Thwack! Yoon-hee put a hand up to her neck and felt something wet and sticky. She peeled it off. A spit ball. Yoon-hee felt her face flush as she lowered her body in her chair. She didn’t even have to turn around to know whose spit ball it was. Yoon-hee could hear them giggling—Lisa, Norma … Read more
Marisa wiped the sweat off her brow and jogged over to join the rest of her teammates in a group huddle. Their team captain, Allison, was speaking in a loud whisper, calling out different plays and trying to motivate her crew. The Fliderdale Hyenas were down 3-0 at the first soccer game of the season, … Read more
“Sabrina, come take a look at this!” Mrs. Durango called her daughter to the front hall. The mailman had just dropped off a chunk of letters, and Mrs. Durango was weeding out the junk mail. “Coming, mom!” Sabrina took the stairs two at a time and ran over. “What’s up?” “This flyer came in the … Read more
Coach Carter is the true story of coach Ken Carter, a tough, no-nonsense high school basketball coach who took an underfunded, underprivileged, unenthused, and all-around weak excuse for a basketball team and turned them into a team of champions, on and off the court. As you watch this clip, ask yourself, what’s right with this … Read more
In this clip from Freedom Writers, we see a quiet student read an entry from his journal that expresses how this class has become a place of refuge. Watch this clip and ask yourself, what is right with this picture? Neutrino’s Analysis Strengths of the Main Character Make no mistake, sharing a piece of yourself takes courage. … Read more