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=9/29/10= In the beginning of chapter 2, Walter says Harlem is the first place he called "home" that he could remember. One of Walters memmories are of a woman taking him to church for Sunday school. At church they would sing " Jesus Loves Me". Knowing that Jesus loves him that made Walter feel comforted. When Walter was home with Mama he would follow her around talking to Mama while she was cleaning. Walter loved that Harlem had a lot of music. Walter would dance the " Boogie", and people would throw pennies at him. He would take the money to buy colored ice pops, he ate so many ice pops he was rushed to the hospital. The results were he had eaten so many ice pops the food coloring went write through him. Walter had broken Gerry's watch, and Mama gave him a spanking. Walter would hit some Jewish boys, and sometimes when the Jewish boys moms werent around the Jewish boys would fight back. When Mama taught Walter how to read he would read mamas magazines to her. This is what I learned in chapter 2.

=9/30/10= In the beginning of chapter 3, Walter had just started school. Walter could read at a second grade level so the teachers thought they should move him to the second grade. His teacher said it was a bad idea. In 1st grade Walter had spilled glue on his lap, so Walter spilled some on the kids lap, he was sent to stand in the corner. There was a kid named Manuel, Manuel made fun of how Walter talked, so Walter punched him in the the face. Walter was sent to the office and as his punishment he had to write 500 times " I will never, never hit any student in Public School 125". Walters dads brother was in jail,so his lawyer was constantly asking for money for the case. In third grade Walter slapped a kid and is teacher slapped him. His teacher slapped him 1 time a day for a week. When Mama found out she went to the school and told the teacher to stop slapping him. The teacher failed himin everything except gym and attendance. Mama beat Walter and told him he would have to relearnall the lessons over the summer. This is what I learned about in chapter 3.

=10/4/10= In the beginning of chapter 4,when Walter brings home his report cards filled with red marks Mama gets upset. Frank a college graduate helped Walter with his arithmemetic, Walter had recieved the lowest grade in that class. Every fay Walter would get 100 oral problems to solve. when school started Mama worned him to be on his best behavior this year. Walter met a kid named Eric, they were both chosen to be the cookie monitors. Sometimes they would lick the creme off the cookies. Walter got into a fightand pushed "bunny" into the closet, "bunny" swung back at Walter to a girl pushed "Bunny" into the hallway. When the teacher found out what happened Walter was blamed for it. "Bunny" had made Walters eye swollen. Walter was going to throw a book but his teacher got in the way and he hit her on the shoulder. She yelled that she wanted to see his mother and that she'd be with a plice officer to take him to straight to reform school. Walter went home and threw up he was taken to the hospital and the doctor said it was because he had eaten to much candy. A nurse came and touched where is appendix was and he yelled. She said he needed a emergency operation for his appendix. This is what I learned about in chapter 4.

=﻿10/5/10= In the beginning of chapter 5, starts off by saying the summer of 1947 was one of an eager anticipation for black people. Jackie Robison and Larry Doby to black baseball players for the negro league had been accepted into major league baseball. Walter said most of his life revolved around church and school. The schools Walter went to were intergrated, the church he went to always had whites involved in some capacity.Walters neighbors refered to him as Walter Dean, not Walter Dean Myers. George Myers was a smallish, brown skinned man who wore thick glasses. Mickey was the same colors as Walter, Mickey was his full brother. This is what I learned about chapter 5.

=﻿10/6/10= In the beginning of chapter 6, Walter says " Harlem in the summer was and is an experience that will always live with him. Walter had traveled to to different places of the city but nothing matched Harlem. The chief entertainment available to young people was the movies. There was also an arcade in which you could play games, record your voice, and take pictures. Walter loved playing ball. He would play basketball with the boys who were just reaching their teans, in the mornings. Walter says the poems that he wrote were rhythm's to put on the end of sentences.This is what I learned about in chapter 6.

=﻿10/10/10= In the beginning of chapter 7, the summer of 1949 Viola and Geraldine had moved out. Geraldine had moved up to 147th st., with her husband. As Walter approached his 12th birthday he was nearly six feet tall, and physically aggressive. Walter was awakened to be told his uncle Lee was killed. They said " Uncle Lee might have been drunk". Uncle Lee was robbed, and stomped on to death, which caused internal injuries. Walter didn't feel much pain because he didn't know Uncle Lee much. As the year went by Walter's father made an effort to come out of his depression. This is what I learned in chapter 7.

=10/12/10= In the beginning of chapter 8, as Walter grew older he began to see things differently. Walter's aim was to write something wonderfully dramatic. Across the st. were Walter was there was a park, were kids were running and playing. When Harlem was just a home for Walter, he decided to write about people in his neighborhood. Mickey and Walter had become friends. Walter wanted to beat Eddie because he said Walter couldnt come to his party because he wasn't white. Walter wanted to but he was to hurt. This is what I learned in chapter 8.

