Feeble
-“Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty.”
Inconspicuous
-“With these attributes, however, he would not remain as inconspicuous as we wished him to…”
Mausoleum
-“But I must say Providence was kind enough to burn down that old mausoleum of mine…”
Moseying
-“‘No, he’s just moseyin’ along, so low you can’t hardly tell it. He’s comin’ this way.”’
Erratically
-“he walked erratically as if his right legs were shorter than his left legs.”
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-Jillian
Monday, March 24, 2008
Session 5 - Investigator
Chapter 11
Morphine addiction
Morphine is very addictive. Tolerance and mental addiction to morphine increase extremely fast. Morphine is a type of drug that relieves pain, reliefs of fear and anxiety, decease of hunger and inhibiting the cough reflex. It was not until 1853 that they created the needle for this drug. As the Greeks created the needle to put morphine in it spread everywhere and was used for pain relief, and as a "cure" alcohol addiction. Once you start to addict to morphine and you stop taking this drug you will experience tearing, yawning, sweating and chills lasting up around to three days. Like other relaxing drug, morphine quickly effects directly on the central nervous system in the brain to relieve pain. Morphine is very dangerous and is usually very addictive, especially compared to other medicine.
For more information about morphine addiction, click here!
-Jessie
Morphine addiction
Morphine is very addictive. Tolerance and mental addiction to morphine increase extremely fast. Morphine is a type of drug that relieves pain, reliefs of fear and anxiety, decease of hunger and inhibiting the cough reflex. It was not until 1853 that they created the needle for this drug. As the Greeks created the needle to put morphine in it spread everywhere and was used for pain relief, and as a "cure" alcohol addiction. Once you start to addict to morphine and you stop taking this drug you will experience tearing, yawning, sweating and chills lasting up around to three days. Like other relaxing drug, morphine quickly effects directly on the central nervous system in the brain to relieve pain. Morphine is very dangerous and is usually very addictive, especially compared to other medicine.
For more information about morphine addiction, click here!
-Jessie
Session 5 - Passage Master
“‘Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’” P.90
Atticus says this to his children to emphasize the fact that hurting someone or something that has done nothing wrong is a sin. I believe that Atticus is really talking about his trial with Tom Robinson. Atticus knows Tom Robinson is innocent and it would be wrong to put him in jail for a crime he did not commit.
“‘Real courage is . . . when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what’” P.112
Atticus is trying to teach his children an important life lesson when he says this. He is trying to show his children that even though there is no way that you can succeed you still have to try and persevere and keep trying. You must get through that tough time at any cost.
-Matthew
Atticus says this to his children to emphasize the fact that hurting someone or something that has done nothing wrong is a sin. I believe that Atticus is really talking about his trial with Tom Robinson. Atticus knows Tom Robinson is innocent and it would be wrong to put him in jail for a crime he did not commit.
“‘Real courage is . . . when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what’” P.112
Atticus is trying to teach his children an important life lesson when he says this. He is trying to show his children that even though there is no way that you can succeed you still have to try and persevere and keep trying. You must get through that tough time at any cost.
-Matthew
Session 5 - Discussion Director
1. In the beginning of chapter 10, how did Scout and Jem feel about their father?
Both Scout and Jem were ashamed of their dad. They compared him to the other fathers of their town, who were much younger, more athletic, and had better jobs than Atticus did, or Scout and Jem thought so.
2. In the end of chapter 10, how do Scout and Jem feel about their father?
After the incident with the mad dog, both Scout and Jem decide that their dad is an amazing one, and he is in his own league. Even if he couldn't do what they expected him to like any other father could do.
3. Who was Mrs. Dubose? How did she treat people from Scout and Jem's point of view?
Mrs. Dubose is an old lady that lives around the buisness section of Maycomb. Scout and Jem read to her like community service becausetheir father tells them to, but neither of them like her. they think she's a mean person that doesn't like or respect anybody.
-Jesse
Both Scout and Jem were ashamed of their dad. They compared him to the other fathers of their town, who were much younger, more athletic, and had better jobs than Atticus did, or Scout and Jem thought so.
