One of Travis’ questions was “Do you just sound out words and stuff?”

One of Travis’ questions was, “Can you teach me to read?”

One of Travis’ questions was, “Why is taking you so long to learn to read?”

One of Travis’ questions was “What does Mr. Daniels do with you after school?"

Travis seems to be jealous of Mr. Daniels and may feel that Mr. Daniels is taking Ally away from him.

Travis seems to want to join the military like his father, but is afraid to leave Ally alone with mom.

Travis doesn't seem to seem to understand why Ally would want to stay after school every day and is concerned that Mr. Daniels is punishing her.

Travis seems to be struggling with reading himself. He is asking to see if either he can get help or what Mr. Daniels does differently to help Ally read.

Albert named Ally the Flying Tiger because she would attack anyone who came between her and her friends.

Albert named Ally the Flying Tiger because she was always sneaky and hiding something.

Albert named Ally the Flying Tiger because she was always trying to repaint herself for other people all the time.

Albert named Ally the Flying Tiger because she loved tigers and had a collection of stuffed tigers in her bedroom.

Ally learned that Albert isn’t as smart as she thought. He just memorizes facts to sound smart..

Ally learned that Albert does not like Keisha because he called her a baby.

Ally learned that Albert does not "get" her at all. He just pretends to understand so that Keisha and Ally will be his friends.

Ally learned that Albert really understood things. He seemed like he was a science person ith no feelings, but really he had a deep understanding of things around him.

Both Travis and Henry Ford like to buy old cars, fix them up, and sell them to make money.

Both Travis and Henry Ford both understood how an engine works without reading about it.

Both Travis and Henry Ford only drive cars made by the Ford Motor Company.

Both Travis and Henry Ford are from Detroit, Michigan.

Mr. Daniels used the word “beautiful” to describe the famous people. Beautiful describes most famous people because you must be beautiful to be popular and famous.

Mr. Daniels used the word “intelligent” to describe the famous people. Intelligent means to be smart abndto be able to figure things out with being taught. You must be intelligent to be famouls.

Daniels used the word “grit” to describe the famous people. Grit means you are willing to fail and you are willing to get back up and try again. This quality can make you famous.

Daniels used the word “dirt” to describe the famous people. He used that word because in order to become famous, you must be "dirty," or be willing to cheat others to get ahead.

I can infer that Keisha and Ally ripped all of the girl’s friendship bracelets off and gave them to Shay.

I can infer that the principal told Shay to get the bracelets back and to give all the money back.

I can infer that Shay’s mother told the girls to return the bracelets to Shay.

I can infer that Jessica and Shay's other friends have seen how mean she is and have decided not to be her friend.

Ally used to want to be Shay’s friend, but once she realized that Shay and her could never be friends, she hated Shay.

Ally used to take what Shay said very personal and feel that she was dumb. Now Ally sees that Shay is just a mean person, but that has nothing to do with Ally.

Ally tries to ignore Shay and wishes she would go to another school next year.

Ally begins to spread rumors about Shay and Jessica in order to break up their friendship.

Albert stands up to the boys that have been bullying him because he is tired of trying to hide his bruises.

Albert stands up to the boys that have been bullying him because they hurt Keisha, and Albert will not stand for anyone hurting his friends.

Albert stands up to the boys that have been bullying him because he can no longer afford to give them his lunch money.

Albert stands up to the boys that have been bullying him because they were making fun of Shay. Albert may not like her, but no one should be made fun of.

Ally used to hate homework and never complete it. Now she is doing extra work.

Ally used to love homework and always did extra credit. However, she does not like the type of homework Mr. Daniels gives, so she refused to complete it.

Ally only liked math homework because she understood it. Now she hates it because it has word problems.

Ally used to try to complete her homework. She has decided to become an artist, so there is no reason to do homework anymore.

Ally realizes that Travis has not been going to school and she tell her mom.

Ally realizes that Travis stole the car he told her he bought. Ally calls the police on Travis.

Ally realizes Travis cannot read either. She asks Mr. Daniels to help him.

Ally realizes Travis secretly joined the Army, so Ally tells her father.

After Ally read the poster, she realized she never actually had a reading problem. She was being lied to.

After Ally read the poster, she realized she was not dumb for asking for help. She was brave.

When Ally read the poster, she wanted to learn to draw even better than she already did. She knew then she was meant to be an artist.

After Ally read the poster, she realized she could be the best class president whether she could read or not. She felt confident.