Homework for 3/29

1. Read chapter 2 of TKAM & be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday :)
2. Answer the following questions:

• Why is Scout so looking forward to starting school?
• Why does Jem not want anything to do with Scout at school?
  
• Describe the conflict between Scout and Miss Caroline.
  
• How does Scout learn to read?
  
• What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? Can you find qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job?

Homework for Friday, 3/26

1. Read Chapter 1 of TKAM.
2. Give at least 5 examples from the text that illustrate the time period/setting of the book.
3. Complete these study questions:

• What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?
• What do you learn about Dill's character?
• What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley.
• Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
• What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel (in other words...who tells the story, and how does that affect the telling of the story)?

Over Spring Break....

Hope you guys have a great spring break! Your homework assignment for the Monday after spring break (3/22) is to click on this link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/americanartmuseum/sets/72157614238464621/) which will take you to a Flickr photo stream dealing with the 1930s. There are 108 photos/paintings/drawings in this series from the American Art Museum.

Look at all the pictures. Now write a short paragraph to answer these questions. What themes or ideas seem to be the same? If this was all you knew about the 1930s, how would you describe what was going on? What attitudes seem to be addressed in the photos? What details do you notice?

Now pick 5 (at least one should be a painting and one should be a photo) pictures that you liked or that you thought did a good job of portraying the times. Write a 2-3 sentence summary for each picture to tell what you liked about it and why you chose it.

See you on the 22nd! Bring your TKAM (To Kill A Mockingbird - get used to this abbreviation!) books to class (those of you who ordered one, bring your $6.50)

by the way...

I have the TKAM books on reserve. They're going to run you 6.50. Checks made out to meeeee (Jenn Greiving) Cash is also accepted.

Homework for Friday, 3/12

On Tuesday, we read the story "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. I asked you to highlight any passages with physical descriptions of either Miss Emily or her house. At the end, we talked about how Miss Emily and her house tend to change at the same times.

Take the quotations you highlighted about Miss Emily and her house. Make a two column chart (one column for the house, one for Miss Emily) and put the quotations in what you believe to be chronological (time) order - start when Miss E. and her house were both young.

You are welcome to use the online version of the story (linked above) to copy and paste the quotations. Bring your timeline on Friday!

Homework for Monday, 3/8

Slight change in plans. No TPCASTT for today. While I know this breaks your hearts, please keep complaints to a minimum. :)

Read the Norton Anthology background on American Literature between World War 1 and World War 2. Take brief notes on the main ideas of the article.

Link to article

Remember - you need to let me know Tuesday if you need me to purchase a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird. It'll cost from 7-10 bucks, depending on what editions are available.