone, cause she thinks she will be dumber. One quote is, " They will think I am dumb and you can't cure dumb." This quote is significant because it shows how Ally really feels like.

In the book "Fish in a tree'' by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Ally Nickerson faces tough problems at school & home. she always feels dumb and unwanted and she keeps underestimating herself. she never pays attention at school work. One of Ally's character traits is imaginative. this can be seen when it states ''all that doodling of yours, Ally. If you weren't drawing all the time your work might be done.

fish in a tree

A character trait we see in Ally is that she's depress.She's always alone and getting in trouble.When trying, things don't go out the way she wants.Kids thinks she weird so no one ever comes near or talk to her. when she was trying to be nice to her teacher it went wrong, she got in trouble. she was just trying to be happy for her teacher having a baby.

                                                     ¨Fish In A Tree¨
 
                     In the book Fish In Tree¨ Ally has many character traits such as a target. One reason is because she is a target for getting bullied at school. And reason to that is her disability, or kind of a disability she developed herself. Her inability to learn nor read nor write made her a bullying target in 7th grade. She sort of did dumb things that she wasn't aware of. Like that sympathy card she bought for her teacher that was supposed a congratulations card.

character trait to ally

ally is intricate.
meaning she is a  complex person one day she was being rude and didn't want to do any work the teacher had given her instead she had disrespected the teacher and started writing on the desks and the next chapter  shows her given a card for her baby shower and says in chapter 2 quote "i feel like its my way of saying i'm sorry for being such a pain all the time."anytime she tried to do something good it always turned out that she would make things worse.she had many thoughts they were weird because sometimes she would think positive and the next negative thing.

A trait for Ally

      Ally's character trait is unforgiving.One reason why is because in the story it said Ally had gave her teacher Mrs.Hall a Yellow sympathy card,And so Mrs.halls said "why in the world would you give me a sympathy card" she also said "go to the OFFICE" which means Mrs.halls doesn't forgive her because of her sympathy card that she gave to her.

            

Ally's characteristic

       I (Yasmin) think Ally is repudiate.  I believe this because Ally refuses to learn to read and make new friends.  She's afraid to open her heart to new and different things in her life. 
I (Kevin) think the quote, "I stare at her big stomach. 'So, did you decide what you're going to name the baby?'  I ask.  Last week we got her talking about baby names for a full half hour of social studies.  'C'mon, Ally.  No more stalling.'  I don't answer." supports Yasmin's thinking because it shows how Ally is procrastinating from her problems instead of finding solutions to solve them. 

Ally's character trait

Ally is the kind of person who is depressed about what she does. This can be seen when Ally was

depressed about how she really misses her grandpa . This can be seen when Ally said, "i miss grandpa.

Three words that hold sadness like a tree holds leaves" This is significant because it shows how Ally

holds so much sadness in her and how she is not capable of expressing her feelings and talking to a

trusted adult. Ally only finds one thing that helps her relax which is drawing. ,

Letter to Ally a way to feel good

    Dear, Ally Nickerson
         
                 Hey there Ally,what I think what you should do is to try not to hide your feelings when your talking to people.Even if you think its hard for you.And to think no one can cure dumb you always have to think positive in life,Even if Jessica and her friend Shay or if any other class mates make fun of you have to think positive.Another way to think Positively is to like your drawings they are fun and creative and you put so much effort into them!

                                                             

                                                                                     Sincerely, Stress

Our fist impressions on the book Fish In A Tree

        In the book Fish In A Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt the main character Ally faces challenges in school as she is underestimating herself of her abilities to work she thinks that she's dumb and that you can't cure dumb. After reading the first few chapters we think the theme is to not let people control your mind to make you think a certain way for example because of the common laughter about ally and her classmates saying that she is dumb Ally would believe that she is dumb and is unable to work especially when a new teacher Mrs. Halls wants to know how Ally describes herself Ally refuses to do the full paper because she doesn't like to show her emotions and when Mrs. Halls sends Ally to the office that is when she does agree to do the paper.

Letter to Ally

Dear Ally,

We know you have trouble with reading so here are some advice to help you. You need to try your

best and stop being self conscious. Also, think about what you do and what you tell people.  We know

you think right, but your actions don't show that. You should also try telling your teacher about your

we are sure she will understand. You need to be confident in yourself so you can be better.


