HW Mr. Padilla 12-21-15

Homework

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Topic:  The residents of Maycomb are so angry that Atticus is defending a black man that they formed an angry mob and threatened to hurt Atticus if he didn’t let them get Tom Robinson.  Afterward Jem and Atticus have a conversation:

Chapter 13

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“They were after you, weren’t they?” Jem went to him. “They wanted to get you, didn’t they?”

Atticus lowered the paper and gazed at Jem. “What have you been reading?” he asked. Then he said gently, “No son, those were our friends.”

“It wasn’t a—a gang?” Jem was looking from the corners of his eyes.

Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it. “No, we don’t have mobs and that nonsense in Maycomb. I’ve never heard of a gang in Maycomb.”

“Ku Klux got after some Catholics one time.”

“Never heard of any Catholics in Maycomb either,” said Atticus, “you’re confusing that with something else. Way back about nineteen-twenty there was a Klan, but it was a political organization more than anything. Besides, they couldn’t find anybody to scare. They paraded by Mr. Sam Levy’s house one night, but Sam just stood on his porch and told ‘em things had come to a pretty pass, he’d sold ’em the very sheets on their backs. Sam made ‘em so ashamed of themselves they went away.”

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“They were after you, weren’t they?” Jem went to him. “They wanted to get you, didn’t they?”

Atticus lowered the paper and gazed at Jem. “What have you been reading?” he asked. Then he said…, “No son, those were our friends.”

“It wasn’t a—a gang?” Jem was looking from the corners of his eyes.

Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it. “No, we don’t have mobs and that nonsense in Maycomb. I’ve never heard of a gang in Maycomb.”

“Ku Klux got after some Catholics one time.”

“Never heard of any Catholics in Maycomb either,” said Atticus, “you’re confusing that with something else. Way back … there was a Klan, but it was a political organization more than anything. Besides, they couldn’t find anybody to scare. They paraded by Mr. Sam Levy’s house one night, but Sam just stood on his porch and told ‘em things …Sam made ‘em so ashamed of themselves they went away.”

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“They were after you, weren’t they?” Jem went to him. “They wanted to get you, didn’t they?”

Atticus lowered the paper and gazed at Jem. “What have you been reading?” he asked. Then he said…, “No son, those were our friends.”

“It wasn’t a—a gang?” Jem was looking from the corners of his eyes.

Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it. “No, we don’t have mobs … in Maycomb. I’ve never heard of a gang in Maycomb.”

“Ku Klux got after some Catholics one time.”

“Never heard of any Catholics in Maycomb either,” said Atticus, “…Way back … there was a Klan, but it was a political organization more than anything. Besides, they couldn’t find anybody to scare. They paraded by Mr. Sam Levy’s house one night, but Sam just … told ‘em things …Sam made ‘em so ashamed of themselves they went away.”

Option 1: Base your responses on what you learned and read.

1.     How do you think that Jem feels? Cite the text to back up your response.

2.     How does Atticus try to make Jem feel better? Cite the text to back up your response.

Option 2: Today we also learned about the ugly things that people will do when their hearts are filled with hate.  We also discussed how people can feel ashamed when they realize the error of their ways.

Write a paragraph discussing your feelings on why people sometimes can let hate get the best of them.  Do you think people have the ability to control themselves, or is hatred so strong that there is nothing they can do? Cite the text to back up your response.

Option 3:  Base response on the text.

1.     Do you think Jem is scared? Explain why or why not? Give evidence from the reading.

2.     What does Atticus say when Jem asked if the mob was a gang?

3.     What story does Atticus tell Jem about the Klu Klux Klan?

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-21-15

Parents/guardians, please assist your children with today’s homework.

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Uncle Jack…was one of the few men of science who never terrified me, probably because he never behaved like a doctor. Whenever he performed a minor service for Jem and me, as removing a splinter from a foot, he would tell us exactly what he was going to do, give us an estimation of how much it would hurt, and explain the use of any tongs he employed. One Christmas I lurked in corners nursing a twisted splinter in my foot, permitting no one to come near me. When Uncle Jack caught me, he kept me laughing about a preacher who hated going to church so much that every day he stood at his gate in his dressing-gown, smoking … and delivering five-minute sermons to any passers-by who desired spiritual comfort. I interrupted to make Uncle Jack let me know when he would pull it out, but he held up a bloody splinter in a pair of tweezers and said he yanked it while I was laughing, that was what was known as relativity.

