Comprehension

Who was the main character in the story?
- The main character in the story is Bigger Thomas.

Knowledge

Describe the scene with the rat in the book?
- When the family wakes up after the alarm clock went off, Bigger saw a rat scurry acroosss the floor which caussed his mother and his sister to jump onto the bed in a panic.
Bigger and his brother Gus tried to kill the rat but it bit Biggers leg. When he finally cornered the rat he threw the frying pan, killingbthe rat. After

Applications

What questions would you ask Mary?
- The question i would ask Mary is why didnt she take the opportunity to go to college,?
Her making the decision not to go her seem ungrateful to me because I know anyone in the black community would jump at the chance to go to college and ahe blew it off.

Service Learning

 These are some of the ideas i had for service learning

- Zoo volunteering

- Morris animal shelter

- elderly help (senior home)

- afterschool program volunteering

-community help

- homeless shelter volunteer

   

chapter 1 summary

Chapter 1: "THAT DAMN RAT"

     - The chapter started off with the alarm clock going off in Bigger small one bedroom apartment in Chicago. Bigger shares the apartment with hi mother, his sister Vera, and his brother Buddy. A big rat scurries across the floor and Vera and Mrs.Thomas jumped onto the bed with fear. Bigger and Buddy then try to kill the rat. The rat bite bigger, ripping  hole in his pants. Then Bigger and Buddy corner the rat, then Bigger throws a skillet killing the rat. Before throwing the rat out Bigger then goes to Vera and puts the rat in her face until she passes out. His mother then starts to curse at Bigger asking him why he would frighten his sister like that. She blamed bigger for them being in poverty and he only thinks of himself.

HOW TO MAKE WHITE GIRL STEW

based on Native Son by. Richard Wright

INGREDIENTS:

1 white girl

1 pillow

1 trunk

1 furnace

1 newspaper

1 hatchet

1 pocket knife

DIRECTIONS:

-preheat furnace 550 degrees.

-Place pillow over white girls face until she stops breathing.

-stuff her body into a trunk.

-carry the trunk to the furnace.

-try to stuff her body into the furnace.

(if body does not fit do the following)

-take your pocket knife and try to cut off her head.

-if that doesn’t work, put down newspapers so the blood doesn’t go everywhere

-then use the hatchet to chop her head off.

-throw her head into the furnace and make sure it burns really good.

       

National History Day Reflection

        This year the NHD process was more stressful than last year for me at least. Me and Amy were really having trouble staying focused on our topic and we changed it several times to stay in a limited time frame. Before our project was going to be about the immigration process and how people were coming to the U.S and why but we've narrowed it down to the families that come here for a better life and felling guilty for leaving their loved ones behind. We managed to get all our info in time but we had a lot of trouble writing out what we were gonna say. We got our board done in time but we really didn't think that we were gonna make it to the citywide competition but we did. 

FEAR

I.DEATH

A. NOT KNOWING WHEN

B. DYING YOUNG

C. LOSING LOVED ONES

II. LIFE

A. NOT LIVING UP TO MINE AND MY PARENTS EXPECTATIONS

B. BEING A VICTIM TOO THE STREETS.

C. PEER PRESSURE

III. FUTURE

A. NOT BEING SUCCESSFUL

B. HAVING A CHILD NOT MAKE IT OR BORN WITH DISABILITIES

1. COLLEGE

A. TUITION

B. REJECTION

C. FAILING AND NOT GRADUATING

Native Son

Chapter 1 : Pages 3-15  
 " THAT DAMN RAT!!!"
     This first couple of pages was about Bigger trying to be the man of the house and kill the rat , but then after he kills it his mother comes out of nowhere and says that she wishes she never gave birth to him.

Chapter 2: Pages 15-29    
''USELESS DREAMS"    
This was about when Bigger and his friends were talking about wanting to fly and being white. class

Chapter 3: 29-41    
''A CHANGE OF PLANS"  
This was about when Biger was about to go a nd rob the plave but then him and Gus began to fight.