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BREAKING NEWS!
Local Woman Raped AND Beaten By Black Man
his crimes. This is in large relation to the Scottsboro Trials, where multiple black men were accused of raping two white women. Those men were convicted and sentenced to death. However, the Scottsboro Boys DID get a fair trial, where as Tom Robinson most likely will not.

BREAKING NEWS!
Local Woman Raped AND Beaten By Black Man
On the night of November 21, Mayella Ewell was supposedly raped and beaten by a large black man, according to our sources, who was also on the property several times before the incident. Tom Robinson is the accused perpetrator, who was helping the young adult with some chores, when he beat, and raped the unconscious Ewell. Only after this, did Mayella's father, Bob Ewell, came to her rescue, scaring off the offender, and gave immediate care to his daughter. The criminal has been taken into custody, and has been scheduled to be on trial for his crimes.

beaten her. He also felt sorry for Mayella, and helped her do many chores when her own family wouldn't do a single thing for her, and he did it with no pay at all. He did it out of the kindness of his heart. Another thing to think of is that Bob Ewell didn't call the doctor for any treatment. Why would he not send out for a doctor when he had just saw his daughter get beaten and raped. It's because Tom didn't rape Mayella.

Thomas Robinson is not guilty in the trial of Tom Robinson vs. Bob Ewell. Sure, there are reasons for Tom Robinson to have done what he was accused of, but there are far more explanations for why he would be innocent. One of the most prominent is that Mayella has a bruised right eye, which would have been punched by a left handed person. Tom Robinson has a crippled left arm, but Bob Ewell is left handed, hinting that he could have beaten her.

First and Last Name: Joe, Jason (yes, I have two) Age: 13
Physical appearance:
hairHair color: Brown eye
Eye color: Grey
height:
Height: 5’10”
description
Description of clothing:
Problem: They finds out they is of mythical lineage, and their sworn enemy is tracking them down to kill them.
Personality:
First and Last Name: Blake Age: 13
Physical appearance:
hair color: Brown eyeBlonde
eye color: GreyBlue
height: 5’10”
description of clothing: White Sweatshirt, Plain Red T-shirt, Denim Jeans, Black Sneakers

Short Story Unit
Final Assessment- Writing a Short Story
English I and Honors English I
Mid-Point Progress Check
Mrs. Anderson
Character Sketches:
In this section, identify your protagonist and antagonist. Provide details specific to your characters and their development in the story. Every good author knows his/her characters inside and out. Use the following ideas to guide you in development:
Protagonist:
First and Last Name: Joe, Jason (yes, I have two) Age: 13
Physical appearance:
hair color: Brown eye color: Grey
height: 5’10”
description of clothing: Black Sweatshirt, Plain Blue T-shirt, Denim Jeans, White Sneakers
Problem: They finds out they is of mythical lineage, and their sworn enemy is tracking them down to kill them.
Personality:
introvert
kind-hearted
forgiving
reserved
Thoughts character has about his/her situation:
1. They doesn’t understand why he had to be born into this
2. They think it’s unfair to have all the responsibility
3. They know that if they doesn’t do it, many bad things will happen.
Quotes from your character (what your character would say- tag lines, sayings, things that reveal his/her personality):
1. “Well, this is just great.”
2. “Why me.”
Antagonist:
First and Last Name: Blake Age: 13
Physical appearance:
hair color: Brown eye color: Grey
height: 5’10”
description of clothing: White Sweatshirt, Plain Red T-shirt, Denim Jeans, Black Sneakers
Problem: He learns of his mystical powers, and of his mission to kill his mortal enemy.
Personality (circle one from each line):
extrovert
bitter
holds a grudge
outspoken
Thoughts character has about his/her situation:
1. If he does not succeed, he will dishonor his family.
2. He believes he is the only one who is fit for the job.
3. He can do it.
Quotes from your character (what your character would say- tag lines, sayings, things that reveal his/her personality):
1. “You will never beat me!”
2. “I am the only one fit for the job.”
Setting Development:
In this section, develop your setting. Good authors “paint the picture” of the setting by providing background information, details, and connections to familiar environments for his/her audience. Close your eyes and imagine the setting of your story. Short stories generally have one, maybe two, settings. Imagine as specifically as you can what your setting would look like. Record your thoughts below.
Physical Appearance of the Setting:
New York City
Downtown
Grey sky
Car horns beeping during the hectic work day
Smell of car fumes fill the air
Bustling work-goers yammer about
Figurative Language to describe setting to your readers:
The melodic beeping of car horns continues in an endless loop
Where does your story take place (city, state, location)?
New York City, NY, USA
What time of day?
The entire day
During which year?
2014
Which season?
Spring
What is society like in the setting of your text?
Modern
Technological
Plot Map:
In this section, complete a plot map for your story. Use the previous two pages to guide your thoughts and ideas. Not all material from your planning needs to or even should be used within your final story. They are just guiding concepts to help you move toward successful writing.
Keep in mind that short stories have:
1-3 characters
1-2 settings
One MAJOR conflict (problem)
One climax
Dialogue
A clear resolution
Exposition:
Characters: Joe, Jason, Blake
Setting: NYC
Mood: Suspenseful
Theme(s): Sometimes the least person suspected is the one you’re looking for.
Rising Action:
Conflict (problem): They have to kill their mortal enemies, but they don’t know who that is. Yet.
Type of conflict: Char. v. Char., Char. v. Self.
Climax:
Joe & Jason find out that their own mortal enemy, is not themselves, like they think, but Blake, who is plotting against them.
Falling Action:
Joe & Jason defeat Zane, sending him to the Underworld.
Resolution:
They find out that they are part of a bigger picture than that if which they just were; they are two of the demigods in the next Great Prophecy.

