Elwood's Childhood

Ver más

Nigeria

por Nina Kruggel

Content Curation for Education and Learning: Robin Good @Emerge2012

por Robin Good

Ruby Bridges

por Christal Simon

Nigeria

por Nina Kruggel

Elwood's Childhood

Education

Literate

He can read the encyclopedia

Spends a lot of time at the hotel

Smart student

Optimistic

Believes that change is possible

Learns from MLK's speeches about activism

Keeps his report cards so he can go to Funtown

Naïve

Family

Four Generations of this family have worked at the hotel

might want to branch out

Subtopic

Nepotism?

Harriet cares about what Elwood does, reads, who his friends are

Loving home

Lives with Grandmother - Harriet

Doesn't live with parents

Only mentions mom's stealing from the hotel

Strict

Harriet cares about Elwood's wellbeing

He is known for being well-behaved, raised with high standards

Not allowed to hang out with certain friends

Not allowed to listen to music, Owned only the MLK record

Harriet was very religious

Wasn't allowed to be home alone

Poor

Doesn't have money to go to funtown

Doesn't have enough money for college

He does have a home to live in, he is fed and has clothes

Mother stole from the hotel

because they likely needed it

Grandmother has to work, uses Elwood's earnings to pay bills

Afraid of breaking his glasses -hard to replace, expensive

Rug and some furniture is from the hotel