Homework: December 19

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful week.

For Homework: Listen to the NPR Podcast

The Strange Story Of The Man Behind 'Strange Fruit'

Share your thoughts.

Homework: December 18

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all having a wonderful week. 

Today we finished To Kill A Mockingbird.

For Homework:  Answer the following questions.

1.) What happened to Jem and Scout on their way home from the pageant?
2.) Who saved them?
3.) How has Scout grown (how has she changed from the beginning of the book to the end of the book)?

Use your own experiences and examples from the text to support your answer.

Homework: December 17

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great middle of the week!

For Homework: Answer the following questions.

1.) How does Atticus treat Tom Robinson?  How is this different from the other people in Maycomb?

2.) How does Atticus prove Tom didn't beat Mayella?

3.) Do you think Atticus should win his case?  Why?

homework: December 16

Hello everyone,

Today our debate team will be competing against a school in Queens!! Lets wish them luck!

For homework: Answer the following questions

1. How does Attics view Calpurnia?
2. How did Scout help Attics?
3. Which character do you think is going to change the most by the end of the book?

Homework: December 15

Hello Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

For Homework: Today we discussed mob (herd) mentality.

Answer the following questions:

1.) What is mob mentality?
2.) How is it seen in To Kill A Mockingbird?
3.) Give a modern day example of mob mentality.

Homework: December 12

Hello Folks,

Today we read reviewed chapter 15 and played a review game.

Here is the link to THE GAME if you would like to play at home.


For Homework: Answer the following questions.

1.) Who is someone that is important to you?
2.) Why did Atticus protect Tom Robinson?
3.) What did Scout and Jem learn about Atticus?

Homework: Decmber 11

Hello Everyone.

Today we discussed Atticus Finch and his family.

For homework:
Aunt Alexandra cares a lot about their family name and their reputation.

What is something you and your family care a lot about?  Why is it so important?

**Relate this back to why the family name is so important to Aunt Alexandra.

Homework: December 10

Hello Everyone!

I hope you stayed dry and warm yesterday.

Today we continued our conversation on compassion.  We read chapter 11 from To Kill A Mockingbird.

Click here to hear an audio version of the book: To Kill A Mockingbird

For Homework:
Answer the following questions:
1.) Why does Atticus say that Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person he ever knew.
2.) Why does Atticus want Jem to know what courage is?

Homework: Dec 9

Hello Everyone,

Today and tomorrow we will be discussing compassion.

Compassion - sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.

For homework: Answer the following question. Use evidence from the text and your own experiences to support your answer.

Which character from the book do you have compassion for?  Why?



Extra:  For another look at compassion listen to:

Twelve Concrete Ways To Live A 'Compassionate Life'

Homework: Dec 8

Hello everyone!

I hope you all had an amazing weekend.

Tomorrow it is going to be cold and wet. Please dress warm.

Homework: Why do you think Jem kept secrets from Atticus?  Why do you think he finally shared his secrets with Atticus about the fire at Miss Maudie's?

Homework: Dec 4

Hello Everyone!

Today we discussed Empathy and the famous line from To Kill A Mockingbird:

"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."

For Homework:  Answer the following questions.

1.) Define Empathy
2.) Why is it important to have empathy?
3.) Describe a time that Scout had empathy?
4.) Describe a time you showed empathy

Homework: Dec 3

Hello Everyone!

Today we discussed Arthur Radley.  Many of us have found ourselves hanging out with people who do not always make the best choices.  In Arthur's case, he was with a group that locked a police officer in an outhouse.  Instead of being sent to an industrial school, Arthur's father promises to keep in the house and out of trouble.

For Homework:  Do you think Arthur's punishment fit the crime?  If you were the judge, what would have been Arthur's punishment?

Homework: December 2

Hello everyone!

Today we discussed the life of Harper Lee.  Yesterday I asked you to tell me one interesting fact about her life.  The more you learn about her life, the more you realize how intricate she is as a writer.

For homework:  Compare and contrast Harper Lee (as an author) to another author we have read so far. 

You may choose from:

Sherman Alexis (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian)
John Steinbeck (Of Mice and Men)
Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart)

Homework: Dec 1

Hello Everyone!  

I hope you all enjoyed your time off and are ready to start To Kill A Mockingbird.

You may still get a reward for telling me who Harper Lee is.

For Homework:  Tell me one fact about Harper Lee and how it connects the her novel To Kill A Mockingbird.

For Example:  In real life Harper Lee's father is a lawyer.  In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout's father is a lawyer and defends Tom Robinson.