1. My Story
Idiom- The sky’s the limit.
Moral- There is so many possibilities out there so don’t
stop believing and persevere on your dreams.

2. Setting
Aged neighbourhood
Red, crisp leaves on the
Richmond Hill with nice, big maple 50’s type bungalows
ground
trees during autumn

3. Characters
George Harvey
13 year old neighbour and best friend of
13 year old Canadian boy
George
Aspirations of becoming a rocket
engineer
Has no plan for the future, ditzy
Innovative, hard worker, but lacks
confidence and bit of a pessimist Motivator, optimistic

4. Plot
George is attempting to make a successful model rocket.
He has failed multiple times before.
Parents disagree with George’s passion with designing and making
rockets; makes George feel miserable and he wants to give up.
Harvey stands by George and encourages him to keep trying.

5. Beginning
•Starts off as a cool, autumn day
•George is conducting the 15th •George feels like abandoning his
•Neighbourhood is tranquil on a
attempted launch in his backyard project
Sunday morning
•The rocket sputters and explodes •Harvey rushes to George’s backyard
•People are starting to wake up
•Parents advise him to give up •Motivates him to keep trying

6. Middle
•George and Harvey test it in the
•George says he had too many
•George tweaks what ingredients are local park
falters, so is giving up
used as fuel •Sets up for launch
•Harvey persists him to keep trying
•Changes rocket shape •Just before lift off, a large gust
•George caves in
•Adjust fins to be wider, but thinner sweeps by
•Anxiety for all

7. End
•They celebrate
•Go to Tim Horton’s for maple •They waltz back home
•The rocket blasts through the sky
scones •Harvey says anything’s possible
•Comes backs as one piece
•George notes how he made it for for George
•George and Harvey cheer for joy
provincial science •George goes home, proud
competition •Ends off with him wanting to
demonstrate for his parents