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I give the Scholarship Jacket 3.5/5.

I rated this story that because I didn’t get the authors reason for writing this.Was it to inform us of the racism in america? Was it to entertain us? I just didn’t think it really fit into one of those categories well enough to be classified as one of them, so it confused me. Also I think even though i didn’t get the reason the author wrote it, I think it was well written and I enjoyed it. Honestly I would have liked to see more emotion from martha when she found out she might not get the scholarship jacket, but I did like all the emotion when she told the principal she wasn’t going to pay for the jacket.

There were a lot of emotions when she tells the principal how she feels like for example when she was saying how she felt in such great detail, “I could feel my heart pounding loudly in my chest and see my blouse fluttering where my breasts should have been. Something bitter and vile tasting was coming up in my mouth; I was afraid I was going to be sick.” This is really where the story got interesting for me. I said I couldn’t understand the point because it pointed out that she couldn’t get the jacket because of her race, but it has all the drama aspects for it to be entertaining. I really liked this story I think it could really relate to how some people are treated today.

I really liked this and I would recommend this to someone with strong opinions on racism and I would also recommend this to my siblings because it’s good for them to know first hand how a person as a victim feels and because they always joke around with racism and this could truly hurt someone.

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I give the story a 4.5/5 rating.

I gave the story a 4.5/5 rating because the “Scholarship Jacket” is an amazing story. I think a lot of people can relate to it,especially when she couldn’t play sports because of all the fees. Some can do activities at school & others can’t because of the expensive costs. .But I also felt like the story wasn't completed,(well if it is) I would’ve liked it to be longer than what it originally has.

But overall I think the story is really really good and has really great points.It talked about how after 8 years of being a straight A student since 1st grade Marta gets the opportunity to receive a scholarship jacket, But then she has to pay 15.00 for it and she asks her grandfather for the money but he says “if you pay for it its not a scholarship jacket”. But she soon tells the principle her problem and he agrees to pay it. But race also played a big part in this story. Like how a teacher said because she was mexicana and her grandfather owned his own 200 acre ranch,that the jacket shouldn’t be free & she should have to pay $15.00 for it.

I did enjoy the story though,just would've wished it was longer and had more. I would recommend this story to anyone really, just over the age of 13 .

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I recently read “The Scholarship Jacket” and I think I would give it a 4.5/5 rating.

I gave “The Scholarship Jacket” a rating of 4.5/5, because it was an interesting story and brought up a lot of good points, but the story did seem rather short and was very shallow for the most part. Although the story was written from a first-person point of view, I didn’t feel like too much thought went into presenting her thoughts in an orderly and easy-to-read manner. You could make very accurate inferences on how she was feeling based on what she was experiencing, but she didn’t go beyond what was easy to infer when talking about her feelings and thoughts. I also thought that the story was very short, but kept my attention until the end.

A big example of when she didn’t tell as much about her feelings as she could is when she said  “My father was a farm laborer who couldn’t earn enough money to feed eight children, so when I was six I was given to my grandparents to raise. We couldn’t participate in sports

at school because there were registration fees, uniform costs, and trips out of town; so, even though our family was quite agile and athletic there would never be a school sports jacket for us.” She didn’t go into detail about how not being able to participate in the sports made her feel. That was a perfect opportunity to use her voice to make it known how sad or angry that made her, but she didn’t take the chance. That’s a big reason why I didn’t give the story a 5/5. I feel like she wrote the story from her own perspective, but sometimes it felt like she was on the outside looking in.

In conclusion, I think that “The Scholarship Jacket” was an interesting story and brought attention to a big societal problem, but did not take full advantage of the first person narrative. I would recommend this reading to anybody that’s looking for a book that brings attention to a big and relevant issue that we face now, in 2014.

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The Scholarship Jacket

I will rate The Scholarship Jacket a  (4.5/5) because of the plot of the story of how this young girl that lives a very poor life and how she works hard for eight years to keep her grades up to an a plus average to be the valedictorian. The board of the school decides to make the jacket cost fifteen dollars.

I think that it was not right for the board to make the jacket cost fifteen dollars because you're  supposed to earn the Scholarship Jacket by getting good grades. It will not feel the same when you get the jacket it won’t feel like you earned the jacket for hard work it’ll feel like some jacket you really wanted

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I give the story a 5/5 because this story is well thought out and has a lot of meaning like if she put so much effort in getting good grades for the past eight years to get a scholarship jacket then she deserves it especially if she gets an A+ average then she shouldn’t have to pay for  especially if the reason she has to pay for it is her race. Another reason I like the story is even though she couldn’t pay for the jacket she still got it because of her teacher Mr. Schmidt convincing the principal she deserves it.

