Background Information
What is the name of the storm that made growing crops impossible in the American South?
The dust bowl
Heck Tate shoots the mad dog T/F
False
T/F TKAM displays the theme of justice vs. legality.
True
Note any instance of the text using juxtaposition to further Harper Lee's point.
Juxtaposition: comparing two things that are different with the sake of accentuating their differences.
The juxtaposition in the way Boo Radley is described to the way he looks.
What character best embodies the idea that "you shouldn't judge until you walk in someone's skin?" Give examples from the text.
Ex. Boo Radley; he wasn't the person the children assumed him to be for most of the novel.
This is the name of the trial that Tom Robinson's trial is based off of.
The Scottsboro Trial
Who killed Bob Ewell?
Despite it seeming to be Jem to Atticus, Boo Radley kills Bob Ewell. Heck Tate covers it up, saying that Bob fell on his knife.
Why does Atticus wear a neutral color?
To show he is unbiased and a "neutral" party
What is the significance of the gifts in the tree?
They represent Boo Radley's attempt to connect with the outside world and his kindness
Who is considered the "mockingbird" of the text? What did this person do to have this analogy created?
Tom Robinson due to his desire to help Mayella Ewell, which is what got him in trouble.
This character is most affected by the role of women in the American south.
Who is Scout?
Why does Dill sneak away to Maycomb?
He's being neglected at home
According to the text, are people good or evil?
People are both good and evil with the capacity to choose how they want to be.
What does Mrs. Dubose teach the children?
She teaches them that true courage is fighting for what is right, even when you know you are defeated before you begin.
DAILY DOUBLE
How is the theme of "fleeting innocence" (the idea that innocence does not last) developed throughout To Kill a Mockingbird?
Eg. Jem and Scout learn about the cruelties of the world through the Tom Robinson trial, their interaction with Mrs. Dubose, and the attack by Bob Ewell.
What is the importance of the first part of the novel?
Build the town of Maycomb up and introduce the characters so the later half feels more significant.
Use three words that have been used IN THE TEXT to describe Maycomb's atmosphere.
Slow, tired, prejudiced.
Describe at least three events that occur to Scout that make this story a bildungsroman.
1. Tom's trial.
2. Mrs. Dubose's death
3. Tom's death.
Write the names of three side characters in Maycomb and describe their importance.
Dubose taught her sympathy, Aunt Alexandra taught her femininity, Dill taught curiousity etc
Note two examples from the book that show that either Jem or Scout significantly grew throughout. How do these examples demonstrate growth?
Ex. Scout losing inclination to fight, Jem trying to become a "gentleman."
Name a character significantly affected by the great depression and how they are.
Eg. Bob Ewell, gets and loses a job from an agency that was a response to the depression. Walter Cunningham has trouble making ends meet. Sophie, Miss Gates' cook/nanny, is said to "only have the job due to the depression"
These characters deliver an unreliable testimony.
Heck Tate, Bob Ewell, Mayella Ewell
DAILY DOUBLE
What makes Link Deas, Mr. Dolphus Raymond, and Mr. Underwood have in common?
They are white men with atypical views towards African Americans for their time period.
Give the reasons that Dill and Jem respectively think Boo Radley stays inside. At least two sentences
Dill believes that Boo has no where to go.
Jem believes that Boo doesn't want to leave.
Describe how the text touches upon one of the following topics we did our introductory project on.
Jim Crow Laws
Race Relations
Women's Role in the American South
Great Depression
Dust Bowl
Scottsboro Trial
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