Assignment: No School Date:Mon, May 28, 2007
English10 CompositionMemorial Day
Assignment: Eng10: Comp To Kill A Mockingbird Final Test Date:Fri, May 11, 2007
English10 CompositionTest over Chapters 1-31
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 14 Date:Thu, May 10, 2007
English10 CompositionEnglish11 American LitPages 254-281 Chap 28-31
Assignment: Early Release Date:Wed, May 09, 2007
English10 CompositionEarly release
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 13 Date:Wed, May 09, 2007
English10 CompositionHomework reading: Pages 237-254 Chap 25-27
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 12 Date:Tue, May 08, 2007
English10 CompositionHomework reading: Pages 217-237 Chap 23-24
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 11 Date:Mon, May 07, 2007
English10 CompositionHomework Reading: Pages 199-217 Chap 20-22
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 10 Test Date:Fri, May 04, 2007
English10 CompositionTest over chapters 9-17
Pages 178-199 Chap 18-19
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 9 Date:Thu, May 03, 2007
English11 American LitIn class. Discuss:
Chapter 11
1. How does Atticus advise Jem to react to Mrs. Dubose’s taunts?
2. What request does Mrs. Dubose make of Jem? Is this a fair punishment for his crime?
3. Atticus says that Mrs. Dubose is a model of real courage rather than a man with a gun in his hand. What does he mean? Do you think he is right?
4. Chapters ten and eleven are the last two chapters in the first part of the book. Explain why Harper Lee chooses to end the first part here.Chapter 12
5. Comment on Jem’s and Scout’s visit to First Purchase church. What new things does Scout learn here about how the black people live?
6. What does Scout learn from Calpurnia’s account of Zeebo’s education?
7. Explain why Calpurnia speaks differently in the Finch household, and among her neighbours at church.Chapter 13
8. Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay with Atticus and his family? What is she like?
9. Read the first two things Alexandra says when she comes to the Finch house. Are these typical of her or not?
10. Comment on Aunt Alexandra’s ideas about breeding and family. Why does Atticus tell them to forget it? Who is right, do you think?Chapter 14
11. Why does Alexandra think Atticus should dismiss Calpurnia? How does Atticus respond to the suggestion?
Chapter 15
12. How does Jem react when Atticus tells him to go home, and why?
13. What persuades the lynching-party to give up their attempt on Tom’s life? Comment on the way Scout affects events without realizing it at the time.Homework: Pages 155-178 Chap 16-17
Assignment: Eng 11: A River Runs Through It Date:Thu, May 03, 2007
English10 CompositionWatch movie: A River Runs Through It
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 8 Date:Wed, May 02, 2007
English11 American LitPages 135-155 Chap 14-15
Assignment: Writing about ideas in literature Date:Wed, May 02, 2007
English11 American LitWriting about ideas in literature: handout with model essayWriting_about_ideas_in_literature.pdf
Assignment: Writing about ideas in literature Date:Wed, May 02, 2007
English11 American LitWriting about ideas in literature: handout with model essay
Assignment: Eng 11: A River Runs Through It Date:Wed, May 02, 2007
English11 American LitWatch movie: A River Runs Through It
Assignment: Eng 11: A River Runs Through It Date:Tue, May 01, 2007
English10 CompositionWatch movie: A River Runs Through It
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill a Mockingbird, Day 7 Date:Tue, May 01, 2007
English10 CompositionHomework Reading: Pages 115-134 Chap 12-13
Assignment: Eng10: To Kill A Mockingbird Discuss 8-11 Date:Tue, May 01, 2007
Chapter 8
* Why does Scout quiz Atticus about his visit to the Radley house? How much does Atticus tell her?
* What is the near libel which Jem puts in the front yard? How do Miss Maudie and Atticus react to it?
* Why does Atticus save Miss Maudie’s oak rocking chair?
* When Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem realize?
* Explain what Atticus means by telling Jem not to let his discovery inspire him to further gloryԔ? Is there any reason why Jem might now do as his father says?Chapter 9
* How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time?
* Scout and Jem have mixed feelingsӔ about Christmas? What are these feelings and why?
* Uncle Jack Finch tells Scout that she is growing out of her pants. What does this mean and why might he say it?
* When Francis talks to Scout he reveals an unpleasant feature of Aunt Alexandra. What is this?
* Does Scout learn anything from overhearing Atticus’s conversation with Uncle Jack? What might this be?
* Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it might be important in the story.Chapter 10
* Scout says that Atticus was feeble. Do you think that this is her view as she tells the story or her view when she was younger? Does she still think this after the events recorded in this chapter?
* In this chapter Atticus tells his children that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. What reason does he give for saying this?
* Why does Heck Tate not want to shoot Tim Johnson?
* Near the end of this chapter Atticus cuts off Heck Tate as he is speaking to Jem. What might Heck have been about to say, and why would Atticus want to stop him from saying it?
* Jem and Scout have different views about telling people at school how well Atticus can shoot. Explain this difference. Which view is closer to your own?Chapter 11
* How does Atticus advise Jem to react to Mrs. Dubose’s taunts?
* What does Mrs. Dubose say about the children’s mother? How does Jem feel about this?
* What request does Mrs. Dubose make of Jem? Is this a fair punishment for his crime?
* Explain in your own words what Atticus thinks of insults like nigger-loverӔ. How far do you agree with him?
* Why, in Atticus’s view, was Mrs. Dubose a great lady?
* Atticus says that Mrs. Dubose is a model of real courage rather than a man with a gun in his hand. What does he mean? Do you think he is right?
* Chapters ten and eleven are the last two chapters in the first part of the book. Explain why Harper Lee chooses to end the first part here.