Wed, 4/20

Psalm 20

1 

May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;

    may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

2 

May he send you help from the sanctuary

    and grant you support from Zion.

3 

May he remember all your sacrifices

    and accept your burnt offerings.[b]

4 

May he give you the desire of your heart

    and make all your plans succeed.

5 

May we shout for joy over your victory

    and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

May the Lord grant all your requests.

6 

Now this I know:

    The Lord gives victory to his anointed.

He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary

    with the victorious power of his right hand.

7 

Some trust in chariots and some in horses,

    but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

8 

They are brought to their knees and fall,

    but we rise up and stand firm.

9 

Lord, give victory to the king!

    Answer us when we call!

    Today we will go over Tom Robinson's Testimony from the trial in chapter 19. The important aspect of this scene is that Atticus is trying to humanize Tom. Atticus is attempting to peel off the layers of prejudice, stereotype, and ugliness the society of  Macomb sees him as. He's trying to not let bias overpower Tom's testimony. 

Open Mind

1. This is a three part creative assignment designed to get you into the characters minds. Choose a character from the list of characters below. On a piece of paper given to you, draw a picture of how you see the character in your mind. The details of the drawing should have meaning, for example a furrowed brow would represent weariness or concern. Raised eyebrows would indicate shock etc. 

2. Then, find a quote that captures the essence of the character at this point in the book. 

3. Choose 5-7 words, phrases, and symbols/pictures of what would be going inside the mind of the character at this pivotal point in our novel. Do not use generic words such as he's angry, or she's hysterical or she's a liar.  Those are stating the obvious.  Please be more specific. Here are a few words, phrases, and symbols for Atticus Finch: compassionate, impartial,  weary, fighting racism and stereotypes, glasses (a symbol of his analytic mind looking for the facts), gavel (represents his wanting justice to be served or for the law to be carried out), a scale (he's trying to weigh the truth), bringing out beauty (ugly duckling= swan). If this is not finished in class, it is due next block period, 4/21-22. 

The characters you can choose from are: Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell, Judge Taylor, Mr. Gilmer, Dill, Scout, Jem. 

You can use thesaurus.com if you want generic words to be more specific. 

HW: Finish the Open Mind Assignment by block day this week.