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Bad Boy. A Memoir Walter Dean Myers. MAKE A T-CHART. Notes go here. Answers go here. Quick-tempered and strong Ready for a fight Grew up poor in Harlem, NY Got bullied (he stuttered) Liked to read (kept books hidden in brown paper bag to avoid being teased) Aspired to be a writer.
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Bad Boy A Memoir Walter Dean Myers
MAKE A T-CHART Notes go here Answers go here
Quick-tempered and strong • Ready for a fight • Grew up poor in Harlem, NY • Got bullied (he stuttered) • Liked to read (kept books hidden in brown paper bag to avoid being teased) • Aspired to be a writer
ROOTS Afterlistening to thischapter, write a briefaccount of YOUR roots— • Whatinfluencedyour life? • Whoinfluencedyour life? • Recall the eldestancestor. • Share a favorite memory.
HARLEM • Wherewasyour first home? • Whatisyourearliestmemory of that place? • Share a time youhad a tantrum. • Werethereconsequences? • Whendidyou first becomeawareof racial prejudices ?
LET’S HEAR IT FOR 1st GRADE!! • Atwhatagedidyoulearn to read? • Whatkind of a studentwereyou in elementaryschool? • Describe an art projectyou once made. • Describe the neighborhoodyougrew up in.
ARITHMETIC SUMMER • Whatsubject do youenjoymost? Least? Tell why. • What sort of consequencesdidyoureceive if youbrought home a bad report card? • Whatwereyouknown as in grade school? • Didyouevergetinto a fightout of peer pressure?Explain.
BAD BOY • Describe how schoolwouldbe NOWADAYS if itwassegregated. • What type of gamesdidyouplayin the streetas a kid? • Do you, or anyoneyou know, live withextendedfamily? Explain. • Describeyour first « whooping ».
MR. IRWIN LASHER • Can the wayyoudress alter yourmood? Explain. • Have youeverkeptsomethinghidden to avoidbeingteased? Explain. • Wouldyouhang out withsomeonewithdifferentintereststhanyourown? • Share a time when a teacherhelpedyou.
I AM NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE • Do youbelieve in God? • What do you have a passion for? • Describeyour transition fromelementary to middle school. • If youcan, tell about a funeralyouattended. • Do you know anyonedealingwithdepression?
A WRITER OBSERVES • Where’s the farthest place you’vetraveled? • Write a brief description of somebodyyousee on a daily basis. • If youcouldplay an instrument, whichwoulditbe and why? • Whois a role model in your life? • Have youever been shunned?