For this week's response, please evaluate "Thank You , Ma'm."
To evaluate means to judge, but as you know with me, just saying, "It was good," or something similar, is not good enough. To get full credit, you must tell me why you judge it the way you do with specific details. Also, include some of our vocabulary, as in, "I think that the protagonist is..." or "I think the conflict..." (These are examples - feel free to use them or to come up with your own way to use our word work).
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I think this story is good because it has good detail and it describes the characters very well and show how they fill.for Example like Roger trying to steal the lady pocketbook and mrs.jones brong him back to her house and took care of him like feeding him and leting him wash his face.so i hope Roger will probaly changed his ways and not try to steal another lady pocketbook again.
ReplyDeleteI think "Thank you, Ma'm" is well written because the theme is being shown through humourous characters.I think the theme of the book is that doing bad won't make up for the good you need. It's hard to see what the conflict is. I think it is man vs. self because Roger doesn't have people to care about him so it's something inside of him. I don't think Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones is the antagonist because, even though they aren't very nice to each other in the way beginning, Roger's problem isn't because of her. I think that she is helping to resolve the conflict in the story.
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I think that this is going to be a pretty good book because so far the conflict seems pretty juicy. I think the protagonist is the lady (i dont wan to type her whole name, its too long). I think the antagonist is the boy that tried to steal her purse but i kind of feel bad for him because she dragged him away in front of everyone on the street.
ReplyDeleteI love this story, because it is a very interesting story because for one i love the women in this story.She is very independent and i like that about her,she is also teaching and taking the boy in so she can take care of him.I think that Rodger is a good guy he just has to learn how to not steal things.-Jasmine Michels
ReplyDeleteWell first of all this book is really weird in a good way. Any woman who would have gotten their pocketbook stolen would run away and call the cops, but not Lucella. The boy who was going to steal Luella's bag name is Roger. All he wanted the money for was to get a pair of blue seude shoes. I am suprised that Roger did'nt just run away from Luella. So Roger and Luella went back to her house and had hot coco and dinner. But Roger had to wash his face before he went to the dinner table. All i know is that I like this short story.
ReplyDeletei think the story thank you ma'm is a good story because well first the boy deserved to be treated so harshly because he did something wrong.but he is lucky that she didnt call the cops and have him arrested i know i would have.
ReplyDeleteI think that the story was telling the importance of trusting between Mrs. Jones and Roger. I think that the Conflict is a Man vs Self because Roger is figuring out what's right from what's wrong.
ReplyDeleteI think in this book that the protagonist is the boy, and I think the antagonist is Miss. Lowell Batts Washington of Jones. I also think the plot of the story is that Miss. Lowell Batts WAshington of Jone is going to help the boy when he get into trouble, or helps him out of his hardship.I also think the conflict is that the boy is going through sometype of hardship that he has to overcome with the help of Miss. Lowell Batts Washington of Jone.
ReplyDeleteIn the read aloud "Thank You Ma'm" the protagonist(the good person or main character) is the woman named Ms.Luela Bait Washington Jones, was almost robbed of her purse by the antogonist (bad guy)named Rojer but he fell and she grabbed him before he could run away with her purse. This part of the text shows me that the author is trying to be realistic because that could happen to anyone walking on the strret a eleven at night with a big pocketbook.The text after that is a little unrealistic because instead of taking the theif home with you to wash his face the protagonist would probobly call the police.I really like the story so far it is really good.
ReplyDeleteI thought the story was very humorous. It wasn't "falling out of your seat" funny, but it did make me smile. I think that Mrs.L was being pretty fair to Roger even though he probably thought he was in some serious trouble, which made it pretty funny.It was like he thought getting washed up was a horrible thing from the way he had been begging her to let him go. I also think that Roger had been the protagonist and that some kind of force within him had been the antagonist. The reason I think this is because in the part when Mrs.L had let go of him in her apartment, he had had a chance to run but he hadn't. Before he had done anything he had to think,which shows hesitation and shows he had to fight the urge to just bounce out of her apartment.Even though Roger had a little battle with himself in that one moment, the rest of it had been fun to listen to. Thats my evaluation on the story.
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-Ashley Calle
I liked the story "Thank You, Ma'm" because it was unpredictable. I really liked how twards the beginning of the story if Mrs.Louella Bates gave Roger a chance to get away he would've ran but then later Roger was given a chance to run but he stayed. I think Roger stayed because he likes feeling like someone cares about him and also because he was a little scared of Mrs.Louella Bates.
ReplyDeleteI think that the protagonist is the boy that's like about 15 years old because he's the one that was in the begining of the story when he was stealing something out of the lady's bag. And I think the anatagonist is the old lady well im picturing her as an old lady... and I think the conflick between them is thatthe boy wanted something out of her bag but he got caught and now the ladys keeping him.
