Week 15 at Whitney Young

This week was pretty nice, but also pretty stressful. I didn't have very much homework, but I had sooooo many tests/quizzes. I also had two swim meets this week and I was sore from hard practices that I endured from Monday-Wednesday. This week was also the last week of school in 2015 before break, so of course everyone was thinking about their two weeks off. I'm also happy to have almost no homework over break. That gives me more time to relax, rather than stress over how I'm going to get any projects done.

Week 14 at Whitney Young

This week was pretty streesful, but also pretty okay. This week was pretty average homework wise. And by average, I mean 2-3 hours a day. But, this week was one of the highest quiz taking weeks that I've ever experienced at Whitney Young. I had like 1-3 quizzes a day. As the week ended, the amount of quizzes per day increased. This week was also the week that I had science fair and an art field trip. Since, I had like 2 quizzes on the day of the field trip, I just decided to skip it to try and catch up. Because on Wednesday, I missed 2nd-6th period because of science fair. Anyways, this week was pretty okay I guess.

Link To Survey

Link to survey about meals/food: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aJAK88l_KANZHqDiay-hzvB_hRFVkHChQWim_fITe-4/viewform

Week 13 at Whitney Young

This week was pretty hectic. I started my actual swim season this week, which sucked! I had morning practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:00 in the morning and then afternoon practice from 3:30-5:30 those same days. I also had a meet on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, we had a meet against a couple other schools, and we won! But, other than swimming, this week for actual school wasn't too bad. I had a lot of homework, but it wasn't too bad.

(I commented on Mackenzie B.'s blog from last week)

Week 12 at Whitney Young

This week was very short. We only had 2 actual days of school because of Thanksgiving break. This week was also the start of the Boy's Swimming & Diving Team. We started practice Monday and we have a meet next Friday. Other than that, this week was pretty okay. Next week will be way harder though.

Pixton Cartoon

My cartoon was based off of Chapter 4, pages 105-106, of the book Black Boy by Richard Wright. This scene is where Richard gets in trouble with his teacher and aunt, Aunt Addie, because his classmate left walnuts on the floor by Richard's desk. Aunt Addie, or Ms. Wilson, thinks that the walnuts are Richard's and she thinks he's lying about them not being his. She then beats Richard in front of the class because of the lies he supposedly told (even though the walnuts weren't his).

Link: https://Pixton.com/ic:mtwowutk

Week 11 at Whitney Young

This week has been pretty okay school wise. We got our first quarter report cards this week, and I finally got my geometry grade up from a C to an A! Now I can say with pride that I have gotten straight A's at Whitney Young on my report card. My grade may be a B now, but that A will always be special. Any who, this week was pretty average. Not too much homework. But, LOTS OF PROJECTS. Maybe the teachers don't want to give us projects over break, so they're just giving them all to us now. Who knows?? We also didn't have school Thursday. Apparently it's "No School November" because next week, we have Wednesday-Sunday off from school. Yay.

Week 10 at Whitney Young

This week was pretty rough. Even though there were only 3 full days of school this week, it as still pretty hard. Monday started off pretty nice. Note too much homework, but I had to start preparing for the many projects I had to do in the next couple of weeks. Tuesday was kind of bad. I got assigned so much homework to do and I wasn't in the mood to do any of it. I had no school Wednesday, so I spent most of the day doing homework that I didn't finish on Tuesday night. Swim practice that day was also pretty hard. Thursday had to be the worst day of the week for me. I was stressing out because I had a couple of tests to take, and Thursday was the last day of school before grades were due. I'm pretty sure that my geometry teacher won't manually override the grades for the first quarter report cards. So that means that I'll have a C on my report card for my geometry grade :(. But, on the bright side, I have a three day weekend that I'll probably be spending doing projects and homework. Whoopee.

Week 9 at Whitney Young

This week was one of the hardest and most stressful weeks that I've ever spent at Whitney Young. The week started off with 5:00 morning practice for the boys swim team. It was very hard and I was sore until Wednesday. This week I also had projects and/or essays due in English, World Studies, and Art. Homework was pretty high this week and I usually didn't get to sleep until about 10:45-11:00. I also have a swim meet Saturday and Sunday on top of the many hours of homework I was assigned today. What a week.

