Thank you Ally for spending the past few months with me. Some things I learned from you are: Never give up. I knew you taught me that because  when you couldn't play chess, and Mr Daniels kept winning, you didn't give up and you WON. Another thing I learned from you is even if people have disabilities they have abilities that are even better, like you have dyslexia and you can read well, but you can draw like the best drawings in the world. 

       I am going to check in with you later, but in the meantime I want you to: keep on trying to read and trust me on this you will be able to read soon. Also make sure Travis learns to read with you and Mr Daniels. Also Ally don't give up. Don't let Shay bully you, Stay by Albert and Kiesha. But most important STAY BY YOUR FAMILY! thank you Ally for taking me through your amazing life story. Bye see you later.

Some main points I missed my Fish In A Tree presentation is: When Ally gave Kiesha flowers, when Ally goes to the principal's office and Ms Silver asks her to read something. A relationship thing I missed is when Albert stood up for Ally and Kiesha to his bullies. Another relationship point I missed is Kiesha defending Ally to Shay and Jessica. I missed a lot of character development for Ally,Albert,Kiesha and Mr Daniels. Some characters I missed are Travis,Ally's mom and Suki. Another very important plot that I missed was when Ally was class president and everyone voted for her. I also missed when the 180 turn, and Shay was unpopular. And that is what I missed.

          In the book so far the main character is Ally Nickerson. She is having the worst year of her life because she has Dyslexia, and she cant read. She is considered 'dumb' to her classmates because of what happened at Mrs. Halls baby shower. So they were at Mrs. Halls baby shower and everyone gave her gifts. Ally does not know how to read so she gave her a sympathy card instead. Ally was sent to the principals office where the principal kept her after school talking to her. After that Ally missed the bus and had to walk home. When she got to her mom's restaurant two of the girls in her class named Jessica and Shay went there and kept asking her questions. Her mom didn't stop them because she didn't know they were bullying her.

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1.If I can eat lunch with any character in FIAT I would eat lunch with Albert because he is really cool and I could ask him questions. If I went I would give him new shoes, so he does not feel bad and get picked on. 
2. I am a FIAT sometimes when my friends play baseball, and I do not have a glove to play so I have no one to play with

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                                                        FISH IN A TREE 
                                          Author: Lynda Mullaly-Hunt  
                                           Protagonist: Ally Nickerson (age around 10)
First chapter: Setting: School,Class Mood: Down (yellow zone), upset

Possible novel themes: Topic or what it may be about. Living with a learning disability, a girl is failing but what is failing?, Friends see her for what she is, building off individual strengths and overcoming articles.

Predictions: Ally is a girl who struggles with school until she meets a teacher Mr Daniels who belives in her and changes her. She also meets friends along the way