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i think that thank you mam is a story that trys to tell you about how you should be treated and act also what not to do.I think that lady is really nice and if you ask her for something she will give it to you.that lady wasn't trying to be mean she was just trying to get the piont across that you shouldn't steal from people and next time the boy do something like that he will proly think twice or go to jail or maybe somthi ng else but not good.i think the women is going to get feelings for the boy and might let the boy stay with her because if a little boy like that needs to steal then the parents aren't doing what they need to do to help him and get what he need.i personly i think the parents dont care for the boy because it was dark and late when he tryed to steal.
ReplyDeletei think that thankyou ma'm was a good short story.It shows how a woman named LUELLA BAIT WASHINGTON JONES gets attacked by a young boy and finds out that he might not have a family and tries to help him by taking him home, giving him food,cleaning him up and giving him 10 dollars to buy brand new shoes
ReplyDeletei think that you are right i also feel bad for the boy being dragged away in front of everyone by an old,fat lady.But at least she took him home and took care of him before he got let go.
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payton i think the boy was also 15 years old because why would he want a pare of shoes so bad that he would steal from a old lady and if he was younger he would care about his shoes and would steal from a old lady because he would know better then that.
ReplyDeleteI think "Thank You Ma'ma" is a well written short story because it sort of in a way is about trust, because when the antgonist Roger tries to steal the protagonist Ms.Jones pocketbook she takes him back to her house to teach him some manners, and when he had the chances to run he didn't. To me that sort of showed trust between Roger and Ms.Jones.
ReplyDeleteI think the conflict is that Roger may not have a lot of money, so to meet his needs/ wants he tries to steal from Ms.Jones and now he has to learn right from wrong (like Daren said).
I liked the Story "Thank you Ma'm" by Langston Hughes. I thought it was really unpredictible and the things that happened were not what was expected. I think the conflict was a man vs self because Mrs. Luella Bates Washington-Jones wasn't really an antagonist. She really was helping Rodger realize stealing isn't the right thing. But she did it in a way that was not expected. Instead of calling the police Mrs.jones treated Rodger right by feeding him. Then in the end she gave him ten dollars to get the blue swayed shoes(which were the whole reason he tried to steal her purse in the first place.) While Ms.Sills was reading the story I predicted That Mrs.Jones would make Rodger work and then get the blue swayed shoes, but as I said the story was unpredictible.
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I agree with Micheala. Mrs.luella bates Washington-Jons is helping rodger solve his conflict which is within him. Also the stories theme and message is shown in a funny way because of Mrs.Luella Bates Washington-Jones' additude.
ReplyDelete-Victoria Carroll
I agree with Kim, i think that Roger was scared of Mrs.Jones and thats why he didnt run when he had the chance. I think he really wanted to earn her trust and in the end he did and got those shoes he wanted.
ReplyDeleteI think the protagonist- Roger, deserved to get introuble with Ms. Jones because it could have tought him a lesson. I thought Ms. Jones was trying to help Roger "clean up his act".
ReplyDeleteBut... at the end of the short story, I was very suprised by the way it ended! I thought Roger would wind up living with Ms. Jones, but he wound up never seeing her again! I was very shocked.
- Dorothy =)
Daren- I also thought that Roger was kind of being tought a lesson. I wrote in my read-aloud section in my readers notebook that Ms. Jones was teaching Roger a lesson on how it's not a good thing to steal at all.
ReplyDeletein the book thank you ma'm i think MRS.JONES had a good mind for the boy and maybe cared for the boy and thats why she helped him out.
ReplyDeletei think mrs.jones was pretty BOLD to let roger in her home with all of her belongins after he had just tried to rob her.i wouldn't have i mean like who would he could have tried to steal from her then. but why didn't he?what was going through his head? was roger serious about being sorry? i thought he hadnt meant it i mean after all i would have said anything just to get away from her if i was in his situation. roger seems like a good kid but maybe his family abandoned him and now he lives in an abandoned house and he has no money to by food or clothes and he probably droped out of school.thats what i think.what do you think?
I think the book "thank you Ma'm" was an interesting book because I didnt expect what was going to happen at the end. I thought that when the lady said like you can go now and she also handed him 10$ for the suede shoes I thought in my head oh wow I wasent expecting that. The protagonist is Rodger and the antagonist is ms jones because she didnt think it was right to steal her purse for money and Rodger did because he wanted money for his shoes! But now I think Rodger knows not to steal anyones purse especially ms jones purse.
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richgirl1025 this is ciara and i was wondering what would you have done to the boy if he had tried to rob you? what do you think roger was talking about when he said he has no body at home,do you think he was lying about that so he wouldn't get in trouble?