=﻿10/13/10 Neighborhood Observation= Where I live their is an old people's building. So I saw a lot of old people walking their dogs or just walking. One of the dogs I saw was Oso, he is very playful. I also saw kids up the st. who go to Washinton too. I also saw some kids plaing with my little brother. My neighbor to the left of me,are Rick and John. Rick and John have a huge house with a big pool. My neighbors to the right, have a big house,were they throw a lot of parties. my friend Lesley Cocoma is related to my neighbor Keely. This is what I observed in my neighborhood.

Chapter 9 1. What game did Walter play? 2. Who moved in with George Myers? 3. Why couln't Imogene make it to most of Walter's games? 4. What was Walter and some other kids chewing? 5. Was this chapter interesting? Why or why not? What would you do to make this chapter more ? =﻿10/14/10= In the beginning of chapter 10, Walter is saying that he was never hungry so he would just save cans to give to starving kids. Walter says most of his life had been divided between reading, school, and ball playing. Walter's dad decided to bring his father's father to live with them. Walter's father'd father eyes were cloudy. Mama with her addiction to cleanig was mortified. Walter said that Pap liked to tell bible stories. Walter said that what Mama mostly cooked was food with dumplings or rich, heavy stews. This is what I learned in chapter 10.

=﻿10/19/10= In the beginning of chapter 11, Walter is 15 years old, and is starting his Junior year. The garment center was once the busiest places in New York City. Walter said that jobs were large, and a mystery to him. Walter had applied for a job at his school,but they said they did not have any open spots. Walter's school prepared students to go on with their education. Walter didn't know what college he wanted to go too. At the end of the chapter walter was skipping school, so the school was sending notes into why walter was skipping school. Walter would type notes in the type writer and then sign his moms signature. This is what I learned in chapter 11.

=10/21/10= In the beginning of chapter 12, the guidancwe counsler had put in her stern "voice". The guidance counsler was talking about how Walter cant be skipping school. She asked him what he did all day when he didn't go to school. Walter went to many places when he didn't go to school. When Walter got his report card he was surprised he passed some of his classes. Walter helped a kis his age from getting beat up. Walter wanted to know were he lived but the kid just said the st. not a specific building. This is what I learned in chapter 12.

=﻿10/21/10= In the beginning of chapter 13, Walter was doing really bad in school. He had to always go to the guidance counsler. Walter only went to school for is language art classes. Walter was losing control of his writing, and wasn't writing pleasant things. Frank was beginning to visit Walter. Mama didn't like it so she asked Walter what they did, he said they only talked. Mama talked to the guidance counsler and siad that Walter was a nervous child. This is what I learned in chapter 13. =﻿10/26/10= In the beginning of chapter 14, Walter was being watched by a agency. If Walter didn't go to school he was going to be sent to Juvenile school. The meeting with the agency made Walter feel embarassed. Mama told Walter she wanted him to be home early but he decided to go with Frank. Frank had told Walter he killed people and was locked in a mental istintution. Walter delivered a package with Frank, but the person they delivered the package to looked like dope person. This is what I learned in chapter 14.

=﻿10/26/10= In the beginning of chapter 15, Walter was skipping school again, so the teachers wouln't pick him because he missed to much school. Walter wasn't doing his hw, because he would get distracted in books. Walter was starting to right poems about himself, that weren't very pleasant. Dr. Holiday told Walter that he was color blind. Walter met with a gang but he had a knife, they told him to wait so they could go get a gun, but Walter left. Dr. holiday asked walter if he liked being black. This is what I learned in chapter 15.

=﻿10/26/10= In the beginning of chapter 16, Walter said "yes" that he likes being black. Walter thought that he thinks its different when you become an adult. Your choices are different when you become a grown up. Walter thinks that that the questions aren't fair because kids aren't adults yet. Walter thinks that he shouldn't be labled as a black person. This is what I learned in chapter 16.

=﻿10/27/10= In the beginnig of chapter 17, Walter was going crazy is was almost the end of the year and he hadn't thought about college yet. The days of when Walter would go to school the teachers would ask him about his writing. Walter got very intrested in reading about wars. Walter said he would like to die in a war. Walter met up with 15 gang members, and he tried to run, but he still fought two of the gang members. Walter cried because he wanted to go back to school but when he got their the doors were locked. This is what I learned in chapter 17.

=﻿10/28/10= In the beginning of chapter 18, Walter stopped crying and put himself together. Walter had stopped writing and reading. Frank would be attacked by people he mailed packages too. So Frank had to leave to Philidalphia. When Eric called Walter wouldn't call back. When Walter turned 17 he went to the army. Mama would be crying. Thats what I learned in chapter 18.

=﻿10/29/10= In the beginning of chapter 19 Walter was thinking about things that happened to him or things he's done. Walter was feeling better that he was going to the army.Walter didnt like things in the army though. When Walter came back his jobs payed him little. Walter realized he should go back to writing he wrote about things, and sent it too magazines. Walter would get payed a lot more. This is what I learned in chapter 19.