Monday, March 31, 2008

Bloom's Taxonomy Question: Synthesis

Design a time machine to take you back to Mary's death. If you were him what would you have done if you were in his shoes in that situation?

If I in Bigger Thomas' shoes on the night of Mary's murder, I would have not killed her but, I would have explained to her parents that she asked me to take her to a bar instead of school. If they did not believe I would have tried to get her to vouch for me, if she refused then I would just leave it in their hands. I would do this because I would rather not have a job instead of going to jail for the rest of my life or being on the run. So if I were Bigger Thomas that what I would have done.

Bloom's Taxonomy Question:Evaluation

How would you have handled being Bigger's mother and finding out that Bigger had killed a white girl?

I would have been very upset that he had killed anyone in the first place, and at that time to kill a white woman was like if you killed a baby today. I would have been very angry with him, would I have turned him in, I don't know. I say that because, if he's my son I don't want him to go to jail, but at the same time i wouldn't want him to get away with something so big. For one thing he might think that it's okay to kill someone again because he got away with it before. So yes I would have been very upset and angry that he killed a white woman but especially because he killed someone period.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Bloom's Taxonomy Question:Analysis

What are some problems between Bigger and his mother?


Some of the problems between Bigger and his mother is the fact that Bigger does not respect his mother. He is always making ignorant remarks to whatever his mother says to him. Bigger just feels as though he is grown and that he doesn't have to listen to whatever she says. Also another problem facing them is the fact that Bigger's mother treats Bigger like an outsider. She treats all oof her other children better than she treats Bigger, I feel that's another reason why he doesn't show that much respect to his mother. Bigger and his mother have many problems some are her fault and some are his. Either way they should love each other and be there for each other, because his mother will never have another Bigger and Bigger will never have another mother.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Bloom's Taxonomy Question: Application

What question would you ask of Mary Dalton after she was killed?

The questions that I would ask her would be:

1. Why did you go after Bigger like that when you first met him at his interview?
A: I wasn't trying to be mean or anything I just wanted to find out more about the boy who was going to be working for me and my family. It was nothing against him I just wanted to know who we were going to be dealing with.

2. What was going through your head when Bigger Thomas took you to the club?
A: I was excited actually, I had never experienced anything like that before. It was something new and it really interested me.

3. When you felt the pillow over your face what was the first thought that went through your mind?
A: Honestly I really don't remember a whole lot but I do remember that when I felt that pillow over my face my first thought was OH MY GOD AM I GOING TO DIE RIGHT NOW? It was a very scary experience for me. I fought and fought until I just couldn't fight anymore.

4. If you could say or ask Bigger Thomas anything what would it be?
A: I would ask him why did he do it? If he thought that he was going to get into trouble and lose his job I would have said something to my parents to help him out. He didn't have to kill me there is no excuse for what he did to me.

5. How do you feel about Jan leaving you there with him?
A: Jan was wrong for what he did. He saw that I was not altogether and still he left me there with a guy I barely even knew. It just goes to show that he does not love me the way that I thought he did. Jan is partially to blame for this and I can never forgive him for that he was supposed to protect me and he didn't.

6. If there was anything taht you could ask or tell Bigger Thomas, what would it be?
A: I would want to know why he did it and was that his plan all along. I just want to know why did that, because I am still confused by it.
February 29, 2008
Alfreda C. Davis

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Service Learning Idea 2008




This year for service learning, I
would like to do tutoring again. Last year I feel as
though I did really well in that area. I love to teach
other people things especially little children,
because when they get it and I see it click in their
brain, it makes me feel like wow I really helped do
that. I really feel as though if I were to do this
again I would walk away with something different,
because it is a new year and new children. I know that
it may not seem like someone can change in the course
of a few months, but I really feel as though I have
done just that. So if were able to do tutoring again
this year, I would not only walk away with something
new, but so would the children that I would be
helping. I feel as though that I can do this because a
lot of children learn better in a fun but stable
environment. I feel like I can provide that and if
giving the chance I will prove just that. So for this
year’s service learning project, I would like to do a
tutorial assignment.
Chapter 6

