One Crazy Summer tells the story of three sisters who travel to Oakland, California, in 1968 to meet the mother who abandoned them. Eleven year old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. When they arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with her, Cecile is nothing like they imagined. source: Amazon.com
Thursday, January 22, 2015
January 22nd - Elements of Characters
What elements in the story gives you clues to the characters' personalities?
I think Vonetta is very unusual because in the chapter Coloring and La-La Vonetta tries to be friends with one of the Ankton sisters who were bullies to Fern. Vonetta can’t control her anger and shows that when she ruins Ferns doll. Also, she tried to hide evidence by acting naturally at dinner. By: Ian Miller from Stocking Elementary 5th grade
The characters personalities give me a clue how they are in the store for example, Fern loves miss patty cake. She showed she love Miss Patty cake by fighting with Vonetta when Vonetta colored on Miss Patty cake. Also Cecile shows she is a mother that does like or care about her daughter’s. When Cecile didn’t give the girls food that shows she didn’t care about her daughters or loved them. By: Narvin Centeno Tenorio Stocking Elementary school 5th grade
Vonetta is considered selfish. In the text, it showed she was being selfish to Fern when Fern was saying stuff to vonetta’s friend. By: Thomas Rockett from stocking elementary 5th grade.
One character is Vonetta she is a chatty Cathy and she tardy to not to let no one know she drew on fern Baby dolly and so I got that from page 93 By Brunson Samuel Traveon Stocking Elementary 5th grade
Vonetta is boss when she gets around her new friends because she change her personality because she used to fighting together with fern,delpine because they only had either because Cecile do not care about them but when they went home they ate dinner and then they went into the room and fern look at miss patty cake face and it was color on and it and they stated to fight and so that how you know that Vonetta is changing because they didn’t never fight like that then that when Cecile came in and pulled her off of fern. Billy fuller stocking school 5th grade MS doughty class
Delphine feels about Cecile’s name is that Cecile is not her real but when she is in California her real name is Nzila. Nzila is for Yoruba what they call a path. By: Mary Jane Conant Stocking Elementary 5th grade
I say that when they had moved with their mom, Cecile, they were thinking that she would be great. But when they got in the car she was being all mean and stuff like that. Then they were trying to be all nice to their mom but she did not like it. So then the kids started to go their own ways. So what I am saying is one of the kids had to pick between her mean friends or her great sisters. She picked her friends. But her friends were mean to Fern but the girl that was a friend with the other girl was Vonetta.
An element in the story that gives me a clue to their personalities are what they do and how they talk. An example would be when Vonetta was being rude to her sister Fern and she would rather play with the Antkon sisters then her own sister. Also when Fern had marker on her doll Delphine was there to get it off because the doll was Fern’s favorite. But Fern was brave enough to forget about it. Itaveia Hamilton Stocking Elementary School
An example of a characters personality could be that Cecile wouldn’t cook them dinner so they left the stucco. They went to the center to have breakfast because Cecile wasn’t in a mood to cook in her kitchen. She would’ve been mad.
Ariel Cristen Stocking Elementary School 5th grade
An element that gives a clue to their personalities would be their actions. Delphine must be brave because when her sister was getting picked on she helped her sister . I think Cecile really doesn’t care about her kids and that she has an angry personality. Fern really likes to stick with her sister. Vonetta likes to be other people’s friends and likes to run around a lot.
Some of the elements that helped me like the characters like on chapter Eating Crow it said “the next morning Cecile stood outside our door and said “its nine o’clock. Why y’all still here? Vonetta pointed to me.”It’s her fault.’’ Fern joined in. “all her fault” “she won’t take us to the center.” “Yeah, she said we can’t go no more.” That helped me understand how their attitude was and how they are towards Delphine. By Julissa Davila Stocking Elementary 5th grade
I think that Vonetta is the meanest of all the sisters. When she was playing with the Ankton sisters in the chapter “Coloring and La-La” Delphine and her sister Fern walked up to her. When Vonnetta saw them she said go away . Stocking Elementary Elijah Leija
The setting helped me understand the characters personalities because the place that they are in helped me understand why Fern has an attitude. The two other girls are acting not normal and Fern is hanging out with those girl they are making her different . Stocking Elementary Dasia Sanders
The elements in the story that help there characteristics are on page 70 in the book One Crazy Summer. The person I'm describing is Delphine I think that she is mean and that she is smart-mouthed the reason why she is mean is because she says on page 70 that she wanted to sock the kid in the black T and there is several points that she gets a smart mouth like when she wanted to yell at her mom.
The elements in the story that help there characteristics are on page 70 in the book One Crazy Summer. The person I'm describing is Delphine I think that she is mean and that she is smart-mouthed the reason why she is mean is because she says on page 70 that she wanted to sock the kid in the black T and there is several points that she gets a smart mouth like when she wanted to yell at her mom.
