one child by torey hayden
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One Child By Torey Hayden. Anh Nguyen Period 5. Torey Hayden. Born: 21 May, 1951 in Livingston, Montana, USA Title III Special Education Teacher One Child, 1980 (published in 28 languages) Somebody Else's Kids, 1981 The Sunflower Forest, 1984 Tiger's Child, 1995 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
One ChildBy Torey Hayden
Anh NguyenPeriod 5
Torey Hayden
• Born: 21 May, 1951 in Livingston, Montana, USA• Title III Special Education Teacher • One Child, 1980 (published in 28 languages)• Somebody Else's Kids, 1981 • The Sunflower Forest, 1984 • Tiger's Child, 1995 • Twilight Children, 2005 • Just Another Kid, 1988 • Ghost Girl, 1991 • The Mechanical Cat, 1999 • Beautiful Child, 2002 • The Very Worst Thing, 2003
Characters
• Torey• Shelia• Anton• Whitney• Freddie• Susannah Joy• William• Sarah• Peter• Tyler• Chad• Guerillmo• Max
Protagonist
• Torey Hayden• Helps out Sheila• Worries about all the children• Deals with all the children
Antagonist
• Sheila• Causes loads of trouble• Has trust issues• Bad hygiene• Wears the same overalls all the time
Characters
LEAST FAVORITE• Shelia's Uncle• He raped her• He abused her
• Shelia's Mom• Abandoned Her• Left her on the
highway• Loves her son, Jimmie
• Shelia's Father• Doesn't care for Shelia• Doesn't like Charity• Misses Jimmie
FAVORITE • Shelia• Gain Trust• Learn to Love• Learn Good Hygiene• Make Friends
• Torey Hayden • Works with the
children• Patient• Loving • Caring
Exposition
• Torey is told that she will have a new student in her class.
• Her name is Shelia• She once tied a boy to a tree and set him on
fire• She is a very troublesome, awful hygiene• She would remain in the class until there
was an opening in the mental hospital
Rising Action
• Shelia doesn't cooperate with Torey• Shelia is very disrespectful• Torey tries her best to help Shelia• Learn about Shelia's life
Climax
• Shelia learns to cooperate• Shelia gains trust with Torey• Torey tells Shelia a story about being tamed • Shelia ends up getting raped by her Uncle
Falling Action
• Shelia doesn't want to leave Torey• Shelia ends up going to court• Shelia learns to be a better person
Resolution
• Shelia gets to be with Torey forever• Shelia's dream of a real family comes true• Shelia gets a pretty dress
Setting
•Torey's classroom
Rating
• I give this book a 8!
Concrete Angel-Martina McBride
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNYA4pAGjI • I chose this song because it is about a girl who is
abused and neglected just like Shelia.
Themes
• Abuse • Trust/Being Patient
• Troubled Children
Types of Abuse
• Physical • Sexual
• Emotional
• Neglect
How to prevent it...
• Reduce poverty• Prevent and treat substance abuse• Educate new parents • Rebuild communities and support children and
families.
Signs of Abuse...
• Welts, bruises, bruises in various stages of healing, cigarette burns or other skin injuries
• Dirty or inappropriate clothing for the weather• Dirty appearance and lack of basic hygiene • Severely abnormal eating habits and/or malnourished
appearance• Extreme behavior• Intense fear of parents
Videos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv52n2jmGlY
Bibliography
• http://www.torey-hayden.com/biography.htm• http://www.torey-hayden.com/one_child.htm • http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/
DisplayPub.aspx?P=GH6604• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNYA4pAGjI• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv52n2jmGlY