Week 8 at Whitney Young

This week was actually pretty okay. I didn't have too many quizzes this week, but I have a lot of projects this weekend. In gym, we had to go outside in the 40 degree weather in shorts and t-shirts, which wasn't very fun. In mandarin, I have like a million assignments due next week. In English, we had an essay due today. I think it was a pretty easy prompt to write off of. In world studies, she gave us one of the biggest projects that I'm pretty sure any of my classmates have ever received. In art, I have a finger print portrait due soon. Finally, in Geometry I passed some of my standards! I'm also doing better at understanding what I'm doing in the class. Also, boys high school swimming starts soon, and I'm planning on joining.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay

Julian Green

Period 4

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay

    Arnold Spirit is a Native American that lives on a reservation with his family members. His family is very poor and most people become alcoholics when they get older. Arnold’s father, in particular, is an alcoholic who will sometimes not come home for days because of his drinking problems. Arnold also was born with many birth defects. On the reservation, he was made fun of because of his big head, big feet and hands, skinny body, stutter, and lisp. He was often bullied at school and even belonged to the, “Black-Eye-of-the-Month-Club.” Arnold also draws cartoons to portray the emotions he feels since he thinks that “words are too limited” (pg.2-5). Finally, Arnold was convinced by his Geometry teacher, Mr. P, to leave the reservation to find hope; and he listened.

    Arnold Spirit is an assimilationist who abandoned his people. Arnold left his reservation   to go to Reardan to find what Mr. P called, “hope.” He basically tried to make his life better in a place with no hopeless, thrown-in-the-towel, negative Native Americans that would most likely end up staying in the reservation for the rest of their lives. Arnold also admired the kids at his new school. On page 50-51 of the book, he describes the white kids at Reardan as magnificent, beautiful, smart, epic, and filled with hope. Arnold also had to travel over twenty miles to get to school. This is significant in justifying that he wanted to find hope out of the reservation so badly, that he’d go anywhere to get what he needs to become something better than most Native Americans became. Thus, proving that abandoning the reservation was the only way to not get mentally “killed” or become hopeless.

    Arnold’s life at Reardan is significantly harder and more lonely than his life on the reservation. At home, Arnold would be surrounded by family members and friends that he had spent his whole life with. He had friends and family that made him laugh and enjoy being Native American. But, at Reardan, he was a social outcast. On page 83, it states that he had no friends, no one talked to him, no one sat at lunch with him, and no one barely even looked at him. He was basically invisible to his classmates, and that certainly must’ve made finding hope at his new school much harder. But, some might argue that when Arnold left the reservation, he could’ve been trying to find hope in himself so that he can bring hope to the reservation and end the stereotypes and hopelessness that surround the people he’s grown up with. But, leaving the reservation, abandoning the people he knows, and starting his life over would be the only way to bring up his community and bring hope to the reservation.

Emily Dickinson Power Point Link

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oGjbaEVwtHnVBMQGrWYX_OpuJZu1mrr4iTBQFFN4tGo/edit?pli=1#slide=id.gd073393fd_0_10

Week 7 at Whitney Young

This week surprisingly went by quite fast. But, this week was also a pretty hard week.  I had quite a lot of homework this week. Usually I only do homework until about 10:00 at the latest, but this week, some days I was up until about 10:30 doing homework. That was pretty stressful. I also had some pretty hard swim practices this week. That sucks because I have a swim meet this weekend and I'm swimming 6 events. I also didn't have very many tests this week. Only in Mandarin and Geometry. Hopefully next week will be even better than this one.

Week 6 at Whitney Young

This week went by really quickly. We only had two full days of school because of holidays and testing. Monday was Columbus Day; although I'd rather call it Indigenous Peoples Day. Tuesday was a full day of school, and it was pretty hectic. My teachers notified me about all of the tests and quizzes I had and I got really stressed out. Wednesday was PSAT testing for Sophomores and Juniors. All 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students didn't have to get to school until 12:00. So, I got to sleep in during the week, which rarely happens during the school year. Thursday was third Thursday, so we got out of school at 1:40. Friday was the second full day of school during this week. Friday was also pretty hectic because I had to take a couple of tests that could really make or break my grades. Overall, this week was pretty nice.

