Homework

Good morning,

Today, we learned about a difficult case in history.  Emmett Till's brutal murder was one of the many sparks of the Civil Rights Movement.

Your homework is to answer the following question in a well developed paragraph:

How does the story of Emmett Till relate to the book To Kill a Mockingbird?  Give at least 3 examples.

I will be collecting To Kill a Mockingbird books tomorrow, please bring your copy.

I'll see you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Homework

Good morning,

Great work this morning!

Your homework:

In a well developed paragraph, answer the following questions:

Harper Lee’s use of language and grammar reflects the actual values and the beliefs of her characters. Did you find this helpful in forming a picture of them? Was it disturbing or distracting?

See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

A glimpse into the earth (volcanoes)

Good morning,

Great job today.  Remember that tomorrow we will not have a classroom so meet me in the library.

Your homework today is to answer the following questions:

1. What are the differences between the four types of volcanoes? Is there one distinguishing characteristic, or more than one
2. Describe the hazards that volcanoes present for humans who live near them
3. How do volcanoes form?

I'll see you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy

Homework

Good morning ((or afternoon) or evening),

Read the following excerpt from Chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird and explain how it illustrates the Golden Rule:

"Easy does it, son," Atticus would say.  "She's an old lady and she's ill.  You just hold your head high and be a gentleman.  Whatever she says to you, its your job not to let her make you mad."

Jem would say she must not be very sick, she hollered so.  when the three of us came to her house, Atticus would sweep off his hat, wave gallantly to her and say, "Good evening, Mrs. Dubose! You look like a picture" (133)

How does this illustrate the Golden Rule?

See you tomorrow,
Betsy

Mondays

Good morning,

A couple of reminders for the week:

- I will not be here on Thursday.  I will be at the mainsite and Mr. Dinmahamed will be here.

Your homework for tonight is to answer the following questions:

1. What do you learn about Atticus in this chapter?

2.  Based on what you know about Atticus, how does this chapter relate to Atticus taking a stand for Tom Robinson?

I'll see you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Graphing Linear Equations

Good morning,

Great job today!  I appreciate a little persistence in the face of adversity.

As a reminder, class begins at 8:00 AM.  You will be expected to finish your classwork every day.  If you miss the lesson, it makes the work much more difficult.  (That's my semi-public service announcement for the day)

Your homework is to to graph the linear equations from this morning.

Here is a reminder of the process:

Thumbs up,
Ms. Betsy

Chapter 9

Good morning,

Your homework tonight is to read chapter 9 in To Kill a Mockingbird,  and answer the following questions:

Chapter 9

1.How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson?

2.Scout and Jem have “mixed feelings” about Christmas? What are these feelings and why?

3.Uncle Jack Finch tells Scout that she is growing out of her pants. What does this mean?

4.When Francis talks to Scout he reveals an unpleasant feature of Aunt Alexandra. What is this?

5.Does Scout learn anything from overhearing Atticus's conversation with Uncle Jack? What does she learn?

6.Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it is important to the story.

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

Perception!

Good morning,

What a lovely rainy day!  Thank you for all of your hard work this morning.

Your homework tonight:

Scout's perception of Boo has changed through the first half of the story.  Write a well developed paragraph about how it's changed from chapter 1 through chapter 8.  Explain some of the reasons for this change and use direct evidence from the text.

See you tomorrow,
Ms. Betsy

There's no better time to do homework than on a cold Monday afternoon...

Hello,

Great work today.  Sometimes we need to read a text more than once to truly understand what the author is saying.  Your homework for tonight is to revisit the poem "Those Winter Sundays" and compare it to chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Use the table below to structure your answers.

	“Those Winter Sundays”	Chapter 6
How does this text relate to the Golden Rule?
How is this text structured?
How does the structure help create the meaning?

I'll see you tomorrow,

Ms Betsy

To Kill a Mockingbird

Good morning,

Great job today.  Your homework for the weekend is to read chapter 6.  Use the following questions as a guide to help you understand the chapter.

1. Why does Dill and Jem want to go for a walk?

2.  Why do the kids wait until nighttime before peeking into Boo's window?

3.  What does Jem keep calling Scout that bothers her so much and starts to become a bad word to her?

4. What happens after Dill's 2nd attempt to look inside the house?

5. What happened to Jem?

6.  What did the children do after?

7.  What does Nathan Radley call the intruders in his garden?

Have a great weekend,

Ms Betsy

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-"

Good morning,

Thank you for your hard work today.  Your homework for tonight is to answer the following questions:

1. What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? List qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job.

2. Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household?

3.  What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behavior during lunch suggest about his home life? \

4. How does Atticus treat Walter, and what does this show about Atticus’s character? What does it show about Walter?

5. Contrast the difference in the way Jem and Scout treat Walter. What does this show about the difference
between Jem and Scout at this point in the novel?

6. Atticus says that you never really understand a person “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”. What does this mean? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn? Why?

7. What do you learn in this chapter about the Ewells?

Remember, I will be at a meeting tomorrow morning.  Be respectful and work hard.

See you tomorrow (afternoon),
Ms. Betsy

What is the context??

Good morning,

Based on our reading this morning, use the context clues to finish your vocabulary practice.

Find the following words/phrases in the text and use context clues to figure out the definition.

Malevolent phantom (10)

Stealthy (10)

Alien (11)

See you tomorrow,

Ms Betsy

A new journey!

Good morning,

Welcome back from your long weekend.  I hope your holiday was filled with joy and great company.  Your homework for tonight:

Answer the following questions:

1. How is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird similar to the setting of the story "Of Mice and Men"?

2.  What is 1st person point of view?