Chapter: Accidental Purpose
Pages 80-92

This chapter starts off with Bigger dropping Jan off.
Jan takes out some pamphlets relating to Communism and
hands it over to Bigger so he can read them. Bigger
then drives Mary to her house. Throughout the ride
Mary was really drunk and blurted out random comments.
Bigger felt really unomfortable, because he felt as
though she was looking inside of him. He hated her for
that. When they got to her house she couldn't get out
the car, because she was so drunk. Bigger her helped
her out and then let her loose. She was stumbling
allover the place so he decided to help her up to her
room. As he got Mary to her room he laid her down on
her bed and felt the urge to kiss her so he did. While
he was doing this Mary's mother walked in the room.
Luckily, she was blind and didn't catch him. Bigger
didn't know what to do, he wanted to leave the room ,
but he was scared Mrs. Dalton would hear him. Mary
started fumbling around so he placed his hand over
Mary's mouth so she wouldn't make any noise. Mrs.
Dalton knew that Mary was drunk , because she smelt
whisky on her. Mrs. Dalton kneeled on the the side of
Mary's bed and prayed for he. Mrs. Dalton then left
the room with the impression that Mary was sleeping.
Bigger removed his hand from Mary's mouth and found
that he killed her. Bigger felt the whole room sink on
him and saw the reality, he killed her. Bigger's first
move was to get rid of her so he stuffed her in a
trunk. After he stuffed her in the trunk, he came up
with an idea which was to burn Mary's body in the
furnace. He took the trunk to the basement where the
furnace was and took her body out. He then saw that
her whole body could not fit into the furnace so he
had no other choice, but to cut her head off.
In this
When Bigger first lays Mary down on her bed he felt
excited. He didn't kiss Mary, because of her beauty,
which has always been there, but for the fact that she
can never be his. Her being white and him being black
separates them from one another. The arrival of Mrs.
Dalton in Mary's room frightened Bigger, because of
his skin color. Him being black traps him in a bad
situation. After he discovers that he killed Mary the
situation escalates. Once again his color traps him in
a bad situation, but this time in a murder. Bigger
killing Mary probably opened up a side of him that he
knew was there, but would never actually come out.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Bloom's Taxonomy Question: Comprehension

Can you write in your own words, why you think Bigger's mother treats him the way that she does?



I think that Bigger's mom treats him the way that she does because of his father. Even though Bigger's father isn't around in the book you can some how make an assumption about why Bigger is the way he is and why his mother treats him the way that she does. I think that Bigger acts the way that he does towards his mother and in life in general because he does not have a father figure in his life to help him see and realize that life and his mother should not be taken for granted. I also feel as though she acts the way that she does with Bigger maybe because he is the oldest and maybe because out of all of her children Bigger reminds her of his father more than any of her other children. I believe that their dad left them and left them all by themselves and that made them very angry and upset and that made them take their anger out on each other.

Bloom's Taxonomy Question Knowledge

Describe what happened at Bigger Thomas' job interview after Mary Dalton entered the room?

Before Mary came into the room where Bigger was being interviewed, he was already nervous, but was able to control his anxiety. But once Mary walked in she started to question Bigger which made him very nervous and made him think that he was no longer going to get the job. He cussed Mary out in his head, he wondered why she would do such a thing. He thought that she had for surely ruined his chances of getting a job working for the Dalton's all because of Mary Dalton and her questions.

Newspaper Article

Gossip!!!




Have you heard? If you didn’t you have to be living under a rock somewhere! This just in Mary Dalton daughter of rich and power Mr. Dalton was scene last night partying with blacks. I mean it’s not everyday you get a call saying that Mary Dalton was out partying with blacks. I had to see it to believe. I needed proof. I got the picture, which gave me my proof. When I saw it I couldn’t believe my eyes blacks and whites, even more importantly Mary Dalton and blacks. Rumor has it that she was supposed to be on her way to school but instead her driver took her out to party with his black posse as they say. She laughed, joked and even drank with them. I wonder if her father Mr. Dalton knows anything about this and if not what will he think? You’ll just have to stay tuned to find out


-Jenny Q

Monday, March 3, 2008

Pages 13- 28 Title: Top Gun?

At the start of this chapter, Bigger is walking down
the street she two white men putting up a campaign
poster for a white man running for State Attorney
again. As Bigger walks past he sees tall red letters:
YOU CAN’T WIN! Bigger is on his way to the poolroom
with a lit cigarette in his mouth. He meets up with
his friend Gus at the pool hall. In this chapter they
are holding up the wall smoking and dreaming about
what they want to do in life. Gus and Bigger walk in
the poolroom to play pool and Bigger brings up the
topic of robbing a white man’s store named Blum. Jack
and G.H. come in the pool hall to see Gus and Bigger,
Bigger in fear of robbing a white man. Gus is also
scared of robbing a white man but Bigger threatens Gus
and calls him a punk or sissy. Bigger gets into an
argument with Gus because both are scared of robbing
Blum’s. Bigger is trying to be the big man but is just
ask frighten as a little boy.

Richard Wright’s wanted to show that Bigger Thomas
wasn’t as big & tough as his outer appearance shown
but everything on the outside isn’t what is on the
inside. Mr. Wright’s shows how the little man wants to
act like the bigger man but will always be small.
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.