ReplyDeletekim this is ciara and i agree but what made him not run when he had the chance besides the fact that he was scared do you ever think durring the story what would you have done if you were roger how would you feel if mrs bates was treating you like that? would you have ran when you had the chance do you think he was worried that she would go after him
ReplyDeleteI think this story was great because it shows that when a person has no loving people in their life, they can become aggresive (Roger steals purses), but when shown a small act of love (Mrs. Luela cleaned him up and fed him), their actions/feelings can change (Roger didn't run from the house when he had the chance and he was very thankful). Roger will probably follow Mrs. Luella's order, which was to not steal purses, because he had respect for her because of what she did. If he's thinking about stealing another purse, he will think of Mrs. Luella and her act of love, and he will most likely not take the purse. The protagonist is Mrs. Luella, and the antagonist is Roger. The conflict is the way Roger acted, and the fact that he tried to steal Mrs. Luella's purse because that's what made Mrs. Luella so rough on him at first.
ReplyDeleteI agree with ashley that it was a pretty funny book. Mrs.Luella Bates Washington Jones was very nice to Roger after what he did. I also agree with kim that Roger was just probably scared at the beginning of the book and at the end he really learned his leason.
ReplyDelete~Michaela Sawaya
I think that this was a very good read aloud. I kliked how the protagonist was able to learn a lesson from what he did wrong. Roger should have never tried to steal from Mrs. Jones( the antagonist), not just because she beat the crap out of him but it was also the wrong thing to do. I hope Rger won' steal again and that he learned his lesson.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you. Now that Roger has learned his lesson and been taken in by Mrs. Jones I don't think that he will ever steal from people again.
-Jeremy B
rodger is so stupid. Why steal a purse from a old lady but in the end everything was ok. I loved it when mrs Jones washed rodger it was funny
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ReplyDeleteyour right i was thinkig the same thing but i also think rodger is homless or a ophan or some thing. hes pretty weak he got his ***** steped on by an old lady
I think the conflict in Thank You Ma'm is how the boy wanted to steal the womens purse but she was able to get her purse back and she took the boy back to her house made him clean his face and then she gave him dinner and then she walked him out the door
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hey samantha I agree with you and how the protagonist is the boy ( Roger ) and the Antagonist is Mrs. Jones and I also agree about the plot of the story how mrs. Jones will help the boy when he is in trouble.
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I think this was a good book. It was a lesson that I wont never do. The protaganist was independent, bold, stong and not afraid of anything. The antagonist was a very special guy, he was special because he could of got in big trouble I talking about the police and stuff like that. I think that was good the antagonist try to do that cause now he has learned a valueble lesson.
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-Payton i dont really agree with who is the protagonist and who is the antagonist.The protagonist is the good guy or the main character wich i say is the lady.The bad guyr antagonist is the person or force working against the protagonist wich I say is Rodjer,the boy that tried to rob the lady.
ReplyDeleteI think "Thank You, Ma'm" is very different than any story I have ever read. It is different because the conflict is something that I never expected. I wouldn't normally read a story about a cray old lady helping a young reckless kid.
ReplyDeleteThe setting is in the south, late at night. The protagonist is a 15 year old boy named Roger. I like the character of Roger because throughout the story I can see him growing as a person. In the very beginning of the story, he was a robber and tried to steal a purse. Now in the middle of the story, he is treating people kindly and not stealing things. He is learning right from wrong. The antagonist is a force inside Roger telling him to do the wrong thing. This is a Man vs. Self conflict.
Helping Roger with his self struggle is Mrs. Jones. I really like this character because she is very humorous. I think of her as Roger's life coach because she is trying to make him have a conscience. I think the whole theme of this story is to do the right thing and have morals.
I can't wait to see how this story ends. I predict it will end with Roger being a better person and becoming friends with Mrs. Jones.
I agree with Kim. This story was definitely unpredictable. Mrs. Jones gave Roger two chances to escape and Roger stayed each time. I thought he would surely run the second time. I also think, like Kim, that he enjoys being cared for and treated with respect. The author makes you beleve he has no family and lives on the street. Having someone by his side is new to him so he welcomes it. Roger could be afraid of Mrs. Jones too because she could send him to jail or beat him whenever she wants to. This shows that Roger really wants to give up his old life and start fresh and new.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the story "Thank You, Ma'm" because it was very realistic and very funny. In the beggining I could imagine a boy being dragged down the street in a headlock by a big lady. I liked the author's dialouge and descriptions. I'm pretty sure the protagonist is Roger, and I think the antagonist is something inside of him, or maybe society because he was poor and trying to steal money. All of the scenes in the story were easy to picture, and the main characters were very likeable. In general, my opinion of the story was a good one.
