Post # 7
Choice C: So far, is this a novel about race? Class? Gender? Coming of Age?
Place? Select and defend your answer
I think this book is about racism because of what happen with tom Robison. Atticus
was not races unlike people in Maycomb he took the case and did not back down
because he was black. Jem and Scout do not see that line between white and black.
When they were watching the court case they sat where the black people sat. One of
the people that were races was Mr. Ewell. He rape his own daughter beat her, and
blamed it on a black person. And when Tom said he felt sorry for his daughter
everyone was shocked. Because the Ewells are poor but everyone thinks that black
people are always going to be at the bottom of the chart. When he said that it was
shocking to them that a black person was higher than them. Then Mr. Ewell killed Tom
and killed himself. This boo is about racism, and Scout growing up seeing the world,
and what is the good and the bad.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Good things.. and Bad things..
Sabrina Jackson
Q: How do you think the story (what you read so far) would have changed if Scout and
Jem had a mother present in their lives? Would it change for the better or for the
worse? Explain your thoughts.
Journal #6
If Jem and Scouts mom were their lives would change, for the better. If she
was their Scout would act more like a lady, because scout is around a lot of boys
like her dad, brother, and Dill. Aunt Alexandra wouldn't be there with them. I don't
think Aunt Alexandra is a good influence on the kids because she races, and the kids
hate her. Cal is kind of like their mother she give them advice, punishes them when
they do wrong, and the kids love her.
The bad things about the mother being there is the dad wouldn't be close
to the kids as much as the mother. Because he works a lot and the mother would do
most of the work with the kids. Cal wouldn't be there because the mom does the
cooking and the cleaning. They might also be races because Cal not their and they
don't have African American influence, and would believe the people that talk about
them.
Q: How do you think the story (what you read so far) would have changed if Scout and
Jem had a mother present in their lives? Would it change for the better or for the
worse? Explain your thoughts.
Journal #6
If Jem and Scouts mom were their lives would change, for the better. If she
was their Scout would act more like a lady, because scout is around a lot of boys
like her dad, brother, and Dill. Aunt Alexandra wouldn't be there with them. I don't
think Aunt Alexandra is a good influence on the kids because she races, and the kids
hate her. Cal is kind of like their mother she give them advice, punishes them when
they do wrong, and the kids love her.
The bad things about the mother being there is the dad wouldn't be close
to the kids as much as the mother. Because he works a lot and the mother would do
most of the work with the kids. Cal wouldn't be there because the mom does the
cooking and the cleaning. They might also be races because Cal not their and they
don't have African American influence, and would believe the people that talk about
them.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
fights, fights, fights
Journal #5
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal
Jem is getting older growing up its seems to me that I am not really maturing faster
than he is. Cal took us to church one day and she talks weird. I mean she talks
weird when she around them. When she seen them she talked like them but when she was
around us she speak educated. When we came home from church I seen my Aunt
Alexandra on the porch she says she is going to stay here for "a while". That could
be mouths or even years. I don't have a deep connection with her we have very short
conversations. She and Atticus told me that this was good because they think i need
a feminine influence. Personally i think she should be here nothing bads going on,
and the bad thing about her being here is that she wants to get rid of Cal. I asked
Atticus id i could go to Cals house but Aunt Alexandra answer the question for me
and said no. I told her i didn't asked her and Atticus told me to apologize and
after i did i went to my room. Atticus and Aunt Alexandra got into a fight about
that. I thought they were talking about me and i felt like running away but they
were talking about Cal. Also that night me and Jem got into a fight because he said
if i wouldn't annoy auntie he would spanked me he thinks he could spank me he does
not have that right. So I tackled him and he punched me then i tackle again and
Atticus heard us and told me to go to bed. He was the one who stared it. When i went
to go to bed i felt something I told Jem to see what was under and it was dill he
ran away from home. We got him something to eat and when to bed. Atticus didn't tell
his Auntie which was good so he wouldn't get in trouble.
