For Service Learning I think we should do a clothing drive for Foster Homes around the school area. Most children that are put into foster care don't really have any good clothing to be provided with so they would wear old ones. With a clothing drive they will be able to have decent clothing and it would help make a difference. One fFoster Care center that I found near our school is the ABS First Home Care Corporation. Here is the information:
Address:
111 N. 49th Street
1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Phone(s):
215-472-7291 Main
215-472-7296 Fax
We can partner up with them for the clothing drive.
We can also partner up with Episcopal Community Services.
Their website is
http://www.ecs1870.org/
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 pgs. 36-41
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the
rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at
the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store.
Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because
a white man owns it. So without letting his friends
know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once
Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus
was made it back in time enough for them to rob the
store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by
putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it
as well as many other horrible and degrading things.
Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool
ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to
hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him
from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to
laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger
then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting
it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and
told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot
him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
Title: I Dare You!
In this chapter, Bigger and all the
rest of his gang are waiting for Gus to get back at
the pool hall, so that they can go rob the store.
Bigger does not want to go and rob the store, because
a white man owns it. So without letting his friends
know that he is scared to go, he tortures Gus, once
Gus arrives at the pool hall. Bigger realizes that Gus
was made it back in time enough for them to rob the
store, so he makes it seem like Gus was late, by
putting a knife down his shirt and making him lick it
as well as many other horrible and degrading things.
Once Bigger is done torturing Gus, Gus throws a pool
ball and hits Bigger in his head. Bigger then tries to
hit Gus back but everyone holds him back to stop him
from killing Gus. Doc, the pool hall owner starts to
laugh at Bigger, which makes Bigger really mad. Bigger
then takes his rage out on the pool table by cutting
it up with his knife. Doc then pulled out his gun and
told Bigger that if he did not get out, he would shoot
him. Bigger told Doc “I Dare You!”
Chapter 1
Native Son
Chapter 1 - pages 3-12
"Good Morning"
This is the first chapter in Richard Wright's story
Native Son. In the beginning of this chapter Bigger
and is family are awaken by the sound of the alarm
clock. As they are getting ready to start their day
they are interrupted by a rat that has been harassing
them for a while. A big fuss is made and eventually
Bigger kills the rat. However instead of being praised
for saving his mom a sister from this rat, he is
yelled at for tormenting his sister. All of which
resulted in his mother telling him "Bigger sometimes I
don't even know why I birthed you!" which pushed him
over the edge and he had to get away, so the chapter
ends with him slamming the door on his family.
Interpretation
I think that Richard Wright started his book this way
to show right from the get-go what Bigger's life is
like. By giving details of the apartment and showing
that character of his mother, Wright gives us the
picture of what it is like to live in a poor, single
parent family in 1930s Chicago. Also this very first
chapter illustrates conflict with man v man, man v.
society, and man v. himself.
Chapter 1 - pages 3-12
"Good Morning"
This is the first chapter in Richard Wright's story
Native Son. In the beginning of this chapter Bigger
and is family are awaken by the sound of the alarm
clock. As they are getting ready to start their day
they are interrupted by a rat that has been harassing
them for a while. A big fuss is made and eventually
Bigger kills the rat. However instead of being praised
for saving his mom a sister from this rat, he is
yelled at for tormenting his sister. All of which
resulted in his mother telling him "Bigger sometimes I
don't even know why I birthed you!" which pushed him
over the edge and he had to get away, so the chapter
ends with him slamming the door on his family.
Interpretation
I think that Richard Wright started his book this way
to show right from the get-go what Bigger's life is
like. By giving details of the apartment and showing
that character of his mother, Wright gives us the
picture of what it is like to live in a poor, single
parent family in 1930s Chicago. Also this very first
chapter illustrates conflict with man v man, man v.
society, and man v. himself.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Knowledge
What happened when Jack and Bigger left the pool room?
-When they left the pool room they went to the movie theatre.
Comprehension
Who were the two key characters in planning the Robbery?
-Bigger and Gus
Application
What questions would you ask of Mary, if you had the chance to meet her?
-If I had was able to meet Mary I would ask her,
Why do you make your parents worry so much about you?
Analysis
What were some of the motives behind Bigger starting a fight with Gus?
-Bigger was scared of robbing Old Blum and Gus wasn't sure that he wanted to rob him so they started fighting.
Synthesis
How many ways can you come up with for Bigger to cover up him killing
Mary?
-He could have ran away
-He could have said she got killed by someone else
-He could have said she was so drunk that she killed herself
Evaluation
How would you feel if you were Bigger's mom and you found out that your son was a murderer?
-I would have been shocked that he would ever even think of killing someone. I fI was Bigger's mom i would have cried for my son, but he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing in the first place, trying to use Mary while she was drunk. Also, Mary shouldn't have been drunk in the first place especially with two men with her.
What happened when Jack and Bigger left the pool room?
-When they left the pool room they went to the movie theatre.
Comprehension
Who were the two key characters in planning the Robbery?
-Bigger and Gus
Application
What questions would you ask of Mary, if you had the chance to meet her?
-If I had was able to meet Mary I would ask her,
Why do you make your parents worry so much about you?
Analysis
What were some of the motives behind Bigger starting a fight with Gus?
-Bigger was scared of robbing Old Blum and Gus wasn't sure that he wanted to rob him so they started fighting.
Synthesis
How many ways can you come up with for Bigger to cover up him killing
Mary?
-He could have ran away
-He could have said she got killed by someone else
-He could have said she was so drunk that she killed herself
Evaluation
How would you feel if you were Bigger's mom and you found out that your son was a murderer?
-I would have been shocked that he would ever even think of killing someone. I fI was Bigger's mom i would have cried for my son, but he shouldn't have been doing what he was doing in the first place, trying to use Mary while she was drunk. Also, Mary shouldn't have been drunk in the first place especially with two men with her.
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