ReplyDeletei like the book becuase the author put the boy in funny and wierd situations. i especialy like when he went to snatch mrs jones purse and he fell on his butt. the ending came to quik in my opinion but i like how the resolution was where the lady gave him ten dolars for the blue swad shoes which got him in truoble in the first place. i think the confilct was beetween the lady and the 15 year old boy
ReplyDeletei agree with kim i also thought the story was unpredictable.. the whole time i thought that he would end up as mrs jones son but in the end he was just givin the ten dollars for his blue swadfe shoes i also thought she cared and felt for him because she went through harsships like him to
ReplyDeleteI liked the entire story but I liked the southern accents the most. I also liked how for a short story it didnt leave alot of questions unanwsered. I still had a couple of questions like "what happened with roger after he left Mrs.Jones?" but for the most part it was a great story.
ReplyDeleteI THINK Thank You , Ma'm WAS A GOOD SHORT STORY BECAUSE MRS.JONES IS A NICE PERSON BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH ROGER TRYED TO STEAL HER PURSE SHE STILL GAVE HIM TEN DOLLERS TO GO GET THE SHOES HE WUNTED. ROGER WAS A BOY THAT WAS AROUND 14 TO 15 AND HE WAS SKINNY AND FREAL. I THOUGHT THAT MRS.JONES WAS GOING TO TURN ROGER IN AND CALL THE COPS ON HIM FOR TRYING TO STEAL HER PURSE. I THOUGHT THE STORY WAS GOING TO BE ABOUT A BOY WHO LEARNS HOW TO SAY THANK YOU,MA'M. THE REASON WHY ROGER TRYED ROBBING MRS.JONES WAS TO GET A PAIR OF SEUEDE SHOES. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT MRS.JONES WAS GOING TO MAKE ROGER CLEAN UP HER HOUSE INSTAD OF GOING TO JAIL BUT I WAS WRONG SHE TOLD HIM TO WASH HIS FACE AND LET HIM EAT SOME FOOD.
ReplyDeleteI agree WITH YOU JUSTIN IT WAS A NICE STORY I DONT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN I WOULD LOVE TO FIND THAT OUT I ALSO THINK THAT THEY SHOULD MAKE ANOTHER BOOK SAYING WHAT HAPPEN TO ROGER BUT I WOULD NEVER STEAL ANYTHING TO GER A PAIR OF SHOES. WOULD YOU EVERT STEAL TO GET SOMETHING JUSTIN?
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Dorothy-
ReplyDeleteAt the end of the story i was surpised too that they never saw each other again, and I agree with you that Ms.Jones was trying to teach Roger a lesson.
Matt G.--
ReplyDeleteI also felt bad for the boy when Mrs.Luella Jones dragged him. I disagee that he is the antagonist in the story. I think he is the protagonist in the story because he has the problem(he has no one to take care of him) and that the women is resolving the conflict by teaching him manners and taking care of him.
~Michaela Sawaya
I really enjoyed Thank You Ma'am. It was the kind of story that could happen to just about any one. I was realy suprised when all Roger said was Thank you Ma'am because it seemed like their relationship was stonger than that. I wasnt suprised though when Mrs. Jones gave Roger the money to buy new shoes because it seemed like she was tough on the outside but kinder and loving on the inside.
ReplyDeletei Think thats the protagonist was Roger and the antagonist was Mrs. Jones. I really liked this short story and wanted to know more.
I agree with Amy that this story is very realistic and funny. It wasnt the kind of story that is very common but was really enjoyable. Ya Amy, I could picture everything pretty clear and easily, too. Especially Mrs. Jones house with the bathroom and living room. It was, a good story.
ReplyDeleteThe short story "Thank you Ma'm" I enjoyed even though I thought it would be about something so much different . At first I thought it would be a Soilder Story, but not anything to do with a boy who stold a ladys purse becuase he wanted shoes. I think the conflict in this book is when he stold Mrs. Jones purse and she wouldn't let him go
ReplyDeleteJustin - I agree! The accents were like icing on the cake! And they also made the story very funny, and the threats really funny, too. And I really wanted to know what happened to Roger after that, too.
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ReplyDeleteI dont really agree with you because the story would of better if they did leave alot of unanwsered questions, because it would of been more interesting. I also wanted to know what happened with Roger after he left Mrs. Jones too.
Michelle Danowski
The part of this story that really confused me was the ending. It really left me hanging. I really wanted to know what happened after the
ReplyDelete" And he never saw her again" part. The ending came too quickly to me. Plus, why didn't he see her again? Can't the author make an epilogue (the aftermath to the story)? But the whole book overall was pretty enjoyable.
