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,

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