Make sure you have finished reading "Thank You, M'am" by Langston Hughes. Make sure that you have also underlined any conflicts that occur and if you can, label them as either "I" for internal or "E" for external.
Respond to the following questions:
1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
If you forgot the story at school, here is a link to an online version: http://acasiday.wiki.hoover.k12.al.us/file/view/Thank+You+Ma
Also, if you're interested in learning more about Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance, here is a short (3 minutes, 37 seconds) video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCbBn_X87Xw&feature=related
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ReplyDelete1. Yes I think Mrs. Jones believed the proverb that we wrote in class today because if she didn’t she would not have token him in and washed and fed him.
2. They are similar because they both help someone who is in need of help for example in the poem it is the fainting robin and in the story it is roger.
3. My thick question is that: why didn’t roger run when we could have from Mrs. Jones house.
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Hi Ms Gelso!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, you should change the due date because we don't have class on Oct 13 (Day 3).
1. I really think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb.. I mean look at Roger, he was obviously alone in the meaning that his parents left him, or they died in an accident or stuff like that. I think she was like: "Okay.. I see the reason why this kid wanted to steal my purse... maybe no one ever told him not to steal, but to ask...I can do that!" But however, I don't think taking an unknown person in your house is a good idea, he could kill you or something like that.
2. I think Emily Dickinson wants to express that, you are not alone, you will never been, never live in pain, always ask for help if needed.
3. Did the Mrs. Jones learn Roger a lesson in his life?
Hello Ms Gelso and classmates,
ReplyDelete1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
I believe that Ms Jones agrees totally with this statement because she helps a child who doesn't even know. Even though the boy tried to steal her pocketbook, she welcomed him at her home and she let him wash himself and eat supper (dinner). So, this shows that in Harlem people are close together and help each other.
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
The speaker of this poem is similar to Ms Jones because they both consider people who weren't lucky in their lives. Ms Jones helped a boy that tried to steal her, something that would be unbelievable now. On the other side, Emily Dickinson, through her poem, says that your life is worthless if you don't help people who need you.
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
My best thick question is the following: “Why does the woman in the story helps the boy even though she doesn't know him by letting him eat and be washed?"
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ReplyDelete(1) Yes she agrees with the proverb we wrote today in class, because her conservation with him shows so. She asked him don’t you have someone to teach you what is right and wrong? His answer is no. So she takes him home to her house and tells him that he should stop his life of crime.She also gave him some money and food to eat with her, this shows that she cares about him and does not want him to become a bad boy and get hurt.
(2) The speaker of the poem is similar to Mrs Jones because they share similar characteristics.He cares about the person whose heart was breaking just like Mrs Jones cared and encouraged the boy to stop a life of crime before his life get bad and destroyed.And also both show a level of concern to the people involved.
(3) Why did she take care of him even if he was a bad boy who could take her purse at any time and run away ? why did she show love and affection towards someone who has tried to steal from her ?If it was most people they will call the cops and send him to jail, so why?
1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
ReplyDelete2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
I think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb because he takes care of Roger because she wants that he grows well and also wants that he behaves himself, she also teaches him things and teaches him right from wrong.
The speaker of this poem is similar to Mrs. Jones because the poem talks about how she can help one heart from breaking or one fainting robin unto his nest again like Mrs. Jones helped Roger behaving well.
My best Thick question is: Why did the boy never see Mrs. Jones again?
Have a good day!!!
1)I find that Mrs. Jones would sertenly agree with the proverb we discussed today in class."it takes two parents to oroduce a child, but it takes an entire village to raise the child." I find that Mrs. Jones proved that she is absolutely agreeing on the proverb because ones she catches the thief she doesn't turn hm in but teaches him what is right from wrong and helps him in a physical way. She gives him a face wash so he won't be so dirty.
ReplyDeleteI think the poem is actually really related to 29Mrs.Jones because in a way she is also saving someones life she is saving the kids education that is one of the major things needed in life.
3)What were the things Mrs. Jones did when young that couldn't be shared with people?
First of all, everyone has posted such thoughtful and critical THICK questions! Fantastic work! Make sure you are reading everyone else's responses and thinking about how you might answer those questions.
