https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr Colorism (The Skin I'm in by Sharon G Flake) en-us 2019-01-16 14:30:30 UTC 2019-01-23 18:58:06 UTC hello@padlet.com 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/322126823 Maleeka Madison - She is the main character and this book is based on her. she is the victim in this book because her skin is darker than others. she is burdened with low self esteem which most black girls feel when they are darker skinned
Maleeka's Mom - she was there by Maleeka's side and supported her all l the way through. when Maleeka was sad and upset she would always go to her mom because her dad died in a car accident when Maleeka was very young
Miss Saunders - One of Maleeka's teachers. Her skin, which is blotched with a rare skin condition comes to serve as a mirror to Maleeka's struggle. She is a role model for Maleeka as she comes to terms with the people around her and the skin she's in
Charlese Jones - She is one of the perpetrators in this story. Maleeka considers her as her friend even though all she does is use her
Caleb - He respects and loves Maleeka. He is one of the only people who respect and accept Maleeka for who she is. Both of them Had a crush on each other 
John John McIntyre - another perpetrator. He bullies Maleeka by calling her black and he has a whole song about her He doesn't play a big part in this story
Sweets - She is Maleeka's best friend both of them love talking for hours on the phone. Both of them used to go to the same school until middle school started when sweets was sent to a better school

]]> 2019-01-18 14:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/322126823 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/322821302 In the book the skin I'm in by Sharon G Flake, Maleeka Madison is in 7th Grade and attends McClenton Middle School. In school, Maleeka is Bullied and not treated fairly only because her skin is darker than most other people.She is burdened by low self esteem and doesn't like her own skin color but when Miss Saunders comes to teach at her school, Maleeka is influenced by Miss Saunders and she learns to love herself. Miss Saunders skin is blotched with a Rare skin condition and Maleeka feels that Miss Saunders is worse off than she is. Miss Saunders is tough and does not stand up for the snickers and shouts that students hurl at her. She is a role mode for Maleeka struggle and she helps Maleeka find her hidden Talent which is writing. Writing helps Maleeka escape from the hopelessness and loneliness. Charlese Jones is Maleeka's Friend or at least Maleeka thinks she is. Maleeka Always follows Char around and listens to her because she thinks that it makes her fit in, but all Char does is use Maleeka. Once When Char wanted to Prank Miss Saunders She forced Maleeka to set a Pile of Cash on fire. Maleeka ended up setting the whole Classroom on fire. Char and her friends ran away leaving Maleeka alone. When Miss Saunders asked Maleeka who did this Char wanted Maleeka to not say anything about her being involved in but Maleeka said the truth because of all the support Miss Saunders had given her. Maleeka's Mom is Supportive of Maleeka and every choice she makes. Maleeka learns to love herself and her skin color and grows as a character throughout this book]]> 2019-01-22 01:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/322821302 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323000971 Color-ism is Discrimination Based on skin color. It is the belief that Lighter skinned people are superior to darker skinned people. Colorist Started right around when slavery was a thing.Slave owners often divided their slaves based on skin color Darker slaves often worked on farms and lighter skinned slaves worked in homes]]> 2019-01-22 14:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323000971 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323006356 Darker skinned people often have a low self esteem and they don't like their skin color because the people around them(often lighter skinned) make them feel bad about their skin and bully them for having darker skin. ]]> 2019-01-22 14:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323006356 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323008508 "They only see what they see, and they don't seem like what they see much"(Flake 5)
Maleeka's skin is darker than most other people and when they look at Maleeka all they see is dark skin and they don't care about anything else like Maleeka is good at math or has a really good memory they only see what they see.]]> 2019-01-22 14:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323008508 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323008792 Char blows a stinking gray ring of smoke in my face. I Laugh like everybody else. you have to go along with char if you want to get along with her. That's what char says
(Flake 12)
Maleeka has to Laugh and and accept it even if she doesn't like what char does to her. This shows that perpetrators have more power than the victims in society. Maleeka is hanging out with Char only because she feels like it makes her fit in, not because she likes hanging out with her.]]> 2019-01-22 14:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323008792 23sm09971 https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323009029 " "Call me by my name!" I am not ugly. I am not stupid. I am Maleeka Madison, and, yeah, I'm black, real black, and if you don't like me, too bad ' cause black is the skin I'm in " (Flake 167)
 In this scene Maleeka is telling char that she is going to tell the truth about the fire over the phone after Char calls her an ugly, black thing. This shows how Maleeka grew as a character and how she learned to love herself throughout the story]]> 2019-01-22 14:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/23sm09971/eb0ik6n28klr/wish/323009029