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Chapters 1-3 Activity 1 1). Time  - era – 1930's Depression Era  - season (beginning of book) - Summer  - age/period of life for Scout, Jem, Atticus Scout-6 Jem-10 Atticus-middle age

 2). Geography  - area of world-Maycomb, Alabama  - climate - Hot  - landscape/buildings- Farms, houses, school house

 3). Environment  - occupations - lawyer, school teacher, farmers, doctors  - lifestyle - poor, slow  - morals/religion - methodist  - customs - stay away from the dirty and unclean, follow the laws  - family life - close, slaves as part of the family  - education - Dewey decimal system, from 1st-6th grade

August 24, 2010 Chapters 4-6 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Activity 2- Journal

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Task: Choose one of the following questions to respond to in a journal form. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the question you are responding to above your response.

1). <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Mocking a Difference <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

People tend to make fun of other people who are different from them is they don't know how else to react. Sometimes though they have never really encountered anyone different. This will make them question everything they do because they don't know any better. I do believe the tendency is stronger in children than it is adults because adults know better. Some ways to combat this tendency is for the adults to teach the children it's not right to treat anyone worse than you would treat people like yourself. Also if the kids know it's wrong they won't do it anymore. When Walter came over to Jem and Scout's house for lunch and poured molasses on everything. Scout questioned him until Calpurnia came and talked to her saying it was wrong, that some people don't have the luxury's like molasses.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chapters 7-9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Activity 3- Journal <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Task: Respond to the following question in a journal form. This is informal writing, and your response should be 6-8 sentences. Please type the question above your response.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 1). You Take that Back!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> What type of insult would most provoke you? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> – An insult about your dress or appearance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> – An insult about your character or action <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> – An insult about a friend or family member

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Explain your reasons and suggest ways to deal with insults. Chapters 7-9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> An insult that would most provoke me would be an insult about my family member or friend. I would be mad if someone insulted me but it would be even worse to me if you insulted my best friends or my family. Insulting my friends or family means that maybe the person who insulted them does not have as great of friends or a loving family like I do. First I would be mad at that person who insulted the people close to me. Then I would feel sorry because t<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">hey don't know what it is like to have great friends and family that will stand up for you. I, would also be insulted when my friends or family get insulted because if you mess with one of us it's like you just insulted me too. Some people just do not realize the bonds betwheen friends and family. In conclusion, I would be most provoked if my friends or family members were insulted by a bully.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 10-12 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Activity 4- Linking Experiences

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> There are many structural and thematic links between Chapters 11-12. The children, in many ways, begin to enter the adult world.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Themes <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 1.Courage <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapter 11 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> __Courage__- Scout walked away when Mrs. Dubose said she'd work in the O.K. Cafe <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">__Jem's Maturation__- Jem learned more in sixth grade __Hidden Identities Discovered__- Mrs. Dubose had a morphine addiction. __Concern for others__- Scout was a little worried about Mrs. Dubose when they were reading to her. __Prejudice__- Scout and Jem hate Mrs. Dubose. __Illusions give way to reality__- Scout and Jem didn't think Mrs. Dubose was going to die soon. __Scout's Maturation__- Scout didn't protest when she went with Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Jem’s Maturation
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Hidden Identities Discovered
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Concern for Others
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Prejudice
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Illusions give way to Reality
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Scout’s Maturation

Chapter 12 __Courage__- Scout dealt with Dill not coming. __Jem's Maturation__- <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">He is growing taller, He has gained more wisdom <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">__Hidden Identities Discovered__- Calpurnia has a different way of talking at church and near black people __Concern for others__- Scout and Jem are concerned for Atticus. __Prejudice__- Cal and everyone at her church hates a woman named Lula __Illusions give way to reality__- Scout and Jem realize that not all churches are like theirs. __Scout's Maturation__- Scout didn't protest when Cal put her in a dress.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 13-15 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Activity 5- Journal September 7, 2010

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 1). Mob Rule

o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">How would you define a mob?

o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">How does mob behavior differ from individual behavior?

o <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">How would you handle an angry mob as opposed to an ang

I would say a mob is angry group of people mad about something someone did or said. Mob behavior differs from individual behaviors because an individual probably would not shout out or yell. Although, in a mob people will say anything they want to because maybe you can not see who said one thing or another. You would handle an angry mob pretty poorly because if something happened you would be completely out-numbered. Whereas, an individual person can be pretty easy to handle. I would rather be talking to an individual rather than a mob. In conclusion, mobs will probably be a worse situation rather than just one individual. And sorry I did not mean to put two lines under the third question.

September 10, 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 16-18 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Activity 6- Journal

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 1). Protecting the Innocent

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> What is your view about shielding children from unpleasant truths?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Is it important for a child to know the truth or to keep a child in the dark?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Is it right for a parent to lie to a child to shield him or her?