2. In the end of chapter 10, how do Scout and Jem feel about their father?
After the incident with the mad dog, both Scout and Jem decide that their dad is an amazing one, and he is in his own league. Even if he couldn't do what they expected him to like any other father could do.
3. Who was Mrs. Dubose? How did she treat people from Scout and Jem's point of view?
Mrs. Dubose is an old lady that lives around the buisness section of Maycomb. Scout and Jem read to her like community service becausetheir father tells them to, but neither of them like her. they think she's a mean person that doesn't like or respect anybody.
-Jesse
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Session 5 - Image Maker
This is a picture of Atticus shooting the mad dog. This could be foreshadowing that something out of the ordinary and dangerous is going to happen. Out of the ordinary, because they kept mentioning how dogs never went mad in February, and dangerous, because the mad dog could have injured people and made them sick. It is also important because it is the first time that Jem and Scout are really proud of their father.-Bailey
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Session 5 - Summarizer
Chapter 10:
Scout is embarrassed because Atticus is older than most of the other kid's fathers and does not do all of the same thins. For example, He reads and does not play tackle football with Jem instead of hunting and fishing like the other children's fathers. A mad dog appears and is wandering around near the Finches' house when Calpurnia calls Atticus. Atticus comes home with Heck Tate, the Sheriff, who tells Atticus to shoot the dog. Scout learns a little more about Atticus, for example, Atticus used to be known as "One Shot Finch." Now Scout has something to brag about, but Jem tells her not to show off about this. Jem says that if Atticus had wanted them to know, he would have told them himself.
Chapter 11:
One of the elderly neighbors, Mrs. Dubose, always bothers Jem and Scout, but Atticus constantly reminds Jem to be a gentleman to her because she is sick and old. One day, however, Jem loses his cool when Mrs. Dubose says that Atticus "lawed for Niggers" and he destroys all of her camellias. As a punishment, Jem has to go and read to her every afternoon. Everyday, Jem has to read longer and longer and at the end of each reading, Mrs. Dubose has a fit. Mrs. Dubose dies soon after Jem's punishment is over and when she does, Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to morphine and that when Jem was reading he was distracting her from the addiction. Atticus gives Jem a gift from Mrs. Dubose, a single white camellia.
-Jenn
Scout is embarrassed because Atticus is older than most of the other kid's fathers and does not do all of the same thins. For example, He reads and does not play tackle football with Jem instead of hunting and fishing like the other children's fathers. A mad dog appears and is wandering around near the Finches' house when Calpurnia calls Atticus. Atticus comes home with Heck Tate, the Sheriff, who tells Atticus to shoot the dog. Scout learns a little more about Atticus, for example, Atticus used to be known as "One Shot Finch." Now Scout has something to brag about, but Jem tells her not to show off about this. Jem says that if Atticus had wanted them to know, he would have told them himself.
Chapter 11:
One of the elderly neighbors, Mrs. Dubose, always bothers Jem and Scout, but Atticus constantly reminds Jem to be a gentleman to her because she is sick and old. One day, however, Jem loses his cool when Mrs. Dubose says that Atticus "lawed for Niggers" and he destroys all of her camellias. As a punishment, Jem has to go and read to her every afternoon. Everyday, Jem has to read longer and longer and at the end of each reading, Mrs. Dubose has a fit. Mrs. Dubose dies soon after Jem's punishment is over and when she does, Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to morphine and that when Jem was reading he was distracting her from the addiction. Atticus gives Jem a gift from Mrs. Dubose, a single white camellia.
-Jenn
Monday, March 17, 2008
Session 4 - Investigator
On March 25 1931, there was a gang called the “Scottsboro Boys”. The Scottsboro boys involved 9 black boys who were accused of raping a white woman. It is said that Harper Lee got lots of inspiration from this trial. Like in chapter 9, when Atticus was defending a black man on trial who raped a woman. In the Scottsboro boys case, 6 out of the 9 boys were accused of being there when they don’t have any evidence. Same with “To Kill A Mockingbird”. When you don’t have any evidence, how do you know if they're guilty or not?
-Jillian
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
-Jillian
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html
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