Week 5 at Whitney Young

This week was pretty long, but also pretty fun because this week was spirit week. Monday was pajama day. I wore red and black pajama pants and a black t-shirt with a grey sweater. Tuesday was twin day, and I twinned with my friend Kaela. Our outfits were mostly the same, but the sweatshirt I wore was blue and green while her sweatshirt was only green. Wednesday was way-back Wednesday. Unfortunately, this way the only day that I didn't have anything to bring. Thursday was class color day. The freshmen class color was green, and since my last name is green, I won candy in my World Studies class. Finally, Friday was Whitney Young color's day. I don't own very much orange, but I had a giant blue sweatshirt and blue shoes to help complement the orange bead necklace around my neck. This week was also pretty hard because I had around 8 quizzes to study for. Progress reports also come out next week, and I have all A's and a C in geometry (which is way higher than the F I had last week).

Pronoun Agreement / Grammar Lesson Link

grammar lesson link

Twitterature

Twitterature
 Andres Rios, Julian Green, Madison Beckham, and Evelyn Diaz,


Characters
Ruth Younger- @baberuth
Travis Younger- @LilT
Walter Younger- @waltmoney
Mama Younger- @yomama
Beneatha Younger- @cheatabeneatha
Joseph Asagai- @afrojoe
George Murchison- @oggeorge
Bobo- @bobodollaz
Karl Lindner- @man
Mrs. Johnson @mrs.johnson
Moving Men- @mm1 @mm2

