1. ANDREI’S
ISU MULTIMEDIA
PRESENTATION

2. Table of Contents
Title Page Slide 1
Thesis Slide 3
ISU #1 Slide 4-9
ISU #2 Slide 10-15
ISU#3 Slide 16-21
ISU #4 Slide 22-26
Character Sketch Slide 27-28
Restated Thesis Slide 29

3. Thesis: Overcoming ones
past, thinking positively, and
having courage will allow for a
person to grow a better and
stronger identity.

4. ISU #1: Surviving Sam
AUTHOR: KAREN RIVERS
TIME PUBLISHED: 2001

5. PLOT GRAPH
Pagan takes a
medication that erases
her memory of Sam.
Pagan is depressed Pagan overcomes
and intentionally hurts her past and
herself. becomes a happier
person.
Pagans brother, Sam Died
in an Avalanche.

6. Argument #1
Pagan overcame her past by
taking the medication her doctor
prescribed her.
No Quote

7. Argument #2
Pagan overcomes her past by
not thinking about her brothers
death as much and becoming a
better, and happier person.
No Quote

8. Like it!
Choice Activity
What did I like about this book? How almost any human being or anything with a
heart and emotions can relate too this book. We all have friends that have been
through depression because of a loved ones death. It doesn‟t even have to be your
friend, it could have been you. Anyways, the way Pagan deals with it is amazing. I
was actually surprised she didn‟t kill herself. If I was Pagan, I might have as well
put an end too all the pain. Even though we know that it wouldn‟t be very smart.
Love it!
What did I love about this book? The great detail and the First Person point of view.
I was able to visualize what Pagan looked liked, what the setting looked like, and I
could feel what she felt because I‟ve had experiences that were much like hers.
The way the story unfolds is great, starting with Sam‟s death and than right away
her depression kicks in. You‟ll definitely love this book.
Leave it!
This book right off the bat had a lot of swearing and gory details no reader would
like to experience. It is a very bad influence on the teenage life. Pagan smokes,
drinks, does drugs, and intentionally hurts herself. What if your child started getting
ideas because of this book? Of course not. This is all that I dislike about this book.

9. Thesis Link
 Without overcoming her past, Pagan wouldn‟t
have been able to be a better person in general.
 Pagan is happier now because her brothers
death is not always on her mind like it used to be,
causing her to have a better identity.

10. ISU #2: We All Fall Down
AUTHOR: ERIC WALTERS
TIME PUBLISHED: 2006

11. PLOT GRAPH
Climax: The South Tower
was hit. Which was the one
they were currently in.
Inciting Action: The North
Tower was hit, which was the
tower across the one they
were in. This is where
everything begins.
Falling Action: They have to fight
obstacles to get out of the building
alive and they face many deadly
Rising Action: He is intimidated
challenges.
by these towers because he
didn‟t expect them to be so big.
But they‟re the biggest in the
USA.
Resolution: Both Will and his
Introduction: Will was at school Inciting Event: Will spends a day
father were one of the few,
beginning his grade 9 High with his father at his fathers job in
lucky people to escape the
School Career the South Tower.
burning towers that crashed
down.

12. Argument #1
Wills dad had the courage to
carry an injured women down
many flights of stairs.
“He stood up and then reached over
and cradled her in his arms.”
(WALTERS 133)

13. Argument #2
Wills father never gave up on
„Ting‟, the woman he was
carrying.
“His face was red and peppered
with sweat.” (WALTERS 137)

14. Choice Activity
LIKE IT! LOVE IT! LEAVE IT!
-The transition -A lot of detail -The length of
from the school was added by the the book was very
too the World author to make short; It would
Trade Center was you feel like have been better
very good. you‟re in the if there were more
story. characters
-It seemed like a involved to make
story written by -The author the story longer.
someone that chose a very
actually was good topic, the
there. 9/11 terrorist
attacks. Which
made the book
very exciting.

15. Thesis Link
 Wills father shows courage by helping the
woman. This shows that he is a good person to
society.

16. ISU #3: The Lightning Thief
AUTHOR: RICK RIORDAN
TIME PUBLISHED: 2006

17. PLOT GRAPH
Crisis Point: Percy is introduced to Camp Half Blood
and that he is actually Poseidon‟s son, which is to the Underworld and meet
Climax: They all get
exceedingly rare, and that Zeus‟ Master Lightning Bolt
Hades, but Percy doesn‟t have the lightning bolt until he
Introduction: In the beginning of is accused of set him up and hid the bolt in the Shield
went missing and that Percy thethat Luke stealing it.
sees story,
Percy ismeets a fewGallery at ahe the way, such Hades takes the bolt from him but
He at a Greek friends along has given him.
Museum
Rising Action: Grover, his best friend notices Percy as
with Annabeth, daughter with them in the Greek of
his School, Nancy Academy. Percy is
and Ms. Dodds are no longer of Athena and Luke,Hades‟ wife takes the bolt from him,
Persephone, Son
a teenager, andhis professor Mr.the camp inout, gives it asks to Percy and lets them get
his best friend is Brunner. They and back
named
Hermes. Hades appears atknocks him a fire,
Gallery so he grabs
rush Grover. the lightning bolt in return advice in and tell That
to the room Percy and gives him for Percy‟s mother.
for Grover always Ms. Dodds were
away.
the „feury‟ tohas crutches.alone orthey Brunner will slice a
and night Percy, Grover, andhe has a dispatch on
he leave Percy Today Annabeth
Inciting Event: While Mr.
supply teacher find the Ms. Dodds. She says too the
were to named lightning Grover
her into pieces. Percy is confused butMs. and to go
missionin the Greek Gallery,bold Falling Action: Percy goes to
alwaystime topulls Percy aside doesn‟t Grover a couple of
picks on Percy, mother. in a gives him to a
and he Luke
underworld for his Mr. Brunner tells
there is no Dodds explain. Olympus but encounters Luke,
think she‟s human. Neither does Grover. home to
camp where newit‟s safe for new shieldhim flying sneakers.
toys like a Percy.tells their walk
separate room and On and the guy that set him up trying to
announce Percy‟s mom that Hades him. found out
that she needs to talk to has steal the bolt from Percy. They
where Percy is,turns into a monster called is actually his
She Grover tells Percy that he both Battle each other but in the
Resolution: There is no war
a „feury‟ but Percy didn‟t know
protector, and his job is to protect him. They drive to the end Percy wins.
and the Lightning Bolt is safely
Camp and what she was, or what she
a „minotaur‟ abducts his mom. A bull/sheep returned to Zeus. Percy finally
demon sent by Hades to kill him. him for
wanted. She kept asking meets his father, Poseidon, and
the Lightning Bolt but he didn‟t Annabeth meets her mother
know what she was talking Athena who are forbidden to
about. see their children.

