I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Spring Break!
In today's class, students took their mid-term exams.
Homework: Over Spring Break, students need to complete the following assignment regarding To Kill a Mockingbird:
1.) Read chapters 1-8 in TKAM, and write paragraph-long summaries of each chapter.
2.) Complete the pre-reading packet. You can find each page of the packet below...
(Google docs is currently unavailable, which is why these sheets are in this format....)
All Spring Break work will be due on Monday, March 19th.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we reviewed the final and took any last-minute questions that the students had about the graduation exam.
Sheet #1
Pre-Reading Activity for To
Kill a Mockingbird
In this book, you will come across many legal terms. Look up the definitions to the following
words, in relation to the justice system, and fill in the blanks with the
appropriate terms from the box to complete the definitions.
Word Bank
Acquittal
Appeal
Contempt
Convict
Cross-examine
Defendant
Evidence
Jury
Litigant
Prosecute
Solicitor
Subpoena
Testify
Testimony
Verdict
1. A(n) is a legal writ requiring one’s appearance in court.
2. A(n) is a body of persons sworn to hear a case and hand down a verdict.
3. The chief law officer in a city town or
government.
4. One who is engaged in a lawsuit.
5. To is to bear witness under oath.
6. One against whom an action is brought.
7. is a declaration of fact given before a court.
8. To question a witness already examined by
the opposing side.
9. Open disrespect toward the authority of a
court of law.
10. is statements, documents, and objects
admissible as testimony.
11. To initiate legal or court action against
someone.
12. The decision reached by a jury.
13. A is the judgment of a jury or judge that a person
is not guilty.
14. To is to request a transfer of a case to a higher
court for a new trial.
15. To is to find guilty by the verdict of a court.
Sheet #2
What do YOU
think??
In
preparation for reading To Kill a
Mockingbird, write your initial, gut reaction to the following twelve
statements. Tell whether you agree or
disagree by writing a paragraph for each item.
The items in this questionnaire all relate to themes and issues in To Kill a Mockingbird.
1. All men are created equal.
2. Girls should act like girls.
3. It’s okay to be different from what
people expect of you.
4. Nobody is all bad or all good. There is at least some good in everyone.
5. Some words are so offensive that they
should never be said or written.
6. Under our justice system, all
citizens are treated fairly in our courts of law.
7. The old idiom, “Sticks and stone may
break my bones but words can never hurt me,” is true.
8. Speaking standard grammar proves that
a person is smart.
9. A hero is born, not made.
10. No one is above the law.
11. Education is the great equalizer.
12. When the law does not succeed in
punishing criminals, citizens should do so. (What about when the situation
involves the state and the federal government, as in the case of Casey
Anthony?)
Major Characters in To Kill a
Mockingbird
Use this handout as a guide to help you keep all
of the characters in To Kill a
Mockingbird in order. Fill it out as
you read, and when you meet a new character fill out his/her description on the
handout.
Character Name
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Occupation
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Place in Maycomb’s Economy
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Relation to Scout
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Do we like them?
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Scout
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Jem
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Dill
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Atticus
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Calpurnia
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Boo Radley
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Nathan Radley
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Walter Cunningham (sr.)
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Miss Maudie
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Bob Ewell
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Mayella Ewell
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Tom Robinson
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Heck Tate
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Aunt Alexandria
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