Tweets

@baberuth- “@LilT Get up! It’s time to shower and eat!”
@baberuth- “@LilT Hurry up! Don’t make me come in there and MAKE you get up!”
@LilT- “@baberuth Dang, I’m coming. Getting my clothes and towel.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You wake up too! You’re too old to have my as your alarm clock! And take your shower.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth How am I gon’ get in there when he’s not out yet?”
@waltmoney- “#wifeproblems”
@LilT- “I wonder what shaving cream and shampoo mixed together looks like... “
@waltmoney- “@LilT Boy if you don’t get out the bathroom! You’re not the only one who has to leave in 30 minutes.”
@waltmoney- “Did the check come yet? @baberuth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Don’t talk to me this early in the mornin’ bout no money. It’s not even mine.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Danggggg just askin’. Let me know when it does though, I have some plans.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney You better plan to eat your eggs and get in the shower.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@baberuth *skull emojis"
@waltmoney- “Not scrambled please @baberuth and why are you so angry this morning?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone. Nothing is wrong. I’m fine. Totally fine.”
@baberuth- “*wink emoji”
@LilT- “@waltmoney hurry up and get in here. The bathroom is open 2 anyone”
@baberuth- “@LilT and you hurry up and get in here.”
@baberuth- “@LilT @waltmoney Y’all are too old for this. You know the drill every morning.”
@LilT- “#cantwaituntilcollege”
@LilT- “@baberuth when’s the check coming? I need money 4 school.”
@baberuth- “@LilT you and your father are one in the same. Don’t worry about any money, it’s not yours to have *wink emoji. and I have no money this morning to give.”
@LilT- “@baberuth Do you think that Beneatha or Grandma has any?”
@baberuth- “@LilT I think you should eat your breakfast. You have 10 minutes to walk out the door.”
@LilT- “@baberuth But mama how will I give the money to my teacher? Can I do some chores for the neighbors?”
@baberuth- “@LilT Please stop mentioning me and eat and get to school. Money should be the last thing on a ten year old’s mind.”
@LilT- “@baberuth if you says so…. I’m leaving”
@baberuth- “@LilT I know you’re not leaving this house looking like that! Get that brush! Lookin like some wrinkled covers.”
@LilT- “*unamused face emoji”
@baberuth- “@LilT get some money for milk too.”
@LilT- “@baberuth See u later.”
@baberuth- “@LilT Don’t forget your coat!”
@waltmoney- “@LilT why do you need money?”
@LilT- “@waltmoney bc of my teacher. She said 2 bring it to class.”
@waltmoney- “@LilT hurry to my room. You’ll be late if you don’t”
@LilT- “@waltmoney Thanks. See u later.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth guess what I was thinking about in the bathroom.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Willy Harris and that dang dream of yours”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth jeeeeezzzzzz #canilive #women #iguessitsthattimeofthemonth”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave me alone and get out my mentions”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth can you just hear me out? The liquor store only costs 75,000. And Willy, Bobo, and I figured that if we each put down 10,000 at the door, we’d be set for a store.”
@baberuth- “@walmoney please come in here and eat your eggs, they’re getting cold.”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth idc. eggs can wait, money cannot. #momoneylessproblems #lessmoneymorewifenagging”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #nojobnomoneynohomenofoodnolifenoanything”
@waltmoney- @baberuth yea ok. But when the idea works, don’t come runnin’ to me. #allaboutthedollaz”
@cheatabeneatha- “if these people don’t get out the bathroom…..”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you should get yo butt up earlier.”
@cheatabenatha- “good morning everyone.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha you still got that doctor non-sense in yo head?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney Yep! And I see you still have that liquor store in yours. Such dreams we both have.”
@waltmoney- “how much do you think medical school costs? @cheatabeneatha”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney leave her alone and get to work.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@waltmoney it should cost enough to keep you quiet.”
@waltmoney- “@cheatabeneatha we’ll see when the check comes.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney that money is not yours! And leave her alone and GET TO WORK!”
@baberuth- “@cheatabeneatha can we have peace for just one morning?”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha It is too early for you all to be yellin like that.”
@yomama- “@baberuth teach your son to make up his bed. looks a mess down here”
@baberuth- “@yomama I do everything I can to teach that boy. It must go in one ear and out the other.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha what were you and Walter fighting about?”
@baberuth- “@yomama you don’t even have to ask to know the answer to that question. That liquor store is all that’s on his mind.”
@yomama- “@baberuth sad… You sound sad, something wrong? Do I need to call in because if you’re feeling ill..”
@baberuth- “@yomama she would have my behind if I didn’t come in. I think I’m fine. And don’t let Walter try to convince you! That’s your money and with it you should do what you want. Maybe a vacation.”
@yomama- “@baberuth Now you know good and well that an old black lady like me isn’t going on a vacation any time soon.”
@yomama- “How’s.. what is it this time? Guitar? @cheatabeneatha You switch so much that I can barely keep track anymore.”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama lovely. I’m learning so much.”
@yomama- “@cheatabeneatha and George? How is he *smirk emoji?”
@cheatabeneatha- “@yomama ugh, you’re like a child. And George is George. Basically a black version of a rich white boy.”
@yomama- “@cheatabenetha Lord Knows that he’s perfect for you.”
@cheatabenetha- “@yomama the Lord has nothing to do with this! I’m tired of hearing “The Lord knows this’’, “God does that.” Tired of it!”
@baberuth- “oooooooohhhhhh here we go. #thisteaistasty #itsgettinreal”
@yomama- “In my house, there is still a God! @cheatabeneatha and don’t let me hear no more nonsense!”
@cheatabeneatha- “#ineedmyownhouse”
@yomama- “Ooh! I forgot to water my plant!”
@baberuth- “@yomama You treat that thing like one of your own children. I hope that it gro-”
@yomama- “@baberuth Are you ok? Let me call an ambulance.”

