Devoirs pour jeudi 27 février - (we read ch. 29 in class + some of 30) - Finish chapter 30 + answer the following questions
Questions
Devoirs pour mercredi 26 février - Lire chapitres 27 + 28
Questions
1. How does Scout come to realize that it was Boo Radley
who helped carry Jem home? Provide specific evidence from page 310 to support
your answer.
2. How does the following line from page 316 reveal an
essential plot point? “Bob Ewell’s got a kitchen knife in his craw [stomach].”
3. For the majority of chapter 30, Atticus believes that
Jem killed Bob Ewell. What does his reaction to this idea reveal about his
character? Provide at least two pieces of dialogue that support your answer?
4. On page 317, Scout says, “Well, it’d be sort of like
shootin’ a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?” Explain what she means by this and how
this line reveals a change in her character.
Devoirs pour mercredi 26 février - Lire chapitres 27 + 28
WPA = Work
Progress Administration (government program to give job to unemployed,
unskilled men).
1. On page 287, Atticus says of Mr. Ewell, “He thought
he’d be a hero, but all he got for his pain was… was, ok, we’ll convict this
Negro but get back to your dump.” What does this line reveal about the town of
Maycomb? Provide at least one piece of evidence to support your answer.
2. What does Link Deas’s behavior reveal about his
character? Provide at least two lines of dialogue from the text and explain how
these reveal aspects of his character.
3. Explain why, according to Atticus, would Bob Ewell go
after Judge Taylor. Cite evidence.
4. Show that Atticus is an incorrigible optimist (evidence
+ reference to prior events).
Chapter 28 – Other standard:
RL.8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
RL.8.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
1. How does Lee begin to build a suspenseful/foreboding
mood on pages 293–294? Provide at least four details from the text that help to
develop this mood, and explain why.
2. How do Scout and Jem’s tones differ on pages 298 and
299? Provide at least two specific words and phrases from the text that help
establish tone.
3. What mood does Lee develop during the attack? How does
she use figurative language to develop this mood? Provide at least three
examples of figurative language from
this scene and explain how they develop mood. (imagery, simile, metaphor)
4. Throughout the attack, Scout is unable to see anything.
How does Lee’s decision to make Scout unable to see impact the reader’s
experience of the scene? How does this help establish mood?
Devoirs pour mardi 25 février - Lire chapitre 26 - Make sure to take notes as you read and in class to show your understanding of the chapter. These are the 2 standards assessed aside from HW and CW
RL. 8.1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.8.3 - Analyze
how
particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the
action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
Questions ch. 26 – Answers need to be substantial and give pieces of
evidence when required
1. Explain and cite the text why Scout sees Miss Gates as
a hypocrite (provide at least two pieces of evidence from the text to support
your answer).
2. Find evidences that Scout and Jem are growing
up but show that this is not an easy process.
3. Find evidences that Atticus is in tune with his
children’s lives and explain how these evidences are relevant to the kind of
human Atticus is.
