TKM Setting & Plot
TKM Quotes
TKM Symbols & Motifs
MCAS & Open Response
MCAS & Open Response 2
100
The action of the novel takes place in the _________ in the Southern state of _________.
What is the 1930's / Great Depression in Alabama?
100
Who said this? “That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear? And if you can't act fit to eat like folks, you can just set here and eat in the kitchen.”
Who is Calpurnia?
100
The fact that Jem ran to tell Atticus that Dill had run away from home connects to the motif of ________________.
What is maturity/growing up?
100
The first step when beginning an MCAS reading (PTO).
What is highlight the purpose statement (italics) in yellow?
100
The minimum number of examples/quotes you need in an open response.
What is three?
200
Fill in the blank: ___________ grows red ___________ (type of flower) in order to bring some happiness to her difficult life.
What is MAYELLA EWELL grows red GERANIUMS in order to bring some happiness to her difficult life?
200
Who said this? “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember, it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Who is Atticus?
200
Mockingbirds symbolize __________________.
What is innocence?
200
You should do this while reading the article/excerpt.
What is highlight evidence in green?
200
The place where the topic sentence should come from.
What is the prompt?
300
Name two Mockingbirds in the story.
Who is Boo Radley and Tom Robinson?
300
Who said this? "I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."
Who is Scout?
300
When Scout complains about Miss Caroline, Atticus teaches her to _________________.
What is walk in someone else's shoes?
300
For every piece of evidence you highlight in the text, you must write this in the margins.
What is explanation/analysis (blue)?
300
Name three transitions that you could use between examples in your open response.
What is First, Another, Also, Finally, Lastly....
400
True or False? Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a white man, chooses to associate with the black citizens of Maycomb. This is because he is drunk, and they are the only ones who will accept him.
What is False?
400
Who said this? “I got somethin' to say. And then I ain't gonna say no more. He took advantage of me. An' if you fine, fancy gentlemen ain't gonna do nothin' about it, then you're just a bunch of lousy, yella, stinkin' cowards, the - the whole bunch of ya, and your fancy airs don't come to nothin'.”
Who is Mayella Ewell?
400
The tree where Boo Radley leaves presents for the children symbolizes ____________________.
What is friendship/communication?
400
Explain why you must highlight the open response prompt in these two colors.
What is Blue because it represents explanation/analysis and Green because it represents supporting details/evidence/quotes?
400
You must do this after every quote in your open response.
What is explain/analyze/connect it back to your topic?
500
Fill in the blanks: At first Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose’s ________ in response to her mean comments about ________; however, he learns to act like a _________ over the course of his time reading to her.
What is At first Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose’s CAMELLIAS in response to her mean comments about ATTICUS; however, he learns to act like a GENTLEMAN over the course of his time reading to her?
500
Who said this? “Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'.”
Who is Reverend Sykes?
500
The mad dog, Tim Johnson, symbolizes "Maycomb's usual disease", which is _________________.
What is racism/prejudice?
500
Create a topic sentence for the following open response prompt. Based on the excerpt, explain how Scout’s impression of Mr. Raymond changes throughout the passage. Support your answer with relevant and specific details from the excerpt.
What is.... In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout’s impression of Mr. Raymond changes from negative to positive.
500
The topic sentence should contain these 3 pieces of information.
What is the Title, Author, and words from the prompt?