Week 1 Day 5 (Friday)
1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
1. The police men took Richard home. The mom talked to the police and then they left. The mom started beating Richard. Leaving his arms, neck, back, chest, and legs all bruised and unstable. He also started vomiting a few times due to the excessive beating. All Richard wanted was sleep, he was so tired and in a lot of pain at this point. He looked for his soul to hold on to something but all he found was a pool of tears. When everyone went to sleep he saw a door open and not being able to put on his jacket he left. He left, limping, running out of breath, and taking several breaks he finally found a place Westmore High School, and he then slept there. However, Richard didn't care he was giving up on his life. He prayed harder and harder to God, hoping for him to help, but he felt as if everyone turned their backs on him, and even God. Richard came back home the next morning and the mom pushed him to the floor screaming and asking who saw him and where he left too. She was asking him as if she was actually concerned. He was in so much pain at this point that he couldn't move a single muscle. The mom decided on calling the ambulance and made Richard promise her that he would not tell them that she beat him like that. Richard listened to her, he felt bad for her. He didn't want to give out the secret. Richard felt as if it was his responsibility. He promised himself that he would never cry. He felt his eyes become wet, but when he touched them he found out that it was blood, his eyes were bleeding. The paramedics ignored the mom and Richard was happy because of that because she would now know how it felt to be ignored on a daily basis. The paramedics helped Richard by making him breath slowly and carefully. Back at home, the mom started yelling at her other kids, Richard felt disgusted by that because he felt as if his mom already started beating another person even before Richard died. Richard was really confused on weather keeping his mother's secret or escaping it. He started screaming no, no, no when a lady tried speaking to him. The doctor told the lady something and she got something from the metal cart and thats where I stopped reading.
2) How do you feel about what you read today?
2) I was sad because of how Richard was beaten today and how he was bleeding. I was surprised the mom even cared to call the ambulance for help. I was mad because I didn't like how Richard was holding on to his mother's secret, he should tell someone and they might be able to help him escape the horrible torture.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
3) My favorite character, Richard, when through some severe hitting and complications that might have determined his future.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her, happened to you?
4) If I was in Richard's place I would feel awful in being hit that way, I wouldn't know where I went wrong, and I would want to know what I did wrong so I could fix it. Also if I had those complications I would be really frustrated and try to ask for help from someone or somewhere.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
5. I want to know why his mother started caring and called the ambulance for help.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
6) I think Richard will get beaten from that lady who was taking something from the metal cart.
1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
1. The police men took Richard home. The mom talked to the police and then they left. The mom started beating Richard. Leaving his arms, neck, back, chest, and legs all bruised and unstable. He also started vomiting a few times due to the excessive beating. All Richard wanted was sleep, he was so tired and in a lot of pain at this point. He looked for his soul to hold on to something but all he found was a pool of tears. When everyone went to sleep he saw a door open and not being able to put on his jacket he left. He left, limping, running out of breath, and taking several breaks he finally found a place Westmore High School, and he then slept there. However, Richard didn't care he was giving up on his life. He prayed harder and harder to God, hoping for him to help, but he felt as if everyone turned their backs on him, and even God. Richard came back home the next morning and the mom pushed him to the floor screaming and asking who saw him and where he left too. She was asking him as if she was actually concerned. He was in so much pain at this point that he couldn't move a single muscle. The mom decided on calling the ambulance and made Richard promise her that he would not tell them that she beat him like that. Richard listened to her, he felt bad for her. He didn't want to give out the secret. Richard felt as if it was his responsibility. He promised himself that he would never cry. He felt his eyes become wet, but when he touched them he found out that it was blood, his eyes were bleeding. The paramedics ignored the mom and Richard was happy because of that because she would now know how it felt to be ignored on a daily basis. The paramedics helped Richard by making him breath slowly and carefully. Back at home, the mom started yelling at her other kids, Richard felt disgusted by that because he felt as if his mom already started beating another person even before Richard died. Richard was really confused on weather keeping his mother's secret or escaping it. He started screaming no, no, no when a lady tried speaking to him. The doctor told the lady something and she got something from the metal cart and thats where I stopped reading.
2) How do you feel about what you read today?
2) I was sad because of how Richard was beaten today and how he was bleeding. I was surprised the mom even cared to call the ambulance for help. I was mad because I didn't like how Richard was holding on to his mother's secret, he should tell someone and they might be able to help him escape the horrible torture.
3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today?
3) My favorite character, Richard, when through some severe hitting and complications that might have determined his future.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her, happened to you?
4) If I was in Richard's place I would feel awful in being hit that way, I wouldn't know where I went wrong, and I would want to know what I did wrong so I could fix it. Also if I had those complications I would be really frustrated and try to ask for help from someone or somewhere.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
5. I want to know why his mother started caring and called the ambulance for help.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
6) I think Richard will get beaten from that lady who was taking something from the metal cart.