My view on shielding children from unpleasant truths is that they should not know what the unpleasant truths are until they get older. I think you should only keep a child in the dark for only a short while. Maybe when they get to the age of 12-13 you should tell them the unpleasant truths. Sometimes it may be necessary to lie to your child in order to not harm them. An example would be parents lying to their children about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. They just want their child or children to feel happy when the holidays come and to keep the spirit going. Lying is wrong but sometimes it may be necessary in order for your child not have to many burdens. In conclusion, you need to keep your child in the dark until they get old enough.

September 15, 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 19-22 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Activity 7- Building a Case

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Good arguments follow certain rules. Three which are important in the court room are brevity, clarity, and thoroughness.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Atticus’ Argument


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella Ewell was probably injured by a left-handed man; therefore, Tom was not involved.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- a left handed man would have been hit on her right side of her face.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- she couldn't remember if she was hit on her face or not.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- he was crippled in his left arm so he had to be right handed.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">No medical evidence exists to prove a rape occurred.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Heck Tate- he said no body called the doctor at any point.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Bob Ewell- he didn't want to pay for a doctor and he thought it was a waste of time.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">The Ewells are not credible witnesses.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Bob Ewell- he wouldn't speak were people could understand him as much.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Bob Ewell- he would protest to everything Atticus asked.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- she couldn't remember what happened
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- it sounded like she was making up what had happened


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom Robinson’s previous arrest was unimportant.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- hadn't done anything to Mayella
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- he wouldn't have hurt anybody if he wasn't in jail


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom is a gentle, compassionate, hard-working man.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- cared about his family
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom-he always worked harder than everyone else
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- acted like him being crippled didn't matter

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Gilmer’s Argument


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella looked as though she was physically abused.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- she had a black eye on her right eye
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella- she had bruises on her neck like someone strangled her.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella was raped by Tom.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- he was supposedly seen by Bob Ewall raping his daughter
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Mayella and Bob Ewell- Mayella was screaming and Bob heard her.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom acts in a shifty, dangerous, and criminal way.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- it is considered like a taboo to have a black man rape a white woman.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- the fact that he raped her in the first place.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom is insolent and doesn’t know his place.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- they thought that he thought that a black man raping a white woman was okay.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Tom- he should never have even "touched Mayella."

September 28, 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 23-26 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Activity 8- Journal

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 1). Closing the Gaps

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Why do people feel prejudice against whole groups of people? n <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">insecurity? n <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">result of bad experiences? n <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">automatic acceptance of old attitudes? <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> How can we overcome prejudice?

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> People feel prejudice against whole groups of people because they have been around them all their lives, but they treat them poorly because their elders will treat them poorly too. They also feel insecure around different whole groups of people because maybe their parents say bad things can happen when your around a different group alone. A result of bad experiences could be the person who was always told one thing about someone and then they might be afraid or feel superior over them for forever. People have an automatic acceptance of old attitudes because if they were told say Billy Bob was notorious for not taking a bath then one day if someone saw Billy Bob clean they would wonder what is going on because he is not supposed to take bath. We can overcome prejudice by looking past what someone told you and just believe in what you want to. We could also put ourselves in the other persons shoes and see how they feel about you being mean. In conclusion, we all need to band together and close bad thoughts about someone else just because of what they look like or wear.

September 28, 2010 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';">Chapters 27-31 <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Activity 9- Discussion Questions

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> Well Atticus has not been a failure by allowing Calpurnia to do such a wonderful job with the kids and never letting her go unless she wants to. He has failed them though by not always being there for Jem or for Scout when they need him the most. He has been a failure also when he did not discover that the kids were sitting in the court room the whole time. Although he was a good parent when he let them stay and watch the rest of the trial. He has also failed by not telling Scout or Jem that he was the best sharp-shoot in town. But, he succeeded by killing a mad dog with just one bullet. In conclusion, Atticus has been a good and a bad dad.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans','sans-serif';"> 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? Scout's actual meeting with Boo Radley differs from her expectations because one, Scout thinks that Boo will speak back to her. Whereas, in the actual meeting with him he only says one sentence. Scout's meeting also differs because she thought he would not save her life, just merely that he would speak to her. Also, she did not think that she would be leading him around. Scout thought that Boo would not sound afraid like a little boy when he spoke. She learned that sometimes, someone turns out to be nice even if you thought they were not. In conclusion, do not always read a book by its cover.

Activity 10 September 29, 2010 Type in the content of your page here. Over all this was a good book. It gave an interesting perspective on how the slave trade was back in the Depression times in the south. It was also nice that this book supposedly came from a kid's point of view. The court room scenes were very interesting on that people could just simply not put the fact behind them that Tom Robinson was a black man. Slavery greatly affected their decisions. Although it took them quite a long time to come up with their answer. That still was not enough. In conclusion, his book was wonderful because of all of its details.