Questions?

If anyone has any end of the year questions, here's the place to let me know. I'll try to check in at least once a day through next Tuesday.

Mockingbird Perspective Activity

Early on in the book, Atticus claims that "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."

So, okay. Here's your task. You need to consider things from a few points of view. You need to climb into the skins of a few of the characters and walk around in them for a bit. Ready? Read the following claims:

1. Bob Ewell is a victim.
2. Atticus is unfair.
3. Scout should act more lady-like.
4. The mob should have hanged Tom Robinson.
5. Miss Maudie is a sinner.

Each of these claims is made by a character in the text. And yet, we as an audience automatically want to discount each as false. So, your task? Select two of these claims and prove that both are correct.

Both of your responses should be presented in a thoughful, thorough paragraph using (1) evidence from the text as well as (2) your absolute best effort to produce a convincing, thought provoking argument.

Good luck.

What About Peace? Entries

This entry is for period 6 and 8 students only.

Feel free to post your entry in the comments section. I'll try to look at most of them over the weekend and make comments. Also, please feel free to comment on other's entries. As long as someone gets a first place in your class, we're having a party!

Welcome, Newbies!

This entry is for students in periods 6 and 8 only.

This entry will serve two purposes. First, it will help everyone to get to know each other a little bit. Second, it will verify that you know how to post a comment.

Here's what to do: In the comments section for this post, answer the following question...

What is your favorite book of all time, and why?

It's pretty easy, but here are the steps anyway:

1. Click on "Comments".
2. Enter your comment in the field. Be sure to check for correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.
3. Click on "name/URL".
4. Enter your first and last name (so you can get credit for your comment).
5. Leave URL empty.
6. Click "continue".
7. Click "Post Comment".
8. The screen might say that your comment could not go through. Just press "Post Comment" again.
9. This time you might be asked to verify your comment by typing in a given word. Type in the word and click "Continue".
10. The screen should read "Your comment was posted".
11. Feel free to check the comment section again. Your answer should now be entered.