To Kill a Mockingbird - Ch. 12 to 19

• Devoirs pour vendredi 7 février: 
Read chapter 19  + focus on the events on the night of the crime, based on the testimony of all the witness. You will review the events according to all the witnesses and highlight the discrepancies. Read well to be able to finish the group work by the end of class.

 • Devoirs pour jeudi 6 février: 
Read chapter 18  + focus on the timeline of events on the night of the crime, based on the testimony of all the witness. You will include as many details as you can (working in small group). As you read, take notes of some of the events with page numbers. You will finish in class the questions started today as only 2 groups handed their answers (I think a few groups were done).

• Devoirs pour mercredi 5 février:

Read chapter 16 and 17 + focus on the following questions (remember that you'll be able to take notes in class if you cannot find the answers). Group answers : questions will be handed in class

• Devoirs pour mardi 4 février:
Read chapter 14 and 15 + focus on the following questions (remember that you'll be able to take notes in class if you cannot find the answers).
ch. 14

After Dill ran from his home and was found under Scout's bed hiding, he gets in bed with Scout and they start talking. At the end of their conversation, Scout asks, "Why do you reckon Boo Radley's never run off?" Dill sighs and replies with, "Maybe he doesn't have anywhere to runoff to..." 

What would be your answer? 

 Ch. 15

During his conversation with Heck Tate, Atticus brushes off Heck’s concern that something bad might happen once Tom Robinson is moved to the Maycomb jail. He says, “Don’t be foolish, Heck. This is Maycomb” (165). Later, Atticus repeats this sentiment on page 167, when he tells Jem and Scout, “No, we don’t have mobs and that nonsense in Maycomb.”

•What do these lines reveal about Atticus?

•How is the impact of these lines different once a reader has finished the chapter?

•What, you think, would have happened, had Scout and Jem not come to Atticus?

• Devoirs pour lundi 3 février:

Read chapter 12 and 13 + focus on the following questions (remember that you'll be able to take notes in class if you cannot find the answers). A tone describes the attitude of the writer/narrator towards the topic they are presenting or speaking about. A tone can be sad, angry, frustrated, solemn, cruel, well-meaning, spiteful, informative, curious, etc...

1. How has Jem’s tone when addressing Scout changed since becoming an adolescent? What specific words and phrases develop this changed tone?

2. Reread the dialogue between Calpurnia and Lula on page 135. What does Lula mean when she says, “Yeah, an’ I reckon you’s comp’ny at the Finch house durin’ the week”? What is her tone?

3. What is Scout’s tone as she describes Calpurnia’s church on page 136? What specific words and phrases help develop this tone?

4. What is the impact of Harper Lee’s use of African-American dialect in chapter 12? How does this help to develop meaning in the text (messages that the story might want to present and develop)? Provide at least two pieces of evidence in the text to support your answer.

Devoirs de "To Kill a Mockingbird" ch. 7 à 12

Changing racial labels regarding African Americans : link

• Essay is due at the end of Thursday's class unless you were absent for a few days.

• Devoirs pour lundi 27 janvier - You will write a character analysis of Atticus (due on Wednesday 29th). For Monday, bring an idea of an outline of your essay (each ¶ will present an aspect of Atticus) - Mostly select quotes to support your analysis of this character (you will need 1 or 2 per ¶). Remember that quotes are not just what people say, but are part of the text.

• Devoirs pour vendredi 23 janvier - Read chapter 11 + Present Mrs. Dubose: Who is she? In which way does she represent the town's values? What does her character show about Atticus? Can you explain why Atticus finds her brave?

• Devoirs pour jeudi 22 janvier - Read chapter 10 + write a short summary of the chapter. You need to communicate what is the main point(s) of the chapter and give a few examples to show this is the main point. Explain as well what is a mockingbird and what it is said about it (103).

• Devoirs pour mercredi 21 janvier - Read chapter 9 + answer questions (again, we will have time in class to discuss and answer these questions. As you read, take notes, and leave some room to add to it.

 1. On page 85, Atticus reprimands Scout: “Don’t say n-word, Scout. That’s common.” What is the definition and what are the connotations of this use of the word “common”? Do you think this is really why he doesn’t want Scout using the word? Explain

2. On page 86, Atticus tells Scout, “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town, I couldn’t represent this county in legislature, I couldn’t even tell you and Jem not to do something again” (86). Explain Atticus’s decision to represent Tom Robinson and what this line reveals about Atticus’s character. Be sure to carefully explain your reasoning.

3. On page 87, Atticus says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try not to win.” What does this reveal about his character? How does this line develop tension in the text? Meaning what is Atticus implying regarding the case of Tom Robinson?

4. According to Aunt Alexandra, what is the role of Scout in her family? (92-93). Does Atticus agree?  

5. On page 100, Atticus says to his brother Jack, “I hope and pray I can get Scout and Jem through it without bitterness, and most of all, without catching Maycomb’s usual disease.”

     a. What are the connotations of the word “disease”?

     b. What does Atticus mostly likely mean by this metaphor?

     c. What does Atticus’s word choice reveal about his character?