I think that the story was good because Roger was taught a lesson to not steal stuff and you will be rewarded at the end. I think the protagonist was Roger because he was talked most about in the story. I thought the antogonist was the force withing Roger because he had the choice to run away from mrs.Jones. I also think that the conflict it a man vs. self conflict
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I liked the story "Thank you Ma'm" because it was sursprising. I first thought that Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones (the antagonist) would be very angry at Roger,(the protagonist) because he attepted to rob her. Later on I found out that she acually wasn't mad at him at all and sort of took care of him. I thought this was interesting because usually when somebody tries to steal something the usaually call the cops.
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hey Michaela i agree with you on what you stated that mrs.Jones is not the antagonist because the problem that Rodger has is not with her. But i would just like to add that the problem was within Roger, weather or not he was going to run away from mrs.Jones
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Hi, I think that the short story was very good it left me thinking about the charecters in different way
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I agree Amy, I also thought the story was realistic. I could picture Mrs. Jones and Roger and the setting. I think the author did a good job describing the characters.
ReplyDeleteAshley Calle, I think that the antagonist and the protaganist that you put was right because rojer was fighting against trying to think and what should I do next.
ReplyDeletewhen mrs jones jacked up roger i thought of madea and how she acts...lol...it was funny because i was able to make a visualization of what she was doing to him and how he looked.he couldnt have felt happy more like embarassed with a scowl on his face like he knew that mrs jones wasn't gunna leave him with a smile on his face
ReplyDeleteI think the story "Thank you, Ma'm" was very kind of Mrs. Jones was being kind to Roger she didn't really yell at him when he stole her purse. That was really nice of her to offered Roger to come to her house and wash his face and she gave him ten dollars to buy some new shoes.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Jones really acted like a mom to him because she talked to him like a mom and she even called him "son" once that was sweet of her.
Ashley i agree with you that the story is funny and it did make me smiled too. And i also agreed that Roger is the protagonist and the antagonist too.
Justin- I can relate to the soutern accents I went to georgia over the summer i barely could under stand what the people were saying.
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i aggree with justin about how not that many questions unanwsered and about what happened to roger after he left mrs.jones.
ReplyDeleteI Thought " Thank You Mam " was kinda sad because he had to steal a purse from a lady for some Blue Swade Shoes . Also it was a nice lady .I cant Belive She Took him in to wash his face and gave him the money for the shoes . That Was Nice Of her --- claudia rupp ♥♫♦
ReplyDeleteI loved how the writer described all of the characters for example 'a large woman with a large bag that had everything in it except hammer and nails
ReplyDeleteI agree with Michelle cause it is all about trust and well was it man Vs self i think it is because well he is picking to run away of wash his face cause he had to pick to run away
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I really liked about this story was that it was unpredictable (if you know what is going to happen, then why is the book worth reading?). I also enjoyed listening to the southern accent Mrs.Jones had when she talked. She would always say things like "ya'll" or "ain't". This gave the character a personality. The best part however, was that I could really envision the story. I could clearly see the large woman with the gigantic purse, walking down the gloomy city sidewalk late at night. From the beginning to the end, I felt like I was watching a movie in my head. By the way the author described the setting, I could tell it took place during the 50's and 60's, in a busy city.
ReplyDeleteThe author also described the characters very well. The protagonist in this story was Roger, a 15 year old boy looking to steal some money to buy a pair of blue suede shoes. This is the antagonist, something inside him that makes him think it is okay to steal and to do bad things. Therefore, it was a man vs. self conflict. When Mrs.Jones brought him back to her apartment, I felt as if Roger was growing into a more respectable and well behaved person. What I didn't like was the ending. I thought Roger was going to live with Mrs.Jones and learn how to be more polite, but instead,she just gave him the 10 dollars to buy his blue suede shoes. This was a disappointing resolution.
In my opinion i liked the short story Thank You Ma'm. I thought how it was set up and i liked how i got the picture in my head, the big lady carrying the boy down the street. I loved how the srory ended it was sad but cute. Beacuse for the boy being bad he got some love, food and $10. I think if he would have went up to any other lady she would bring him to jail or beat him up. In the story the protagonist was Mrs.Jones, she was very nice. And i bet the boy will be very thankful or i hope he will beacuse he got love money and $10 for trying to steal her purse!
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ReplyDeleteSamantha, I agree that Roger is the protagonist, but Mrs. Jones was not the antagonist. The antagonist was a force inside of Roger making the story a man vs. self conflict. Also, you said that the plot was that Mrs.Jones was going to HELP Roger during his time of hardship, so she couldn't have been the antagonist. Remember, the antagonist works against the protagonist, or main character.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Matt, i think the protagonist is the boy Roger. I think that because the lady was just walking down the street when a boy trys to take her purse. Mrs.Jones was the protagonist because she was the person to give Roger love food and money.