A way you know Mr. Schmidt convinced the principal was when I read this  “Mr. Schmidt winked at me and said” , “I hear you’re getting the scholarship jacket this year.” This proved to me that he had something to do with her getting the jacket because he wouldn’t have never known she got it.

I would recommend this story to people who want to hear a good story. Also to someone who like a story when they read someone achieving their dreams

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I give the Scholarship Jacket a ⅘ because I thought that it was funny but serious and cool story

that kept my interest. I also gave this story a ⅘ because I thought that It gives a subject based on like middle school which I am in. And I feel that since it was based on middle school it held more interest in my brain and more into my thought.

Some examples why I gave the Scholarship Jacket a ⅘ was how the teacher yelled at martha saying that she was mexican. And to me that was serious.something that made me laugh was that the valedictorian gets to pick the school colors, because you would have to pay for new uniforms.

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I rate this story 2.5 out of five stars. In my opinion this story was ok. I say the story was ok because i get the message for the most part. What i mean is why did he finally give the jacket to her? Did he know it the teacher say because she was mexican? Also the details describing her had no really decent point because it had no reason in the story, pointless i think. Otherwise i like the part where her grandfather told her if she’d had to pay it wouldn’t be a scholarship jacket.

I gave this story a rating of 2.5 because i didn’t think the story was very interesting or makes you want to really read it. What i mean by that is most of the details were truly unnecessary. Im not saying all of the details were unnecessary. I thought the ending was a great plot fall.

I think this short story was pretty cool no lie. I just would change things about the story no offense to the author. I would recommend this  to a person but it wasn’t great in my opinion

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The Scholarship Jacket

I would give this story a ⅘ rating. I would give it a 5 because it had a great theme and I think that it had a lot of good meaningful thoughts. I also give it a 5 because  its just a really good story, it had a lot of background information on why she wanted the jacket so bad and not just that she wanted it. Finally it showed a lot of what the main character was feeling and her opinions on stuff that has happened in her life.

Some examples on why I gave it 5 stars would be that when she was talking about how she looks when she said she was really skinny and looked like a beanpole and didn’t have any curves she said she felt despaired every time she looked in the mirror at herself. ANother example would be when she overheard her teachers arguing over her getting the jacket and when one teacher said he didn’t think she should have it because she was mexican she went home sad and crying in her pillow so no one would hear her. One more example would be when her grandfather told her she couldn’t have the jacket the next day when she had to go and tell the principal she was sad and withdrawn because she wanted the jacket so bad.

So basically I think it’s a really good story and if I would recommend this book to anyone it would be to people that think they need a prize when ever they accomplish something or do good on a test. I would recommend it to them because something that I learned from this story was that you don’t need a prize for doing good because doing good helps you and if you didn’t it would affect anyone but you. So you don't need a jacket because you got good grades. But I think it could have had more obstacles for her to get the jacket.

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I would rate the scolarship jaket a 4/5 stars. I gave it 4 because I like the story because the way the author portrayed her feelings and her emotions and how she made me feel when I was reading the story.

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I gave the scholarship jacket a ⅗.Because I really don't like the story but at the same time it wasn't bad because it covered a very important topic racism.One thing in the story that  kind of made me mad that she didn't get the jacket because she was mexican but then i was happy that she got the jacket.I really liked how the grandad stood his ground by not giving her the 15 dollars.That is my review on The scholarship jacket.

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I rate this story a 3/5. I rated this story that because I think they could of added some details. For example, like at the end. How did she get the jacket in the end because I think we kinda had to conclude what happened.

The part that really got me was how the author had the principal say “Your grandfather has the money, he can pay for it.” I think that is very rude because you never know what people got and what they don’t have just because they have a certain job doesn't mean they have money like that. You never know what goes on in their life is to where the point they need to use or save money up to get out of something. The only part I liked about this story was when the grandfather said “If she had to pay for it, its not a scholarship jacket.” I liked it because he was telling the truth. She earned it so you mind of as well gave it to her for free.
In overall, I think they could have done better writing this story and taking the time to actually make sure this is a story the want people to read and not have bad comments about it. I would recommend this story to nobody actually because this story has no details and no suspense, no mystery, and no anything in my opinion. If this story had actual qualities, I would recommend it to people thats being judged on their race and where they come from because they could use this as an example to people or themselves getting the same type of treatment as this story was telling.

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I would give this story a  4.5 rating.I gave it a 4.5 because the story had an interesting problem and I liked the way the problem was solved.I really liked the lesson that the grandfather taught Martha which was “If it really is a Scholarship Jacket then you shouldn’t have to pay for it”.One thing I didn't like which made me give it a 4.5 was the racism.That is why I gave the story a 4.5.