Ally, try to talk to a trusted adult. You should look at what you are doing wrong and then try to fix it,

Try to ignore bullies, and just be yourself. You only want to change to the best and not the worst.

Always be yourself and don't worry about other people's opinions.

                                                              Our letter to Ally
      Since you're being bullied in your middle school years, try to avoid bullies at any cost. Just keep it tidy if a bully tries to get the best of you. Best way to deal with those bums is by ignoring them, yes it's hard but it's better to say nothing before you got into even more trouble. Well, buying a sympathy card without even knowing what is kind of stupid, it's true. Not that we are for bullies it's just that think twice before you do something. People might think you're innocent person, however, when someone does it, it doesn't look right.
      Even when you have stalkers that pretend to be your friends, try to be even with them when relatives are around. Don't ignore them, mama will be mad. When they ask you some question about you just answer  with "That's the way I am." If same kids in school ask you about that sympathy card you bought, try saying,"There was nothing else and I didn't know what sympathy card was, no-one ever told me about it." It works. Yeah, book characters always find some sort of dumb solution to their problems, it's probably fiction after all.

Fish In A Tree

In the book Fish in a Tree yesterday we read about a girl named Ally, who had trouble learning. Kids in school thought she was trouble to everyone, she never knew how to read nor write properly. Her troubles made her the target of bullying, her disabilities were the things that made her weaker. Sometimes she actually expressed suicidal thoughts, however, she never spoke them out. She's troubled by bullies and probably will find a way to deal with them.

Dear Ally Nickerson.... (Fish in a Tree)

Dear Ally Nickerson,
       
         We think that Ally is introverted and thinks nobody can help her.  That nobody can solve her problems so she keeps all of her feelings bottled up inside of herself.  I (Yasmin) think if Ally keeps all of her emotions trapped inside of a bottle, it will overfill and the cork will fly off of the top!  It's not healthy to preserve all of the negative thoughts in her brain.  I (Kevin) thinks that she doesn't want to express herself to anyone. According to the story, "I can't tell her.  Thinking I have friends makes her so happy."

letter to ally

Dear Ally Nickerson,
Do not pay attention to Jessica and her suck up friend they only want for you to pay attention to them by bullying you because they have nothing else to do.

Fish in a tree

     Our group was reading Fish in a tree, The book was about a girl named Ally and She was having

trouble listening to instructions. She was always thinking negative and never positive. For example she

always thinks that she is dumb, stupid, and an idiot. She always wants to do the right thing but her

actions always do the opposite way. Some conflicts that she is facing are, she's having trouble focusing

in class , she is constantly getting in trouble by her teachers, and trouble learning in class. At her

teacher's baby shower Ally gave her teacher a present that was a box of diapers, and a card with

yellow flowers that was for dead people. Ally doesn't realize that - that's bad.

A Letter To Ally

Jeter, Stan, Lucas, Andrew                          iSlav                                                           5/23/18



          Dear Ally,
              You may feel different from the other kids, but us, 206 kids feel that you are special in your own ways. iSlav recommends you to show the kids at your school what you're all about. And don't stand alone, find a group of kids or a trusted adult who can help you and ignore who oppose you. Although you might feel shy sometimes, having trusted friends can get you through hard times. 
               If we at iSlav were your friends we'd understand all of your struggles, and show you the path to a better life. We'd make sure no one would bother you and tutor you, to help you. We'd have good times, swimming in the summer and sip hot cocoa in the winter and maybe watch a movie. Your differences are not a problem to us, we understand how you feel. Break out of your shy shell, and ignore the bullies and get out there Ally!

Farewell, iSlav

Advice to ally

Dear Ally 
How are you.We have some advices for you , If people tease you for not knowing how to read just say you have no life and snitch on the student.Also ignore people that's going to to hurt your feelings and break your hart . Your teachers love you and use them for help and advice . their going to help you over the years if you listen to them and be respect full. Your not the only kid in your school who does not no how to read,don't be worried you learn from you mistakes. 
    
             Don't feel bad about reading we were all in your shoes before. we know how you feel we all don't like to read. Try your best at all times and be you and don't follow students be others. 
don't get into trouble and stop going to the main office it wont help in life.Just be happy, hope you feel better

Ezekiel, Sal,Amran 

bye
  

A letter to Ally!

