melody was in out of my mind in fifth grade.
melody was in out of my mind in fifth grade.
what grade is melody in out of my mind?
fifth grade
when melody enters fifth grade, she has trouble communicating what she wants to everyone. she eventually learns of and gets a communication device that allows her to talk with other people. at school, her new teacher starts an inclusion program that allows the special needs students to participate in the standard classes. melody also gets an aide, catherine, to help her. melody befriends rose spencer, but is bullied by molly and claire, who believe that her disability makes her dumber than them. even her teacher, mr. dimming, believes that melody cannot participate, but is surprised that not only does melody join, but passes a test exam of a trivia competition with a perfect score. she then participates in the qualifying exam to be part of the trivia competition and once again, surprises everyone when she makes the team.
out of my mind (draper novel)
melody brooks is an eleven-year-old girl who was born with cerebral palsy. her parents have done everything they can to help her live a normal life, but life is often frustrating for melody since she cannot speak, move, nor communicate her wishes. as a result, melody has to fight to get her wishes. at age five, melody is even diagnosed as profoundly retarded and idiotic by a doctor who suggests putting melody in a nursing home. despite this, melody's mother enrolls her in spaulding street elementary school to get the education she needs. however, the class she is put in is like a baby class, learning the same things every day, i. e. the alphabet. melody is frustrated by this, due to having far superior knowledge but cannot speak or write. her neighbor, mrs. v., is a kind, but tough woman. she pushes melody to do the best she can. when melody was three, mrs. v. wasn't impressed for melody to rely on her parents for everything. because of this, mrs. v. forced her to learn how to crawl and roll on the ground. she even taught melody how to catch herself whenever she fell from her wheelchair. this helped melody become self-sufficient, but she continues to be reliant on her parents to help feed her and help her go to the bathroom.
out of my mind (draper novel)