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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781621062196 |
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Publisher: | Microcosm Publishing |
Publication date: | 03/17/2015 |
Series: | Comix Journalism Series |
Pages: | 160 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d) |
Lexile: | GN570L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 15 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Read Kaycee's interview on the Microcosm blog.
Lisa Wilde has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, an M.A. from Columbia University, and an MsEd from Hunter College. She was inspired to create "Yo, Miss" after joining the staff at Wildcat Academy, a second chance high school in New York City. A Wisconsin native, Lisa moved to Brooklyn in her twenties and still lives there with her husband and son. More about Lisa can be found on her website.
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CHAPTER 1
"IT'S SHOW TIME!"
"... NOT EVERYTHING THAT COUNTS CAN BE COUNTED, AND NOT EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE COUNTED, COUNTS."
THE SCHOOL
WILDCAT
I TEACH ATJOHN V. LINDSAY WILDCAT ACADEMY, A PUBLIC CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y.C.
MR. SMITH, YOU'VE FAILED EVERY CLASS FOR THE PAST TWO SEMESTERS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOU. I'D LIKE TO SEND YOUR TRANSCRIPT TO A SCHOOL I KNOW CALLED WILDCAT.
IT'S A SECOND CHANCE SCHOOL. THAT MEANS MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE DROPPED OUT, BEEN KICKED OUT, OR FLUNKED OUT OF OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS
WHICH HIGH SCHOOL DID YOU PREVIOUSLY ATTEND?
LET'S SEE ... MY LAST SCHOOL WAS TRUMAN — KICKED OUT FOR NONATTENDANCE. BEFORE THAT I WAS AT MURRY BERGTRAUM — KICKED OUT FOR FIGHTING. BEFORE THAT ...
WE'RE A SCHOOL FOR STUDENT FOR WHO SCHOOL HASN'T WORKED.
JENNIFER SOSA ... NOT HERE AGAIN.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
AND I SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN TO GET DRESSED ...
CLASS — I AM SO SORRY ... I'VE LOST TODAY'S HANDOUTS ...
AT LEAST YOU WERE WEARING UNDERWEAR, MOM. I THINK THAT'S PROGRESS.
TRUE
NIGHTMARES ASIDE, THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE
HI. WELCOME TO ENGLISH ... BLAH ... BLAH ...
ENGLISH IS MY FAVORITE SUBJECT.
I WANT TO BE A JOURNALIST.
HE IS CUTE!
I LOVE POETRY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BORING THIS IS ...
WONDER WHAT'S FOR LUNCH.
REALITY HASN'T YET COMPLICATED THIS ROUND OF SCHOOL. ON THAT FIRST DAY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL STOP THESE KIDS FROM ACHIEVING THE DREAM OF GRADUATION.
I CAN ALREADY SEE IT ... THEY CALL MY NAME, MY WHOLE FAMILY'S THERE, I WALK UP TO GET MY DIPLOMA ...
I AM GOING TO BE THE FIRST PERSON IN MY FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
GRADUATION MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME.
I HAVE TO DO THIS. THERE'S NO CHOICE.
WE ALL BELIEVE IT ...
THE PLAYERS
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BINDERS OUT. WILLIAM, TAKE YOUR HAT OFF, PLEASE.
MS. WILDE A.K.A. WILD
WILLIAM!
ONE MINUTE, CLASS. WILLIAM, YOU WILLIAM, YOU KNOW THE RULES.
ALL RIGHT, WE CAN'T SPEND ANY MORE TIME ON THIS. LET ME GET MR. GREEN.
THANKS, WILLIAM. SO YESTERDAY WE TALKED ABOUT THE SETTING OF ...
HUH? ...
WILD! GUESS WHAT?
REMEMBER THE ARTICLE I WROTE FOR THE WORKSHOP? IT'S GOING TO GET PUBLISHED IN A ONLINE NEWSPAPER.
OH, NATALIE — THAT'S WONDERFUL. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
BUT WHEN I TOLD MY DAD, HE SAID IT WASN'T ANYTHING. HE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO READ IT.
NATALIE, WHAT HE THINKS DOESN'T MATTER. THIS IS ABOUT YOU.
YEAH ...
THE PLAYERS
NATALIE A.K.A. MS. WRITE
LUNCH HOUR OFFICE
JEFF — QUICK QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH JASMINE JONES?
THERE'S NO ANSWER ON HER MOTHER'S NUMBER, AND JASMINE'S CELL IS DISCONNECTED.
AHEM!!
WHY THE F*CK DID THE SCHOOL CALL MY HOUSE AND SAY I WAS ABSENT? YOU CALL MY P.O. TOO?* WHAT IS THIS BULLSHIT?
HEY, HEY, HEY!
*PROBATION OFFICER. ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF WILL'S PROBATION, HE MUST ATTEND SCHOOL.
WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT WILL? SOME OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ISSUES.
I THINK I HAVE O.C.D. WHENEVR I TAKE A DRINK, I HAVE TO SIP IN MULTIPLES OF FIVE.
WHO DOESN'T?
HI, KYER. HI, RAYMOND.
MY NAME ISN'T RAYMOND.
(Continues…)
Excerpted from "Yo, Miss"
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Copyright © 2015 LISA WILDE.
Excerpted by permission of Microcosm Publishing.
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Table of Contents
Foreword "The Right Rock", 5,
Theme For English B, 7,
Chapter 1: "It's Showtime", 8,
Chapter 2: "War and Peace", 22,
Chapter 3: "On the Road", 36,
Chapter 4: "Great Expectations", 50,
Chapter 5: "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", 66,
Chapter 6: "Play It Again, Sam", 92,
Chapter 7: "The Jungle", 104,
Chapter 8: "Sense and Sensibility", 114,
Chapter 9: "Pygmalion", 124,
Chapter 10: "Go Tell It on the Mountain", 138,
Epilogue: "Beloved", 154,