Tuesday, 2/3

Pre--
Pull up TKAMB Ch. 13

Lesson--
Read TKAMB Ch. 13-14

The following will be used for our discussion, but you are encouraged to develop responses in your entries as additional material that you could use for the quiz; these kinds of questions might show up on it.

Vocabulary to keep an eye out for:
Curtness
Elusive
Caste System
Obliquely
Incestuous
Prerogative
Incurable
Formidable

Chapter 13
How does Aunt Alexandra view other families, or others in general? What is her sense of propriety (sense of standards or rules for behavior)?

What is Atticus' philosophy of family? Why? What is Alexandra's philosophy of family? Why?

Wendell Berry (who writes many poems inspired by his family farm in Kentuckty) claims that there are two kinds of Americans: Boomers and Stickers. Boomers are motivated by greed, money, and moving up, while Stickers are motivated by affection and love for a specific place. Boomers move around a lot; Stickers stay in one place. Are Atticus and Alexandra Boomers or Stickers? Why? What comment is Harper Lee's work making through their different character types?

Chapter 14
Is Atticus right to make his children honor all authority--even Alexandra's?
Why does Atticus show signs of change?
Why is Dill's appearance significant? Do you think he is telling the truth?
What might be Harper Lee's intention behind having the children bring up Boo Radley in discussion? How does it develop a theme?

Post--
Develop a single entry for Chapters 13-14.

Essay Revisions: Revising for Content (keep in your writing notes)
Content includes the ideas, claims, evidence, organization, and overall strength of your essay's development.
Based on your peer feedback, and your own knowledge of your writing, go to the Roane State Owl website for essay resources, and choose 2-3 topics to study and revise your essay in light of. You may want to bookmark this page for future reference. There is also a link on the left hand side of the blog.

(Note: content does NOT include grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics--we will cover these tomorrow.)

Remember, according to Flannery O'Connor:

"The novelist begins his work where human knowledge begins--with the senses; he works through the limitations of matter..."

Thus, the essayist begins where reader engages with the concrete, angular, pointy, sharp details he or she has sensed--in this case, those found in To Kill a Mockingbird. You must work within the limitations of the textual evidence. Rather than creating an interpretation that imposes something upon the story, create an interpretation that rises forth from the gritty details of the story. 


HW--
Revise Essay--final is due on Block Day. Tonight, focus on revising for content.
Finish Ch. 13-14 + 1 entry
Be sure to complete the PeerMark assignment on turnitin.com by 11:59 tonight!
Read Q3 Book--stay on schedule.