• Devoirs pour mardi 20 janvier 
Read chapter 8 + answer questions from ch. 8 (link to doc. handed in class). Do you best answering these questions, and make sure to leave room for additional comments. You can skip if you are not sure of the answer, but leave blank spaces to complete them during class on Monday.
If you haven't done so, make sure to have your vocab list updated (page # + French translation). Hugh's group mostly completed our common list for the first list if your group hasn't shared the work. Check on the previous post what group is responsible for the list 2.

From Friday's class, I expect that everyone has completed questions from ch. 6 + some of chapter 7. We will go over some of the answers, and finish the movie scene + discuss it. We will also discuss ch. 8. 
Make sure to catch up with the reading over this long weekend. This coming week, we will read to chapter 10 and do a little pause > learn + assess comprehension of vocab + of the story. I will collect the notes from ch. 1 to 10 then.

Devoirs de To Kill a Mockingbird - Ch. 1 à 6

Devoirs de To Kill a Mockingbird - Ch. 1 à 6

Everyday you come to class, make sure you have: the book, the vocab (8 pages), a binder or folder with lined papers where you will keep all the work for this book. Keep clean and clear notes with title and chapter numbers. Make sure all written work is readable. Skip a line between activities / questions, and keep your work organized.

Know your group for the vocab (7 groups of 6, a mixture of boys and girls). Know what words you are responsible to work on (p. # + word in French), be responsible and do your share of the work.

Also, each group will be responsible to add the information on our common lists of word. I will assign 1 list per group (A : Hugh's, B: Emmett's, C : Raegan's, D : Noah's, E : Abby's, F : Calvin's). Last group, Silas', will have an extra task to make up for the work.

You can join Vocabulary.com class : http://vocab.com/join/CCJ7Z1  where I'll assign review activities for the vocabulary.
 
Devoirs pour vendredi 17 : Read chapter 6 + 7 + focus on the scene where the kids go to the Radley and Jem loses his pants. We will watch the scene of the movie and contrast the two.
These are not questions, but rather suggestions

Devoirs pour jeudi 16 : Read chapter 5 + focus on the following (this mean that when you read these parts, you take notes and try to answer the question/prompt. You also leave room to add when we talk about it in class) : 

        •   On page 54, Atticus says to Jem, “Son, I’m going to tell you something and tell you one time: stop tormenting that man. That goes for the other two of you.” What does this line reveal about Atticus? Find other evidence that supports your answer about Atticus' character.

Devoirs pour mercredi 15 : Read chapter 4 + focus on the following: 

•     On page 38, Jem says to Scout, when he discovers that she has eaten gum she found in a tree: “You go gargle—right now, you hear me?” What does this reveal about his character? Select an additional piece of evidence that supports your answer.

•      How does the discovery of the gum and pennies in the tree develop the plot of the story? Carefully explain your thinking.
•    How does today’s reading develop your understanding of gender roles and expectations in this text? Provide specific examples from the text. 

•       Read the final paragraphs of chapter 1 and chapter 4. How do the events in these paragraphs help to develop the plot of the story? Carefully explain your thinking.

Devoirs pour mardi 14 : Read chapter 3 + focus on the following : 

• What kind of person is Jem? Find 2 pieces of evidence to justify your answer.

• Consider Scout’s interactions with Calpurnia on pages 27 and 32. What do these interactions (considered together) reveal about Calpurnia? Provide at least two pieces of specific evidence to support your answer

•  One of the most famous lines in To Kill a Mockingbird is when Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it” (33). What does this line reveal about Atticus? Select one additional piece of evidence from the text that helps to support your answer.

Devoirs pour lundi 13 : Read chapter 2 + focus on the following :

• What does the following sentence on page 19 reveal about Scout’s character? “Jem says my name’s really Jean Louise Bullfinch, that I got swapped when I was born and I’m really a —”

• On page 20, Jem commits a malapropism (incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the one intended, usually to an unknown comedic or ridiculous effect) when referring to the new way of teaching as the "Dewey Decimal System". What could be the reason to include this malapropism in this chapter?

• On page 23, Atticus explains to Jem and Scout why Mr. Cunningham does not pay him in money. What does his explanation reveal about his character? Provide one piece of evidence that supports your answer.

Devoirs pour vendredi 10 : Read chapter 1 + focus on the following:

• What words and phrases does Scout use to describe the town of Maycomb? What mood do these words develop? Provide at least three examples from the text and explain how they establish the mood. (pages 5–6)

• Reread the first conversation between Dill, Jem, and Scout. How does Lee’s use of dialect help to establish the setting? Provide specific examples from the text to support your answer. (pages 7–8)

• If necessary, answer the writing prompt from the documentary.

Classe de jeudi : Transcript of Understanding Jim Crow + questions

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