Dear Ally,
     Your amazing and unique no one can ever change that. You should just say you need help so people see your not just joking around. Even if you do not want to you need to. it will make you feel better soon... just watch.oh and about the bullying thing, act like they did not say anything to you. Most of the time when people make fun of someone it is beacuse they wish to have a life like yours.  Ally do not care what others think be you and your mistakes will make you smarter, though only if you addmit to them and take full responcebilty. When your feeling down think about then talk to someone you care about, about it you'll feel much better afterwards. And you are not stupid you are creativie. when people are mean to you is because they do not like themselfs and want others to feel that pain.  do not reject help.

    love who you are! Do not let anyone bring you down, your confedints should be high .you are extrodanary in your own way. asking for help is a good thing, when you let everyone bully you or you let the treat you like your there toy it is bad because you are allowing that to happen so you need to tell or tell them to stop, maybe if you would ask the teacher or an adult.   it will help you find the answer to WHY? you are awsome no one can tell you that you are not!you are awesome and if you ever have questions dont be shy to ask the teacher if you are tell it to her privatly.if kids in your class call you dumb then ignore them because they are just jealous of how smart you could possibly be and what you could do.

from,

hayley D , isabella , haylee H , sofia,

letter to ally

Dear Ally,



Here is some advice to make your school year better. Number 1 what you should is to ignore the bully tell the teacher to make them stop. you should tell the teacher about the problem  that you encountered.
So that people  wont get a chance to pick on you.You should speak whats on your mind so people know how to treat you.also show how smart you are by getting better grades in life. my advice for you is that stay by the teacher so that even if kids try to pick on you the teacher is watching them so they wont get a chance to pick on you.


So tell the teacher so that she could help you and the kids would tease you or make fun of you if the teachers knows your problem and helps you.If teachers find out who's picking on who, shes gonna tell the staff or the principal what you have done and how you are gonna fix the problem. i advice that you need to express your feelings by showing how you feel. They won't because your not telling them how you feel if that doesn't work tell some one

Advice to Ally

Our advice to Ally is to stand up for yourself and don't let the unwanted comments get you. You should act normal, ask for help if your upset, and do what your teacher said. Don't worry about why they call you that.

Another advise is to not to be quiet to anyone and talk to your teacher and other students in your class and different class.Also be not negtive b positive to your teachers and students so the teachers and student don't hate you forever.

advice to ally

Ally, i think that you don't know much and that your not very smart.
I think you should listen to the teacher and not disobey her.
Try hard to listen to the teacher and not sit there staring into space.
If you try harder to do good in school, you will know more.
The teacher is trying to help you learn, not distract you from learning.
You're in school for a reason, not to sit there, you're there to learn.
I once was like you, sitting there not doing anything.
I then learned that if you do more work, you can better in school.
Try harder and you can be smarter and have a good life when you grow up.
Also, don't let the mean kids bully you around.

Advice to Ally

Dear Ally,
              Hey I think you need advise for your bullies that are telling u are very dumb first of all just ignore the people they will just pull you down and make you do the wrong things and if you ignore them they will stop bullying you because you dont care and they dont want to do it if nothing is going to happen. I also think that you should not care what they say about you, You are perfect in your own way and it doesn't matter what they say. 

Advice To Ally

Dear Ally,
Ally! We heard that you got in trouble again and we are deeply disappointed. We thought you knew better then to listen to those bratty bullies. You shouldn't be able to hold yourself back because people are holding you back. You shouldn't feel bad yourself because others feel bad for you. You have to stand up for yourself. You have to behave and be cooperative towards your teachers; they only want what's best for you. 

letter to Ally to deal with bullying

           Dear Ally,
   
    We are the 3 musketeers  who are writing to you. We are here to help you deal with your bullying situation. We have some suggestions for you. First, you should stop talking back to your teacher(s) and respect them when they are trying to help you. Next, you should stop being savage. Also, Be yourself, no one else. Another thing you should do is use your freedom of speech. Don't let anyone stop you from saying things about you. Don't think that you will be made fun of. If you are made fun of tell your teacher or parents. If that doesn't help, ignore them and don't let them get to you.
        Another thing to remember, don't be self conscious. If you are, then everyone will think you are a freak and keep telling you that, soon you will always believe what they are saying. Quick tip, you don't always have to believe what people say about you. You are what you are and people are not you. Also, if  you see the world from your perspective your life will change. Remember, no matter what, you will always be unique. And that is a good thing. Always remember that you are smart in different ways that no one can be like you. Last, "promise us you will remember that you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