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal
Jem is getting older growing up its seems to me that I am not really maturing faster
than he is. Cal took us to church one day and she talks weird. I mean she talks
weird when she around them. When she seen them she talked like them but when she was
around us she speak educated. When we came home from church I seen my Aunt
Alexandra on the porch she says she is going to stay here for "a while". That could
be mouths or even years. I don't have a deep connection with her we have very short
conversations. She and Atticus told me that this was good because they think i need
a feminine influence. Personally i think she should be here nothing bads going on,
and the bad thing about her being here is that she wants to get rid of Cal. I asked
Atticus id i could go to Cals house but Aunt Alexandra answer the question for me
and said no. I told her i didn't asked her and Atticus told me to apologize and
after i did i went to my room. Atticus and Aunt Alexandra got into a fight about
that. I thought they were talking about me and i felt like running away but they
were talking about Cal. Also that night me and Jem got into a fight because he said
if i wouldn't annoy auntie he would spanked me he thinks he could spank me he does
not have that right. So I tackled him and he punched me then i tackle again and
Atticus heard us and told me to go to bed. He was the one who stared it. When i went
to go to bed i felt something I told Jem to see what was under and it was dill he
ran away from home. We got him something to eat and when to bed. Atticus didn't tell
his Auntie which was good so he wouldn't get in trouble.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Growing up
Perspective: Scout
Journal # 4
Dear Journal,
Were growing up Atticus is not getting any younger he doesn't do any cool jobs he
just works in an office not in a drugs store did not drive a dump truck for the
county and was not a sheriff. No he just a boring old office worker, and the other
day when Jem asked him to play some foot ball he says "I am too old for that". He
even wears glasses he was nearly blind on his left eye. He did do things that our
schoolmates did. Its just seems that Atticus is old and boring. But one day he
changed the way I thought. Me and jem were walking one day and seen a dog, it wasn't
just any normal dog walking on the street this dog looked sick and deadly. Jem told
me to get into the house we told Cal and she called and told everybody on the block
to stay in their house and there was a mad dog on the loose! She called the sheriff
and Atticus and came down to look at the dog. He said the dog was deadly and told
Atticus to shoot the dog. Atticus never liked guns or shooting any thing. Jem had a
play gun and he said " you can shoot blue jays and cans but it is a sin to kill a
mocking bird". I didn't under stand what that meant so I asked Ms Maudie she said
mocking bird are special and they copy whatever noise they hear and sing
beautifully. Atticus took the gun aimed and shot the dog. I was so surprise when Ms.
Maudie told me that Atticus was the deadly shot in Maycomb county in his time. Now i
didn't feel so ashamed of him. Later the week, we started going to town more. the
only way there was to go through Mrs. Dubose's pathway. Every time we walk by her
house, she would say something mean about Atticus and us. Jem couldn't take it
anymore he got so mad that he went to the store bought a baton with his birthday
money, gave it to me, broke it, and trashed her yard. Atticus found out and for his
punishment he had to read to Mrs. Dubose's was a month. he read to her for about a
week and unfortunately died. before she died she left a box for Jem it was a flower
Jem looked very angry and threw the box in the fire but later he was hold and
appreciate the flower I guess that was her way of saying I am sorry.
Journal # 4
Dear Journal,
Were growing up Atticus is not getting any younger he doesn't do any cool jobs he
just works in an office not in a drugs store did not drive a dump truck for the
county and was not a sheriff. No he just a boring old office worker, and the other
day when Jem asked him to play some foot ball he says "I am too old for that". He
even wears glasses he was nearly blind on his left eye. He did do things that our
schoolmates did. Its just seems that Atticus is old and boring. But one day he
changed the way I thought. Me and jem were walking one day and seen a dog, it wasn't
just any normal dog walking on the street this dog looked sick and deadly. Jem told
me to get into the house we told Cal and she called and told everybody on the block
to stay in their house and there was a mad dog on the loose! She called the sheriff
and Atticus and came down to look at the dog. He said the dog was deadly and told
Atticus to shoot the dog. Atticus never liked guns or shooting any thing. Jem had a
play gun and he said " you can shoot blue jays and cans but it is a sin to kill a
mocking bird". I didn't under stand what that meant so I asked Ms Maudie she said
mocking bird are special and they copy whatever noise they hear and sing
beautifully. Atticus took the gun aimed and shot the dog. I was so surprise when Ms.
