A Bad Robot. A Bad Robot
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1 BonnieGrahamjusthadtoadmitit:EARLwasabadrobot.Nolongercouldshe overlookhismanyfaults.heplayedmusicthatwasjustembarrassinglybad.he seemedincapableofcoolrobotthingslikedancingtherobotorcuttingsteelwith hislasereyes.atnighthispistonsandspinninggearsmadesomuchnoisethat Bonniecouldhardlysleep,evenwhenshegotreallymadandsqueezedhiminto thecloset. Andthenyesterdayhappened.Bonniehadspentmonthsbuildingherrobot.She calleditelectronicarmedroboticlaserdeath(earl),anameshechoselastyear whenhermotherseemedtotallycoolwiththewholelasereyedrobotlivingin ourhouseidea.bonnielaterdiscoveredhermotherwasjoking;theproject sfirst setback. Fromthere,Bonniedidalltheengineeringherself.ShedesignedEARL sremote stabilizationsystem,usinganairfilledbladderinthemachine sbellytokeepits torsoupright.shemachinedthehandsfromsteelbearingscoatedinvulcanized rubber.bonnieusedlathesathermom stoolanddiecompanytosculptearl s face,withslantingeyesandamouthfullofjaggedmetalteeth,whichmadehim lookterrifyingandawesome. For10months,buildingEARLconsumedallBonnie sfreetime.herfriendsat GarrettMorganHighSchoolmadeawebsitecalledWheresBonnie.com,where theypostedpicturesofbonnie sfacecrudelysuperimposedontopeopleclimbing thehimalayamountains,orshoppingintokyo. Ok,seriouslyIdon trememberthelasttimeisawyouafterschool,nicoleakmal, oneofbonnie sclosestfriends,wroteinan .maybethis robot isactually thatnewboychasphelps?callme,nerdbreath. SoyesterdayBonniebroughtEARLtoschool.Sheknewhewasn tquiteready his softwarestillhadbugs,andsometimeshisrightlegseized.butshecouldn t handleherfriends needlinganylonger,ortheweirdlooksfromkidsshedidn t know.
2 Andman,EARLmadeonesweetentrance.TrottingupthestairsbesideBonnie, therobotreflectedsunlightlikeamirror.everyonefellsilentasthetwoofthem passed,andnooneheardearl sloudbuzzingmotorizedarmsandlegsoverthe idlingbuses. Theeuphoriadidn tlastlong.onceinside,earlnoticedallthemetallockers,the topsofwhichhavemetalslatsreminiscentoftherobot sface.earlslippedhis rubberhandfreeofbonnie stoinspectthelockers,shovingstudentsasideinthe process. EARL.CancelDirective! Bonniesaid. Earlheardnothingoverthedinofshriekingstudentsrunningawayinfear.Finally, therobotfoundabashedinlockerdoor,probablytheworkofroughhousing footballplayers.morethantheotherlockers,thisone sbentmetaldoor resembledearl. Therobotgrabbeditinbothhandsandrippeditoffitshinges. Bonniewasstruckwithhorror.He sdestroyingtheschool!he sgoingtogetme expelled! EARL!CANCELDIRECTIVE!! shescreamed. EARLfroze.Therobot sheadspuntowardbonnieasheclutchedthelockerdoor closertohisanodizedsteelchest. Lookslikeyourstupidrobotfoundafriend, saidbriancotterman,asophomore whoalwaysteasedbonnieaboutherbraces. Shutup,weasel, Bonnieshotback.Butshewasshaking.EARL sarmscould generate1,200poundsofpressurepersquareinch,enoughtocrushbowling balls.buthowcouldits2.1gigahertzmicroprocessorbrain,tornrightfromher dad soldlaptop,possiblymalfunctionlikethis? EARL.Drop, Bonniesaid.Therobotwalkedtoherside,butitdidnotdropthe lockerdoor.bonniesighed.reprogrammingtherobotandreducingitsarm strengthmeantweeksofwork,butthiswasnotthetime.
3 We relateforhomeroom, saidbonnie,surprisedtohearherselfsay we. EARL isatool,bonnie smotherkeptremindingher,notafriendorapuppy. Don tanthropomorphizeit,honey, Bonnie smomsaidonenightaftershe foundbonniedancingaroundherbedroomwiththemetalcontraption. It sa walkingblender.neverforgetthat. Right,Bonniethought,standingintheschoolhallway.Walkingblender.Witha shakyhand,shetookearlbytheelbowandguidedhim it! intohomeroom. Whyhello,Bonnie! saidmrs.grube,thehomeroomteacherforbonnie s freshmanclass.fromheropenexpression,itdidn tseemtheteacherhadheard thecommotiondownthehall. Iseeyou vebroughtyourexperiment.whatis thathe scarrying? Awaveofsuppressedgigglessweptacrosstheclassroom. Um,it saprogrammingerror, Bonniesaid. Icanfixit. Hmm, Mrs.Grubesaid,pausingforafewuncomfortableseconds,hereyebrows knottedasshefiguredwhattodonext. Well, saidtheteacher,hermoodbrightening, We veallheardalotaboutyour robot.whydon tyoutellusabouthim? Bonnieexhaled. Great! shesaid. EARL.InitiateDemonstrationProgram1. Therobotturnedandfacedtheclass.Thestudents backsstiffened.onlynowdid theyseethething strueheight.demonstrationprogram1calledforearl,using hisrightindexfinger,topress Play ontheipodembeddedinhischest.thesong Harder,Better,Faster,Stronger bydaftpunkwouldflowfromspeakersinhis hips,andearlwoulddance,makingkaratechopswithhishandsasthewheelsin hisfeetexecutedperfectmoonwalks.
