Central Ideas from Taking Flight.
Michaela De Prince went through terrible trials as a child.
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Michaela De Prince has achieved greatness as a ballerina and as a person.
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Central Idea with Supporting Details/Evidence:
(For a central idea for the book, you will find evidence spread through a large portion of the book.)
Michaela De Prince went through terrible trials as a child.
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4 Michaela was born with a skin condition that caused her skin
to be spotted "like a baby leopard."
5 Some adults thought the spots (and the fact she was a girl)
made her worthless.
6 The spots scared the other children so they wouldn't play with her.
11-12 When war came to her village her family's crops were burned.
A man came to her house whose family had just been
killed in front of him, and his hand had been cut off.
Another man came to tell her mother that her father had been killed.
16-17 Michaela and her mother had to live with her uncle who starved them.
Her mother died from a fever.
24-25 Michaela's uncle sold her to an orphanage.
The female caretakers at the orphanage treated the orphans terribly.
36 One ground up hot peppers and sprinkled them
over Michaela's face while she was sleeping.
37 The caretaker made a younger child urinate on Michaela's hair
and face as she was sleeping.
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Michaela De Prince has achieved greatness as a ballerina and as a person.
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Michaela De Prince went through terrible trials as a child.
4 Michaela was born with a skin condition that caused her skin to be spotted "like a baby leopard." 5 Some adults thought the spots (and the fact she was a girl) made her worthless. 6 The spots scared the other children so they wouldn't play with her. 11-12 When war came to her village her family's crops were burned. A man came to her house whose family had just been killed in front of him, and his hand had been cut off. Another man came to tell her mother that her father had been killed. 16-17 Michaela and her mother had to live with her uncle who starved them. Her mother died from a fever. 24-25 Michaela's uncle sold her to an orphanage. The female caretakers at the orphanage treated the orphans terribly. 36 One ground up hot peppers and sprinkled them over Michaela's face while she was sleeping. 37 The caretaker made a younger child urinate on Michaela's hair and face as she was sleeping. |
