"Determination"
Isabelle C.
With Determination You Will Go Far
This is my theme, because before school I struggled with math. Plus before sixth grade, we didn't have letter grades and school wasn't as crucial. But once I got in sixth grade, letter grades started to me something, and getting your work done with good grades started to become more critical.
Ryan C.
Ryan Coburn is a very impactful character in my story, because he is my father. He also encouraged me to reach this goal, and helped me when I didn't understand something.
Lara W.
Lara is a very impactful character, because she is my mother. Also she helped me study, and when I didn't understand something she would explain it to me.
Mrs. Weldon
Mrs. Weldon helped me reach this goal because she was my sixth grade math teacher. In addition to that she helped me in the places where I struggled. She also made fun rhymes to help me remember how to do some math equations.
Setting
This took place at my house and school
At school is where I took my tests and talked to my teacher when I didn't understand.
At home is where I studied for my tests. Also at home is where I told my parents my my goal, lastly it is where I had the help of my parents.
- The setting is important to my story, because if it wasn't at school I wouldn't have the help from Mrs. Weldon.
- The story might have been different if it wasn't at school, because that is where I got my grades and needed to improve upon.
First Event
The first thing I did after I realized that I needed to improve my grades I told my parents my idea. They agreed to help me when I needed it, and they said it was a great idea, because they knew how important grades were. They also said it would be good for going to college even though it was many years away. It made me feel good that my parents were supporting me. If they had not supported me I might not have had as much effort to reach this goal. However when I got good grades it made them happy.
Second Event
After I told my parents my idea I started paying attention in class more, even though math wasn't really interesting to me. I also asked more, and more questions when things didn't make any sense to me. I learned that it was good to ask questions, because it will really help you in the future. One very important thing is that you ask questions, because asking questions doesn't make you dumb it actually makes you smarter. To me asking questions was the biggest misconception in sixth grade, because supposedly asking questions made you look dumb, but that isn't the case.
Third and Final Event
Finally towards the end of the year everything started to make sense. It was so easy, and I was getting all A's on my tests, and homework. By the end of the year my parents got an email from the math teacher telling them how good I was doing, and how good my Iowa Assessment scores were, and how high I tested. It also asked them if they would consider putting me in advanced math. After all I had studied and gotten good grades all year. Later my parents talked to me about it and all the work it would take skipping a grade. I said "yes". From then on I never had to take seventh grade math and right now I am still in advanced math. But most of all I learned that determination will get you far.
Climax
The climax of the story is when I decide whether or not to go into advanced math and skip seventh grade math. That is the climax, because you don't know yet what my choice is going to be, and whether or not I am going into advanced math. Which leaves you on the edge of your seat. This contributes to the theme, because I was determined to improve upon my weakness in school, and I did.
Theme Link
These are some determination quotes that I found very inspiring. Just click the button. My favorite quote is "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." -Colin Powell