4 UnfortunatelytherewasalockerdoorinEARL srighthand,andherefusedtolet go. SotherobotdefaultedtoDemonstrationProgram2,tappingtheiPodwithhisleft indexfinger.bonniewatchedinhorrorasherrobotwaltzedtocelinedion s My HeartWillGoOn. ShehadforgottenallaboutDemonstrationProgram2.Itwas writtenmonthsago,backwhenshedoubtedearlcouldhandlepopandlock dancemoves. TearsfilledBonnie seyes.shedidn tevenlikecelinedionanymore! EARL!CancelDirective! Bonnieshouted. Therobotheardnothingoverthelyrics. Near,far,whereEVERyouare! The terriblescreechingcaterwauledthroughearl sthighspeakers. Ibelievethatthe heartdoesgoon! Mrs.Grube seyesstoodaswideopenashermouth.bonnie sclassmatespushed backintheirchairs,unsurewhethertolaughorrunforcover. Icannotstandonemoresecondofthis,Bonniethought.AsEARLpivotedleftin hiswaltz,shemovedinbehindhim,reachedintotheseamsintherobot slower back,anddisconnectedtheredandblackclampsholdingpowerlinestoearl s batterypack.asthebigmachineslumpedtotheground,itscollapsingtorso squeezedairfromtheinflatedbladder,makinganoiselikeaprolongedfart. Theclassroomlostit.WeaselBrianCottermanandhisfourstupidfriendslaughed sohardtheyfellofftheirseatsandrolledacrossthefloor.bonniefeltlikeshe mightexplode.tearspouring,sheboltedoutoftheclassroom. ThatnightBonniegotherfirstgoodnight ssleepinweeks.shewaswornout fromallthecrying.plusherdadmovedhiscarfromthegarageandputearlin thereinstead,sofinallybonniecouldn thearthemachine sclicksandwhirs. Whenshefinallywokeup,shewalkedouttothegarageandfoundEARL.He slouchedinthefarcorner,onearmdrapedoverhermother sdrillpress,the otherwrappedtightaroundtheschoollockerdoor.
5 Bonniesmiled.Therobothadfoundsomefriends,andnowitwastimeforBonnie tofindhers.shetookherphonefromthepocketofhershortsandcallednikki Akmal. Heydorknugget, Bonniesaid. Whatareyoudoinglater?
6 Questions: Name: Date: 1. Who is EARL? A EARL is Bonnie s robotics teacher. B EARL is Bonnie s father. C EARL is the robot Bonnie built. D EARL is Bonnie s best friend at school. 2. The main event in the story is when Bonnie brought EARL to school. What happens when Bonnie brought EARL to school? A Bonnie ran away when EARL ripped one of the lockers from its hinges. B Bonnie lost control of EARL when EARL began to malfunction. C EARL followed Bonnie s directions and entertained her classmates. D Bonnie s classmates attacked EARL. 3. EARL s software still had bugs and needed to be reprogrammed even though Bonnie worked very hard on building EARL. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion? A EARL tore off a locker door and did not listen to Bonnie s instructions. B Bonnie had to work on the robot for a long time. C Bonnie s friends were frustrated that they had not hung out with her in so long. D EARL had slanting eyes and a mouthful of jagged teeth. 4. Read the following sentences from the text: Bonnie felt like she might explode. Tears pouring, she bolted out of the classroom. Based on the evidence in these sentences, how was Bonnie feeling? A Bonnie was excited. B Bonnie was tired. C Bonnie was nervous. D Bonnie was frustrated and upset. 5. What is the theme of this story? A Robots are unreliable instruments. B To succeed at something you must ignore your friends. C Even when you work very hard, things don t always work out as you hoped. D If you work hard at something, nothing will go wrong. 1
7 Questions: 6. Read the following sentences: EARL is a tool, Bonnie s mother kept reminding her, not a friend or a puppy. Don t anthropomorphize it, honey, Bonnie s mom said one night after she found Bonnie dancing around her bedroom with the metal contraption. It s a walking blender. Never forget that. As used in the passage, what does the word anthropomorphize mean? A to program B to give human characteristics to an object or animal C to tell secrets to D to destroy 7. EARL demonstrated many problems in his programming,, tearing a locker door off and acting as if it were a friend. A for example B however C instead D before 8. Bonnie s friends miss her because she spends so much time working on her robot. What evidence from the text supports this conclusion? 2
8 Questions: 9. Bonnie spent months working hard to build and program EARL. How did Bonnie feel when she couldn t control EARL during his visit to her school? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. 10. Why does Bonnie decide to call her friends the morning after her disaster with EARL at school? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. 3
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