EGGS
BOOK BY JERRY SPINNELLI

PROJECT BY ANNIE WASSERMAN
Nov 13-17 2014

Main Characters

• David- David's mother just died and he is very depressed
• Primrose- Primrose helps David see that people love him
• Refrigerator John- John is the one who brings Primrose and David together

MINOR CHARACTERS

• Grandma- David's Grandmother is trying to take over David's mom's place
• Father- David's dad tries to cheer David up
• Tim- Grandma tries to introduce a little boy to David
• Police- When David and Primrose try to run away the police man brings them back
• The Waving Man- The Waving Man waves at everyone

MINOR CHARACTERS CONTINUED

• Primroses Mother- She "Reads" what peoples live will be like
• Librarian- She introduces David's Grandma to everyone
• Horn Blower- Someone who blows the horn during the egg hunt
• Stealer- The boy who steals David's eggs
• Mom- David's mom who died because someone didn't follow the rules

Setting

The setting takes place in a a park and in David's home .

SITUATION

The basic situation is that David's mother just died and he thinks that if he never breaks any rules, he might be able to see his mother again.

CONFLICT

AUTHOR CRAFTS


Similes- A comparison using like or as, "The humped eyelids with their glittery purple were like twin eggs, bird eggs."

Hyperbole- An exaggeration, "'My bag ways a ton,' said David"

Personification- When you give
non-living things human abilities, "The trees were swaying in the breeze."

Loser Eggs

Bullied, Depressed,
Mom, Dad, No mom. Sad,
Brave,

PLOT...

RISING ACTION

• David's mom died by hitting her head at the bottom of a stairwell
• David's father is forcing him to move because his father does not want to remember this hard time.
• Primrose and David fight about which tv show to put on

CLIMAX

The climax is when David and Primrose go missing because they want to see the "big city" skyscrapers. The big city is also known as Philadelphia.

FALLING ACTION

Primrose uses her flashlight to see the police officers to rescue them in the dark.

RESOLUTION

THEME


The theme is everyone needs a friend to survive the hardships of life.

HOW DID THE CHARACTER CHANGE?

David, who was the main character changed by seeing that lots of people in this world love him and support him.

MY EMOTIONS

The emotion I felt was very happy, but the ending made me want to cry.

CONNECTIONS

• Text to text- I read a book where someone's mother died.
• Text to self- Sometimes I feel all olone, as if I'm the only one.
• Text to world- Lots of times on the news, I hear that kids went missing.

POINT OF VIEW

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