ReplyDelete-Heather O'Connor
I think the conflict wasn't really that Mrs.Bates caught Roger, I think the conflict was that Roger tried to steal and then the resolution was that Mrs.Bates taught Roger a lesson. Amy, I agree that the story was good and that it was easy to visualize. I also think that these short stories help me with my personal narrative because it shows where diolauge can be used and where senrtain things should be described more.
ReplyDeleteI liked the story "Thank you, Ma'm" because Mrs.Jones a woman who tries to teach Roger a 15 year old boy a lesson. It took alot of guts for her to bring Roger back to her house even though he just tried to steal her purse. For some reason Mrs. Jones had some trust in him because she brought him home, fed him dinner, and cleaned him up by making him look presentable. During this time she even left her purse in plain sight and actually left Roger in the room by himself with it. I believe Mrs. Jones is the antogonist because she took on Roger who was the protagonist by taking him down when he tried to steal her purse and teaching him a big lesson. Yes there was conflict when Roger tried to steal the purse but I believe there was a happy ending.
ReplyDeletei think that "thank you ma'm" was a very good story it teachs kids not to steal, it was written very well. i also like how mrs. jones just gave the ten dollars to roger.
ReplyDeletei agree with you kim, the story was very unpredictable. yeah i think that roger would of ran away but then later Roger was given a chance to run but than roger stayed. i think he stayed because he felt all warm and fuzzy inside like when someone cares about you. ;)
ReplyDeleteI liked the story . my favorite part was when he snatched the purse and fell also i liked when Mrs.Jones took Roger in and cleaned him up and told him about herself. i mostly think the antagonist was Mrs Jones and the protagonist is roger. Mrs,Jones was my favorite character because in my mind i imagined a big round and fat old lady and that made me giggle.
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i agree with Matt i think he was scared of Mrs.Jones in the beginning but then towards the end he wanted to earn her trust.
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I liked the whole story.Although at some parts i felt bad for Roger, like when he said he had nobody at his house. I liked how the author made it feel like you were right there when it was happening. I think the protagonest is Roger, and the antagonist is Mrs. Jones.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Justin, the southern accents were what really made the story really good.
ReplyDelete"Thank You Ma'm" is about a woman named Ms. Jones who was walking down the street and a boy named Roger ran up to her and tried to steal her purse. Ms.Jones dragged him into her house and asked him if anyone told him to wash his face and if he has eaten dinner. Ms. Jones tells him to wash his face. She gave him dinner too but most of all Roger learned his lesson from Mrs. Jones. I think the protagonist is Roger and the antagonist is something inside of him. I think the antagonist is something inside Roger because I think he doubts himself after Ms. Jones teaches him that lesson. I liked the part when Ms.Jones drags Roger into her home and asks him if he washed his face I think that was the rising action because you didnt know what would happen next, if she would help him or punish him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim. The story was extremely unpredictable. I thought that Mrs. Jones would adopt Roger, but she didn't. She let him go and buy his shoes that he wanted. In the beginning of the book, I thought that Mrs. Jones would either bring him to jail or make him do hard work around the house. Instead, she acted almost motherly and kindhearted and cared for Roger. I was surprised that she was so caring and forgiving.
ReplyDeleteI thought "Thank You Ma'm" was a very intresting book. I found it intresting because i would have never thought that Ms.Jones was really gonna bring that boy to her house EVEN that he tried to steal her bad.I think that the protagonist is Roger because its really not about Ms.Jones because shes just almost the random victim and Roger said Thank You Ma'm which is the name of the book.
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I enjoyed "thank you m'am beacause" I loved how Mrs. Jones was able to help Rodger grow as a person, and to teach him not to steal. I also lovedhow she was able to show Rodger that someone cares about him, when it is implied that Rodger has no familly. The book was also humorous, with the dialect of Mrs.Jones.
ReplyDeleteWhat I did not enjoy about "thank you m'am" is that I was disapointed with the ending. I had really wanted Rodger and Mrs.Jones to become friends, so Rodger can feel like he does have familly and someone who cares about him, not "and they never saw each other again". Although it was sweet that Mrs.Jones gave Rodger money for the shoes he had wanted.
The protagonist in "thank you m'am" is Rodger. The antagonist is something within Rodger. The theme And I think that the theme of "thank you ma'm", is any one can change your life, because Mrs. Jones was just a random pedestrian, and she ended up teaching Rodger a big life lesson.
Dorothy T, i was also shocked.I had thought that ms.Luella was going to take Roger in as her son and they would have some kind of symbiotic relationship.Like Luella would show him how to be a better person and he would help her as she grew older.Apparently not.