1) Warm-up- Write non-stop for at least 5 minutes without worrying about what comes to mind.
Chocolate makes me feel good when I eat it my favorite food is a fajita fajitas from chili’s are the best chili peppers are hot reminds me of the sun one day the sun will grow to engulf the earth in a fiery ball of death death reminds me of the grim reaper which reminds me of Halloween I like candy because it makes me feel good my favorite type of candy is chocolate which reminds me of poop monkeys like to fling poop monkeys remind my of the jungle the jungle is in asia which is home to china I like noodles noodles are like worms worms look like licorice licorice smells like rubber rubber reminds me of cars which can run over people running is associated with triatholons which includes swimming swimming reminds me of finding nemo which reminds me of turtles I like turtles because they are cool which is almost cold cold is like winter which is currently our season season reminds me if seasoning which you put on meat steak comes to mind texas roadhouse is where they have good steak texas reminds me of cowboys who didn’t get into the playoffs of the NFL the giants won the super bowl ho ho ho green giant vegetables remind me of veggie tales which can lead to a healthy immune veggies are green which is like green tea once I was picking tea leaves and a cat attacked me so I hit it with a broom brooms are magical in that Disney movie with mickey mouse as a wizard wizards of waverly place has selena Gomez in it who dated Justin bieber who is stupid with his baby baby baby baby baby baby crap I don’t like people who annoy me loud people annoy me because they need to shut up shutting screen doors on animals are funny because they don’t think anything is there that reminds me of Doritos because of that one commercial I like chips I eat them everyday when I get home and I play video games with my friends.
2) Choose the theme, word, idea, character, or question that most intrigues you from what you wrote.
Green Giant
3) Turn the intriguing idea into a sentence in the form “(Character) wants (Goal) because (Motivation), but (Conflict).” Example: "A sneaky mouse wants to learn magic because it will let him become king of the mice, but the magic books are hidden away."
The Green Giant wants his village to survive the oncoming famine
4) Ask “What if…?” questions to improve your one-sentence story idea. Your mission is to create a main character you love, a very important goal with an admirable motivation, and a conflict that will force significant character growth.
5) Continue on to questions like “Who?”, “What?”, “Where?”, “When?”, “Why?”, and “How?” These should lead you to develop a setting, additional characters, and outcomes.

Name Meaning (Rough Draft)
My full name is Julian Nathaniel Gonzalez. My mom and dad named me, because usually that’s what they do. My first name, Julian, means “Youth” in many languages, like French, Spanish, English, and Hebrew. My first name means that I am patient and meticulous (precise) when I work, which I don’t believe I am patient. It also means that I work best when I am alone, with no distractions, which is 100% true. And it also means that I work at my own pace, which is also true.
My middle name “Nathaniel” is derived from the Hebrew words “Nathan”, which means “Gift”, and “el”, which means “of God”. So it means “Gift of God”. It means that I can be, or am, influenced by either one of two things: Happiness, Fun, and Good-nature; or Anger, self-pity, other bad emotions and depression.

Brainstorm - History of MyEnglish 1 Name
Julian
Young
Patient
Meticulous
Works well when there Meaning
My full name is Julian Nathaniel Gonzalez. My mom and dad named me, because usually that’s what they do. My first name, Julian, means “Youth” in many languages, like French, Spanish, English, and Hebrew. My first name means that I am patient and meticulous (precise) when I work, which I don’t believe I am patient. It also means that I work best when I am alone, with no disruptions.
Worksdistractions, which is 100% true. And it also means that I work at my own pace
Nathaniel
Giftpace, which is also true.
My middle name “Nathaniel” is derived from the Hebrew words “Nathan”, which means “Gift”, and “el”, which means “of God”. So it means “Gift of God
God has Given
Dual Influence: Happy, fullGod”. It means that I can be, or am, influenced by either one of fun, good-natured;two things: Happiness, Fun, and Good-nature; or Anger, self-pity, driven by moodsother bad emotions and depression.
My last name “Gonzalez” comes from my dad’s side of the family, of course; and I have this Hispanic name because I am of Puerto-Rican lineage. This name, in my opinion is contradicting itself, because it means “war”, and depression
Gonzalez
Appreciationthe appreciation for art and nature
War
nature.

Brainstorm - History of My Name
Julian
(insert stuff here)Young
Patient
Meticulous
Works well when there is no disruptions.
Works at own pace
Nathaniel
(insert stuff here)Gift of God
God has Given
Dual Influence: Happy, full of fun, good-natured; or self-pity, driven by moods and depression
Gonzalez
(insert stuff here)Appreciation for art and nature
War