Scene Two

@yomama- “Y’all done your chores yet? You can’t leave this house until you do.”
@LilT- “Where’s my mom? @yomama”
@cheatabeneatha- “Yea where is she? @yomama”
@yomama- “To mind her own business @LilT @cheatabeneatha the doctor I think.”
@cheatabeneatha- “Hello? @afrojoe? Come over? Ummm, sure I guess.”
@afrojoe- “omw @cheatabeneatha”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha Why you bringing people over?!?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama You need to learn more about Africa!”
@yomama- “ @cheatahbeneatha Ughhhh, >:((( .”
@baberuth- “@yomama @cheatahbeneatha I’m home and #preggo.”
@yomama- “@baberuth omg I hope it’s a girl!!!!!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama Why are you excited, where will she live?!”
@LilT- “Chasing rats is fun.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT GET YOUR BUTT UPSTAIRS NOW!”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha hey girl how you been. ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe Oh hey! Glad you’re back, what’d you bring me?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Some records and colorful robes. You’ll look good in them, even with your hair!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe They’re so pretty! Wait back up, what’s wrong with my hair?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha Nothing, but why do you kill it?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe I don’t kill it!!! It’s just hard to manage all crinkly #leavemyhairalone”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s ok I’m teasing! Assimilation is cool. I’ll call you Monday so we can talk identity and time.”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha I have these feelings for you & we need to figure out how you feel. #theclockisticking #bettergetontheasagaitrainbeforeitleaves
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe you don’t understand! That doesn’t satisfy me! #don’tneedaman”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha *laughing emoji* every girl says the same thing.”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Oh hello Asagai, nice to meet you!”
@yomama- “@afrojoe Would love to learn about your country. All these people giving the church money and they don’t even help you get your land back! #nailedit”
@afrojoe- “@yomama YASS! ok I better go now. Bye Alaiyo”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@afrojoe what does that mean?”
@afrojoe- “@cheatahbeneatha It’s hard to explain, like nothing is enough for you. Bye #nailedit”
@yomama- “@cheatahbeneatha I see why you want to learn more about Africa ;).”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@yomama omg stop!”
@LilT- “@cheatahbeneathaAsagai and Beneatha sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@LilT shut up!”
@LilT- “@yomama Miss Johnson don’t have that much kitchen cleanser”
@yomama- “@baberuth That cheap! Can’t even spare me some damn kitchen cleanser!”
@LilT- “@yomama@baberuth The check is here!”
@yomama- “@baberuth alright calm down it’s just a check”
@LilT- “@yomama Damn grandma you rich!!! $$$$$”
@yomama- “@baberuth I could put all this money in the church but I can’t because of y’all.”
@baberuth- “@yomama oh be quiet you’re crazy”
@waltmoney- “Where da money at?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney You better talk to you wife, I’ll go for now. You ain’t gettin no liquor store that’s for sure”
@waltmoney- “@yomama You haven’t seen anything? Can’t you see how poor we are?! You never listen to me!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney ugh. you make me sick!”
@yomama - “@waltmoney what is wrong with you? You need help, you can’t just drink away your problems”
@waltmoney- “@yomama This check could help us! I think about the future and I see nothing different than today. Money is life!”
@yomama- “@waltmoney wow money is life huh. You kids are so ungrateful now. You were never like this before. You know Ruth is pregnant. What’s life now?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney oh yeah and because of you she’s getting an abortion!”
@waltmoney- “@yomama no...no she can’t”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney well I just made a down payment…#byebyebaby”

Act II
Scene One
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha woah why you so fancy girl?”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth I’m a Nigerian woman! OCOMOGOSIAY!”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha what the hell?! *laughing emoji*”
@waltmoney- “@cheatahbeneatha WOOO YOU GO GIRL”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney #drunka’f
@waltmoney- “WHERE MY BLACK BROTHERS AT YO! BLACK BROTHER! @oggeorge #COMEMYBLACKBROTHERS”
@oggeorge- “um no….#wth
@baberuth- “@waltmoney get down from that table! @cheatahbeneatha your other boyfriend is here”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha Go change! OMG WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR!?”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha girl how do you think he’ll go out with you with your nasty hair?!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha honey, you look strange, go change.
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge what the hell dude. #talktothehand”
@baberuth- “@cheatahbeneatha omg you and your brother need to shut your mouths sometimes!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@baberuth well i don’t like people who will give up their culture just to fit in!”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha omg here we go again. A lesson about African culture. Honey, your culture sucks, face it.”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge UGH. #howrude”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Why do you college boys where them queer lookin shoes?”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter stop it! @oggeorge I’m really sorry!”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Why are you saying sorry? I can say sorry for myself. Besides it’s the truth!”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge Hey dude how’s your dad? You guys got big plans huh? Well so do I man, we should talk about these plans dude.”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge You know they don’t teach you anything useful at that school, not how to be a man at all, just to wear queer shoes.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney You need help dude, serious help.”
@oggeorge- “@cheatahbeneatha hey you look fancy now!”
@cheatahbeneatha- “@oggeorge alright let’s go.”
@oggeorge- “@waltmoney bye Prometheus”
@waltmoney- “@oggeorge It’s not an insult if I don’t know what it means!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney Walter let’s just talk”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth What’s there to talk about, all our race does is moan pray and have babies!”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney All you ever do is fight with me. I don’t know what happened to us. But i’m getting rid of the baby so be happy I guess…”
@waltmoney- “@baberuth Honey, why you always gotta think we have to be the perfect couple.”
@baberuth- “@waltmoney We used to talk so different but I don’t even know what to do now with the way you try to talk to me.”
@yomama- “@waltmoney @baberuth oh hey, how you feeling Ruth? Where’s Travis?”
@waltmoney- “@yomama Where were you?”
@yomama- “@waltmoney damn dude keep your nose where it belongs. I went to do some stuff. I want to tell Travis first!”