In the story the problem is that Martha might not be able to get the Scholarship Jacket because of her race and the only way to get the jacket was to pay 15 dollars.To solve this problem all she needed was 15 dollars, but her grandfather would not give it to her because he said “Martha if you have to pay for the jacket then it’’s not a Scholarship Jacket”.Another problem was the fact that the teachers thought she couldn’t get the jacket because she was mexican which brought up the 15 dollars.

This is why I gave the Scholarship Jacket a 4.5.It had and interesting problem and solution and had a good lesson learned in the story

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I would rate the scolarship jaket a 4/5 stars. I gave it 4 because I like the story because the way the author portrayed her feelings and her emotions and how she made me feel when I was reading the story.

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I give it a ⅘ because I liked the story, because, people (Like me) can relate to it. Plus it gives you some info on how/why racial problems are still happening and/or still going on right now. It’s just not in the past anymore either. It’s still happening today.

(My Evidence From The Story)

Mr. Boone (Teacher in the story) said that the main character, Martha, shouldn’t get the jacket because of what she is and what her family is. Mexican. And trust me, you might think it’s wrong, I mean so do I, but it’s still happening today. People judging people for what they look like besides what kind of person they actually are.

I think that the story should be read by people of all ages. Old and young. It’s a really good story that can help compare to things back then, and things right now. What I think about the story is that I really think it's lovely. I think it's lovely because, from what I was reading the main character, Martha, was upset because she had to pay $15 for the jacket. (Her Grandfather wouldn't give her the money because he thought it was a jacket you earn, not pay for.) In the end she gets the jacket. (Spoiler) :) But indeed, it's a very lovely story.

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I give the story a 2 out of 5. I gave this story a 2 because is was a little boring and you could predict the ending. The problem was I don’t know why the teacher gave her the jacket, was he sorry for her, did he know the teacher was wrong? Also why does she need a jacket when she already knows that she is the smartest person in 8th grade.

The story was boring because it was predictable. I also didn’t like how the teacher said they wouldn’t give her the jacket because of her race. She doesn’t need to go through that at a young age. I like this story because it teaches you that racism is wrong and that it shouldn’t affect anything you do.

I would recommend this to people my age so you can teach them how racism shouldn’t affect the things you do everyday. It should not be a problem in school.

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I give this story a 4/5. I enjoyed reading the story and it was very detailed and interesting. I believe that there should've been more characters. A plot twist might've made the story better and if that was the case it would have got a 5/5. The only thing is, I think that it should have been a little longer.

I found it very interesting when the teachers were arguing with each other about how she should or shouldn't get the jacket because she is mexican and also the part when they told her that the jacket is now gonna cost $15. I think that when the principal told her that she could get the jacket was a minor plot twist and i really enjoyed that part because in my opinion plot twists make stories better.

I would recommend this book to my friends and family because i really enjoyed it and they mostly enjoy reading new, interesting things. I would also recommend it to friends because there is a very good message/ moral to the story which is ( in my opinion) is that you shouldn't have to pay for it if you earned it.

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4/5

I would rate this story a ⅘. It was pretty interesting, and the story was well detailed. I thought that the idea was new, since I haven’t seen something like that. I would have many opinions on each character by their part in the story. I thought it was interesting, but it seemed to be a bit of a story that wasn’t too hard to make up of. I think they should have maybe added a few more parts in the days.

I found it very detailed when she would explain what the jacket looked like, and what it was for at the beginning. It really covered the title, and it made it understandable. I think that in the middle, where the Board said to the principal that she had to pay for a jacket 15 dollars, after overhearing her teachers fight, was really amazing. It really got you to think about the story. I thought it was unfair of how some people (The board and teacher) have treated her. This story really grabs your attention, but its still a bit short.

If I had to recommend this to someone, I would send it to my friends and most likely my family. Its really interesting, and I think some people would love to read the story. It really shows you that there are some things that you won’t be happy about turn into a very exciting thing. I think that its a great story, but not one of my favorites. I would recommend this to anyone who loves reading short stories with happy endings.

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I would rate this story a 3.5/5, because, it wasn't a great story. But it wasn't bad neither. It was just not as long, or as interesting, as it could be. I think, there could've been a little less details, as well as, more of her  personal feelings. I feel as though, the story could've had more suspense to it, it was kind of predictable.

Like, in the beginning, it saids “The small Texas school that I went to had a tradition carried out every year during the eighth-grade graduation: a beautiful gold and green jacket (the school colors) was awarded to the class valedictorian, the student who had maintained the highest grades for eight years. The scholarship jacket had a big gold S on the left front side and your name written in gold letters on the pocket.” Which I don’t think you need a whole paragraph, detailing a jacket. Also in the middle, it talks about, how her grandfather, says the jacket should be free, I think Martha should've thought about that, and expressed her own feelings, and opinions.

