Monday, October 20, 2008

10/20/08 ROAR

"Down These Mean Streets"
By: Piri Thomas

5comments
  • Piri really hated Long Island, hed often make the scene in Harlem for pot, parties, stompings and chicks.
  • He believed that Long Island was a foreign to him.
  • Piri's mother said that she saw his father with another woman and her name is Ruthie.
  • The people in Piri's neighborhood get mad when they see a black male with a white female.
  • Piri's mom had never been the same since Paulie died.

4questions

  • Why did his dad do go with another woman even though he knew that Pisi's mom wasnt feeling well?
  • Did Piri get the girl pregnant?
  • How old is Piri?
  • Does his mom really believe it will be okay?

3vocabulary

  • bendiga: to bless
  • barrio: neighborhood
  • chevere:great

1overview statement

  • Piri finds out his father might be cheating on his mother, and he had sex.