- Pick one of the following questions to answer (no more than 2 groups may answer the same question)
- Contrast Aunt Alexandra and Atticus. Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that show how they are different.
- Why dos Atticus feel that Calpurnia has done a good job of helping to raise Jem and Scout? Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that support your answer.
- Describe Jem. Give at least 2 character traits and support with examples and page numbers.
- What new life lessons have Jem and Scout learned? Give at least 2 and support them with examples and page numbers.
- Contrast Aunt Alexandra and Atticus. Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that show how they are different.
- Due 1/28: One group member (each team member should take a turn to post) posts the team’s answers as comments on the class blog. (Mrs. S will post the questions as a blog; you post your answers as comments on the blog. Be sure to list all team members’ names)
- Due 2/4: Pages to be read for next session: 135 – 206 (Chapter 14 – 20)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Literature Circle #2: To Kill a Mockingbird
Team Discussion and Blog Post
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Why does Atticus feel that Calpurnia has done a good job of helping to raise Jem and Scout? Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that support your answer.
Calpurnia does a very good job at helping to raise Atticus' children because in the book, there was one part when Walter Cunningham was invited to the Finch's house for dinner. He did something unusual. He poured molasses all over everything that he ate. Scout found that to be a strange act and she felt disgusted. Because of this, she criticized Walter for his behavior. Calpurnia called Scout into the kitchen and scolded her for being rude to her guest.
*Evidence: "Calpurnia sent me through the swinging door through the dining room." [PAGE 25]
Scout and Jem were supposed to go to churh by themselves, without any adults. Calpurnia didn't want them going alone so, she decided to take them to her church. Before they went, she decided to dress them up properly and bathe them. This shows how much of a motherly figure she is.
*Evidence: "Next morning she began earlier than usual, to "go over out clothes."
"If Calpurnia had ever bathed me roughly before, it was nothing compared to her supervision of that Saturday night's routine." [PAGE 117]
Haunted Pecans:Shaneika Aguilar, Maddie Nguyen, Jordie Guasch, and Darian Corpuz
b) Why does Atticus feel that Calpurnia has done a good job of helping to raise Jem and Scout? Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that support your answer.
Calpurnia cares about the safety of Jem and Scout. There was one incident when they saw Tom Johnson, the mad dog, that was wandering down the road that led to the Finch's house. It seemed to be acting crazy and out of control. Jem and Scout calls Calpurnia to show her what was going on and immediately secures them into their home. She calls Atticus. He comes home along with Heck Tate who takes the situation under their care.
Proof: Chapter 10, pg. 93 - "Calpurnia stared, then grabbed us by the shoulders and ran us home. She shut the wood door behind us, went to the telephone and shouted, 'Gimme Mr. Finch's office!'"
Calpurnia also cares for the well-being of the children. She invites them to attend her church with her. It was a "colored" church. Before they get there, however, she gives them a bath and tries to make them look as decent as possible. She carefully puts their clothing together. As soon as they arrive there, they are criticized by a woman named Lula, but Calpurnia stands up for them. She tries to bring the black community and white community together, so that Jem and Scout will learn to love people without discriminating them.
Proof: Chapter 12, pg. 117-119 - "How'd you and Mister Jem like to come to church with me tomorrow?"
"She made me soap all over twice, drew fresh water in the tub for each rinse; she stuck my head in the basin and washed it with Octagon soap and castile."
"Next morning she began earlier than usual, to 'go over our clothes.'"
"She made me wear a petticoat and she wrapped a pink sash tightly around my waist. She went over my patent-leather shoes with a cold biscuit until she saw her face in them."
"'Mister Jem, you absolutely can't wear that tie with that suit. It's green.'"
"When Lula came up the pathway toward us Calpurnia said, 'Stop right there, nigger.' Lula stopped, but she said, 'You ain't got no business bringin' white chillun here - they got their church, we got our'n. It is our church, ain't it, Miss Cal?' Calpurnia said, 'It's the same God, ain't it?'"
Team Boo
Alexandria, Kiana, Janelle, Isabelle
Contrast Aunt Alexandra and Atticus. Give at least 2 examples and page numbers that show how they are different.
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra are two very different people. They have their different perspectives on raising Scout.
Proof: {Scout] "Aunty said that one had to behave like a sunbeam, that I was born good but had grown progressively worse every year. She hurt my feelings and set my teeth permanently on edge, but when I asked Atticus about it, he said there were already enough sunbeams in the family and to go on about my business, he didn't mind the way I was."
Aunt Alexandria is very ladylike, though on page 82, Scout says,"He also said Aunt Alexandria didn't understand girls much, she never had one." [He-Atticus]
Page 82
Scout: But her cooking made up for everything: three kinds of meat, summer vegetables from her pantry shelves; peach pickles, two kinds of cake and ambrosia constituted a modest Christmas dinner. [Her-Aunt Alexandra]
In this paragraph, Scout explains that Aunt Alexandra is an excellent cook. Scout and Jem's father, Atticus, has Calpurnia to cook for them.
