The next book that I read for a technology project was called Schooled. The author was Paul Langan. The story took place mostly at Bluford High School. In the book, the main character's name was Lionel. He loved to play basketball and hated school. He liked absolutely nothing about school. A lot of Lionel's friends were drop-outs and wanted him to be a drop out as well. He wanted to but he knew it was wrong. More importantly, he was scared of how his parents were going to react. His mother was in Iraq because she was in the Army, and his father was barely home. His dad was a truck driver. He had to come to a desition. Should he choose basketball, or should he make his parents proud and focus on school?
The rising action was when Jamar, Lionel's friend told him that he should just drop out. They were at work after school when this happened. They both worked at a car wash. Jamar said that once he droped out, if Lionel's parents kick him out, he could stay with Jamar. After work, Jamar showed him around his apartment. Almosy instantly, Lionel noticed that there was food and trash all over the floor. Know one cleaned up in this house. He also noticed that it smelled an awful lot like drugs. Jamar asked if Lionel wanted to get high off of "weed". Lionel had come across drugs before, and he had heard stories about how bad they were for you. Lionel said said no and left.
The Climax was when Lionel finally decided to run away from home. In the middle of basketball tryouts, almost all of his teachers came to talk to the basketball choach. They pulled him aside. The coach told him sadly that because of his failing grades, he can't be part of the basketball team and that he needed atleast a C average to be on the team. He was pulled out of the gym and was asked to go to the principle's office. When he got there, the two talked about his grades more. Lionel finally got to the point were he just couldn't possibly take anymore. He ran down the emptiest hallway and busted through the doors of the school. Ran down many streets until he got to his house. Lionel packed up and decided to leave his home.
The falling action was when, Lionel ended up in a hospital. He was jumped while walking home. Leaving Jamar's house and going to his real home. With his family. Jamar had had a party at his place with drugs and acohol. At first, Lionel said no. But thenJamar kept urging him to try it. Lionel finally did. Lionel got drunk eventyually and decided it was not right to stay here. He started walking home at that was when he was mugged.
The rising action was when Jamar, Lionel's friend told him that he should just drop out. They were at work after school when this happened. They both worked at a car wash. Jamar said that once he droped out, if Lionel's parents kick him out, he could stay with Jamar. After work, Jamar showed him around his apartment. Almosy instantly, Lionel noticed that there was food and trash all over the floor. Know one cleaned up in this house. He also noticed that it smelled an awful lot like drugs. Jamar asked if Lionel wanted to get high off of "weed". Lionel had come across drugs before, and he had heard stories about how bad they were for you. Lionel said said no and left.
The Climax was when Lionel finally decided to run away from home. In the middle of basketball tryouts, almost all of his teachers came to talk to the basketball choach. They pulled him aside. The coach told him sadly that because of his failing grades, he can't be part of the basketball team and that he needed atleast a C average to be on the team. He was pulled out of the gym and was asked to go to the principle's office. When he got there, the two talked about his grades more. Lionel finally got to the point were he just couldn't possibly take anymore. He ran down the emptiest hallway and busted through the doors of the school. Ran down many streets until he got to his house. Lionel packed up and decided to leave his home.
The falling action was when, Lionel ended up in a hospital. He was jumped while walking home. Leaving Jamar's house and going to his real home. With his family. Jamar had had a party at his place with drugs and acohol. At first, Lionel said no. But thenJamar kept urging him to try it. Lionel finally did. Lionel got drunk eventyually and decided it was not right to stay here. He started walking home at that was when he was mugged.