Monologues with Ketsi

Monologues with Ketsi

Saying the Pledge

Ketsi talks about her memory of having to say the pledge in school–when schedules meant that she generally was without an interpreter. (0:52) and (1:09)

Outline of Text

  • Back in 5th Grade
    • Start school
    • 8:00 am
    • Bell rings
  • Students pile into classroom
    • Take off their Jackets
  • Beginning Routine
    • Everyday
  • Lineup with Boy leading
      • By the flag
      • Singing
        • Cover my heart
      • I didn’t know what was sung
        • I wondered what it was about
      • Interpreter arrived after that
  • Time went along
    • Got used to routine
  • One Day
    • I was picked
    • Leader with flag
    • All the kids covered their hearts
      • I didn’t know what to do
    • Interpreter showed up
      • I copied from her
      • Wanted to memorize it
        • Kept learning it until I did
    • Next time call on me
      • I was ready to sign it
      • Something I still remember

Hawaiian Routines

Ketsi talks briefly about her experience working with Deaf students in Hawaii and the morning routines which they had at the school. (0:42) and (0:56)

Outline of Text

  • Last summer
    • Work at Deaf School
      • Hawaii
    • Flew
    • Started Work
  • First thing in morning
    • Impressive
  • Kids lined up
    • Diverse appearances
    • Looking at girl in front
      • Beneath the flag
    • Leading signing
      • Pledge of Allegiance to flag
      • O, Say Can You See?
    • Look different than ours
        • Interesting to see
        • More picture like
        • No music
          • Ours (meaning at MSAD) with music
        • Theirs just from the heart
          • With Expression
        • Impressed me

Missing a Foster Brother

Ketsi talks about her experience of having a younger foster brother who arrived in her life when she was not prepared for him,. In her relationship with him, she learned something about love and growing up. (2:26) and (3:15)

Outline of Text

  • When little
    • Looked up at older brothers and sisters
      • Thought about them going to college
    • Being all alone
      • I liked the idea
      • Being in control
      • Spoiled by parents
    • Excited to see them off
      • Have the house to myself
        • During junior year
    • Starting with Peter pressure
      • Clothes
      • Looks
      • Sports
    • One day, door opens in the in walks little boy
      • I ask who?
        • Mom says Foster brother
        • Disappointed
          • Thought would be the only child
          • He just talks and talks
        • I had instant attitude
          • “Don’t talk to me”
        • Went separate ways
        • Didn’t talk for days
          • Eat together than go off separately
        • Mom ask me to baby sit
          • Reluctantly agreed
          • Ask him what he wanted to do
            • He excitedly said biking
          • As a junior in high school
            • I preferred shopping
            • But accepted
          • He took off on his bike
            • I chased him down
            • Paranoid about his crashing
            • Got him to wear helmet
              • And elbow pads
              • Knee pads
            • He took off again
              • Screaming
              • Went on for hours
            • Parents arrived home
            • I was so excited
              • Went to room
              • Tried not to have anything to do with him
            • He kept bothering me
              • He stole my stuff
              • Wrecked my room
            • I held on
              • When I went to school
              • Glad to get away from him
                • Then started to miss
                  • His mischief
                  • His stories
                • I Came home to visit
                  • He started to improve
                  • Understood more language
                  • Improve some more
              • I began to understand
                • About giving love
                  • Before
                    • I held back
                    • Was selfish
                  • But this boy
                    • Had no family
                      • I understood
                    • Giving him love
                    • Help us to share
                    • Helped us to get along
                    • He moved away
                • I will always miss my foster brother

Fitting in?  A Poem

Outline of Text

  • Starts with sunrise
    • Walking
    • Seeing people enter auditorium
    • Notices man below with different expression
      • He doesn?t understand
      • He sits on bench
    • Sun at noon
      • Look around at the people screaming with joy
      • I am content
    • Notice man
      • He doesn?t understand
      • Something he can?t express
    • Ball bounces back and forth
      • Man takes his chance
        • Off the bench
        • Still doesn?t understand
      • He can?t express it
      • And tries to fit in, struggles,rejected
        • The people in the stands
        • Don?t understand
        • All of them can raise their hands
        • But not understand his inner confusion
        • They want to help, but can?t
      • Man keeps trying to ft in
        • Does the crowd encourage
        • Try to fit in with the man
        • They can?t understand his feelings•
      • Fitting in will never really happen
        • Because the two of us are too different

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