HOMEBOYS TO THE RESCUE

Today's story is about 2 young gang member named Carlos and Tony. They joined gangs because either there friends or family members were in gangs. They both broke the law and got punished for it by going to jail. After getting out of jail they didn't think a job would hire them until they found HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES. Homeboy was an organization that helped troubled teens get jobs. Homeboy had a lot of different jobs to choose from.

REACT- I think Father Boyle's philosophy's works because if u have a job you wont be able to hang out and you wont be influenced by the wrong crowds.

Beyond Brave

This is about a girl named Bethany that survived a brutal attack. Bethany was attacked by a 15-foot tiger shark. She lost her left arm. Even tho she lost her arm she started surfing only a month after her brutal attack. Bethany is a true survivor that is really motivated.

REACT- I think Bethany was more brave when she decided to start surfing again. If it was me i would have been afraid to get back in the water.

CONNECTION- I have a friend that was hit by a car on his bike and broke his leg.

JUANES SONGS OF SURVIVAL

This article is about a young man named Juanes. This is about how he was from Columbia and grew up to be a great singer. Juanes travels across the world to do free concerts just for school supplies for the kids in Columbia. Music can mean so much to people because it is a motivation to some and to others they might like the beat or the lyrics.

Teaching Chess and Life

Today I read a short story called Teaching Chess and Life. This story is about a young man named Carlos who lives in a bad neighborhood. He could have been a target to get influenced by the wrong people but Carlos was very smart about the situation he was in. He joined an after school club to stay out of his neighborhood. Carlos joined the chess club and was assigned a mentor named Jeremy Chiappetta. Jeremy kept Carlos out of trouble and taught him to be respectful, and present his self in positive ways. As Jeremy grew older he got a job as an assistant coach at I.S 90. This was were Jeremy taught chess at. I also had a mentor he was my basketball coach. His name is Mr Brooks. He also does after school activities to such as basketball.

READER RESPONSE POST

A Reader Response Post is a post where you talk about what you read. You make these posts to inform people about a book, magazine, news paper, etc.. A Reader Response Post is important because you might forget what you read about and a RRP asks you questions about what you read.

INTRO

My favorite genre is Manga. 1 goal for this year is to read more than five books.