HW#24

Read Chapters 14 and 15. Make a written or artistic representation showing the point of view of Jem, Scout, and/or Tom Robinson about what happens at the town jail.

HW#23

Read Chapter 13 carefully. Be prepared for a reading quiz on this chapter tomorrow.

HW#22

--Read pages 6-top of 8 in "History of the Black Church " packet (don't need to answer questions)

--Read Chapter 12 of TKAM

--What is your definition of racism / being racist? Is Lula racist? What might explain her actions? How does her attitude towards Jem and Scout compare to the attitudes of most whites towards black so far in the novel? 1 page minimum.

HW#21

Read pages 1-4 in "A History of the Black Church" and answer questions 1-6.

HW#20

Read Chapters 10 and 11. Write in the voice of Jem or Scout about what they learn in these chapters about the different possible meanings of courage/bravery, and about the differences between appearance and reality. At least one page.

HW#19--Due Tuesday, May 9

Read chapter 9. What does the characters' use of the n-word reveal about their ideas about African Americans? What does it reveal about their personality or character?

HW#18--Due Monday, May 8

Read chapters 7 and 8. Make a creative representation about a character that appears in one or both chapters, whom you find interesting. Your work can show your view of the character, or it can show that character's view of the world/Maycomb/themself. This could be a poem, song, piece of art, journal entry from that character's point of view--anything that is not just a straight ahead analysis of the character from your point of view.

HW#17--Due May 5

Read Chapter 6 and be prepared for a short quiz on it.

HW#16

Read the rest of chapter 4 and chapter 5. Find at least 5 quotes in these chapters that show how certain people in Maycomb think women/girls are "supposed" to act or what their personality is "supposed" to be like. Find at least 5 quotes that show how certain people in Maycomb think men/boys are "supposed" to act or what their personality is "supposed" to be like. For each quote, be sure you indicate who is saying the quote or whose beliefs the narrator is describing, and the page number.

HW#15

Read Chapter 3 in TKAM. Write at least 3/4 of a page from the point of view of Burris Ewell about the events in this chapter. He could be telling someone else about what happened (make it clear whom he is talking to), or just thinking to himself (an inner monologue). Try to put yourself in his position and imagine what his life might be like when writing your response. It should be written in the first person ("I").

HW#14

Finish reading chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird.

As you read, be sure to refer to the list of vocab words here and allusions (references) here.

If you ever leave your book at school you can always read it online here.

Then using highly specific details from the text, make visual representations of:

1) Jem and Scout's mental image of Arthur "Boo" Radley
2) One place in Maycomb that you have a clear image of in your mind

Get creative! Draw, paint, use images from the internet, make a collage, use different colors and textures, etc. You may mix in some key phrases from the text if you wish, but the assignment should be mainly visual.