Assignments 8
4/18/11 – 4/29/11
Ms. Canaday
4/18 – 4/22
1) Read in TKAM chaps 11, 12
Suggested blog topics:
a) Why does Atticus consider it a sin to kill a mockingbird but okay to kill a mad dog?
b) Explain Atticus’s definition of courage (at end of ch. 11).
c) What do you learn about Calpurnia and the black community in town?
2) Read chaps. 13, 14.
Suggested blog topics:
a) What affect does Aunt Alexandra have on the routines of Atticus, Jem, and Scout?
b) Explain the last line of ch. 13.
3) DUE TUES. 4/25 - Read chaps. 15, 16.
Suggested blog topics:
a) What was it that caused a mob to form? To disperse? Why do people do things while part of a mob they wouldn’t do if on their own?
b) Why is Dolphus Raymond in the book?
4/25 – 4/29
1) Finish chap. 15, 16. See above for blog topics
2) Read Chaps. 17, 18.
Suggested blog topics:
a) Think about the description of the Ewell place. Why are there geraniums in that yard?
b) Pay very close attention to the testimonies. Are there inconsistencies?
3) Read chaps. 19, 20
Suggested blog topics:
a) Why was Tom in such a difficult spot once he set foot in the Ewell house?
b) What are the techniques Gilmer uses to intimidate Tom? Why does Dill cry?
4) Read chaps. 21, 22,
Suggested blog topics:
a) Just before the court hears the verdict, Scout imagines Atticus “walk into the street, raise a rifle to his shoulder and pull the trigger, but watching all the time knowing the gun was empty.” What is the significance of this line?
b) Explain Reverend Sykes’ statement, “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’.”
c) Using Miss Maudie, Miss Stephanie, and Bob Ewell as examples, describe the town’s response to the trial.
