Chandler+A

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- occupations - The white people were mostly farmers who owned land. The trading was very slow. The black people were servants and were not paid very well. =====

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1).Mocking a Difference Why do people tend to make fun of those who are in some way different? Do you believe the tendency is stronger in children or adults? Suggest ways to combat this tendency. =====

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 Everyday, people tend to make fun of those who are different, whether it be for their looks or their attitudes. Personally, I believe that the tendency is stronger in children, for they truly do not know how to think about what they are going to say before they say it. Children tend to say anything, and everything, that is on their mind. They always seem to notice every little thing different from the appearances and ways that they were brought up knowing as right. I believe that everyone has made fun of something that is different in a person at least once, and I believe that it is wrong. I think that people do not always intend to say something mean, but are, in some cases, just trying to point out a difference. I think that some of the people who intentionally make fun of people are doing it to show what they think is weird or wrong or to show that they believe they are better and normal. Some ways to avoid making fun of people would be to think it over before you say anything, determining if it is hurtful or not. Also, people should think about how they would feel if someone said something hurtful about them, and see if they would want someone else to feel that way. All in all, I believe that people, in some cases, do not mean to be hurtful, but it ends up coming across that way. Mocking someone who is different is no way to make yourself feel better, and it is also very wrong because these people, most likely, are very self-conscious about their apparent difference. =====

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 The insult that would most provoke me would be an insult about a friend or family member, for those are the people who I care about most. I love all of my friends and my family members so much that if anyone were to insult either one, I would stand up for that person. I believe that I am a very caring person, and I would do anything for the ones that I love. In order to deal with the insult, I would try to stand up and defend him or her. I also would try for the insult not to affect me because I know that there was nothing wrong with the friend or family member. The insult was intentionally trying to make me or my friend or family member upset. As one can see, the people who surround me in life are extremely important in my life, and I would do anything to stand up for them or make them feel better about themselves. =====

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There are many structural and thematic links between Chapters 11-12. The children, in many ways, begin to enter the adult world. =====

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Task: Seven themes are listed below. For each theme find 1-2 examples of this theme in Chapter 11 and 1-2 examples in Chapter 12. You may organize your findings in any way you would like—such as a chart, outline, etc. Full sentences and direct quotations are not necessary—you may put the examples in your own words. =====

Themes

 * 1) =====Courage =====
 * 2) =====Chapter 11 =====
 * 3) =====Jem showed courage when he became angry that Mrs. Dubose was saying mean things about Atticus, and he used Scout’s baton to cut off all of the tops of Mrs. Dubose’s flowers. This showed how angry Jem was that she was bad-mouthing Atticus. =====
 * 4) =====Jem showed courage when he first came to Mrs. Dubose’s house by telling her that his sister was not dirty and that he was not afraid of her after she started saying mean things to him and Scout the minute they walked through the door. =====
 * 5) =====Chapter 12 =====
 * 6) =====Calpurnia showed courage when she took Scout and Jem to her church for African Americans even though they are white. =====
 * 7) =====Jem’s Maturation =====
 * 8) =====Chapter 11 =====
 * 9) =====Jem showed maturation by standing up for his father when Mrs. Dubose is ridiculing him and taking the blame for destroying her flowers because of this reason. =====
 * 10) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 11) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jem showed maturation when he was trying harder and harder to be more independent and get away from Scout who he envisions as a little kid. =====
 * 12) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Hidden Identities Discovered =====
 * 13) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 11 =====
 * 14) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jem was extremely mellow and soft-tempered all throughout the book, and he loses his temper for the first time by ruining Mrs. Dubose’s flowers when he became angry at what she was saying about Atticus. =====
 * 15) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 16) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Concern for Others =====
 * 17) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 11 =====
 * 18) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jem and Scout showed concern for others when they had to go to Mrs. Dubose’s without them really knowing they were helping her. She had been a victim of morphine addiction, and them being there helped keep her mind off the fact that she was dying. =====
 * 19) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 20) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scout showed concern for others when she was extremely curious about why Helen Robinson was not able to get a job, and, in reality, Scout felt that Helen deserved any job. =====
 * 21) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Calpurnia showed concern for others when she decided to take Scout and Jem to her church instead of having them go by themselves to their own church. =====
 * 22) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Prejudice =====
 * 23) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 11 =====
 * 24) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Mrs. Dubose showed prejudice towards black people and Atticus defending them when Scout and Jem were at her house, and she told them about the fact that Atticus was just as bad as the “niggers.” =====
 * 25) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 26) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Jem showed prejudice towards girls when he said to Scout, “’It’s time you started bein’ a girl and acting right.’” =====
 * 27) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lulu, a lady at the African American church, showed prejudice towards white people when she was interrogating Calpurnia about why Scout and Jem were at the church even though they had their own church to go to. =====
 * 28) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Illusions give way to Reality =====
 * 29) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 11 =====
 * 30) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 31) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scout’s Maturation =====
 * 32) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 11 =====
 * 33) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scout matured when she actually learned to hold in some of the things that popped into her mind. =====
 * 34) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapter 12 =====
 * 35) =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scout showed maturation when she learned that Jem was going through a weird time and that she needed to give him space and leave him alone. =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 13-15 Activity 5- Journal Task: Respond to the following questions in a journal form. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the questions above your response. 1). Mob Rule o How would you define a mob? o How does mob behavior differ from individual behavior? o How would you handle an angry mob as opposed to an angry individual? =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿ A mob is a group of people who are aimed at a similar goal whether it be good or bad. A mob uses each person's strengths to accomplish the common goal. If one was in a mob, he or she may be forced into something that if he or she was by oneself, they would not do. If one was a part of a mob, he or she would have to do what the mob was doing, they behavior may be more forceful than what they might do on their own. If I was to handle a mob, I would have to use more force than I would if I was against an individual. A mob is, obviously, larger, and because there are more people, it would be harder to put down and defend myself. An individual you could pursuade with much less effort to stop whatever he or she was doing. All in all, a mob would be an extremely difficult group of people to stop whatever it is that they are doing, and I would never want to be a part of one or have to handle one. =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 16-18 Activity 6- Journal Task: Respond to the following questions in a journal form. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the questions above your response. 1). Protecting the Innocent What is your view about shielding children from unpleasant truths? =====
 * =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Is it important for a child to know the truth or to keep a child in the dark? =====
 * =====<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Is it right for a parent to lie to a child to shield him or her? =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">﻿ When children are not told something they have a right to know, chilren become upset later in life when they know the truth. Personally, I think that a child should know the truth about everything and not told lies just to keep them from being too curious. When children do not know something, they tend to make up stories about what they think might be the answer. If they are told the truth from the beginning, I believe that children will be much mature about it later on. If a child were to ask a question, I think that they should be given a straight forward answer to it. I do not agree when parents lie to a child just to shield him or her because they just do not want to explain it, and sometimes, they are just trying to keep him or her younger and unknowing. By telling children what they ask, I think the children will mature faster and will be subject to make less mistakes regarding things that theiry parents neglected to tell them for whatever reason. As one can see, I feel strongly feel that parents should tell their children the answers to what they ask and give straight forward answers. =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 19-22 Activity 7- Building a Case Good arguments follow certain rules. Three which are important in the court room are brevity, clarity, and thoroughness. Task: Review the way that Atticus and Gilmer handle Tom’s case. You goal is to provide evidence from the trial to support each statement. Hints have been given throughout to help you. Atticus’ Argument =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 2. Tom- Tom is a person who attacked a white lady and belongs in jail. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> =====

