Summary Of The Poem 'Out Of My Mind'

The child knew how to turn the pages, show me the title of the book, and show me the title page of the book. The child struggled in holding the book right side up, showing me the front cover, and the back cover, and finding the first page of text. The child was not able to tell me what the author or the illustrator did. With the conventions of print the child was able to tell me where it tells the story at, where we start to read. Lastly the he could tell me that we read from left to right and top to bottom. The child struggled with the return sweep when reading. The child excelled in showing me the spaces between words, and pointing out letters to me. The child struggled in one on one reading, and finding word boundaries around a word. The child also had problems with finding the first word on the page, and the last word on the page, and with counting the words and letters for me. The child was not able to show me the difference between a capital and lowercase letter. The child was able to identify the letters on a page, some of the specific letters that I pointed to, and also was able to identity some of the letters in his name. The child was also able to name some of the letters on a page, some of the specific letters, and some of the letters in his name. He was able to

When the class sang songs about happiness and games her lips barely moved.” Margot ignored the other children, the only time she participated was when an activity mentioned the sun. Margot keeps herself apart from the rest of the class while she talks about experiences with the sun, when that is what the kids want the most. Although Margot’s classmates hurt her because of their jealousy, Margot was also partly to blame for since she keeps mentioning something that her classmates has always wanted.

Grace’s school performance suggests that she is capable of learning. This is confirmed by her scores on Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, and Processing Speed scores from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition. The Woodcock-Johnson III Test of Achievement further demonstrates these abilities with scores in the average range for Letter-Word Identification, Reading Fluency, Calculation, Writing Fluency and Writing Samples.

In Julie Sheehan's poem we get a clear message that the tone is sarcastic. The usage of figurative language exaggerate the poem. The exaggeration in the poem makes us believe if this is real “hate” because of the hyperbolic phrases. In her piece “Hate Poem,” Julie Sheehan uses hyperbolic personification, metaphor, and simile to create a sarcastic tone to convey that passionate emotions can be easy to confuse.

The woman being described in Maxine’s poem is confident in her own skin, where Maxine says, “The woman I am in my dreams, is taller than I am, she sees the world as she walks” this suggests that the woman always has her head up high and takes in the world as she walks. The woman wears red “spike heels” and “that woman walks only when she feels like not running, not jogging” would suggest the woman is physically capable of both running and walking. The verse “they don’t hide under long skirts; her legs and feet are well” would elude that the woman in the poem isn’t afraid to show off her legs which would support the idea that she is physically able.

One in five American students has a learning disability this is according to the documentary “Misunderstood Minds’’ produced by WGBH. Children with learning disabilities are more likely to become outcasts in school and in society. The documentary follows five families dealing with a differently abled child; Nathan V, Lauren, Sarah Lee, Adam, and Nathan S. The film focuses on difficulties the families go through, professionalism or lack of it by school officials and demystification.

Ever since I was young, I knew something was different about me. I’ve always had an active imagination and would write all kinds of stories, sometimes through pictures and sometimes through words. Not until I was in first grade did I notice my writing was different than my friends. It didn’t bother me though because I was too young to realize something was wrong; I was just different. One weekend, after playing restaurant with my mom and brother, my mom contacted my teacher to talk about some concerns she had with my reading and writing. She was told that I seemed to be progressing on an age-appropriate level with my peers and that nothing appeared to be wrong. But my mom persisted, and insisted that I be tested for a reading disability. My dad is dyslexic and my mom, knowing it can be passed down, was watching for the signs in my older brother first and now me. After testing, one of SV’s school psychologists announced that my results showed I had a learning disability. I then went to my pedestrian to talk about it and then to a special learning center in Sewickley for further

The novel Out of My Mind, is written in the prospective of an 11-year-old girl named Melody Brooks. Ever since Melody was born, Cerebral Palsy has affected her life by leaving her unable to walk, talk, use the bathroom, or even feed herself. Although totally nonverbal, this eleven-year-old happens to be immensely intelligent and has a photographic memory. Throughout Melody’s life, people have quickly written her off as “profoundly retarded”, stupid, and brain-damaged, but from beginning to end Melody has shown her ability to overcome her struggles and prove everyone wrong. (Draper 22). In the novel Out of My Mind by Sharon M Draper, Melody Brooks teaches the reader to always have hope and determination, that physical disabilities do not mean

These children who seem to not to be able to do math or learn to read may have simply chosen instead to put their imagination and intelligence to other things outside of school. Personally, I am well acquainted with family members who have Asperger’s, severe autism, and cerebral palsy. These titles given to them could hold them back, however, each are exceptionally talented in their own way. My cousin Aerick was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at a very young age. He has had many disciplinary problems, nonetheless, outside of school he flourishes with technology and becomes captivated by different topics until he understands everything about them. In addition, I am also familiar with the idea of “reading in between the lines” like Akmir and the unnamed women. As a young adult, I have been enlightened to the darker parts of the world. As a woman, I recognize the inequality. Recently, I often read something or hear something on the news or television and I have become more and more insulted and slighted. This awakening has provided a different outlook on the world, and with it I hope to make a difference.

People with learning disabilities are often thought to have lower intelligence. In first through fourth grade I was thought to be one of the unintelligent kids in my class. I attended Saint Catherine’s of Sienna, a scary cold catholic school with some of the harshest nuns I have ever met. They would scowl at me every time I looked their way. During my time at Saint Catherine’s I was not yet diagnosed with my learning disability, as a result many of my teachers didn’t understand why I was not comprehending the information given to me like my classmates were. They often assumed my poor grades were a result of a

In “Alzheimer” Kelly cherry tells the story of a old man with Alzheimer. She is telling his story as he is coming home to what we expect to be his wife. This is a narrative poem in which we see this shell of a old man remembering bits and pieces from his house which seems to be the only thing that he remembers. The pieces are reveal piece by piece of the small things he remembers about his house. Even with all the things he remembers it won 't be enough to save this crazy old man. Cherry uses imagery, and diction to show a old man as he goes through the signs of Alzheimer, we see the terror he experiences as he comes home.

Ted Kooser, the thirteenth Poet Laureate of the United States and Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for his honest and accessible writing. Kooser’s poem “A Spiral Notebook” was published in 2004, in the book Good Poems for Hard Times, depicting a spiral notebook as something that represents more than its appearance. Through the use of imagery, diction, and structure, Ted Kooser reveals the reality of a spiral notebook to be a canvas of possibilities and goes deeper to portray the increasing complexities in life as we age.

“We all live with the objective of being happy. Our lives are all different, and yet the same.” –Anne Frank. Melody has cerebral palsy. She can’t talk at all. However, she is extremely smart. Melody is just like every other fifth grader because she wants a boyfriend, has all the other problems of fifth graders, and gets annoyed with her younger sister.

     Charlie Jordan words at a bakery in New York City. But there is something a little different about Charlie--he is mentally retarded. He also attends evening classes at Beckman College. Here he submits his “progress reports” to the research team at the college. In these reports

A comparison of Sharon Olds’ “Still Life in Landscape” with Linda Pastan’s “I Am Learning to Abandon the World.”