ReplyDeleteNoah i disagree. The antagonist is something within roger but, the protagonist seems to be ms.Luella because helped him change his ways throughout the story.
"Thank You, Ma'm" Is about a boy named Roger in the south. One night around 11:00 he goes to snatch a ladies purse and run off with it but he cant. Ms.Luella is strong both physically and mentally.She ends up dragging Roger to her home while complaining about his appearance and how he shouldn't be stealing. When they enter her home she tells him to wash up all the while he's contemplating escaping the house wen he realizes it's too much work to bother and does as she asks.Ms.Luella reminds me of me Nana strong minded strong willed,tough but loving all at once. The story is similar to a time when my grandpa lent money too a man that was homeless.they became friends and my Pop Pop helped him through out the years. I really like the character of Ms.Luella a good lady she was.
I think that "Thank You, Ma'm" is mostly about how to learn from your mistakes. I think this because Roger learned that what he did was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it brings the story to life. I think without it the story would,nt be the same.
ReplyDeleteI liked this short storie because I loved it how the writer detailed pretty much everything the best way that he could,I could imagine the big,fat lady with the big bag with eveerything in it except nails and screws,the writer didnt just say she was a big women with a big pures,he told you what was in there except nails and screws.I think the protagonist is Roger and the antagonist is the force within Roger,he knows its not good to steal but theres a part of him that makes him do it because he probably has no parents and no money,he feels that he has to do everything that he can to stay alive.
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I agree with you it was said at the end when it said he never saw her again and also at the end he wanted to say thank you to her but she closed the door before he could finish,I thought that Mrs.Luella Baits Washington Jones (I think that was her name) would help Roger out by like giving him for later on or let him sleep in her home,but she just gave him money to buy the shoes he wanted.
-Nicole Pieta
I think the story was very good. I think it was very good because it had a lot of twists and turns like when Mrs.Jones gave Roger money to buy his blue swayed shoes. I think Mrs.Jones was the protagonist because she took Roger in, she fed Roger, and she gave him money to buy shoes. So I thin she was really the main character (protagonist).
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I agree with you that it was an interesting book but I disagree with you about the protagonist. I think the protagonist is Mrs.Jones because she takes Roger in and cares for him.
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Julia, I agree. Mrs. Jones was also my favorite character. I liked her for the same reasons as you. I also liked her because she was very caring and didn't embarrass Roger or call the police when he stole her purse.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Matt because the story was surprising. Its was interesting because Roger tries to steal Mrs.Jones purse, after that she just takes him home and feeds him and gives him $10. It shows that Mrs. Jones has a heart and saw some good in Roger.
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Yay! Two people agreed with me! There is a first for everything! Thanks for proving me wrong Varitta and babybluetete1202!
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I think that "Thank you Ma'm" is a good lession for Roger. The protangnist is Roger because he is the one who started the conflict in "Thank you Ma'm"by trying to take Ms. Joans pocketbook .
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I agree with you that Ms. Joans and rogers should have been freinds. Or Ms. Joans should have taken in Roger she saw that he needed someone to care of him.
Matt C. I agree with you too because I thought that Mrs.Loella Washingon Bates Jones was really mad at Roger and was going to do somthing with him, but instead she took care of him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with kim,The book was very unpredictable. I would of never guessed that Ms.Jones would of took that boy back to her house or that she didnt call the police or anything.
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ReplyDeleteI think this book shows how times have changed, we knew this book took place in the past. But if you think about it who would take someone that tried to steal from you in their house. Maybe there's a moral, like the things people do can't tell you the type of person they are.
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I think in this book that the protagonist is the boy, and I think the antagonist is Miss. Lowell Batts Washington of Jones. I also think the plot of the story is that Miss. Lowell Batts WAshington of Jone is going to help the boy when he get into trouble, or helps him out of his hardship.I also think the conflict is that the boy is going through sometype of hardship that he has to overcome with the help of Miss. Lowell Batts Washington of Jone.
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I think "Thank yoiu Ma'm" is a great book. I think this because it talks about a boy who has to go a type of hardship and he learns that a person can change you. I think the conflict is that the boy has to get over the way he feels inside, and the way the hardship is going through him.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eric because it does bring the story to life, and if it didn't the story wouldn't be the same. But I also think that with thwe type of language they usae if it was any different the story could be almost anywhere in time, and it wouldn't be the same.
ReplyDeleteIn this story I think the conflict is something within Roger because he has no family, no friend and no home and he has to steal to get money.
ReplyDeleteHey Nicholas D. I know you were surprised so was I she should've called the cops he tried to steal her purse I don't get it.
ReplyDeletei liked the book because it was funny and you didnt know what would happen next. I also liked how mrs jones make the kid do stuff. I was really suprised that mrs jones took care of the boy and gave him money for his shoes.
