https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1 What would you do if you were homeless like Maniac Magee? Using evidence from the book, discuss what you would do if you were in Maniac's situation. A homeless kid stuck between two towns divided by racism. en-us 2016-05-09 15:33:56 UTC 2017-03-22 16:54:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/71768926/0c67003baa3af7bfb8b94b2497752f706068bde4/42c9b4f5d9472eeb1fec7a1f6575a261.jpg psmith35 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109934910 If I were Maniac Magee I would definitely feel like I bring some kind of curse to families. I would have a lot of evidence to support that idea because bad things happened to four of the families I had lived with. Kids always think bad things happening in their families are somehow related to something they did. This is hardly ever true. I think that the author Jerry Spinelli does a great job in telling this story so kids can see that it really doesn't make sense to somehow blame yourself for bad things happening in your family. But if I'm thinking like Maniac I would try and find safe places to live; stay away from families, maybe live in a group home; continue educating myself and start going to school so my life can get better at some point; I would do everything to persevere not give up. I don't think Maniac is a quitter and I wouldn't be either!]]> 2016-05-09 17:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109934910 51078 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109942777 If I were Maniac Magee I wouldn't feel like I was a curse to families and I'd choose to go back to the Beals and live with them so that I have a place to come back to, be able to educate myself even further, and live a life where I can experience things and care for others. I know that Maniac is ignorant about racism in general so i can see why he thinks he's the reason Amanda's family is receiving all of this hate but actually they are just receiving this hate because the towns people don't like seeing a white person on their side of town and want to kick him out.  Even if he might face those challenges he should take it head on because not everybody's gonna like you but the ones who do you know they'll protect you, and care for you.  Only a certain amount of people have a big problem with Maniac being on their side but most of the kids and adults that live on the east end don't really mind Maniac and actually enjoy him around.  i don't think i would ever just give up and want to die, I'd get over it because i know everything happens for a reason and that i need to live on even though I will live with a sense of guilt but really know that Grason will be proud of me. ]]> 2016-05-09 18:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109942777 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109943207 If I were Maniac Magee I would go to work to save some money to go to  school so I can learn something. I will go Save some money to so I can get an apartment that I can live on. Also I would not going back to Amanda's house because I don't want to spend their money because of me. The last thing Is that I would not wanted to die because we only live in the world once and I would do to live properly not like stealing something because if I go to Jail no body is gonna helped me to get out of the jail]]> 2016-05-09 18:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109943207 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109943508 if i was Maniac Magee i would also feel like am cursing my families. i wouldn't take it to the point where i want to commit. i would try going to an other family and if that doesn't work and don'tend well then i would.i know that Maniac Magee has a lot of preasse so i think that why he wants to kill himself.]]> 2016-05-09 18:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109943508 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109945166 person was taking care of me and how nice it felt when i made them smile and how happy i was when i saw they stuck with me if i were maniac i would think that i just came at the wrong time because if i wasn't there it would still be the same and i would know that it wasn't my fault that they would get treated this way and know i would know that it wasn't my fault and in the story he want's to kill himself but if he found out that it wasn't his fault he would forgive himself because he now know'es that it was his fault and i think that he gets along with the animals because in the story he was in the buffalo pen and he was hurt and it looked like one of the buffaloes was trying to tell gracen to help maniac out because he was injured so that was when maniac meets gracen but after five days of  christmas gracen died and he thought that it was all his fault because he had bad luck in him but you know what i think if maniac wasn't even there gracen still would've died and he doesn't want people suffering because of his actions well that's what he thought because he didn't wan't any of his loved ones to die anymore so he want's to make sure he doesn't ruin   any ones life anymore because of what happen to gracen so he just runs any where he can go so he tries to kill himself by starving to death because he doesn't want to suffer this pain any more that is why he wants his life to be over so he  won't have to suffer again what happend to him so he does not have to let go someone who he truly loves and does  not have to think about it so he can forget all about it and never have to worry about it again and keep on thinking about it for the rest of his life and forget's all about what he did and i think it wasn't boecause of bad luck it was because he came at the wrong time for him and for the people who took him in and raised him like his own child that is what i liked in this story and that maniac is not bad luck that is what i think about him and that is what i will always think of maniac that way and i think that he used to be a good kid as well and i don't think maniac is homeless because he will always have a home any where he goes and if i were in his situation i would take a deep breath and think about it me all the way through and i would be proud that i got to spend some time with them and how happy i have made them when i came into there life and made them smile so i would be proud of maniac because he never wanted any one to get hurt because of him  and he wanted to keep every one safe that is why i am proud of him and that is what i like about the book and also about maniac because he is like some one who wants to keep other people safe and not get them a part of what he is dealing with right now and i think that he is a good person because he doesn't care what kind of  color they are because he is not mean like other people are to him and some people were telling him to leave because of his color and that is when people went mad and rote mean things on the wall and the  Beales had to go and clean it up and maniac did not want them to suffer for him and then he left so i would want to go the same road with maniac so he can have some one to talk to and so he can also have a friend and some one to have his back when he feel's like nobody likes him but when he turns around he can know there is some one to always have his back and i wuld love to have some one have my back if i was like maniac and i would be happy that i have a friend like maniac because i know that he will always have my back and as a friend    ]]> 2016-05-09 18:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109945166 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109955994 In my opinion i feel I should choices is be homeless because i don't want the people who take care of me and get killed no i will be homeless because i love people but sometimes i don't but doesn't mean i hate them no even people take care of i will be homeless for the family could be safe from me and i will kill my self because am cursed so i will do is die for all those people will be safe because i broke the cursed will be broken. ]]> 2016-05-09 18:58:54 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109955994 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109957384 If i was Jeffrey i would go back to the Beals because they treat him well and they love him and they are really nice and exepting but before he goes back he needs to realize all the good things he did for the beals and not just focus on all the negitive and focus the positive and all the joy he brought to the family and exept the fact that bad things happen and it is not always his fault and he is not in control  of everything .]]> 2016-05-09 19:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109957384 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967096 If I was Jeffrey than I would go back to the Beals because they take good care of him and he has some where to live and he is not on the streets homeless. I feel bad for Jeffery because he does not know that the Beals care about him and they like having him stay over every night. I also feel bad for Jeffrey because he has no home right now.  I think that Jeffrey is depressed right now in the story because 1. he just lost Grayson who Jeffery loves and cares about. 2 He left the Beals house and ran away. I think that the Beals want Jeffery back because it might be hard at the Beals house because when Jeffeey was staying there things where a lot easier for Amanda's parents.]]> 2016-05-09 20:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967096 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967837   If I was maniac I will kill myself because I think that I am bad luck to people. If I was maniac I will stay with the Beales because they have food for you they take care of maniac.If I was bad luck I will still stay with the bills because how would I know if I was bad luck. Grayson would still die if I was still there.