bye, from the 3 musketeers

Fish in a Tree

            Yesterday when we read Fish in a Tree, we learned that the main character, Ally, is having a hard time at school.  She is always so negative and believes the rude comments her classmates say about her so she says it to herself.  "Stupid...Weird...Dumb".  Ally doesn't know how to read so she procrastinates by making up silly excuses to stay away from doing her work.  This gives her teacher a hard time sending Ally to the principle's office more than once.  In our opinions, Ally is like the fish in the tree.  We think she just needs somebody to talk to her because she is normally alone.  Maybe Ally acts a certain way because she doesn't know how to express her feelings.  She even drew all over the table!  In conclusion, Ally needs some sort of companion or friend to hang around her.  Being negative is bringing herself down.

this story is wriiten by roald dahl about his childhood

beast quest #19

we are reading a book named beast quest and this book is about a boy named Tom and his father who became a ghost by fighting five beasts then got killed by the legendary one the sixth one and now  Tom need to make his dad come alive again by fighting Nixa the death bringer but before Tom's father went for the quest the wizard gave him an amulet but after he came back it was destroyed into six pices 

Echo

     
        Today we read the book, "echo,"written by Pam Munoz Ryan. Off of what we read so far, we are up to the second part of the story.The second part of the story is Friedrich , and his family. This time setting is during world war 2. It was a time where Hitler was the ruler. This story takes place in Germany. Friedrich has a unique, but huge.He was bullied because of his birthmark on his face to his neck. The bullying got up to a point where Friedrich's father had enough and told the principle that he had to be tutored alone.

Today we read the book called "Sit, Stay, Love" by j.j Howard. In this book its talks about a girl named Cecilia who has an obsession with dogs. She is warmhearted, although she is a bit lonely. Her parents don't allow her to own a dog. But she volunteered at Orphan Paws for 8 whole months just to hang out with them. Cecilia's home caught on fire and she has to live at her aunts house. Her dad doesn't have much money and Cecilia had many obstacles along her way. A dog named Potato came to Orphan paws and Cecilia fell in love with him. Eric Chung, the rich popular boy, adopted Potato and Cecilia was heartbroken. Potato was soon leaving and Cecilia was left alone.

Rowan of Rin

by Emily Rodda

This book is about how, this boy named Rowan and his village realized that his villages water source has stopped. So the villages people all gathered to have a meeting. Some say to find out what was blocking the water source from coming down. Some disagree because, they say there's a dragon on the mountain. So they had a argument about whether to go or to wait for death to come to their village. At the end they decided to go and so they wanted more information about the mountain and dragon. So they asked someone who was familiar with the mountain, Sheba.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

We read about how the main character was put into a cathedral after seeing her mother "dead" and is going into the forest of hands and teeth.she was washed with holy water and other holy items. However she didn't believe in god.After some weeks she was able to go home.The brother of the home doesn't want him to be at there home because she was a reminder of her parent's death.So then she is going into sisterhood.Where she has to learn and everything.

Princess Academy-the most amazing book ever!!!!

                    Princess Academy: Palace of Stone

     Miri is going to go a place called Princess Academy, she got chosen by the princess which is named Britta and also her friend. She doesn't believe she fits in this new school. However, she met someone who she believes that she can find more answers to the "Revolution". 

Rowan of Rin

by Emily Rodda

Rowan and his village and his bukshah are in danger

Relationships in "City of Bones, The Mortal Instruments"

          In the book, "City of Bones, The Mortal Instruments", by Cassandra Clare there is a good complex plot, but the relationships between the characters are complex in its own ways.

          Clary for example has a difficult complex relationship with Jace. Like a love, hate relationship. They are technically step siblings because a man named Valentine made Clary with a woman named Jocelyn but then Valentine left that family, adopting Jase. Then as the story goes on, Clary and Jase kissed at one point, NOT knowing that they were step siblings. But, this gets even more harsh. Thus because Simon, Clary's best friend for ten years, loves her but; is afraid to confess. Moreover, Simon  also loves Isabelle Lightwood, another Shadowhunter. To make this even more complex, Alec Lightwood, Isabelle's brother, likes Jace Wayland. Not just as a friend, but as a partner and lover. But, Alec is afraid to come out of the closet. Thus when Jace makes his move Alec gets jealous. Thus making him hate Clary.