I would recommend this story, to a teacher, or someone who wants to read a story about a girl, who wants to get a jacket. But race issues, stand in her way, until her grandfather give her advice.

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I would have to rate the scholarship jacket

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4.5/5

I gave the scholarship jacket a 4.5/5 rating because it was a great story and and it delivered it's meaning well. The only reason I didn't give it full marks was because it wasn't something that I would normally read. However that does not make it any less a great story.

In the story Martha's grandfather tells her that if she pays for it then it would no longer be a scholarship jacket.This is how the author delivered the theme that if you earn something that it is yours.This way of incorporating more than one moral in a story is one of the reasons I gave this story such a high rating.

In short this is a fantastic story beautifully written and containing an important message about doing the right thing and being a good person.This is a story I recommend to anyone who is looking to read a more serious story.

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This story was really well written and had lots of detail. I really enjoyed it and for this reason I give this story  4.5 stars. I really enjoyed how it was descriptive and was enjoyable but, I really didn't like how this story wasn’t very relatable to other kids. I really do think that this is a great story overall but the story just wasn't to the point where someone who is reading this story could feel or know what it is like to go through something like that.

In the story it talks about Martha and how she is a great student that has had straight A’s through all her years of 1-8th grade. Then it talks about her family and how they don’t have the advantages that other people have. But, what I think made me give this story a 4.5 rating was the fact that it was really specific that her school has a scholarship jacket and I personally have never heard of this before.
I would recommend this to smaller children that can relate to this story because it is a really great story over all and would be fun for kids to read.

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The Scholarship Jacket

I think that this story deserves a 4.5/5. I gave this story a 4.5 because its presented well. They give you a specific setting, they give little descriptions on the characters. The story is being told in Marta’s point of view. I think that the story is based on integrity, because when someone says that you are going to get or receive something I think that it shouldn’t be broken. But in the story it was broken at first, but fixed in the end.

Marta is an 14 year old girl, who lives in Texas. She has 8 brothers and sisters, and she lives with her grandparent because her father couldn’t support all of the children. Marta is receiving a scholarship jacket for 8 years of hard work.  When her sister was in the 8th grade she got one too, so Marta looks at it like a tradition in her family. When Marta attends school she hears 2 of her teachers Mr.Schmidt and Mr.Boone aurguning over her. She over hears that she shouldn't get the jacket because she’s mexican. So they want to give it to the second student in line named Joann. Marta was called by the principal into the office and he told her that she had to pay fifteen dollars for the jacket. So when Marta Arrived home she asked her grandfather to pay for it and he told her no. He said no because he said that if it was a scholarship jacket she shouldn't have to pay for it. The next day she went back to school and told the principal that her grandfather wasn’t going to pay for it, but he told Marta that he would make an exception in her case. So at the end of the story Marta was still receiving her scholarship jacket.

I would recommend this story to my friends to show them what integrity is. Also that they can see how one little detail in your life can change the way people think of you, and treat you different.

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The Scholarship Jacket

I rate The Scholarship Jacket a ⅘ because I think the story have a good problem and solution. The grandfather said “ if you pay it is not a scholarship.” I think the story is also unfair because the rules shouldn’t have changed if when it was her turn to win the jacket.

Also I rated this short story a ⅘ because the principal was kind of rude because he didn’t have to say “why he has the money.” The way he said he sounded like he was getting smart with Martha. I think Matha grandfather didn’t want to pay for the scholarship jacket because I think he didn’t want Martha to go to college because they are old and some old people don’t do much so they might need her help in a few years since they are old people and soon they will get weak.

The end of the story was great because it had a happy ending. If I recomended this story it would be to a student who is almost done with school when they are about to go to college because then they can read what she had to go through just to go to college. The Scholarship Jacket was a really good book.

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I think the story was kind of boring because there was no kind of action or suspense. The story could of at least had like a fight or something I don’t think that this story is a middle school environment because it is too boring and serious. I just think that the author added to many details that wasn't needed thats my review.

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The Scholarship Jacket

I give the story a 4/5 rating because it was ok I was not that much to my liking but people can still check it out and see if they like it or not i and it could've been better if we knew a little bit more about the characters .
Also I did like how the grandfather helped Martha and how the principal changed his mind about the jacker from you have to pay $15 to back to free because at first two of the teachers that Martha knows were fighting who should get the jacket and they were thinking this other girl because her father is the most important guy in town and Martha family owns a farm and the other girls father owns the only store in town.
And the part I did not like was when they had to pay the $15 because it would not be fair because before it was free and like the grandfather said if you have to pay then it is not a scholarship jacket which that saying got me inspired because he is right but charging for the jacket is wrong.

I would recommend this story to my little sister Elle who is in the 2nd grade and i would not recommend this story to people who is older.