@yomama "What you think your grandma did with the money? @LilT"
@LilT "idk @yomama "
@yomama "I bought the house fam @LilT"
@waltmoney ">:((((((((("
@LilT "OMG! !!"
@yomama "give be done sugarboo @LilT"
@LilT "I feel blessed"
@baberuth "get over here for your whooping"
@LilT "yikes! #kidproblems"
@baberuth you finally did it! :) @yomama
@yomama yup bruh
@baberuth finally in so happy :D
@waltmoney feeling pissed of
@baberuth when we moving? @yomama
@yomama the first of the month... the house is the bomb and is big.
@baberuth be happy man @waltmoney
@baberuth where our crib located B] ? @yomama
@yomama by the park...
@baberuth there is no color people there though...
@yomama we will be the first color people to turn up there! ;) jk I was just trying to find the best place place for the cheapest price
@baberuth does the sun light up the house? @yomama
@yomama yeah it does
@waltmoney just gonna control our lives then huh...
Scene Two

@oggeorge ok... stop talking and kiss me already @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha you know I love talking @oggeorge
@oggeorge I know but I just want a nice looking girl and not a poet @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha why you mad fam? @oggeorge
@oggeorge cause you're always talking
@yomama checking in " finally home"
@yomama hey @oggeorge
@oggeorge hi mrs. Younger how are you?
@yomama good @oggeorge
@oggeorge ok bye
@yomama what happened? @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha nothing just that George is stupid
@yomama I feel you @cheatabeneatha
@yomama is your brother here? @baberuth
@baberuth yes he is.
@yomama opens the door* well hello @mrs.johnson
@mrs.johnson hi yourself c: how you doings @baberuth
@baberuth I'm good
@mrs.johnson sends poke @baberuth
@waltmoney *calls ruth
Someone knocks the door
@yomama this is a popular place tonight
@baberuth talking with Mrs. Arnold
@baberuth that was mrs Arnold she said if you don't come in tomorrow she is going to get a knew man @waltmoney
@waltmoney :,( -.-
@baberuth you are going to lose your job
@waltmoney that's right :D... do you know where I've been these last 3 days? I been driving around to the south side and all the way up to Wisconsin @yomama
@waltmoney when I went to greenhat I like how three men just sat around, drinking and playing music.
@yomama ... I know I've done you wrong son that is why I'm giving you this envelope filled with 65 hundred so you can #makeItRain  I also want you to put aside three thousand for @cheatabeneatha medical school the rest is for you
@waltmoney how do you trust me like that?
@yomama i've always trusted you
@LilT is you drunk pops?
@waltmoney lmao no I'm not son... I'm never going to be drunk again #coldturkey
@waltmoney what do you want to be when you grow up?
@LilT a bus driver :)
@waltmoney that is weak tbh
@LilT then I don't know... kinda want to be like you
@waltmoney in 7 years when you are seventeen I'm going to come home from the office...
@LilT you don't work in a office
@waltmoney I will soon...