Another reason I would kill my self Is toget all that pain that he has in himself. That is why I will kill myselfI might bring curse to all the familes that I go to I will just think of think of the frutre and not the past.     

]]> 2016-05-09 20:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967837 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967969 If I Were to be Maniac Magee I would feel very upset that I'm bad luck to the Beal's, before thinking of committing suicide I'd try to see if there is another kind family that is willing to take good care of me and if I'm bad luck to them too I'd probably try another one, if that didn't work out either than I'd rather just live with my auntie than die.  I would also try and take all of that depression in me out so then I would have sort of a more peaceful life now than feeling all down all the time because Grayson passed away.]]> 2016-05-09 20:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967969 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967980 If I were Jeffery I would go back to the family that loves me and takes care of me.  Jeffery didn't realize that the Beales actually loved him.  He just thought he made their lives even worse.  I wouldn't want to stay homeless I would want to go to the Beales where there's food and a family.  It doesn't matter if your a different race.  Jeffrey needs to realize how much the Beales need him.  Mrs. Beale doesn't even clean the house anymore Jeffery does.  I believe that Jeffery does have bad luck with parents like every time he finds a parent they end up dying or fighting, but the Beales are totally fine with Jeffery there.]]> 2016-05-09 20:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109967980 59187 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109968440 If I were to be in jeffery's shoes I would kill myself because if you are hurting the people you love and care about them you're just plain selfish to put other people through that it's dumb.  Life is short and there is no reason to put people through pain because you want to live is a fail to see people.  He does not learn that your actions have consequence and not a lot of people care for him so it's not going to much of a difference.  This world isn't the best place to live in either ]]> 2016-05-09 20:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109968440 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109969609 If I was Jeffory, I would go back o the Beales because, they would have cheered me up and sy it will be fine and they would problaby let me stay there. Also, I wouldn't kill myself if I were Jeffory because, then, I won't be able to meet new people, or even have new experiences, especially, having a new family. Also, if I were Jeffory and there was no where else to go, I would have just gone to the orphange so I can still be on this planet. Finally, I would've just said to myself when Grayson died that, everyone has a certian day, that they will have to go, even if, they are just kids or, aren't born yet.]]> 2016-05-09 20:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109969609 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109972945 If I were Maniac Magee I would try to stay with another family and see how that wroks out before committing suicide. I wouldn't give up my life because, I think I'm bad luck I would just try to find another family that I could stay with and not give bad luck too. If nothing were to work out then I would probably just go live with my auntie, its better than committing suicide. ]]> 2016-05-09 20:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109972945 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109973761 If I was maniac magee I would not kill my self but I would not interfear with other familys because I all ready have proof that I am bad luck to other people like what happened to there parent or what happened to greyson he just does  not want to hurt anybody else or him]]> 2016-05-09 20:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109973761 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974063 If i was Jeffery I would not die, I would just try not to think about what happen in my life that was bad and find a new home to live in.]]> 2016-05-09 20:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974063 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974363 If i were Maniac Magee  I would think before I did stuff,  because he didn't bring bad luck to families, because he wasn't the one who killed his parents it just happend, and his uncle and aunt where already fighting but they didn't get divorce, also with the Beals it wasn't his fault they where doing bad stuff it was happening because of segregation and either way Gracen would of died he was already old.  If I was Maniac Magee i wouldn't kill myself.]]> 2016-05-09 21:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974363 51849 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974436 If I was Jeffrey I would go back to the Baals and live my life the way it used to be. I would not let anything get to me and I  know i'll have to learn that i'm not the bad luck I just come at the wrong times and just go back to where I was and back to the people that loved me. I wouldn't want to be homeless and if there is only one place to go i would go to the Beals because there I know that they are going to accepted me and let me stay with them if i want to and let me have food so i won't die.]]> 2016-05-09 21:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109974436 https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109986757 If was Jeffery I wouldn't kill myself, I would go back to be living with the beals because first of all they love me.  I wasn't even a bad luck to the beals until a old man was telling me to go back to my own kind and then from there it was starting to get bad.  I would try to not think about that it is all my fault that where ever I go something bad happens and it's me because if I do I will be thinking to kill myself because I am bad luck to the people.   And when I was living with the beals before the old man said to go back to my own kind, everything was fine I even made Amanda's little siblings love taking a bath.]]> 2016-05-09 23:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/psmith35/vc0pf6hbz6o1/wish/109986757