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Podcast Discussion Questions

To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 1-5 Questions for podcast discussion

Concept: Discuss how the various locations in which the events of the first five chapters occur allow the reader to be exposed to the characters and various conflicts in the story.

Concept: Maycomb operates on a sort of caste system. That is, the family a person is born into determines the expectation for how that person is to act, what they will do for a living, etc. It also establishes how well respected they will be in the community. What evidence do you see of this caste system?

Concept: Why do you suppose Lee chooses for Scout to have such a hard time on her first day of school? What is she setting us up for?

Reading Schedule

When you arrive in class on __________ you will have read through chapter ________.

April 8, 5
April 12, 11
April 16, 16
April 20, 20
April 22, 22
April 26, 26
April 30, 31

Thoughts on The Princess Bride?

What is the director trying to say, and how is he attempting to say it? Post your response in the comments section for extra credit. Be specific, and make your insights stick by crafting your comment rather than simply spitting it.

The Parts of the Whole

What is a plot? In the context of a story, it is the sequence of related events. 

In the story of the world, the people who influence the plot of our collective history an be thought of as characters. We studied biographies of people who had an impact on the 20th century. I have been impressing upon you the idea that all of these people can be shown to be connected in some way. Think of it as a sort of six degrees of separation for historical figures. 

In the coming week we'll be making connections. That's all I'm going to say for now.

Dec. 7

Don't forget--entire class presentation will take place on Monday.

Upcoming Weeks

OCT 26   Narrative and Descriptive Writing Exercises. Revision assignment (Due Thursday by 3 PM)

OCT 28   Descriptive Exercise: Introduction of the assignment: The Important Place Essay  Vocabulary: Sensory Language Handout

NOV 2  Personifying a room: Personality, etcetera; Paragraph titles; The writing process

NOV 4   Rough Draft of the Essay: Time for writing and discussion.

NOV 6   Final Revised Draft: Peer Review Workshop

NOV 9   By 10:00 PM, your composition is due. Bring a hard copy to class with you on the 10th.

NOV 10   Bring a hard copy of your essay to class.