https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8 en-us 2019-03-21 14:41:18 UTC 2026-02-15 02:59:24 UTC hello@padlet.com jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/343824871 JoJo was awakened by the sound of Klan members. He and Stella investigated it and witness men dressed in white robes near a fire. They were scared and ran in to tell their parents.]]> 2019-03-21 14:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/343824871 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/344225898 Stella and JoJo's father and mother worried about their adventure with the Klan around. Her father took it seriously and called all the men of the town to their house. They think one of the men in hoods is the town doctor. 

African Americans could work as maids, cooks, janitors, farmers, and a few worked at the lumber yard. 
There is no indoor plumbing at this time.]]> 2019-03-22 14:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/344225898 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/344849733 Stella and Anthony were sitting outside at three in the morning. She thought it was a little awkward, but she tried to act like it was normal. They ended up talking about the Olympics and she learned that blacks can both go to college and the Olympics.  ]]> 2019-03-25 14:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/344849733 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/345287264 Stella has to do the chores outside. She has to feed and take care of the animals and collect eggs. When she comes back in, she sees a steaming piece of cornbread on the table with apple preserves. ]]> 2019-03-26 14:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/345287264 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/345824174 Stella and JoJo leave for school and are joined by others as they walk down their street. Stella noticed that every time one of their classmates came out of the house, an adult would tell them to be careful. As they passed the white school, Mountain View School, the white students, dressed in their dressy school uniforms, sometimes waved at them. But either way, they all knew each other. In a town as small as Bumblebee, it was hard not to.]]> 2019-03-27 17:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/345824174 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/346169825 All of the black children walk into the candy store as they usually do everyday before school. Mrs. Cooper, the candy store owner, sometimes gives them free candy. Then the white children walk in, and it becomes all quiet. When they all leave for school, they get there to find the teacher waiting for them.]]> 2019-03-28 14:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/346169825 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/346567432 Mrs. Grayson found out that there was frogs in her piano because one of the kids put the frogs in there.]]> 2019-03-29 14:21:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/346567432 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347200038 When everybody is finally at school and ready to learn, they ended up singing a song. While they are singing, the teacher throws out math questions. After the singing is finally done, they all start a writing assignment, which Stella hates.]]> 2019-04-01 14:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347200038 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347751965 Stella keeps trying to wright an assignment for school but she keeps messing up because she is not good at writing.]]> 2019-04-02 17:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347751965 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347753021 The teacher told Stella sadly that the paper she turned in was an F and Stella decided to take it home and work on it while everybody is sleeping.]]> 2019-04-02 17:40:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/347753021 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/348098987 The Spoon Man is in town and he gives helpful information about how to solve the voting problem.]]> 2019-04-03 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/348098987 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/348497067 Stella and the rest of her neighborhood are preparing for the feast in honor of the Spoon Man. He encourages her to wright about what she saw since she can't get it out of her head.]]> 2019-04-04 13:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/348497067 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349047726 Spoonman is telling a story around the fire. It's a very motivating story. It motivates Stella and she is starting to realize that she does have value.]]> 2019-04-05 18:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349047726 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349527057 Stella goes outside to write but her mother comes out and she's caught. When they go back inside, she asked if she can write some more. She's allowed, but she has to do it quickly, with church in the morning.]]> 2019-04-08 14:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349527057 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349959416 Spoonman stops by Stella's house to say goodbye and he ended up going to church with them. Stella was pretty sure he would be gone before the first song was over though. After church service is over though, Stella dad gets asked if he is going to register to vote. Now, he is faced with a tough question. Should he register, or should he not? ]]> 2019-04-09 14:38:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/349959416 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/350382235 Stella is at dinner which is surprisingly quiet, letting her know that tensions were high. Her father ate, then read the newspaper. Stella's mother gave her a look that let her know she and Stella's father needed to be alone. Stella went outside to write in peace but hears the abrupt sound of geese freaking out. She wondered what rowed them up and quickly went back inside, not wanting to take any chances.]]> 2019-04-10 14:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/350382235 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/350386490 Stella writes about trees. She explains the different types of trees and their different traits. ]]> 2019-04-10 14:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/350386490 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/353387628 Stella and her family wake during the night because JoJo thought he saw a headless cow. The next morning, Stella's father asked her to go with him to register to vote. So they ended up on the road to the town and her father tells her that he used to write before his father threw his writings into the fire.]]