Something that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality is that she is mean. One reason from chatter 8 and page 52 she said to Fern "drank the bath room water". Fern said " it's nasty" . Cecile said "then you ain't thirsty , little girl" . I think this is rude because she didn't give her a glass of water until she begged. Also, she didn't cook them food or cook for them. Cecile said to her children " if you want breakfast go'n down to the people's center." A.k.a. The soup kitchen or the supper house. These are my clues that make me feel like Cecile is mean to her children.
Something that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality is that she is mean. One reason is from chapter 5, the mean lady Ming chapter. Because when they said they was hungry she made them give her their money, also she stuffed their money in her pants pocket, gave them a little bit of their money back and made them walk to the restaurant by their self, at night. Also she made them drink water out of the bathroom sink, fern said it was nasty. Soo, this is something that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality .
The elements that help me understand the characters personalities is is that Cecile is mean. I know this because she said she have gone to Mexico to get rid of them when I got a chance. Cecile also said where the money your father gave you? She took their money . Last but not lease , Cecile called Fern a little girl, and Fern did not like it.
The elements in the story of the character personality is that Cecile is so mean. I know this because she said she should have gone to Mexico to get rid of them when she had a chance. Cecile also said where's the money your father gave you? She took their money. Last but not least , Cecile called Fern little girl , and Fern did not like it.
I think that fern is sasy, nuts and she thinks she's all that she speaks her mind I also think evidence from the story is that when fern asked for a glass of water Cecile said no and fern got sasy
The clues in the story that lets me know that Fern is and smart little girl is that in the story Crazy Kevin says to Fern: what is wrong with this picture the Frern points back at him and says I don't know what's worng with the picture you tell me : Just by Fern saying that it lets me know that Fern is one little smart girl and not to mess with her.
I think that fern is sasy, nuts and she thinks she's all that she speaks her mind I also think evidence from the story is that when fern asked for a glass of water Cecile said no and fern got sassy Blake from east lenard
I think that Cecile mean because she abandoned her girls and she was not letting the girls in the kitchen to get a glass a water. Miraylahhill East Leonard
I think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
I think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
I think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
That Delphine is standing up for her sisters because when vonetta got mad at Fern and vonetta was calling her a baby and Delphine said something about it.
ReplyDeleteI think Vonetta is very unusual because in the chapter Coloring and La-La Vonetta tries to be friends with one of the Ankton sisters who were bullies to Fern. Vonetta can’t control her anger and shows that when she ruins Ferns doll. Also, she tried to hide evidence by acting naturally at dinner.
By: Ian Miller from Stocking Elementary 5th grade
The characters personalities give me a clue how they are in the store for example, Fern loves miss patty cake. She showed she love Miss Patty cake by fighting with Vonetta when Vonetta colored on Miss Patty cake. Also Cecile shows she is a mother that does like or care about her daughter’s. When Cecile didn’t give the girls food that shows she didn’t care about her daughters or loved them.
ReplyDeleteBy: Narvin Centeno Tenorio Stocking Elementary school 5th grade
Vonetta is considered selfish. In the text, it showed she was being selfish to Fern when Fern was saying stuff to vonetta’s friend.
ReplyDeleteBy: Thomas Rockett from stocking elementary 5th grade.
One character is Vonetta she is a chatty Cathy and she tardy to not to let no one know she drew on fern Baby dolly and so I got that from page 93
ReplyDeleteBy Brunson Samuel Traveon Stocking Elementary 5th grade
ReplyDeleteVonetta is boss when she gets around her new friends because she change her personality because she used to fighting together with fern,delpine because they only had either because Cecile do not care about them but when they went home they ate dinner and then they went into the room and fern look at miss patty cake face and it was color on and it and they stated to fight and so that how you know that Vonetta is changing because they didn’t never fight like that then that when Cecile came in and pulled her off of fern.
Billy fuller stocking school 5th grade MS doughty class
Delphine feels about Cecile’s name is that Cecile is not her real but when she is in California her real name is Nzila. Nzila is for Yoruba what they call a path.
ReplyDeleteBy: Mary Jane Conant Stocking Elementary 5th grade
I say that when they had moved with their mom, Cecile, they were thinking that she would be great. But when they got in the car she was being all mean and stuff like that. Then they were trying to be all nice to their mom but she did not like it. So then the kids started to go their own ways. So what I am saying is one of the kids had to pick between her mean friends or her great sisters. She picked her friends. But her friends were mean to Fern but the girl that was a friend with the other girl was Vonetta.
ReplyDeleteBy: Danika Shaw
School: Stocking Elementary school
An element in the story that gives me a clue to their personalities are what they do and how they talk. An example would be when Vonetta was being rude to her sister Fern and she would rather play with the Antkon sisters then her own sister. Also when Fern had marker on her doll Delphine was there to get it off because the doll was Fern’s favorite. But Fern was brave enough to forget about it.
ReplyDeleteItaveia Hamilton Stocking Elementary School
An example of a characters personality could be that Cecile wouldn’t cook them dinner so they left the stucco. They went to the center to have breakfast because Cecile wasn’t in a mood to cook in her kitchen. She would’ve been mad.
