As your group is discussing today, make sure to keep track
of the important ideas, points, and thoughts brought up. You want to
write focus points related things on your focus points sheet. You should
also write things on your article on Harper Lee while you talk about that.
At the end of your discussion, your group needs to post a comment to this
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The comment should include:
The comment should include:
- All group member names
- Two important/interesting points about the chapter/focus points/questions from your discussion
- Three important/interesting points from the discussion on "A Glimpse of Harper Lee"
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ReplyDeleteAlicia, Grace, Madison. Scout does not refer to her father as dad, only Atticus and father. What is rabbit tobacco exactly? We think that Lee used this chapter as a way to show how the characters personality and traits and to show the setting of the story. This allows the story to start without a lot of confusion. The "negro law" was totally unfair and did not give African Americans a fair trail. This also doesn't give new lawyers to improve. The article explains how the challenge of getting along with people who are different than ourselves is expressed in the book. One of the cases from Monroeville made a man go insane in prison and had to live his life in an insane asylum.
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ReplyDeleteLane, Jenna, Erica, Luke A, and Ben
ReplyDeleteWe talked about things like the Battle of Hastings and the Grey Ghost. Things that people would understand back then but have become obsolete references now. We also talked about humor from different times, as Charles/Dill got roasted.
From the paper we discussed how the story was very inspired by Lee's life, and how many historical fiction novels are very similar.
Justin, Alex, Cody, Evan. 2 things we learned from the book was Boo Radley was crazy and they became friends with Dill. Three things we learned from the article is that the book still sells almost a million copies a year, Harper Lee never wrote another book, and Harper Lee defended the African Americans
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ReplyDeleteBook Discussion:
1. We think that eventually come out of his house do to some circumstance
2. We wonder why Scout always calls her dad Atticus.
Article Discussion:
1.Harper Lee acts as a role model because she shows that a "nobody" can become a somebody.
2.We were kind of disappointed to find out that she never wrote another book and alcohol might have been one of the reasons why.
3.It sucks that Harper Lee's friend got so jealous and involved with drugs which made her an undependable friend.
Kenzi, Daws, Matt, Reis
ReplyDeleteAll of our group read the first chapter. We didn't find it very entreating, and thought it was too repetitive. When she would say things like "15 years my senior" it was confusing for us. We figured out she was saying that they were 15 years older than her, we wondered why she didn't just say their age. Otherwise we understood the rest of it very well. We hope the book will become more interesting.
Mckenzie RombachMay 11, 2016 at 7:28 AM
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Mckenzie RombachMay 11, 2016 at 7:33 AM
1) It had universal themes that applied to everyone
2) She really looked up to her dad.
3)An American classic
Katie, Tanner, Nate
ReplyDelete1.) When we were reading we thought the Radley's were a richer family but we discovered they were just a middle class family.
2.) We thought the heavy religious aspect so far was interesting
1.) We all thought it was interesting that she's a world known author and she's only published one book.
2.) She really looked up to her dad and wanted to make him proud
3.) Harper Lee was very young when she published her book
Ashley Bistram, Gracie Barber, Mackinzie Crandall, and Wyatt Swanson.
ReplyDeleteIn the AOW discussion we talked about...
1. The "Negro Law" and why the young white attourneys represented the blacks.
2. Who is Truman?
3. Who is the person that is being interviewed? A childhood friend of Lee's?
In the book discussion we talked about...
1. If Scout was a reliable narrator.
2. Whether or not Boo Radley was a bad person.
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ReplyDeleteBook discussion:
1. Repertorie, we didn't know what it meant.
2.When Boo stabbed his father with scissors
Article discussion:
1.Truman getting into drugs and alcohol.
2. How she never wrote another book.
3.statement about what it means to be human.
Livy, Alethea, Taylor, Gracie Gerber
ReplyDelete1.) We were able to layout a good image of the setting with the given descriptions.
2.) We thought it was sad how she didn't even remember her own mother
1.) Her dad was a segregationist
2.) The book wouldn't have been written if she didn't see diversity in the world.
3.) That she couldn't handle fame.
Randi Rylee Cloey
ReplyDelete- We thought it was interesting how no one really identifies as their real name
-Boo Radley appeared to us as a creep
- We realized how truly inspiring how Harper Lee made this book to make her father feel like a hero
-Her dad was disappointed that she quit law school even with all her success
-When she got famous for her book writing she realized she gave up freedom she wasn't willing to lose.
Kaitlin, Rachel, Antonio, Calvin
ReplyDeleteTwo interesting points that we talked about in the first chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird was when Boo Radley stabbed his father in the leg with the scissors and when Jem ran up to the Radley home for a dare and slapped it and ran back.
Three things about the article that we talked about was the "Negro Law", Atticus' character in the book was based off of Harper Lee's father in reality, and lastly, Harper Lee wasn't able to write another book because she got into drugs and alcohol.
Jordan, Jared, Caleb, David.
ReplyDeleteTwo important things we talked about were the grey ghost and what that symbolized and the story of Boo Ridley. Three things we talked about in a glimpse into Harper Lee were if Atticus's parents were war heroes. Also wouldn't the negroe laws have been considered racist. Lastly we talked about was what ended up happening to Capote.