Maudie told me that Atticus was the deadly shot in Maycomb county in his time. Now i
didn't feel so ashamed of him. Later the week, we started going to town more. the
only way there was to go through Mrs. Dubose's pathway. Every time we walk by her
house, she would say something mean about Atticus and us. Jem couldn't take it
anymore he got so mad that he went to the store bought a baton with his birthday
money, gave it to me, broke it, and trashed her yard. Atticus found out and for his
punishment he had to read to Mrs. Dubose's was a month. he read to her for about a
week and unfortunately died. before she died she left a box for Jem it was a flower
Jem looked very angry and threw the box in the fire but later he was hold and
appreciate the flower I guess that was her way of saying I am sorry.
The tree is dead
Prospective: Jem
Chapters 7,9
Dear Journal,
Me and scout were walking to school last month and as we were walking to school I said “Look
Scout!” someone had put cement in our tree. At first Scout said someone else stuff, we both agreed to
leave it there for a while, and if someone comes and gets it then its their tree. We left it for three days
and no one came for it so we made it our tree. Me and Scout were thinking who put cement in our tree.
Maybe Mr Nathan? The next day sure enough it was him he said the tree was dying and that's why he
did that. But Atticus said the tree was healthy. A month went by it turned from Autumn to Winter and
old Mr. Radley died. Atticus went to go to the Radley 's house but didn't see Boo Radley. The next
mourning Scout woke up and said the world was ending but it was just snow, it was her first time
seeing snow. I seen snow before but it rarely snows here. Me and Scout build a snowman it look just
like Mr. Avery. Atticus said it looked lovely but it wasn't nice for Mr. Avery. The next morning woke
me and Scout up it seem it seemed to be a fire at Ms. Matties house. Atticus told us to stay at the
Radleys front gate. We were watching the fire man trying to take out the fire. We also see people taking
out furniture from here house. We went home and made breakfast Atticus told Scout to say thank you to
Boo Radley. Scout asked “Why?”. Atticus said while she was watching the firemen putting out the fire
Boo came out and put a blanket over Scout to keep her warm, if only Scout had turn around.
Chapters 7,9
Dear Journal,
Me and scout were walking to school last month and as we were walking to school I said “Look
Scout!” someone had put cement in our tree. At first Scout said someone else stuff, we both agreed to
leave it there for a while, and if someone comes and gets it then its their tree. We left it for three days
and no one came for it so we made it our tree. Me and Scout were thinking who put cement in our tree.
Maybe Mr Nathan? The next day sure enough it was him he said the tree was dying and that's why he
did that. But Atticus said the tree was healthy. A month went by it turned from Autumn to Winter and
old Mr. Radley died. Atticus went to go to the Radley 's house but didn't see Boo Radley. The next
mourning Scout woke up and said the world was ending but it was just snow, it was her first time
seeing snow. I seen snow before but it rarely snows here. Me and Scout build a snowman it look just
like Mr. Avery. Atticus said it looked lovely but it wasn't nice for Mr. Avery. The next morning woke
me and Scout up it seem it seemed to be a fire at Ms. Matties house. Atticus told us to stay at the
Radleys front gate. We were watching the fire man trying to take out the fire. We also see people taking
out furniture from here house. We went home and made breakfast Atticus told Scout to say thank you to
Boo Radley. Scout asked “Why?”. Atticus said while she was watching the firemen putting out the fire
Boo came out and put a blanket over Scout to keep her warm, if only Scout had turn around.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
The hole in the tree
Perspective: Scout
4-7
Journal #2
Dear journal
I was walking home from school today and I looked in the hole of the tree and seen a
piece of unchewed gum. I ate it but Jem told me to spit it out and if I didn't he
would tell Cal. As we were walking by the Radleys place I reached into the hole and
seen another pointy piece of tinfoil. We ran home, opened the tinfoil,and seen
really old Indian heads. I said what if that was someone hiding spot and if we
should keep them. Jem suggested that we would keep them and ask if it was anyone if
it was theirs. Dill came the next day we usually played a lot of games when he was
around but we all got tried of the same games. I suggested that we get into a tire
and roll it down a hill I think Jem got mad at me because he pushed me hard down the
hill. The tire rolled all the way down to the Radleys place luckily I got out the
tire. I told Jem to go get it but he was too scared we made fun of him a little then
he went to the gate quickly got the tire and bought it back. We played another game
call Boo Radley he was the scary neighbor that no one knew about. Atticus asked us
what we were playing Jem said we were doing nothing because if he knew what we were
playing he would get mad, but I think he already knows. Jem kicked me out of the
games because he got tired of my nagging so I went to be with Ms. Maudie she was
nice she would let us play in the yard as long as we would be careful of her
flowers. I asked her what does she thing of Boo Radley. She first tells me that his
real name is Aurthur and that she knew him when he was little and he was a nice kid,
and he would hurt anything. She also thinks he is still alive. Dill and Jem tried to
give a note to Boo that says to come out and hang out with us but Atticus caught
them and told us that we should respect his privacy.
