Lincoln Eats His Math Homework/Grounded

Summary

In this humorous script, a student overwhelmed by homework devises a plan to enlist Lisa's help, only to find she's busy. Desperate, the student struggles alone, accidentally eating the homework while dozing off. Chaos ensues as a character named Lincoln discovers the mishap and offers to retrieve the homework using time-travel. The student faces the consequences at school and at home, including a failing grade and a stern punishment from their parent.

Takeaways

• 📚 The character is overwhelmed by a large amount of homework.
• 🤯 They anticipate headaches and stress due to the workload.
• 👫 They consider asking Lisa for help to complete the homework quickly.
• ⏰ They are late for their pre-calc session, indicating a busy schedule.
• 😓 They realize Lisa is busy and must tackle the homework alone.
• 🧠 They attempt to solve a math problem involving the square root of 256.
• 😴 They accidentally fall asleep while doing homework.
• 🧀 In their sleep, they eat what they thought was cheese, but it was their homework.
• 🖊️ They wake up to find ink stains on their shoes from pressing the pen too hard.
• 😱 They panic when they can't find their homework and realize they ate it.
• 🕰️ A character named Lincoln offers to travel back in time to retrieve the eaten homework.
• 🚌 There's a rush to get the homework back before missing the bus.
• 🏫 Lincoln faces consequences at school for eating his homework and receives a poor grade.
• 🏠 Lincoln is grounded by his mother for his actions and is also told to clean his shoes.

Q & A

Why is the character worried about their homework?

The character is worried because they have a lot of homework, which is the most they've had in a while, and they are concerned about completing it all in one night.

What is the character's initial plan to deal with the homework?

The character plans to ask Lisa for help to complete the homework quickly and hopefully achieve good grades.

Why does the character think they will get good grades if Lisa helps?

The character believes that with Lisa's help, they can finish all the assignments in one night, which implies efficiency and possibly accuracy, leading to good grades.

What unexpected event makes the character realize they are on their own?

The character forgets that Lisa is busy that night, which means they cannot help with the homework, leaving the character to handle it alone.

What does the character do when they realize they have to do the homework alone?

The character decides to start working on the homework by looking at the questions, specifically trying to find the square root of 256.

What unusual event occurs while the character is working on their homework?

The character falls asleep while doing their homework and unknowingly eats a piece of paper that looks like cheese.

How does the character discover that they ate their homework?

The character finds out they ate their homework when someone tells them that they ate it during their sleep, which also explains the strange taste they experienced earlier.

What does the character do after realizing they ate their homework?

The character is offered help to retrieve the homework by going back in time, which they accept with relief.

What consequence does the character face at school for eating their homework?

The character receives a grade of Z- for the eaten homework and faces the threat of being sent back to kindergarten by Mr. Bolhofner.

What punishment does the character receive at home for their actions?

The character is grounded for 245 years and is also told to clean their shoes which are covered in ink.