Big Joe

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Big Joes Funeral

• By Walter Dean Myers
• Presentation by Henry H.

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Characters

• Walter (narrator)
• Big Joe
• Peaches
• Sadie
• Willie Murphy

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First,

• Big Joe cancelled his life insurance policy
  and received a check for 18,000 in the mail. He
  decided to take the money and have a funeral for
  himself that would eventually turn into a giant
  party.

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• Big Joe explained to his friends Walter and
  Willie what exactly is going to happen at the
  funeral. He also told them what they had to do.

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Next,

• Big Joe then planned the funeral. He called
  the funeral home and made reservations along with
  renting a casket. He also arranged for casket and
  guest transportation. Big Joe then asked Walter
  to invite the people who would attend the
  funeral.

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• On the day of the funeral everything ran
  smoothly. Big Joe stayed in the casket through
  the entire ceremony without moving. Many of the
  people that the funeral thought he had actually
  died.

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Finally,

• After the funeral is over, The casket is
  placed inside the hearse and is followed by a
  number of limousines transporting the guests to
  the park where the party would begin.

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• When the hearse and the guests finally arrived
  at the park, the casket carrying Big Joe was
  taken out of the hearse and placed on the ground.
  Walter then took a shovel and threw a small
  amount of dirt on top of it. Suddenly the Casket
  opened, Big Joe jumped out, and screamed
  PARTY!!!.

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The End

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Acknowledgments

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