Chapter 6
How does Harper Lee use descriptions to capture the energy of Jem, Scout and Dill’s evening adventure? Provide an example of a passage that engaged you as a reader and made you feel a part of the event.
Chapter 7
Who do you think is leaving the gifts in the knot hole? What kind of person do you think they are? Why?
Chapter 8
How would you describe Miss Maudie’s reaction to the tragedy she experienced? What lesson can we learn from her?
Chapter 9
Why do you think it is so important for Atticus to take this controversial case?
Chapter 10
How does Scout feel about her father? Include textual evidence to support your claim.
10 comments:
I think Boo Radley is leaving the stuff in the knothole. I think he is a stalker because he carved the dolls of them and added details Scout had not even noticed before. I think that is why Nathan Radley filled the hole up with cement: because he found out what was going on.
Not as a chapter comment...
but I disagree with Adam. I think that Boo isn't as scary as everyone thinks. I think that boos name is an oxymoron. His name is aociated with being scary. I think that he isn't allowed to leave the house, and that it's his brother that is really the mean one, plugging the knothole to stop his brother from connecting to the outside world. If boo was really evil, why would he stay in the house, wouldn't he kill his brother or something?
CHAPTER 8
I personally think that Miss Maudie is an inspirational figure in the book. She copes amazingly after losing her house, and her prized garden. I thought that it was incredible the way that she seemed to care more about scout and the blanket. It was so sweet how she decided to rebuild a smaller house, with a bigger garden. I think that by being so brave, Miss Maudie teaches us that once something's gone, it's gone, and we still need to move on with our lives.
Chapter 4:
I was very surprised about Miss Maudie's reaction to her house burning to the ground. I was expecting her to be near hysteria when Jem and Scout went over to see her and give back her clippers and hat. Instead, she didn't seem to even care that she had lost her house. She actually was more interested in the lives of Jem and Scout than in the fact that her house was just a pile of rubble. She also had a positive outlook on it, she was excited that she would be able to build a smaller house, thus having a larger yard in which to grow her garden. One lesson we should all learn from Miss Maudie is that we should take a positive outlook on even the most dire of situations. Most people would be weeping over their lost house, and the fact they would have to rebuild and have to find the money to finance it all. Instead, Miss Maudie looks at the positive side that she will have more room for her garden without such a big house.
Response to chapter 8
I think Miss Maudie was very laid back about her house burning to the ground. I think it is good to be optimistic. I don't think she would normally be happy though, I think she just wanted the opportunity to get a new house. She said she wanted to burn it. But I still think we can learn a lesson in optimism from her not really caring about it burning down. She took a bad situation and found a bright side to it. That is always a good quality to have.
I think that Boo Radley is the one leaving the "presents" in the knothole. I think he is trying to make a connection with them because he knows that they have been wondering about him. I think Boo is also trying to tell the kids that he's a nice person. Im not really sure why he will not leave his house yet, but im eager to find out!
Chapter Seven Response:
I think Boo Radley is leaving the gifts in the tree. I think the kind of person who would do this is both kind and shy. I feel he would be kind because you wouldn't expect someone to leave presents for complete strangers that they only know from seeing them from a distance. It was also kind of him to think of the children and go out of his way to leave the things for them, things that they enjoyed very much. I also think a person who did that would be shy because typically a person would leave a note or some way to tell who the gifts are from. Lastly, I think the person leaving the gifts would be shy because so far he/ she has made no contact with any of the children.
~Cailin
Chapter 7:
I think Boo Radley is leaving the gifts in the knothole. This makes sense because the tree with the knothole is on the Radley's property. I think that Boo is a nice guy, who is just very misunderstood. Everyone always thinks he's bad and scary, except for a few people. I think he likes Scout and Jem, since he leaves all of the things in the tree.
Ch 9:
I think it was very important for Atticus to take the controversial case. I believe it was to prove that Blacks are just as good as anyone else. I think it was also to show Scout and Jem that everyone were equal; Black and White. I thikn that he believes that here is a chance that he may win this case. I believe that Atticus was right in taking the case.
Adam, Caitlin, Polina, Adam and Cailin - I think the two of you have great opposing views. You should continue to view eachothers comments and expand your discussion. Keep tracking your feelings towards Boo as the story progresses; we'll retrace our comment at the end of the book!
Caitlin, Zach and Adam - Your comments about Miss Maudie and her reactions were spot on.
Polina - Nice response to Ch. 9's question. Do you think he has moral reasoning behind his choice? Can you site some text from the book to support your answer?
Again, thank you everyone for your participation! Keep up the excellent responses and feel free to comment to eachother like Caitlin and Adam did!
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