Posted by Molly on July 14, 2014
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Join us tonight for “That’s Weird, Grandma”, featuring two stories new to the Grandma stage:
First, an adaptation of a story written in Spanish from our Columbia Explorer’s Academy program that advocates for prioritizing homework:
ES IMPORTANTE TAREA by Emilio A, Columbia Explorer’s Academy
1. Yo creo que la tarea es importante porque tenemos que haler cosas en la casa. 2. Yo creo que la tarea es importante porque asi apendemos en la casa y la escuela. 3. Yo creo que la tarea es importante porque no has que damos todo el dia jugando sin hacer nada o perdiento el tiempo.
En conclusión el mundo reira meiror con seria mejor.
English Translation:
HOMEWORK IS IMPORTANT 1. I think homework is important because her have to do stuff at at home. 2. I think homework is important because by doing it, we learn at home and in school. 3. I think homework is important because you shouldn’t spend all day playing without doing anything or wasting time.
In conclusion, the world would be better.
Secondly, from the new Barrel of Monkeys Level Two Program, an adaptation of a dialogue that is informed by the authors’ character monologues, which reveal a little back story…
GOOD DAY STORY by Malissa C and Diamond R, Willa Cather Academ
Characters: Prince, Princess
PRINCESS: (nervous) I need to pick a dress but don’t know which one to pick.
PRINCE: I will pick for you and we shall be on our way.
PRINCESS: (excited) Oh my God thank you! I was having such a hard time, but I don’t have heels and a crown.
PRINCE: (impatient) We’ll buy a white crown and white heels on our way there. (They get in a black and white limo)
The End.
PRINCESS by Malissa C
I was born in 2005 and I am 22 years old and I was a princess was having a hard time looking a dress then got mad because she couldn’t’ find it but the prince find it for her. They went to New York City and eat at a restaurant. Then the prince take her to find a car so she could go back home and get some sleep. Then her mom wake her up so she can go and eat breakfast and go to work at New York City. The restaurant she went to is Subway and she got on an elevator to take care of her baby sister. The end.
PRINCE AND PRINCESS by Diamond R
I was born in July 19 and I am 23 years old. I am afraid of cats because cats have hair over clothes. I tried to wash cats but they scratch me. It hurts! I’ll never buy cats no more because I had to buy so many bandaids to make the scratches stop hurting. I found the princess and we got married and lived in a Royal house in New York. There was only 1 cat that lived with me in one royal room. It was the kitchen. We cook breakfast and have a nice dinner and live happily ever after. Then they had a baby named Zoe. The End
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Posted by Molly on July 6, 2014
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Come enjoy American medicine, Football and Cooking in this week’s “That’s Weird, Grandma.”
FOOTBALL CHEFS by: Rogelio T, Lorca Elementary School
Once there was chefs that loved two activities they worked as chefs then something happened they were late for a game they were in a rush they forgot to put there football uniform so the six men just put there helmets and rib protectors. There names were Samuel and Yae and Devin and Jairo they all played with squash and got very messy and there grandma’s said you boy’s have to wash your own clothes because you are very messy bad boys. The End.
DOCTOR STUPID HEAD by Brooke P, Poe Classical School, composed by Nicholas Hart
Once upon a time, there was a doctor named Dr. Stupid-Head. And Dr. Stupid-Head was checking out a patient. Her name was Kassi. Kassi hurt her brain. She says all the wrong answers such as “Hi, my name is Jenny.” So the surgery began. So the bread sat on the bread on top of the bread until the head was open. They took the brain away then he dropped it on the floor. Then he said: “Aw I don’t want to touch that.” So he put on his gloves and picked it up and put it on the table then he got the hammer and hit the brain until it is ready. Then he put it back in. Kassi was better. Then she went home. The End.
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Posted by Molly on June 30, 2014
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Two powerhouses join the TWG lineup tonight: My Name is Jelly and The Mighty Strong Princess.