18. Argument #1
Percy showed courage by going
to the underworld to retrieve the
lightning bolt.
“We want to go to the underworld”
(RIORDAN 285)

19. Argument #2
Percy shows courage by going to
the underworld to save his mom,
that was abducted by Hades.
“We got this far. We‟ll find the
master bolt and save your mom.”
(RIORDAN 284)

20. Choice Activity
Like it!
This book was good for visualization. It described the setting very well with a lot of
detail and I was always filled in with what was going on. I could make very strong
connections to another book I‟ve read that covered the same area; Greek
Mythology.
Love it!
Books with topics like this always catch me. The detail was fantastic, and the story
line was even better. Greek Mythology is one of my favorite things to learn about
and this book had it all. The story line, the detail, and one of my favorite things!
Greek Mythology!
Leave it!
This book was way too long for my reading; thank god it had an interesting topic.
The author always put unneeded things in the story to make it longer in my
opinion. He should of made a story where every chapter connects to the next one,
and so on. Creating a flow of connections from the past chapter. For example,
“Rob has cancer” NEXT CHAPTER: “Rob died”. You know he died of cancer
because of the previous chapter.

21. Thesis Link
 Percy showed courage by going to the
underworld to retrieve the lightning bolt.
 Percy showed courage by going to the
underworld to save his mom.

22. ISU #4: Kats Fall
AUTHOR: SHELLEY HRDLITSCHKA
TIME PUBLISHED: 2004

23. PLOT GRAPH Climax: Darcy gets accused of sexual
assault (rape) on the girl he baby-sits,
and on his sister Darcy has a he baby
Falling Action: Kat. The girl
sits, Samantha, is deaf realizes it so
sudden flashback and like Kat too
they both gomother that threw his
was not his and baby sit her.
Crisis Point: Darcy‟s Mom is released sister off the balcony. It was him.
Samantha signs to her parents that it
from Jail early, and gets threatening washas (nickname for Darcy) who
He „D‟ a great amount of guilt and
phone class from people that know of
Introduction: Darcy‟s Mom, who was a keeps it against him, but his mom
assaulted her. They blame Darcy for
Drug Addict, is in Jail for Darcy‟s little sister meets her
her. Kat, „accidentally‟ told him he was only 4 and he
everything but later they found out it
mother and creates a tight bond with
throwing his sister, Kat off the Balcony when was a know better. She also told
didn‟t whole misunderstanding and that
Resolution: Darcy
she Action: Kat is changing; she gotto get rid of Kat,
her. Their Dad wants
Rising was a couple of give the old. His sister to her
months her
him that going to prison was the
it was David, Samantha‟s Uncle who
admits to the public that
survived the fall and responsibilities
first period and wasbecauseto death because
scared she landed in
best thing that happened too her,
had raped her on the Saturday he
mom. because she the one that
he was
babysat her. was a drug addict
she didn‟t know what it was paddingassumedKat
some overgrown shrubs so she her fall.
iswas dying.has Epilepsy, so she requires
deaf and She is asking questions about and once she hitoff the balcony
threw Kat prison she was
she
Medicine, and Sign Languagean „Aid‟ dog
to clean, to see if she‟d land on
and people like therapists,
her Mom, and her Dad buys her
and doctors cared cats did. her,
her feet like for her, fed
that will help her with although sheand will
communicate with her seizures is already
Instead of the Public
and gave her a place to sleep.
understandreading lips. Darcy is the only
good at her sign language.
hating Darcy, they
person in his family that takes care of Kat.
thought of him as a hero
Her dad only gives the basics such as food,
because he was honest,
shelter, and clothing.
and did the right thing by
Inciting Event: Darcy‟s Mom is coming out Jail early, confessing.
and the Newspaper shows how neighbors don‟t want
her coming back and how they think she should serve
full time for what she did.

24. Argument #1
Darcy finally accepts the truth and
moves on.
“I can no longer sit back and watch my
mom take the blame for something she
didn‟t do. She went to prison to protect
my innocence…My hope is that by
facing the truth of my actions, I too will
be able to heal” (HRDLITSCHKA 169).

25. Argument #2
Darcy got over his past which
made him not cut anymore.
“I haven‟t felt that overwhelming need
to cut lately” (HRDLITSCHKA 166).

26. Thesis Link
 Darcy overcame his past by accepting what he
had done.
 Darcy overcame his past which made him stop
cutting.

27. Character Sketch
Darcy
Mature
Anti-
Social
Independen
t
Honest
Caring

28. Character Sketch
Mom
Ex-Drug-
Caring Addict
Forgiving
Honest
Loving

29. Restated Thesis
Characters from these books learn how Overcoming
ones past, thinking positively, and having courage will
allow for a person to grow a better and stronger identity.