ReplyDeleteAriel Cristen
Stocking Elementary School 5th grade
An element that gives a clue to their personalities would be their actions. Delphine must be brave because when her sister was getting picked on she helped her sister . I think Cecile really doesn’t care about her kids and that she has an angry personality. Fern really likes to stick with her sister. Vonetta likes to be other people’s friends and likes to run around a lot.
ReplyDeleteBy: Chamiyah Dandridge stocking elementary
Some of the elements that helped me like the characters like on chapter Eating Crow it said “the next morning Cecile stood outside our door and said “its nine o’clock. Why y’all still here? Vonetta pointed to me.”It’s her fault.’’ Fern joined in. “all her fault” “she won’t take us to the center.” “Yeah, she said we can’t go no more.” That helped me understand how their attitude was and how they are towards Delphine.
ReplyDeleteBy Julissa Davila Stocking Elementary 5th grade
I think that Vonetta is the meanest of all the sisters. When she was playing with the Ankton sisters in the chapter “Coloring and La-La” Delphine and her sister Fern walked up to her. When Vonnetta saw them she said go away .
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Elijah Leija
The setting helped me understand the characters personalities because the place that they are in helped me understand why Fern has an attitude. The two other girls are acting not normal and Fern is hanging out with those girl they are making her different .
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Dasia Sanders
The things the characters said helped me to understand them.
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ReplyDeleteThe elements in the story that help there characteristics are on page 70 in the book One Crazy Summer. The person I'm describing is Delphine I think that she is mean and that she is smart-mouthed the reason why she is mean is because she says on page 70 that she wanted to sock the kid in the black T and there is several points that she gets a smart mouth like when she wanted to yell at her mom.
ReplyDeleteThe elements in the story that help there characteristics are on page 70 in the book One Crazy Summer. The person I'm describing is Delphine I think that she is mean and that she is smart-mouthed the reason why she is mean is because she says on page 70 that she wanted to sock the kid in the black T and there is several points that she gets a smart mouth like when she wanted to yell at her mom.
ReplyDeleteSomething that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality is that she is mean. One reason from chatter 8 and page 52 she said to Fern "drank the bath room water". Fern said " it's nasty" . Cecile said "then you ain't thirsty , little girl" . I think this is rude because she didn't give her a glass of water until she begged. Also, she didn't cook them food or cook for them. Cecile said to her children " if you want breakfast go'n down to the people's center." A.k.a. The soup kitchen or the supper house. These are my clues that make me feel like Cecile is mean to her children.
ReplyDeleteSomething that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality is that she is mean. One reason is from chapter 5, the mean lady Ming chapter. Because when they said they was hungry she made them give her their money, also she stuffed their money in her pants pocket, gave them a little bit of their money back and made them walk to the restaurant by their self, at night. Also she made them drink water out of the bathroom sink, fern said it was nasty. Soo, this is something that gives me a clue about Cecile's personality .
ReplyDeleteThe elements that help me understand the characters personalities is is that Cecile is mean. I know this because she said she have gone to Mexico to get rid of them when I got a chance. Cecile also said where the money your father gave you? She took their money . Last but not lease , Cecile called Fern a little girl, and Fern did not like it.
ReplyDeleteI think that Cecile is so mean because she abandaneed her girls and she was not leting the girls in her kitchen to get a glass of water
ReplyDeleteThe elements in the story of the character personality is that Cecile is so mean. I know this because she said she should have gone to Mexico to get rid of them when she had a chance. Cecile also said where's the money your father gave you? She took their money. Last but not least , Cecile called Fern little girl , and Fern did not like it.
ReplyDeleteI think that fern is sasy, nuts and she thinks she's all that she speaks her mind I also think evidence from the story is that when fern asked for a glass of water Cecile said no and fern got sasy
ReplyDeleteThe clues in the story that lets me know that Fern is and smart little girl is that in the story Crazy Kevin says to Fern: what is wrong with this picture the Frern points back at him and says I don't know what's worng with the picture you tell me : Just by Fern saying that it lets me know that Fern is one little smart girl and not to mess with her.
ReplyDeleteI think that fern is sasy, nuts and she thinks she's all that she speaks her mind I also think evidence from the story is that when fern asked for a glass of water Cecile said no and fern got sassy Blake from east lenard
ReplyDeleteI think that Cecile mean because she abandoned her girls and she was not letting the girls in the kitchen to get a glass a water.
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ReplyDeleteI think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
ReplyDeleteI think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
ReplyDeleteI think Cecile is mean here are the elements of how Cecile is mean. First she abandoned her children. Next she took the money from Delphine. Next Cecile told Fern to go drink from the bathroom sink.Last one on page 19 and paragraph 2 Cecile was walking fast she maybe would've left her children.
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ReplyDeleteThat Delphine is standing up for her sisters because when vonetta got mad at Fern and vonetta was calling her a baby and Delphine said something
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