4-7
Journal #2
Dear journal
I was walking home from school today and I looked in the hole of the tree and seen a
piece of unchewed gum. I ate it but Jem told me to spit it out and if I didn't he
would tell Cal. As we were walking by the Radleys place I reached into the hole and
seen another pointy piece of tinfoil. We ran home, opened the tinfoil,and seen
really old Indian heads. I said what if that was someone hiding spot and if we
should keep them. Jem suggested that we would keep them and ask if it was anyone if
it was theirs. Dill came the next day we usually played a lot of games when he was
around but we all got tried of the same games. I suggested that we get into a tire
and roll it down a hill I think Jem got mad at me because he pushed me hard down the
hill. The tire rolled all the way down to the Radleys place luckily I got out the
tire. I told Jem to go get it but he was too scared we made fun of him a little then
he went to the gate quickly got the tire and bought it back. We played another game
call Boo Radley he was the scary neighbor that no one knew about. Atticus asked us
what we were playing Jem said we were doing nothing because if he knew what we were
playing he would get mad, but I think he already knows. Jem kicked me out of the
games because he got tired of my nagging so I went to be with Ms. Maudie she was
nice she would let us play in the yard as long as we would be careful of her
flowers. I asked her what does she thing of Boo Radley. She first tells me that his
real name is Aurthur and that she knew him when he was little and he was a nice kid,
and he would hurt anything. She also thinks he is still alive. Dill and Jem tried to
give a note to Boo that says to come out and hang out with us but Atticus caught
them and told us that we should respect his privacy.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The new kid/teacher
Journal #1
Chapters 1-3
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal,
I met a new kid named dill. His real name is Charles his name is longer than him.
When we first seen him we thought he was a strange little kid but we started to like
him a little bit. Dill dared my brother Jem,, to get Mr. Radley out of his house. Jem
was too afraid to knock on the door and make him come out so told Jem to only touch
the house. He was so scared at first but he knew he had been dare and he never turned
down a dare. I didn’t think that Jem would do that he looked so sacred I would have
been to. That house is one of the creepyest and scariest things I have ever seen in
my life. It was my first day of school my new teacher was not very nice. She whipped
me and told me to stand in the coner just because I knew how to read. She said to
tell my dad to stop teaching me and thats the teachers job. Later she also offered
Walter Cunningham a quarter because he had no lunch. “You can pay me back tomarro
Walter” she said. But he just stood there and shook his head. He was poor he couldn't
pay her back and, he probably never seen quarter in his life. He came from a poor
family that only repays with food from their farm. I explian to her that he was poor
and probably never seen a quarter in his life. I also told her he couldn't pay her
back. She just stood their looking at me like I was jokeing and making this up, but
it is true he is poor.
Chapters 1-3
Perspective: Scout
Dear Journal,
I met a new kid named dill. His real name is Charles his name is longer than him.