> 2019-04-23 14:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/353387628 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/353758596 Stella and her father got to town and they see the Pastor and Mr. Spencer. They all go to the building where they have to register to vote. Mr. Pineville, the man working the building, gives them a test. They also owe 2$ each and they all ended up passing their test. So the go on to vote.]]> 2019-04-24 14:43:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/353758596 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/354195705 Stella went to school and explained to her friends how she went on that trip with her father while he registered to vote. She found out they have another writing assignment only this time if it is good, it gets published in the paper. Her and Tony are walking home when he gives her words of encouragement and tried to tell her to write about what she saw at the pond. She ended up writing how she thinks that the Klan is almost like dragons.]]> 2019-04-25 17:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/354195705 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/354506062 Stella had to clean the chicken coop. She was coming out when Carolyn came running down the street. With her was a huge book. So they looked through the book. There was many cool items. When they were done, Stella and Carolyn were walking down to her house. When Stella was coming back, she saw a fire. She realized it was the Spencer's house.]]> 2019-04-26 16:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/354506062 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355036899 Everybody in the town of Bumblebee helped with water and buckets to try to stop the fire from spreading to everywhere else. They finally did get the fire out.]]> 2019-04-29 14:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355036899 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355467181 Everyone is still working when Mrs. Spencer calls out for Hazel. She;'s not anywhere while everybody is looking everywhere for her. Stella remembered how Hazel was talking about a hideyhole in an oak tree so she went and found her hiding in a hollow oak tree. The Spencer's were grateful for Stella after she found her.]]> 2019-04-30 14:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355467181 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355855972 All of the people of Bumblebee crowded into the church. During the service, the pastor called for Stella to come up to the front of the church. After he pointed out Stella's bravery, he asked everybody to come up while the singing went on.]]> 2019-05-01 16:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355855972 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355856832 The Mills family just got back from church service when the dog starts barking. Stella's father opened the door and there, standing in front of the door, was two white women. They had come to make donations to the Spencers. The two kids walk next door with the white women.]]> 2019-05-01 16:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/355856832 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356235837 Stella wrote about how she got to ride in the car with the white women. She described what it looked like and and how it smelled. ]]> 2019-05-02 14:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356235837 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356236595 Mrs. Spencer brought extra clothes and gave them to Jojo and Stella. She even brought a typewriter. Stella was so excited. Then, when she got to school, they figured out the class's winning writing entry's. Stella was upset that she didn't win.]]> 2019-05-02 14:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356236595 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356625529 Mrs. Grayson suggested that instead of doing geography, they do story time. After the story, they all look outside and realize it will be a good day. Just like the story.]]> 2019-05-03 14:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356625529 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356628205 Stella is learning how to use the typewriter. She ended up making a lot of mistakes.]]> 2019-05-03 14:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/356628205 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357214974 Everyone in Bumblebee crowded into the Mills' front yard to encourage the three men who registered to vote to go and vote. When they get to the town, the sheriff stands in their path for about 25 minutes. When the men finally come out, they seem happy and you can tell.]]> 2019-05-06 14:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357214974 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357700408 Stella was practicing on her typewriter. She even created her own report name. She called it STELLA'S STAR SENTINEL.]]> 2019-05-07 16:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357700408 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357701675 Stella headed to town to get some medicine that her brother needed. She stopped by to get Dr. Hawkins and Tony ended up going with her to town. Two white men ended up stealing a cookie that she got as a gift after she bought the medicine. Tony came up with his bag of candy and they tried to steal his bag of candy. They ended up beating him up and Stella ran back to his house to tell his dad.]]> 2019-05-07 16:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/357701675 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358079289 Stella wrote a news story in her own little newspaper about how Anthony was attacked by the men in town.]]> 2019-05-08 14:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358079289 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358081237 Stella and her mother go and walk through the woods and they ended up finding berries and figs. They discuss whether they think the white people talk about them or not. Then they went back home.]]> 2019-05-08 14:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358081237 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358506983 Stella adds another page to her newspaper. She writes about her mom this time, and she describes her as a woman who knows lots of things.]]> 2019-05-09 14:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358506983 jamor678 https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358507846 Stella and her classmates are digging through a bin of books that the white school gave to them. Then there is a knock on the door. Everyone is surprised to see Mr. Stinson. He delivered a package to Mrs. Grayson and they found out the winner of the competition has Helen Spencer. ]]> 2019-05-09 14:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jamor678/rvs5oxhj79b8/wish/358507846