Page 81
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra had a small dispute on how Scout dresses.
Proof: [Atticus says to Aunt Alexandria] "Sister, I do the best I can with them!" [Scout] "It had something to do with my going around in overalls."
Team Killahs; Brittany, Angela, Leo, Kevin
What new life lessons have Jem and Scout learned? Give at least 2 and support them with examples and page numbers.
-An example of a new life lesson Jem and Scout learned was when they assumed some bad things about Boo Radley such as how he stabbed his father, went to 'jail', and what not. Then Jem and Scout came upon little in contact to what they thought was Boo Radely. They thought, He left thing in the tree, mended Jem's pants, and put a blanket over Scout. They learned that they assumed all the wrong things.
[P. 11] "As Mr. Radley passed by, Boo drove the scissors into his parent's leg, pulled them out, wiped them on his pants and resumed his activities.
[P. 34] "As we came to the live oaks at the Radley place I raised my finger to point fosr the hundreth time to the knot hole where I had found the chewing gum, trying to make Jem believe I had found it there, and found myslef pointing at another piece of tin foil."
-Since Atticus was a lawyer who was defending a black man named Tom Robinson. He told Jem and esp. Scout to promise him that they wouldn't get into any trouble because of his case. Even though everyone at school teased Atticus for being a 'nigger-lover' Scout tried her best not to do andything. But Francis had called ATticus a nigger lover in right in front of Scout she let her anger get the best of her and hit Francis in the mouth.
-[P. 84]"Francis looked at me carefully, concluded that I had been suficiently subbdued and crroned softly,"Nigger lover"..."
-[P. 84}This time, I split my knuckle ot the bone on his front teeth. My left impaired, I sailed in with my right, but not for long."
Scouts Honor: Korie, Tracy, Rebekah, Desiree
C. Describe Jem. Give at least 2 character traits and support with examples and page numbers.
Curious- Many of Jem's and Dill's conversations are about trying to get Boo Radley out of the Radley house, or what he does inside of it.
Quote: (p. 69) "Dill and Jem were simply going to peep in the window with the loose shutter to see if they could get a look at Boo Radley, and if I didn't want to go with them I could go straight home and keep my fat flopping mouth shut, that was all."
(p.61) "Jem said placidly, 'We are going to give a note to Boo Radley."
"Jem was merely going to put the note on the end of a fishing pole and stick it through the shutters."
Caring- Even though Jem doesn't always say the nicest things to Scout, we can see, by his actions, that he still cares for her.
Quote: (p. 137) {*note: in this quote Jem cares for Scout by giving her an apologetic look and helped her up from the ground}
"By that time I was shrieking. Jem yanked my hair, said he didn't care, he'd do it again if he got a chance, and if I didn't shut up he'd pull every hair out of my head. I didn't shut up and he kicked me. I lost my balance and fell on my face. Jem picked me up roughly but looked like he was sorry. There was nothing to say."
Hi Teams,
Okay, here are your assessment scores for Lit Circle #2
Team Girl Scouts: Nice job on your characterization of Calpurnia. For the first example, you could have quoted a bit more of Cal's dialogue to show her values and what she is teaching Scout about respect for others. For the second episode, besides the preparation of the children, what about Cal's behavior at church itself?
assessment score: 3
Haunted Pecans: Excellent job of characterizing Calpurnia and the kinds of values she tries to instill in the children as well as her bond with them.
assessment score: 4
Team Boo: You did a good job of selecting events in the story that highlight the parenting styles of Atticus and Aunt Alexandra. What you could have done more of is the inferences part. What did these behaviors and events show about them as people and their attitudes toward children and family and society?
assessment score: 3
Team Killahs: You've got a good start at making some important inferences here. You do a prety good job with the first "life lesson" about Boo Radley. You could develop the second one, about the incident with Francis. Besides the actual fight, the "life lesson" extends to Scout's interaction with her Uncle and also his interaction with Atticus.
assessment score: 3/4
Scout's Honor: Good start on characterizing Jem. I think by this point in the story, however, that there are other facets of his character that could also be included.
assessment score: 3
mrs s
C)Describe Jem. Give at least 2 character traits and support with examples
I would describe Jem as brave because when he went back for his pants at the Radley house, even though he new that he could have been possibly killed, but he went there any ways.
Another way you can tell that he is brave i when he ran out into Miss Maudie's yard and destroyed all of her flowers. Jem is also maturing, we can tell this because when scout told him not to go back to get his pants, but he did, he stayed with his decision and went.
-cj bush
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