Scene Three
@baberuth what's up :) @cheatabeneatha
@cheatabeneatha hi @baberuth
@baberuth lol what I found today cx CURTAINS!!! :DDDD
@cheatabeneatha how do you know that they'll fit?
@baberuth idk :/ well anyways you know what I'm going to do when I get to the house?
@cheatabeneatha what?
@baberuth I'm going to take an awesome bath...
@cheatahbeneatha you're gonna get shot
@baberuth lol
@waltmoney feeling great cx #snapping and clapping
@cheatabeneatha #oldfashioned  @waltmoney dancing with baeruth*

@man how do you do miss? Looking for mrs. Lena Younger
@cheatabeneatha yeah that my mom wait a second. MOM! WHITE MAN AT THE DOOR! come in
@man thank you
@cheatabeneatha my mom isn't here yet is it business related?
@man yes kinda
@waltmoney have a seat @man
@man my name is Karl linder and it's come to the community attention that your mother bought a house in the neighborhood
@waltmoney yes that is correct
@man well to be honest we don't want you and your family here in my neighborhood
@waltmoney get out.
@man in sorry
@waltmoney get out slams the door

Week 4 at Whitney Young

This week was probably my first real taste of how the school year will be. I had about 5 quizzes and/or tests in some of my classes and have to deal with the same thing next week and possibly even the week after that. I've had a decent amount of homework to do this week. I only got about 2-3 hours a day, which is pretty nice. Any amount of homework is okay if I get to bed before 11 after doing it. My grades look pretty weird right now. Since I failed my first geometry quiz, and since that's the only grade in gradebook right now for geometry, I have all A's and an F in geometry. It kind of sucks because in class I'm doing well, but wasn't really prepared for the quiz. But, this week was overall pretty well.

Week 3 at whitney young

This week was pretty nice. It started out rough on Monday because on that day, I was notified that I had a couple quizzes and tests this week. But, throughout the week, I managed to evenly study and prepare for the quizzes and tests and hopefully did well on them. I think the hardest one had to be the geometry one. This was the first standards test I'd ever taken, and I think I did pretty well on it. I don't think that I've fully mastered it, but I have the opportunity to retake it, so it's fine. Homework has been pretty high this week and swim practice has been pretty stressful and difficult, but other than that, it was a pretty okay week.

Week 2 at Whitney Young

9/18/15

Period 4

My second week at Whitney Young wasn't too bad, but it wasn't too good either. Gym class was just like any ordinary gym class. Mandarin was a little fast paced this week, but I learned a lot. I got assigned my first paper of the school year in English. I spent a lot of time doing it, and it showed when it took Mr. Rehak a whole page of reading to find a grammar mistake. World studies was fine, not too much homework. Chemistry was pretty nice. I had 2 labs in one week, and got help from Ms. Rehak (coincidence?) with my science fair project. In art, the class worked with trees the entire week. We're no doing a final tree project. The worst part of my week though, had to be my geometry homework quiz that I failed. But, to shed light on this dark situation, no one in my period got over a 50%. I guess it just shows that I need to study my notes more to be better prepared for the next quiz we have (which might be Monday). 

neighborhood paper

Period 4

9/14/15

Neighborhood Paper

           Today was the most stressful day ever. I received about three hours of homework from all of my teachers and was carrying two heavy bags around all day. I decided to skip swim practice because of the amount of work I got, and also because I knew that my swim practices started to get harder this week. So, I got onto the CTA bus across the street from Whitney Young Magnet High School and ventured home.

    I must’ve been really worn out from my classes because I fell asleep on the bus. When I got up, I looked outside and saw very unusual houses and buildings. I missed my stop! As soon as I realized this, I pulled on the bus bell cord and got off of the bus. The street I was on was named “Jeffrey Boulevard.” It ran along another street named “South Chicago” and was right across the street from a KFC. I was definitely lost and had no clue where I was and how the bus got here. It was about four o’clock, and the next bus didn’t come for another twenty minutes, so I started to walk along East 83rd street.

           The neighborhood I was lost in seemed very quiet and serene. Not very many people were around, but the people that were, were elderly citizens. Behind the KFC ran a very long street that went farther than I could see. Also, right behind the parking lot of the KFC was a barber shop.  I walked down East 83rd street to get a better view of it, and saw that the barber shop’s name was, “Deda’s Barber Shop.”  Inside there was a man in the chair lying almost with his back to the floor while the barber cut his hair. I thought that was strange and noticed that it would be very difficult to cut someone’s hair when he’s basically lying in bed.

