VOCAB FOR FINAL

Third time's the charm!
Check out this quizlet link for a comprehensive list of terms on the English 9 Final.
If you can get 100% on an all-Matching test, you'll do fine.

http://quizlet.com/12256031/advanced-9-words-to-know-flash-cards/

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

Well, before we wind down I wanted to thank everybody for a great year. I've had some of the most fun as well as some of my biggest challenges with you guys, all while teaching content that I really love.  Thank you all for being the pilot class in this program! If nothing else, I hope you are all able to go on and do great things one year sooner.

Don't take anything for granted when you read. Literature is art, so it is exactly as personal and living as you make it.  Your opinions about literary analysis are truer than facts - IF you can prove them.  The art of writing is also what separates great literature from forgettable fiction. If you take nothing else away from this class, remember this: in great writing, there are no accidents.

And in formal writing you don't use first- or second-person pronouns.

Nor should you start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction.

Peace!

-JD

To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz 5

1.) What is Mr. Underwood's article like in his paper?

2.) Why is the book called To Kill a Mockingbird?

3.) Why are Jem and Scout so worried about Atticus?

4.) What is going on during Halloween in Maycomb towards the end of the book?

5.) Why does Bob Ewell attack Jem and Scout?
6.) How does Heck Tate protect Boo? Why?

7.) Who does Atticus think stabbed Bob?

8.) Who is the antagonist in the novel? The protagonist?

9.) Name two dynamic characters and explain how they changed.

10.) Name two static characters.

Characterization Essay

Your final "big" essay for class will be a character analysis paper.  You will either:

• analyze how the author develops and presents one character
• analyze how one character exemplifies one (or more) themes of the novel
• compare and contrast how characterization of one or two major character is changed from literary to film conventions
• compare and contrast characterization of two foils and their impact on a theme

If you treat this paper as 2-3 small papers, you will do fine.  Plan out 2-3 big ideas for your thesis, then develop each big idea into three or more subtopics.

This paper is worth 4 grades, whereas most "big" papers we write are worth 2 essay grades.

To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz 4

1.) List the names of the people called to the witness stand - IN ORDER!

2.) What does Dill discover about Dolphus Raymond?

3.) How did Mr. Gilmer treat Tom Robinson when he was on the witness stand as opposed to how Atticus treated him?

4.) Was Mayella an objective or subjective witness?  Is she reliable or unreliable? Explain.

5.) Who is more affected by the outcome of the trial, Jem or Scout? How do you know? Why do you think?

6.) What does Jem say he finally understands about Boo Radley?

7.) What is a façade?  Who is the best example of this in the book?

8.) Why do you think Tom actually died?

9.) Who is the protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird?  Why?

10.) What is the defintion of a dynamic character? Static character? Also give an example of each.

To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz 3

Answer in complete sentences on paper or on your Drive.  Write at least one but NO MORE than three sentences for any given question. 

1.)   Define the term mob mentality.

2.) What does a person lose if they become part of a mob?

3.) How many people testify at the trial of Tom Robinson?

4.) How does Mr. Gilmer treat Tom while he is on the stand? WHY?

5.) Why does Atticus go to the jailhouse late on a Sunday

evening?

6.) How does Dolphus Raymond differ from most of the citizens of Maycomb?

7.) How does Scout break up the mob that has come to attack Atticus?

8.) Who stands up and defends Tom during the trial?

 9.) Where do Scout and Jem sit during the trial and who do they sit with?

10.) Who gave objective testimonies during the trial and who gave subjective testimonies?

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter Calendar

I tried to find a widget to add this to the calendar on the blog, but have not found one.  If anybody finds me a widget for this blog that lets me write daily assignments ON the calendar, you can skip the remaining Chapter Review Questions in the packet.

Friday, 5/3 - Ch. 15-16
Monday, 5/6 - 17-18
Tuesday, 5/7 - 19
Wednesday, 5/8 -20-21
Thursday, 5/9 - 22-23
Friday, 5/10 - 24
Monday, 5/13 - 25-26
Tuesday, 5/14 - 27, CHAPTER 1 (reread)
Wednesday, 5/15 -
Thursday, 5/16 - 28
Friday, 5/17 - Finish

Edit: fixed chapter days