MY NAME IS JELLY By Dashae E
Chalmers School of Excellence
My name is Jelly. And everybody thinks I’m delicious so they started calling me the Delicious Jelly girl. And I love the color purple because it’s the color of jelly. And I have just one enemy and I can’t stand this person. Can anybody guess who it is. Anybody. And I have a lot of friends like peanut butter and ketchup, and mustard. The End
THE MIGHTY STRONG PRINCESS by Breanna H, Chalmers School of Excellence
Once upon a time there was a princess. She loves to pick up thing like weights or automobiles she was buff and she was very strong princess. The whole kingdom was scared of her . She was very sensitive on the inside. So one day her parents said they are sending her way. She started bursting out crying and she started throwing things. And then she stopped and noticed that her parents were gone. They were afraid of her strong body. She felt very bad and began searching for her parents. Then she searched too far and found an island. Her parents were there. She was so happy. They were so afraid. Then a man walked up and saw her and said you are so buff I think we can get you to do something.. so he did and she was a lifter upper. The island was now called the Kingdom. The princess was so helpful that her parents said no more sending away. So the princess lived a happy and lifting like. The End
Say: “Delicious Jelly Girl” for discounted tickets!
Posted by Molly on June 23, 2014
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
Two Cautionary Tales of Fitness added tonight.
Join us!
THE BIKER by Lanesha R, Diamond R, Tierra C, Malissa C, Willa Cather Academy
Once upon a time a biker named KeKe was biking too fast. She hit a speed bump and fell. She hurt her leg and a stick went through her chest. She went to the hospital and they hooked her up to a machine that checked her heart. The machine was going faster and faster and she couldn’t breathe. All of the injuries were too much and she died. Keke came back as an evil robot and destroyed the town. The End
10,000 POUNDS by Brooke B, Poe Classical School
One day a girl was training for the Olympics with her coach. She was his best student. She could do mostly everything. But one day when her coach told her she had to lift 10, 000 pounds to continue her training she tried and tried buy she could not lift the 10,000 pounds. She knew she’d never continue to the next step in her training if she did not do it. Next she did a training montage dun dun dun. Then she went back to training and lifted it. She celebrated by getting lazy and eating a lot of food so she never got into the Olympics. The end :-) :angry: > :-) > :-(
Say: “Don’t get a stick through your chest!” for discounted tickets.
Posted by Molly on June 15, 2014
That's Weird Grandma
TWG Weekly Update
This week’s “That’s Weird, Grandma” features a poem from the Barrel of Monkeys “Words at Play” poetry program, and a dialogue from Columbia Explorer’s Academy. Both adaptations are performed WORD FOR WORD.
THE DUMPSTER by Kyle T & Angel H., Columbia Explorer’s Academy
Characters: Waffleman, Chocolateman and Rotten Lemon.
Setting: Alley
The End
WM: Where are we?
CM: (digging in trash) We are in a dumpster.
WM: (shaking) I am missing an arm.
CM: (yelling) Oh my god you’re missing an arm!
WM: You’re shorter, you’re missing a row.
CM: How do we get out!
WM: Who would throw out a chain saw?
RL: I’ve been here for years.
CM: Who said that?
WM: (looking around) Looks like an old lemon.
RL: (weirdly) There’s no way out.
RL: (weirdly) There’s no way out.
WM: But there’s a ladder!
CM: Let’s go already!
RL: Don’t go.
WM: Let’s go dude.
RL: I have candy.
WM: Chocolate man is chocolate.
CM: I’m milk chocolate!
The End
Untitled, (MY HEART IS BEST)
Abeer A, Berger Park
My heart is the best. It helps me breathe.
I like it very much.
If it stops I won’t breathe. I might die if it stops.
I would always like it if it does not stop.
That is a very bad thing
I like it very much
It is a thing I want to know: how it looks like
It would be a dream come true to see my heart
It would look so cool.
That is going to be my favorite part.
I would want to see my heart
I’ve been trying to see it for my whole life almost
That is why that is said
And I would want to do that very quickly
Because it is my favorite
Now that my heart is a superhero I see it
It is very gooey, it has water in it and dots too.
And but it tastes good
I like it very much
It tastes like strawberry
I love it very much
It saves all kinds of animals and animals only
Which I would like to be my friend always too
My heart is very smart
It pumps blood all through my body
It gives me air too
I love it very much
If I see it high I will give it a high five
Although it is my body, I will talk to it all the time
That is my final and last warning
The End
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