Across the street from the barbershop was a small, colorful building that’s sign read, “Passing Greater Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church.” That’s a long name for such a small building and would probably be very hard to remember. Alongside the church were two colorful, two floored homes; one with a person sitting outside. There were also four bright red houses lined up next to each other on a small block next to the barber shop. There were lots of houses made of brick which suggested that they were probably older houses that were made as a result of the Chicago fire, or just designed that way to keep the chances of fires spreading lower.

After making this inference, I crossed onto an even smaller block with a daycare center on it. The daycare center was named, “A Child’s World Early Learning Center,” and it had paintings along all of the walls and a painting of black children holding the world on the front, next to the doors. I was surprised at the lack of cars in front of the daycare center; maybe they were all out celebrating Rosh Hashanah.

I then crossed the street onto Paxton Avenue and saw many houses with enormous gardens around the gates and pine and evergreen trees lined up and down the block in front of each house. The trees were trimmed and looked very well kept, which gave the neighborhood an organized feel to it. Farther down Paxton Avenue, along the sidewalks that ran past the alleys, was a sign that read, “E to lakefront.” This showed me that if I walked down this street for about an hour, I’d probably either be at the lakefront, or still walking down the street.  These two choices gave me the option of either calling my mom to get her to pick me up, or keep exploring a place that I’d never been to before and could possibly see in the future. Knowing me, you would probably assume that I’d choose answer choice B, but eventually choose A because I can’t teleport home.  So, I kept walking down East 83rd street hoping to find something worth the time that I sacrificed for “exploring.”

On both sides of the streets I ventured onto were small, colorful businesses that bring out the economic and social view of the community. There were all types of stores to go into and buy random stuff that you most likely need or have at home.  On the corner of 83rd and Luella was a corner store that fit that description. Also, since I was getting pretty hungry, it seemed like the perfect place to stop and get a bite to eat. As soon as I walked inside of the store, I saw rows and rows of chips such as Doritos, Cheetos, and Fritos, candy that ranged from Jolly Ranchers to Snickers and drinks that ranged from Gatorade to Snapple. There were also many eating utensils and random products such as tissue, plates, cups, and syrup. The counter at the front of the store had many beauty products such as hair shampoo, lotion, and hair brushes.  There was so much to choose from, and I didn’t have much time to stand around and look, so I got a bottle of water and a bag of Grandma’s cookies and made my way out of the store.  I’d also noticed that the store was very colorful, and certainly attracted me because of the vibe it gave off when I looked at it.

Right across the street from the store was another small church named, “King of Greater Glory Tabernacle Church.” I remember wondering if they were an Eastern Orthodox Church, Protestant, or Roman Catholic Church. The church had a very well put together garden and also a cool ramp that led to the colorful, see through doors. The stain glass on the outside of the church was delightful and made me wonder what it looked like in the inside when light shined on it.  The houses next door to the church also had a very delightful and pleasant color scheme amongst themselves. They all also coincidentally had a double triangle roof with a pretty garden in front. This block’s street name was 83rd and Ogelsby, and it was highlighted by the block club sign on the corner.

The time was now about four twenty and I started to come to the conclusion that the neighborhood was full of old, organized, well kept people that liked their houses to look nice. Because of this conclusion, I felt it would be appropriate to stop at the next block instead of wandering around for another thirty minutes. I approached 2400 East Yates Boulevard with a small smile on my face. I’d reached my most favorite part of any neighborhood I’ve ever been to; the park. The park, to my advantage, had a giant football field named, “Eckersall Football Stadium,” that took up half of the block. The stadium was surrounded by gates and had two twenty-five row sitting areas. The stadium also had football players practicing in it, so I decided to call my mom and ask her to pick me up while I watched the players practice. My little thirty minute adventure into the South-East part of Chicago was well worth it.

First Week at Whitney Young

My first week at Whitney Young was way harder than I expected it to be.  I wasn't expecting over 2 hours of homework on the first 4 days of school, and certainly wasn't used to not getting 8+ hours of sleep every night. I guess that's just something that every student has to get used to/adapt to. I hope I catch on soon and become accustomed to this new work load and sleep schedule.