          As you can tell, this book is not easy to understand as if you are reading the simple plot.
But the relationships of the characters are hard and complex. The worse thing is that tides between Clary and her mother Jocelyn have worsened. Thus because Clary when discovered that Jocelyn has put the block in her mind she doesn't even know her mother anymore. She realizes that she doesn't even know Luke anymore, he has been keeping horrible truths from her. Such as the fact that he has relationships with Downworlders. Everyone in this series has difficult relationships. Their relationships are on the brink of having a good one. At least they can still trust each other and have lover for each other.

The forest of hands and teeth response

The main character in "The Forest Of Hands And Teeth" is Mary. Her mother is a widow who has been waiting for her husband who is in the forest with the unconsecrated. One day, while Mary was creating feeling for a boy named Harry, her mother was attacked by one of the unconsecrated.Her mother decided to join her husband in the forest instead of getting killed. Mary had to join the sisterhood because she was too worried about her mom and she needed to take her mind off it. Mary has a complicated life. She likes a boy named Travis but his brother likes Mary. It's a triangle of love. Mary has a complicated life with everything revolving around her.

                                             The  Spiderwick Chronicles by Simon Schuster

       In the book Spiderwick Chronicles we learn more about why Jared feels insecure.
His biggest insecurity is that he feels misunderstood because his mother has a negative outlook on everything bad that happens, and thinks that it's always Jared who causes it.

      This idea can be seen in the book when the faerie ties (Jared's and Simon's sister) Mallory's hair to her bed. Finally when she wakes up to a scream,  their mother thinks that it was Jared to tie her hair, because he is known to be the trouble maker, and thinks that he's been acting weird ever since their dad left. In the book it says "'You think a Faerie tied my hair to my bed?' Mallory asked.'Mom thinks you did. She thinks you have been acting weird ever since dad left. Like getting into all those fights at school' ". This evidence shows why Jared's family thinks he always causes trouble. In fact, even when Jared tries to prove that he didn't do it, Mallory believes him but doesn't think that it was the faerie who tied her hair.

City Of Bones - By: Cassandra Clare -

Book: City Of Bones 
By: Cassandra Clare
Wrote By: bby_fishess

                     In " City Of Bones ", we meet our main characters, Clary and Simon. As they are waiting in line at the Pandemonium, they spot a weird boy with electric blue hair. Clary, follows the boy to some empty storage room; only to find out that there are more people in there, trying to kill him. But these people aren't regular humans: they are called Shadowhunters. From the description, we thought that Clary MIGHT have been a Shadowhunter because in the text it states, ""A mundie girl," he said, half to himself. "And she can see us."" This quote shows that Clary being able to see the Shadowhunters is unusual, and that she might not be a mundie after all.

KMAD

 Today we read a portion of the novel, "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare. The main protagonist of the book, Clary Fray, witnesses the strange murder of a demon, even stranger committed by three teenagers with odd markings on them, and even stranger, no one else but Clary can see the teenagers.

One character theory we believe to be true is that Valentine, a former Shadowhunter, (Person who hunts demons) who only wanted humans to live in their world without interactions from downworlders (monsters of legends), is actually Clary's father. This is because Clary in the book, turns sixteen in a couple more days, just as her father died in a "car crash" before she was born, and how Valentine also happened to have died sixteen years ago, burning himself and the cup that made Shadowhunters into ash. This also explains how Clary can see downworlders, and other Shadowhunters, and how she survived Jace, another Shadowhunter, place a marking on Clary that would have killed Clary, if she was just a normal person, with no Shadowhunter blood. 

What kind of person is Mrs. Saunders?

The kind of person we think Mrs. Saunders is, she is strong. She doesn't let people let her down.
since, she looks weird. One detail is,''My face says I am smart, sexy, sassy, and self confident.'' She said snapping her fingers with rapid fire.This shows how she is strong by what adjectives she uses to describe herself. Also she doesn't even care about what others think of her. Another example is,''These tiny bags? They let the world know I like to stay up late.'' "doing what?'' John John asks. ''Checking homework? Or making out?''. Mrs. Saunders replied,''what do I think of my face I think I'm all that''. This quote also hows how Mrs. Saunders is a strong lady. looking at what she said that she stays up late she shows that she is a hardworking person. Also she looks at herself as a normal person not what people really see.
 

