(excerpts, verbatim, from my 7th- and 8th-grade homework assignment last night. let's all keep in mind that my children are my children precisely because they cannot read, write, or process at a normal level.)
Question: Journal (from "The Outsiders"). Write a journal entry from the perspective of either Ponyboy or Johnny. Include three details of things that have happened to the character recently and how he feels about it. Write at least 8 sentences.
passage #1:
Johnny was so sared that He kill one of the soc. he haed to help his frinde Johnny or he cud did. I tanck they are going to go to jill. They hade run away and the have a gun. so they wont get jump or get in traboul. If I was Johnny I would be so scaer because I have kill somewon. I thanck they mat worck were there going to live and wand the get pay they pabley going to bay a house and there going to live likc the soc.
translation #1:
Johnny was so scared that he killed one of the Socs. He had to help his friend Johnny or he could die. I think they are going to go to jail. They had run away and they have a gun, so they won't get jumped or get in trouble. If I was Johnny, I would be so scared because I killed someone. I think they might work where they are going to live and when they get paid, they are probably going to buy a house and they're going to live like the Socs.
passage #2:
I would be Johnny because he is more intiresting. I would hve left to if I was him. Ponyboy do you think it was smart to lave. I think the Soda would be mad. He mite kill us. I think we should go back. No that is a bed wew! Il go to jail. We will nead more more money 50 will not be unufe.
translation #2:
I would be Johnny because he is more interesting. I would have left, too, if I was him.
"Ponyboy, do you think it was smart to leave? I think Soda would be mad. He might kill us. I think we should go back."
"No! That is a bad [wew]! I'll go to jail!"
"We will need more money. Fifty [dollars] will not be enough."
passage #3:
If I was in Johnny's plase. I would de shocked if I killed somedody. I wud do mut he did. ask dall for help. I wolb take a tran. out of the stat. I wald de happey to have a frand with me. I wold shared tow
translation #3:
If I was in Johnny's place, I would be shocked if I killed somebody. I would do what he did - ask Dally for help. I would take a train out of the state. I would be happy to have a friend with me. I would [shared tow...yeah, no idea what that one means]
um....how exactly am i expected to get these kids to pass a state test in the spring?
Comments (4)
I would share, too? That's my guess!
I think it's supposed to be "I would be scared, too."
have fun with that.
looking forward to seeing you sometime this weekend!
uhhhh, yuck. I had a 9th grade who wrote like that, maybe worse, when I taught English. I spent a lot of extra time with him, and he did get better, but I wish I had held him back. Politics.