Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mystery Blanket
I don't think that Boo Radley is that bad of a person. He may stay in his house all the time and seem crazy..but that night of the fire, he gave Scout a blanket because it was really cold out. I thought that it was nice of him and it shows that maybe he isn't crazy after all...i've changed my views some.
Feeling Bad for Boo....
Does anyone else feel bad for Boo Radley? I mean no one really knows how long he had been stuck in that house. If I was stuck in a house like he was I think I would go crazy!! How can he not come outside? Doesn't your body need sunlight to survive? I just do not understand how it is possible for him to stay in that house.
Atticus
Why is it that they (Jem and Scout) call their dad by his first name? Anybody have any ideas?
Knot-hole Tree
Why do you think the tree was filled up with cement? If the tree wasn't sick, then why did Mr. Radley fill it up. Since he filled it then I suspect he wasn't the one putting the things there in the first place. I think that Boo Radley was the one leaving things in the tree. But I don't know why he would do that unless he is looking for some friends.
Boo Radley?
Why is Arthur Radley called Boo Radley?
Did I miss something?
Somebody please explain it to me.
Did I miss something?
Somebody please explain it to me.
Dill and his lies...
Is Dill really lying about his dad and a few little things about his life?
I feel kind of bad for him because of the way that Scout calls him out
on lying. Maybe Dill doesn't have any friends back where he lives?
Hopefully when we get a little further in the book, it will tell us a little
more about Dill. What do you all think? Is Dill telling the truth about
his dad?
I feel kind of bad for him because of the way that Scout calls him out
on lying. Maybe Dill doesn't have any friends back where he lives?
Hopefully when we get a little further in the book, it will tell us a little
more about Dill. What do you all think? Is Dill telling the truth about
his dad?
Remember When..
Okay.
Now that we have gotten farther into the book we can't all say that the book is boring, or confusing for that matter. I mean really, I find it interesting because I relate to it. Not the time period or the events that happen but simply the way of life. Do you remember when it was all fun and games and our biggest trials were trying to find a decent game to play? I miss those days and I like this book for allowing me to remember those.
Now that we have gotten farther into the book we can't all say that the book is boring, or confusing for that matter. I mean really, I find it interesting because I relate to it. Not the time period or the events that happen but simply the way of life. Do you remember when it was all fun and games and our biggest trials were trying to find a decent game to play? I miss those days and I like this book for allowing me to remember those.
Miss Caroline & Excellent Teaching Methods!
It seems ironic to me that Miss Caroline, a teacher, is telling Scout she shouldn't be able to read. On page 17 she says "Now you tell you father not to teach you any more...and I'll try to undo the damage." It just seems silly to me that a teacher is encouraging a good student not to try. Why not encourage Scout? Nope, no encouraging words, lets just tell her she's wrong because she didn't learn the "right" way. Anyone else see this as ironic, especially coming from a teahcer?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Blogging Etiquette/Reading rules
1. If you are going to say anything beyond the assigned reading, announce it by putting the word SPOILER in the title!
2. Do not wait until you are too tired to start reading! You won't read for the right reasons, you won't think critically about the book, and you won't have anything of value to say! You get out of it what you put into it!
3. Do not judge a book by the first chapter--it is EXPOSITION. It sets up the characters, some of the setting-time and place, and some of the possible themes of the novel. ACTION takes place, for the most part, after exposition.
2. Do not wait until you are too tired to start reading! You won't read for the right reasons, you won't think critically about the book, and you won't have anything of value to say! You get out of it what you put into it!
3. Do not judge a book by the first chapter--it is EXPOSITION. It sets up the characters, some of the setting-time and place, and some of the possible themes of the novel. ACTION takes place, for the most part, after exposition.
Listen to That Imagery...
Seriously, listen to this imagery:
" Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainey weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer's day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft tea cakes with a frosting of sweat and sweet talcum."
Enough said. Bow down. :)
" Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainey weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer's day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. Men's stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft tea cakes with a frosting of sweat and sweet talcum."
Enough said. Bow down. :)
How old is Scout?
Scout is the narrator of the novel. But, my goodness, her vocabulary and diction are quite sophisticated. Are there any clues in chapter one as to her age? What do you think and why? Use specifics from the story.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Getting Started
Here's what to do...
1. make sure that you have a working e-mail
2. come up to my computer and type in your address
3. open your e-mail and click on the link in the message from me
4. Create your account.
5. Read chapter one of the novel
6. Begin to blog
1. make sure that you have a working e-mail
2. come up to my computer and type in your address
3. open your e-mail and click on the link in the message from me
4. Create your account.
5. Read chapter one of the novel
6. Begin to blog
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
