Informational Text Diary of a Mad Blender by

Informational Text • Diary of a Mad Blender by: Sue Shellenbarger • The Child’s View of Working Parents by: Cora Daniels • Double Daddy by: Penny Parker

Members Kara Jordan Jessica

Main Characters Kathy Peel experimented with balancing work and family life. Ellen Galinsky held interviews with children about how they felt about there parents work life. Brian Wills quit his corporate job to spend more time with his children.

Plot Working parents are trying to figure out a way to spend time with their family more than work even if they have to take work with them on vacations or appointments.

Character Behaviors Kathy Peel – Always in a hurry trying to get things done. Ellen Galinsky – Concerned with the way children feel about their working parents. Brian Wills – Quits his job to spend more time with his family.

Reflection Most parents in the United States are in a hurry to get things done. They are concerned with their children’s feelings towards them working, and some parents end up quitting their job so they can spend more time with their families.

Conflict • The main conflict in these articles is parents trying to manage their time with their families and work. • Many parents have trouble managing their time with their families and work.

Resolution to Conflict • Parents end up making a schedule or figuring out another way to manage their time, so they can spend more time with their family and still work.

Knowledge Gained - Parents are trying to balance their work and family. - How children really feel about their working parents.

Who I am? Our group relates most to Brian Wills, because we would quit our job if we needed to spend time with our families.