ReplyDeleteBelow are a couple of grammatical tips for each of you so far. Read through them, even correct what you had written, so that you remember the corrections and don't make the same mistakes. Remember, the corrections we make are not to criticize or judge you in a negative way, they are to help you improve your speaking and writing skills!
Christian--Don't forget that questions end in question marks.
Michnea--Thank you for pointing out the due date. However, remember that blog assignments are due by midnight the night before our next class so actually it is correct! Your thick question was "Did the Mrs. Jones learn Roger a lesson in his life?" You do not need the article "the" before a name. Also, the verb "to learn" is used when someone is receiving information, not giving it. Instead, use the verb "to teach". The question could be rephrased as "Did Mrs. Jones teach Roger a lesson in his life?"
Stavros--Good use of story vocabulary ("pocketbook"). In your response you wrote "helped a boy that tried to steal her." First, when referring to a person, always use "who". Second, he did not try to steal her, he tried to steal FROM her. Rephrase like this: "helped a boy who tried to steal from her."
Uchenna--Good work! You wrote that Mrs. Jones' shows "conservation" towards Roger. What do you mean when you say this? This word does not quite fit.
Alessandro--Make sure you write these couple of words in the back of your vocabulary notebook with your personal list of words: "certainly" (not "sertenly") and "once" (not "ones"). Additionally, you agree WITH a proverb, not ON a proverb.
Hello Ms Gelso and fellow classmates,
ReplyDelete1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
I believe that Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb, “It takes two parents to produce a child but a whole village to raise the child” because she decided to take care of the boy and not denounce him to the police. She cooked a meal for him, told him to wash his face, and at the end she gave him money to buy the blue suede shoes he wanted. She taught him a lesson by telling him:
“Next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocket book nor nobody else’s- […] behave yourself boy!”
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
I think that it relates to Mrs. Jones because both her and Emily Dickinson both felt like if they took care of something, it would make their life more meaningful. In the story, Mrs. Jones takes care of the boy as if he were a “fainting robin” as Emily Dickinson states in her poem.
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
Why didn’t Mrs. Jones send the boy in prison?
Have a good day CARTHAGE MUST NE Hello Ms Gelso and fellow classmates,
1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
I believe that Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb, “It takes two parents to produce a child but a whole village to raise the child” because she decided to take care of the boy and not denounce him to the police. She cooked a meal for him, told him to wash his face, and at the end she gave him money to buy the blue suede shoes he wanted. She taught him a lesson by telling him:
“Next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocket book nor nobody else’s- […] behave yourself boy!”
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
I think that it relates to Mrs. Jones because both her and Emily Dickinson both felt like if they took care of something, it would make their life more meaningful. In the story, Mrs. Jones takes care of the boy as if he were a “fainting robin” as Emily Dickinson states in her poem.
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
Why didn’t Mrs. Jones send the boy in prison?
Have a nice day!
1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteI think it is quite obvious that she agrees with the proverb because she actually didn’t even knew that kid that was trying to still her purse. Instead of taking him to the police she took him to her house so the boy could wash his face and in the end she even gave the money to the kid so he could buy his new shoes
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones?
I think the poem is similar to Mrs. Jones because the way Mrs. Jones thinks is almost the same just that with different subjects, the poem talks about stopping a heart from breaking, that in the story should be if I can show someone the right way to live I shall not live in vain like in the poem
3. Lastly, post your best THICK question that you asked while reading.
Why didn't Roger take the money and escaped form Mrs. Jones while she wasn't looking
1. Do you think Mrs. Jones agrees with the proverb we wrote about in class today? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteI think that she fully agrees with the proverb that we wrote in class. In fact she askes the boy why nobady at his home told him that his face is very durty.
2. Read the poem "If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking" by Emily Dickinson at the end of the story. How might the speaker of this poem be similar to Mrs. Jones? I think that the poem is in some way related to Mrs. Jones, because this last represents the person that doesn't want to break a heart,(the boys one), without bringing him to the police......
3. Lastly, my best THICK question that I asked while reading was why didn't The boy see Mrs. Jones again?
another is: "Why didn't the boy run away when he could have done so?"
