things you should know

TKAM

100

WHO IS THE NARRATOR OF THE NOVEL?

JEAN LOUIS FINCH, SCOUT

200

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CIRCUIT SOLICITOR?

MR. GILMER

300

HOW MANY CHAPTERS DOES THE TRIAL LAST?

5, CHAPTERS 17-21

400

IDENTIFY 2 OF THE 3 THEMES OF THE NOVEL.

GOLDEN RULE; RECONCILIATION; LOSS OF INNOCENCE 

500

WHEN WAS TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WRITTEN?

1957, PUBLISHED IN 1960, WON THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1961

LANGUAGE ARTS

100

WHAT IS A NOUN?

PERSON PLACE OR THING

200

WHAT IS HYPERBOLE?

A TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT MEANS TO EXAGGERATE. 

300

WHAT ARE THE 4 STEPS OF THE WRITING PROCESS?

OUTLINE; ROUGH DRAFT; PROOFREADING, EDITING, CORRECTIONS; FINAL DRAFT

400

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "TONE" AND "MOOD"?

TONE REFERS TO HOW THE AUTHOR IS WRITING SOMETHING. MOOD REFERS TO THE FEELING THE READER GETS WHEN THEY READ SOMETHING. 

500

WHAT ARE LATIN ROOTS IMPORTANT?

THEY HELP OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WORDS; HELP US UNDERSTAND WORDS WE DO NOT KNOW; CONNECT LANGUAGES TOGETHER WITH COMMON WORDS

VOCABULARY

100

WHAT DOES "CONCEDE" MEAN?

TO ADMIT DEFEAT; TO ADMIT YOU ARE WRONG

200

USE "ERRATIC" IN A SENTENCE

THE DANCE MOVES I SAW WERE QUITE ERRATIC; THE DOG RAN AROUND IN AN ERRATIC FASHION AFTER HEARING THE CAR PULL UP

300

WHAT IS A "GAVEL"?

A SMALL MALLET; THAT THING THAT THE JUDGE USES TO MAKE PEOPLE BE QUIET

400

USE "ARBITRATE" AND "COUNSEL" IN A SENTENCE TOGETHER. 

COUNSEL ARBITRATED WITH EACH OTHER OVER THE VALIDITY OF THE EVIDENCE. 

500

USE "CROSS-EXAMINATION" AND "WITNESS" IN A SENTENCE TOGETHER. 

THE WITNESS WAS CROSS-EXAMINED BY THE LAWYER IN A VERY RUDE WAY. 

319

100

HOW MANY BOOKS ARE REPRESENTED ON THE READ A BOOK BACK WALL?

10

200

WHAT DIRECTION ARE WE LOOKING WHEN WE LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS?

SOUTH

300

HOW MANY YEARS HAS MR. LUNDQUIST BEEN IN 319?

NONE YEARS. I HAVE ONLY BEEN IN 319 FOR 6 MONTHS. 

400

WHO IS THAT PERSON IN THE PICTURE ON MR. LUNDQUIST'S DESK?

GEORGE HARRISON; THE BEATLES GUY

500

HOW MANY TOYS ARE USUALLY IN THE ROOM?

10

MR. LUNDQUIST

100

NAME A SCHOOL THAT MR. LUNDQUIST ATTENDED. 

NEWBERRY ACADEMY; LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL NORTH; SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY; ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY 

200

WHAT YEAR WAS MR. LUNDQUIST BORN?

1981... i'm old. 

300

WHERE IS MR. LUNDQUIST FROM?

CHI-CAGO! 

400

HOW MANY YEARS HAS MR. LUNDQUIST BEEN TEACHING?

THIS IS MY 7TH YEAR. 

500

WHAT IS MR. LUNDQUIST'S FAVORITE SUBJECT?

BEING UNNECESSARILY ANGRY ABOUT STUFF... actually it's history.