When we first seen him we thought he was a strange little kid but we started to like
him a little bit. Dill dared my brother Jem,, to get Mr. Radley out of his house. Jem
was too afraid to knock on the door and make him come out so told Jem to only touch
the house. He was so scared at first but he knew he had been dare and he never turned
down a dare. I didn’t think that Jem would do that he looked so sacred I would have
been to. That house is one of the creepyest and scariest things I have ever seen in
my life. It was my first day of school my new teacher was not very nice. She whipped
me and told me to stand in the coner just because I knew how to read. She said to
tell my dad to stop teaching me and thats the teachers job. Later she also offered
Walter Cunningham a quarter because he had no lunch. “You can pay me back tomarro
Walter” she said. But he just stood there and shook his head. He was poor he couldn't
pay her back and, he probably never seen quarter in his life. He came from a poor
family that only repays with food from their farm. I explian to her that he was poor
and probably never seen a quarter in his life. I also told her he couldn't pay her
back. She just stood their looking at me like I was jokeing and making this up, but
it is true he is poor.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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NAME Sabrina______ DATE_____7/18/2010
BOOK_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants _______
AUTHOR_ Ann Brashares_ PAGES __87____-_128______
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK__41________
QUESTION 1: . Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
RESPONSE 1: Yes because the author is very descriptive and adds a lot of feelings. Mostly about their lives and about their best friends.
QUESTION 2: 14. What other character(s) beside the main character is really important to the story? How and why?
RESPONSE 2: The 4 best friends are the main charters and the author talk about their each different lives. All of they're names are Bridget, Tibby, Lena, and Carmen.
BOOK_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants _______
AUTHOR_ Ann Brashares_ PAGES __87____-_128______
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK__41________
QUESTION 1: . Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
RESPONSE 1: Yes because the author is very descriptive and adds a lot of feelings. Mostly about their lives and about their best friends.
QUESTION 2: 14. What other character(s) beside the main character is really important to the story? How and why?
RESPONSE 2: The 4 best friends are the main charters and the author talk about their each different lives. All of they're names are Bridget, Tibby, Lena, and Carmen.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Sisterhood of the traveling pants 2nd post
NAME Sabrina______ DATE_____2/11/2010
BOOK_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants _______
AUTHOR_ Ann Brashares_____ PAGES _42_____-_87______
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK___45_______
QUESTION 1: 13. Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
RESPONSE 1: Bridget because she gives other advice ,is very daring, and is their when they need her.
QUESTION 2: 11. What do you think is the theme (author’s message) in this book?
RESPONSE 2: The theme of this book is that no matter what friends will be there even if they are spilt up.
BOOK_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants _______
AUTHOR_ Ann Brashares_____ PAGES _42_____-_87______
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK___45_______
QUESTION 1: 13. Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
RESPONSE 1: Bridget because she gives other advice ,is very daring, and is their when they need her.
QUESTION 2: 11. What do you think is the theme (author’s message) in this book?
RESPONSE 2: The theme of this book is that no matter what friends will be there even if they are spilt up.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
blog 1 sisterhood of the traveling pants
NAME Sabrina_ DATE__2/4/2010_
BOOK:_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants___________________
AUTHOR Ann Brashares____ PAGES ___1___-___42____
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 42__________
QUESTION 1: Make up a motto that one of the characters seems to live by. How and why does this fit the character?
RESPONSE 1: laugh cry share the pants, this mean that they are friend and no matter what happen we still have our friend ship and we should share the pants just like our friendship.
QUESTION 2: 16. Which character would you like (or not like) to be your friend? Why?
RESPONSE 2: I like two charters Carmen, and Bridget . I like Carmen because she caring, silly and will do any thing to bring her friends together. I like Bridget because she is friendly, tomboy, and daring
BOOK:_ Sisterhood of the traveling pants___________________
AUTHOR Ann Brashares____ PAGES ___1___-___42____
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 42__________
QUESTION 1: Make up a motto that one of the characters seems to live by. How and why does this fit the character?
RESPONSE 1: laugh cry share the pants, this mean that they are friend and no matter what happen we still have our friend ship and we should share the pants just like our friendship.
QUESTION 2: 16. Which character would you like (or not like) to be your friend? Why?
RESPONSE 2: I like two charters Carmen, and Bridget . I like Carmen because she caring, silly and will do any thing to bring her friends together. I like Bridget because she is friendly, tomboy, and daring
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Independent Reading Project
For the Independent Reading Project I want to read is the sisterhood of the
traveling pants book Number three. Its about these three girls who are best friends
about they basicly tell about their life and how the pants brings them together. I
want to read this book becuase it has a lot of drama and its about best friends. I
love drama and reading about best friends.
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