Hello Ms Gelso
ReplyDelete1 Yes i think Mrs.Jones agrees with the proverb because looking at Roger he was alone maybe he doesn't have parents and i think that this point she understands him by traing to take her purse maybe he wanted to bye something special we know he wanted to bye some shoes but i think we wanted alsow much more other stuff
2I think Emily Dickinson wants to tell us to never be alone, to never live in pain, to always ask for help if we need it.
for me it's very important to talk to ask people for help it's very important.
3I don't understand Why did Mrs.Jones send Roger in prison?
1. Yes Mrs Hones agrees with the proverb beacuse maybe she taught that he boy didn't have parents and so she wanted to help him by teaching him right from wrong and lessons of life that would help him in life
ReplyDelete2. The poem is related to the book beacuse it talks about a person that doen't want to break the heart of another person like Mrs Jone didn't want to break the boys heart by putting him in prison
3. Why did the boy ran away from Mrs Jones when he knewed she wanted only to help him?
Second part:
ReplyDelete"Why didn't the boy run away when he could have done so?"
The boy didn't run away because he knew that the lady wanted to help him and improve his behavior, he appreciated that the lady cared for him even dough he knew her for a day. The boy also knew that if he escaped the lady will put him to jail, but he believed her and didn't escape.
Have a good weekend!!!
Hello Ms Gelso and classmates,
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Answer to Paloma and Nikita’s thick questions:
I believe that Ms Jones didn’t send the boy who tried to steal her purse to jail because of two possible reasons.
Firstly, something that worried me was the point that said “The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house. Some of the doors were open, too, so he knew he and the woman were not alone.”. From there I thought that Ms Jones was feeding and accommodating other people who were like the boy.
My second reason is because that woman said that in the past, she used to do these things, too (she didn’t specify anything). That’s why (because she has been in the situation of the boy before) she helped him.
I hope you are satisfied with my answers.
Part 2:
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't Roger take the money and escaped form Mrs. Jones while she wasn't looking
I think that Roger didn't run away with the money, because, he understood that the old but strong lady didn't want to send him in jail, so, he just behaved well.He understood that the woman wasn't so mean and wanted to be respectful.
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ReplyDelete1I think Ms.Jones agrees with the proverb because reading about Roger that was alone maybe with no parents I think that the lady understands him very well, because by reading the novel we understand that even the lady had done bad things at the same age of the boy.
2I think Emily Dickinson In the wonderful poem she wrote she wants to comunicate to us that in life we have always someone to believe in and that we are never going to be alone...
3I Can't capacitate why did the boy vecer find the woman again???????!
1) I think that mrs Jones would totally agree with the proverb we read and analyzed in class. The evidence is that when the two protagonists were fighting, the old lady asked thhe young boy why was he all dirty and if he have anybody that cared for him and actually gave him an education!
ReplyDelete2) In the poem 'if i can stop one heart from breacking' the writer and mrs Jones are similar in the way that they both helped someone for good.
3)my thick questiones of Thank you, M'am are: Is the boy an orphan or does he actually have a home and a family?? 2) why did the m'am at the end eave the young boy without even sayng anything to anybody, not even to the policemen?
Part 2 I'm answering to Stavros question: “Why does the woman in the story helps the boy even though she doesn't know him by letting him eat and be washed?"
ReplyDeleteI think the woman in the story helped Roger because she thought someone had to teach that kid a lesson and as she was like the "momma" of the neighborhood she was the right one to straight up this kid's manners
Hi everybody !
ReplyDeletei think that Mrs Jones agrees with a proverb and thats why she takes care of the boy who has no idea of where his family is.
2) They are both similar because they both help someone who is in need. they both cares about kids who are alone in this world.
3)Why did Mrs Jones helped the boy learn a lesson ?
sorry For the delay
I had a prob with my internet.
Part2
ReplyDeleteWhy didn’t Mrs. Jones send the boy in prison?
I think that Mrs Jones connected the boy's life to her past and maybe she did knew how it felt when you are all alone in this world. That is why she wanted to give him a chance to learn his lesson.
Dafne, Stavro, and Ludovica,
ReplyDeleteGood job replying to your classmates "THICK" questions. You posted some interesting insights and possibilites of why the main characters acted in the way they did. This analysis will help you in writing your essays next week!
We will discuss this further in class!
Ms. Soteres