What Kind Of Person Is Miss. Saunders?

Jeter, Lucas, Andrew, Stan                             iSlav                                                 May 22nd, 2018


Question - What kind of person is miss Saunders?

Book - The Skin I'm In


                The person Ms. Saunders is that she's actually a nice person who thinks about the kids. Some evidence to support this is "She's always wanted to teach. She says being at McClenton Middle School will help her figure out if she wants to make a career out of teaching." This quote explains that she cares about kids, and she would leave her well-paying job just so that she could become a teacher so she can help out kids regardless of how they treat her.

What kind of person is ms sanders?

Ms sanders is self - confinted because she knows that her face cant be changed its inposible also its because her face is ugley.This can be seen when the book say"im smart,sassy,sexy"This shows qhy she says that because she wants to never give upon yourself.She said that because she is trying to make the girl feel better.Another deatail is "My family tried and the price tried to it"This shows that she describes how they tries to cahge her.She still gives examples so she can express how sharon felt.

miss saunders

Miss saunders is experciening  a teacher life and she is thinking of being a teacher as a career.She is really positive .She help kids like maleeka,who was bullied for wearing homemade clothing and her skin color.

Theme

Jeter, Lucas, Stan, Andrew                                       iSlav                                                5/21/18


Today, we read chapters one through two, of the book "The Skin I'm In." by Sharon G. Flake. Chapter one spoke of a girl named Maleeka's struggles that she goes through every day. Everyday Maleeka is taunted by the other kids in her class. They make fun of her homemade clothes and dark skin.
What they don't know is that Maleeka is very intelligent in math and can outsmart 9th graders and she has the memory of an elephant. And then a new teacher named Miss Saunders comes to Maleeka's school. She is very unusual with a white splotched face and odd looking body. She protects Maleeka since people give her a hard time, and since Miss Saunders must have gone through this since she looks odd and it must have been rough for her so she wants to help Maleeka out.    

the theme of the first two chapters in "the skin i'm in.".

I think that these facts help with the theme of the first two chapters. Maleeka thinks the new English teacher is a freak just like she thinks she is.

John-John is always bulling her because of the skin that she was born with so she feels bad.

John-John is singing a song that he made up under his breath and she is getting sick of hearing it.

The song that he is singing made her think about leaving school early to escape sitting next to him in class.

She couldn't leave school because when she tried, things happened which blocked her from getting outside.

She now has to go to class and sit next to the boy and she doesn't want to hear him sing that song but there is nothing she can do.

I think the theme is:

"She is mad that he is making fun of him, but she knows there is nothing she can do to stop it."

Theme

The theme of the book ''the skin im in''by Sharon G. Flake is Racism can lead to hardships and great depresion.One detail from the story is  ''I still hear singing the boom boom song under his braeth''This shows that the depression still doesnt stop and it is hardship.Another detail is ''I dont have to listen to it either''. This shows that that in the same time she has great depression even though she gets teasesd.Also its not a one day thing its everyday.

THEME

the theme of the book "The skin i'm in" is intelligence is not always beautiful

Zoe- i think this book matches this theme because not every one enjoys seeing her and her intelligence, her classmates and everyone she sees  doesn't care about it at all.

manveer- i think that this theme works because she might tease by her classmates because of what she wears and looks like but she thinks she can do way better the she is being created

dua and dashawn -i think this book matches this theme because  she is good in her school but people judge her by her skin. 

Theme of the first 2 chapters

        The theme we found in the first two chapters was the theme of don't treat people differently because everyone should be treated equally. I know this because in chapter 1,  it says, "baboom, boom, boom, but she so black!" This shows why everyone should be treated equally. Another detail is,''He's my color but ever since second grade he's been teasing me about being too black.'' This also shows how she is being treated different from everyone else because the boy teases her for being black.Another example is,''When she's far enough away,john john says to me ''i don't see no pretty ,just whole lot of black.'' This shows how john john teases her and does not treat Maleeka equally.

