Priscilla and the Wimps
'Priscilla and the Wimps' is about a girl who stood up against a gang which is called the Kobra's. The leader of the gang is Monk.
Intro: You meet the gang Klutter's Kobras.
Rising action: When the gang member
bullies Melvin.
Climax: Priscilla putting him in a locker.
Falling action: When Monk Klutter is in the locker for a week.
The main theme of this story is bullying.
The point of view is 3rd person.
Priscilla and the Wimps takes place in a middle school during the day, sometime in the winter.
By: Richard Peck
Plot(The Story)
Richard Wayne Peck
Richard Wayne Peck was born on April 10th 1934, in Illinois. He has a mother, father and a sister named Cheryl.Currently Peck lives in New York and spends his time either writing or travelling.
Theme, setting, point of view
Conflict, Character, Literary devices
Literary devices:
Alliteration- Klutter’s Kobras
Analogy: “This school was old Monk's Garden of Eden”
The main character of the story “Priscilla and the wimps” is Priscilla, a girl who is very large compared to everyone else. She is very shy and keeps to herself most of the time, but when her best friend Melvin (who is short enough to be considered a midget) is harassed by the gang Klutter’s Kobras then she steps in to defend him. Te nature of the conflict is human vs. human.
Presentation by: Haley Grant