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 23-26 Activity 8- Journal

Task: Respond to the following questions in a journal form. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the questions above your response.

1). Closing the Gaps

Why do people feel prejudice against whole groups of people? -insecurity? -result of bad experiences? -automatic acceptance of old attitudes? How can we overcome prejudice?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Many people have different views to different types of people for no apparent reason, but there are some reasons that may explain why people act this way such as insecurity, results of bad experiences, and automatic acceptance of old attitudes. First of all, insecurity can play a big role in why some people treat others differently. One person may not feel all that good about themselves and by insulting someone else or treating them differently, it will make them feel more superior. If someone has many flaws, that person may pick out the flaws in someone else just to make them feel better. Second of all, the results of bad experiences may also cause some people to be prejudice. If someone was treated badly before, they may try to make other people feel just as bad as they did. Bad experiences can cause someone to completely rethink what they do or say to others. Finally, automatic acceptance of old attitudes will also cause people to be prejudice to another. If one person had previously treated someone badly, they will continue doing so if they are not told to do otherwise. When people are not told or taught right from wrong, they will continue doing the wrong of a situation. All in all, the only way to overcome prejudice is to think about how the other person would feel when he or she was being treated differently. If someone were to think twice about what they are saying to a person, the person most likely would be able to decide if they would want to be talked to in the way that they are treating the other person.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 27-31 Activity 9- Discussion Questions Task: Respond to the following questions regarding the conclusion of the novel. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the questions above your response. 1). Atticus says that he sometimes feels he has been a total failure as a parent. Drawing examples from the novel, contradict or support his remark. 2). Scout is finally able to meet Boo Radley, walk him home, and “stand in his shoes.” How does the actual meeting differ from her expectations? What does she learn from the experience? =====

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> In the historical fiction novel //To Kill a Mockingbird// by Harper Lee, the novel ends on a very strange note with Atticus proving that he is a good parent to Scout and Jem and Scout finally being able to meet Boo Radley. First of all, Atticus proved he was a good parent, though he thought he was not many times, by showing the world outside of the little town of Maycomb to his children, Scout and Jem. One case that was extremely evident of Atticus being a good father was that he shows his children that not everybody is the same; and even though someone may be different, they should not be treated any differently. Atticus shows Scout and Jem that just because someone was black, they are no different than someone who is white. Scout is also able to meet Boo Radley, someone who she has wanted to meet for a long time. When she goes to his house, Scout gets to see the houses on their street from Boo’s point of view. This may explain why he is so hesitant to get out of his house. Scout learns that people see things differently and as Atticus says, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” In conclusion, the ending of the novel showed two very important things happen to the characters, things that complete the novel as a whole. =====