Theme

Today we read the book"The Skin i'm In".we read to chapter 2.The theme of chapter 1 and 2 is Maleeka gets bullied because of her skin color and clothes. Miss Saunders finds Maleeka in the hallway, she tells Maleeka to go back to class.

Theme of The Skin i'm ln

What is one theme that we see in the first two chapters?  (Use Evidence from book)
A theme in the first two chapters is people judge other peoples unique traits. This chould be seen on page 3 of chapter  "When she's far enough away, Jonn-John says to me,"I don't see no,pretty, just a whole lotta black" This shows now how Maleeka's skin can be bad for her. She gets bullied for having this unigue skin.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

Today we read "The Forest of Hands and Teeth" The main event that we read so far is that it is a normal day in her town.The town surronded by a forest where people could get infected.There for there is a fence around the town.Her father had gone in and was infected.

predictions about the book

manveer, dua,  zoe,  dashawn

I think that her skin was gonna fall out or do it her self or get surgeries so her skin gets light.

i also think that she is getting bullied and might cut her skin off

since the teacher likes it she might not and learn a lesson

The kids might be bullying her because they don't believe what she did because of her dark skin.

I think that the girl feels like a outsider just because the kids bully her around but maybe she will feel better about the techer

I think the girl feels sad because of her skin color and hates herself about it.

Prediction on the book "The Skin I'm In"

Isabella thinks... it is about a girl who has dark skin, and is judged for it. She might not be happy because of this and she might want to be what others call normal.

Sofia thinks...i think taht Maleeka will be become good friends with her teacher, even to the ponit of trusting her 

Haylee thinks... that the girl is geting bullyed because she is different by her skin color and everybody jugdes her. 

Hayley Dthinks...its about a girl who is different then everyone else because she has a  skin color then everyone else

Predictions about the book.

Our prediction of the book  ¨The skin i'm in'' is a black girl that is being discriminated and being bullied and taunted, and she is smart, funny and just a good person in general. Then a significant black adult character comes in teaching the girl that it doesn't matter whats on the outside but rather on the inside.
Then the girl grows up teaching other young black girls to have a good self esteem.

Prediction about the book

I predict the girl will get bullied because people dont like her race.
She doesnt like her skin because people tease her.
People wont be her friend because people dont like her.
I think people will call her names.
It seems like she doesnt have faith in herself.
She loses confidence when people make fun of her.
I also think there is a teacher that tells her about the skin she is in.

predicts about the book

To be honest, i feel like the book is real because the first sentence is saying as if someone is talking in real life. The book for me feels like someone is not happy about the color of their skin or their just not happy about the skin that they live in. The book might start to talk about what happened in the authors life if this is a true story or it will talk about how the author feels how other people aren't happy about the skin they live in. I don't think that this story is fake because when i read a book, i feel a connection. as if all of the information in the book, just warp from the book into my head and i know whats going to happen in the book. So i feel that this book is a book about a real person that is not happy about the skin that they live in and that they wrote this book to tell people how she feels about the skin that they live in. Most people are fine with the skin they live in, but this person doesn't feel good about the skin that they live in so they wrote a book about how they feel.

predictions about the book "The skin I'm in."

     we think the book is going to be about a girl that is discriminated. We know this because,the back of the book shows she doesn't like her skin color because, she is made fun of.Then one day a new teacher arrives.we think the girl will benefit from her. In the back it says that the teacher is also different so it will affect her.We know this because she can also reflect upon her new teacher for being different.
            We also know this because in the back of the book it says, ''Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids  in her class..... It's about her dark skin." Another way we know this is because in the back it says,''Miss Saunders loves the skin shes in. Can Maleeka learn to do the same?.''

Prediction of The Skin I'm in.

  From what we've seen from the blurb, Maleeka is a smart girl. She is also oblivious. She doesn't improve of her skin because others bully her about it. The teacher, Ms. Saunders loves her skin color. Maleeka was very surprised. If someone who is more intelligent and wiser, Maleeka should be able to love her skin by the end of the story. Soon she will probably become less insecure about her skin color. Ms Saunders will and did or maybe helped her get through all. Why? Cause of how much Ms Saunders favored her.

prediction about the book

According to the blerb, i think that the book is about how Maleeka get bullied everyday for her skin color. When a girl saw her, the girl told her that her skin is like a blue-black sky after it's rained and rained. When a new teacher came in, she really liked the teacher.