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i agree with noah and kim that it was unpredictible. i really thought he would run when he had the chance .i was also suprised when she didnt call the cops. i didnt think she would him.
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I thought that "thank you M'am was a good story i liked the conflict when Roger tried to take mrs.jones purse and when she dragged him back to her house. and the resluton when Mrs. Jones gave Roger ten dollars to buy the blue suade shoes he wanted.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am evaluating is "Thank You , Ma'm." I think this story is good because
ReplyDeleteIts funny and tells a good story of Roger and Mrs. Jones. The protagonist is a 15 year old boy named Roger who tries to steal Mrs. Jones pocketbook so he can get money to buy himself blue suede shoes. The antagonist is the person inside Roger telling him to do bad things. The part when Roger was trying to steal Mrs. Jones pocketbook was explicit as if you can picture it happening in front of you. Everything does not always go as planned and I think Roger did not think it would be that hard to steal the pocketbook.
-Michael McKay
I agree with Samantha because meeting Mrs. Jones did change him he learned to respect other people and himself.
ReplyDeleteBobby I agree with you it was a funny story. I was surprised that at the end after Mrs.Jones took care of him she just gave him the money for the shoes and he left.
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I didn't really like "Thank you, Ma'am" that much. It wasn't really anything special to me. But I don't like to read so not much of what we do, I like. Ms. Louella Bates Wshington Jones, wasn't really nice but wasn't really mean to Rojer. She gave him food, let him wash his hands, and gave him $10 but she dragged him down the street.
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I agree with Erik because you do learn from your mistakes. Rojer tried to steel a purse so he could get shoes but Ms. Jones gave it to him anyway. He should'v just asked for them.
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I like the story "thank you mam".I liked it because it's very funny and it tells a story that probably wouldnt happen so its realistic fiction .I think that because the protagonist a 15 year old boy named Roger try's to steal mrs. Jones's pocketbook then she takes him to her house and lets him wash his face and cooked him dinner. Ihen she gave him money to buy shoes and never met him again.In real life just about evrybody would have taken him to the police.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Erik I think that the the theme for "Thank You Mam" is to learn from your mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Amanda because I also liked the twist and turns a lot I thought they were interessting.
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I agree with John, of how the southern dielect made the story interesting and funny. Jhon I also agree with you on how I enjoyed the personalities of the characters. Mrs. Jones was a strong, fierce , but carring character, and Rodger is a boy who has gone through some tough times and he really just needs someone to care about him.
ReplyDeleteI also agree to everyone who said that the Protagonist was Rodger and the antagonist was something within Rodger.
One question though. What was the exact conflict? Was it that Rodger stole Mrs.Jones purse, or was it that Rodger didn't have anyone to care about him?
Elise Littlefield
I think the book "thank you ma'am" was a good book and that I kind of felt bad for Roger because I know if I didn't have any money and wanted or needed something I wouldn't go up to some and say "can I have ten dollars for..." And even if I did they would probably just think it was a scam.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Blair and Erik but i also think that the lesson was to learn from you mistakes and make sure you don't repeat them, and I don' think Roger will
ReplyDeleteI liked the story because it had funny parts and had a really good lesson behind it. I think the lesson was to not steal someones things just because you need it. And you need someone to love you if someone doesn't, it makes you do crazy things. I think the protagonist was ms. Loui Bates Washington Jones because she taught Roger the life lesson.
ReplyDeleteI agree with amanda too because there was a lot of twist and turns and the story made you think a lot about life and how could I had it when someone has it so much worse
ReplyDeleteThe read aloud Thank You Ma'm I think the morel or whatever you call it because I dont know, is not to steal or be pelite. I mostly thought that it was taken place in the 1900's and in the south.
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Hey Owen I really didnt like Thank You Ma'm either it was boring. Mrs.jones was mostly meen to the kid but if someone tried to steel my suff i would beat the person too. and i wonder why he never came back to Mrs.Jones's house? She is a little nice but pushy.
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I agree with Blair and Erik because the story is to learn from your mistakes because stealing is bad and it can cause bad conseqences.
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I think that thank you m'am was a very good story because it lets you know that steeling is not the right way to go. If you ask for somethings you might get what you want. I think that roger was lucky that she did not call the cops on him that he was steeling and, he is also lucky because she gave him dinner that night and she gave him money to get a new pair of shoes.
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Sean J I don't think that thank you m'am was boring because it told you a lot of stuff and the story kept you on your toes. I also think that she beat him up only to warn him not to mess with her.
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I think that the story was really good and had a great plot behind it.I think that the protagainst was very indpendent and was a good harted person.I think this because the antagonist did a very awful thing but protagainst took him and and made him a better person.
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