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Uncle Jack…was one of the few men of science who never terrified me, … because he never behaved like a doctor. Whenever he performed a minor service for Jem and me, as removing a splinter from a foot, he would tell us exactly what he was going to do, give us an estimation of how much it would hurt, and explain the use of any tongs he employed. One Christmas I… twisted splinter in my foot, permitting no one to come near me. When Uncle Jack caught me, he kept me laughing about a preacher who hated going to church so much that every day he stood at his gate in his dressing-gown, smoking … and delivering five-minute sermons to any passers-by…I interrupted to make Uncle Jack let me know when he would pull it out, but he held up a bloody splinter in a pair of tweezers and said he yanked it while I was laughing…

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Uncle Jack…was one of the few men of science who never terrified me, … because he never behaved like a doctor. Whenever he performed a minor service for Jem and me, as removing a splinter from a foot, he would tell us exactly what he was going to do…One Christmas I… twisted splinter in my foot…When Uncle Jack caught me, he kept me laughing about a preacher who hated going to church so much that every day he stood at his gate in his dressing-gown, smoking … and delivering five-minute sermons to any passers-by…I interrupted to make Uncle Jack let me know when he would pull it out, but he held up a bloody splinter in a pair of tweezers and said he yanked it while I was laughing…

Option1: Write a 1-2 sentence summary of this passage. (Remember to include the 5 W’s)

Option 2:

1.  Explain why Scout means when she says using your own words: “one of the few men of science who never terrified me, … because he never behaved like a doctor”

2.    What example does she give in the reading that shows her point?

Option 3:

1.    Who is Uncle Jack? How does Scout feel about him?

2.    What did Scout like about him?

3.    How did Uncle Jack remove Scout’s splinter?

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-18-15

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

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Quote 1: “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
“Your father’s right,” she said. “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Quote 2: "First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

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Quote 1: “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something…
“Your father’s right,” said Ms. Maudie, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Quote 2: "First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin…”

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Quote 1: “Remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something…
“Your father’s right,” said Ms. Maudie, “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy . . . That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Quote 2: "First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…”

Option 1: In both passages Atticus and Scout are having a conversation.  Write a one sentence summary for each quote and then answer the following question.

Quote #1

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Quote #2

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What do these 2 quotes have in common?

Option 2:  Base responses on the reading.

1.     According to Atticus, why is it a sin to kill a mocking bird?

2.     What advice does Atticus give Scout in quote #2?

3.     What do you think Atticus means when he says: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…”

Option 3: Explain this quote in your own words. Give a real life example to support your argument.

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-17-15

Homework: Parents/guardians please assist your child with today’s homework. 

Topic: Religion played an important part in the life of the characters in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird

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—“Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that’s all,” said Miss Maudie. “Wouldn’t you stay in the house if you didn’t want to come out?”

—“Yessum, but I’d wana come out. Why doesn’t he?”

—Miss Maudie’s eyes narrowed. “You know that story as well as I do.”

— “I never heard why, though.Nobody ever told me why.”

—Miss Maudie settled her bridgework. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot-washing Baptist-”

—“That’s what you are, ain’t it?”

—“My shell’s not that hard, child. I’m just a Baptist.”

—“Don’t you all believe in foot-washing?”

—“We do. At home in the bathtub…Foot-washers believe anything that’s pleasure is a sin. Did you know some of ‘em came out of the woods one Saturday and passed by this

—place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?”

—“Your flowers, too?”

—“Yes ma’am. They’d burn right with me. They thought I spent too much time in God’s outdoors and not enough time inside the house reading the Bible.”

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—“Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that’s all,” said Miss Maudie. “Wouldn’t you stay in the house if you didn’t want to come out?”

—“Yessum, but I’d wana come out. Why doesn’t he?”

—Miss Maudie’s eyes narrowed. “You know that story as well as I do.”

— “I never heard why, though.Nobody ever told me why.”

—Miss Maudie settled her bridgework. “You know old Mr. Radley was a foot-washing Baptist-”

—“That’s what you are, ain’t it?”

—“…I’m just a Baptist.”

—“Don’t you all believe in foot-washing?”

—“We do. At home in the bathtub…Did you know some of ‘em came out of the woods one Saturday and passed by this

—place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?”

—“Your flowers, too?”

—“Yes ma’am. They’d burn right with me. They thought I spent too much time in God’s outdoors and not enough time inside the house reading the Bible.”

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—“Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that’s all,” said Miss Maudie. “Wouldn’t you stay in the house if you didn’t want to come out?”

—“Yessum, but I’d wana come out. Why doesn’t he?”

—…“You know that story as well as I do.”

— “I never heard why, though. Nobody ever told me why.”

—…“You know old Mr. Radley was a foot-washing Baptist-”

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—“Don’t you all believe in foot-washing?”

—“We do. At home in the bathtub…some of ‘em came out of the woods one Saturday and passed by this place and told me and my flowers were going to hell?”

Option 1: How do you think Ms. Maudie feels about some Baptists and about Boo?

Write a short paragraph and provide evidence to support your argument.

Option 2: Write a paragraph in which you discuss what was the importance of religion in the 1930’s Alabama?   

Option 3:

1. Who is Ms. Maudie talking about?

2. What does Ms. Maudie call the Baptists?

3.What did she say a Baptist do to her?

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-16-15

Homework:

Parents/guardians please assist your child with the homework. Choose one modified reading and one task option.

Topic: The great depression affected many people of different classes, races, etc.  Discrimination was very common during this time.  

*Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor. As Maycomb County was farm country, nickels and dimes were hard to come by for doctors and dentists and lawyers. Entailment was only a part of Mr. Cunningham’s vexations. The acres not entailed were mortgaged to the hilt, and the little cash he made went to interest…Mr. Cunningham could get a WPA job, but his land would go to ruin if he left it, and he was willing to go hungry to keep his land and vote as he pleased.

**Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor. As Maycomb County was farm country, nickels and dimes were hard to come by for doctors and dentists and lawyers.  Entailment was only a part of Mr. Cunningham’s vexations. The acres not entailed were mortgaged …and the little cash he made went to interest…Mr. Cunningham could get a… job, but his land would go to ruin if he left it, and he was willing to go hungry to keep his land and vote as he pleased.

***Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor. As Maycomb County was farm country, nickels and dimes were hard to come by for doctors and dentists and lawyers.…Mr. Cunningham could get a… job, but his land would go to ruin if he left it, and he was willing to go hungry to keep his land and vote as he pleased.

Option 1: Base responses on reading.

1.According to Atticus why are professionals in Maycomb poor?

2.What is hard to come by for professionals?

3.What is Mr. Cunningham willing to do to keep his land? 

Option 2: Compare and contrast.

Write a paragraph in which you compare the theme of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird and Mice and Men (you may use other books read in class as well if you wish). You may use a venn diagram to organize your ideas.

Option 3: 

Is segregation and or/ discrimination over? Is it still going on? If so, are things better or worse today? Include evidence from any source. Write a paragraph. 

HW Mr. Padilla 12-15-15

Homework: Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Choose one modified reading and a task option to complete.

Topic: Nelson Mandela: who spent 27 years in prison for fighting against segregation (apartheid) and became president of South America after his release.

·       * “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”

·       ** “I have walked that long road to freedom. … I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to … view… the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.”

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·       *** “I have walked that long road to freedom. … I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill… there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment… to rest, to … view… the …vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and … my long walk is not ended.”

Option 1:  What does this quote by Nelson Mandela mean to you?  Write a paragraph in which you summarize or explain this passage in your own words.

Option 2:  Draw a poster to illustrate the following quote:  

.” But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”

Make sure to include as many details as possible in your drawing and to write one sentence explaining what the quote means to you.

Option 3: Base responses on the reading.

1.     What has happened to Mandela on his long road?

2.     What did he discover along the way?

3.     Why can he rest for only a moment?

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-14-15

Homework:

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. Select a modified reading and a homework task.

Chapter 2 p25-26

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—“Did you forget your lunch this morning?” asked Miss Caroline.

—Walter looked straight ahead. …

—“Did you forget it this morning?” asked Miss Caroline. ..

— “Yeb’m,” he finally mumbled.

—Miss Caroline went to her desk and opened her purse. “Here’s a quarter,” she said to Walter. “Go and eat downtown today. You can pay me back tomorrow.”…

— “Nome thank you ma’am,” …:

— “Here Walter, come get it.”

— Walter shook his head again.

—When Walter shook his head a third time someone whispered, “Go on and tell her, Scout.”

—I turned around and saw most of the town people and the entire bus delegation looking at me. …

— “What is it, Jean Louise?”

— “Miss Caroline, he’s a Cunningham.”

—“What, Jean Louise?”

—I thought I had made things … clear. It was clear enough to the rest of us: Walter Cunningham was sitting there lying his head off. He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day. He had probably never seen three quarters together at the same time in his life.

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—“Did you forget your lunch this morning?” asked Miss Caroline.

—Walter looked straight ahead. …

—“Did you forget it this morning?” asked Miss Caroline. ..

— “Yeb’m,” he finally mumbled.

—Miss Caroline went to her desk and opened her purse. “Here’s a quarter,” she said to Walter. “Go and eat downtown today. You can pay me back tomorrow.”…

— “Nome thank you ma’am,” …:

— “Here Walter, come get it.”

— Walter shook his head again.

—When Walter shook his head a third time someone whispered, “Go on and tell her, Scout.”

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— “What is it, Jean Louise?”

— “Miss Caroline, he’s a Cunningham.”

—“What, Jean Louise?”

—… Walter Cunningham was sitting there lying his head off. He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day. ..

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—“Did you forget your lunch this morning?” asked Miss Caroline.

—Walter looked straight ahead. …

—“Did you forget it this morning?” asked Miss Caroline. ..

— “Yeb’m,” he finally mumbled.

—Miss Caroline went to her desk and opened her purse. “Here’s a quarter,” she said to Walter. “Go and eat…You can pay me back tomorrow.”…

— “Nome thank you ma’am,” …:

— “Here Walter, come get it.”

— Walter shook his head again.

—When Walter shook his head a third time someone whispered, “Go on and tell her, Scout.”

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— “What is it, Jean Louise?”

— “Miss Caroline, he’s a Cunningham.”

—“What, Jean Louise?”

—… Walter Cunningham was…lying…He didn’t forget his lunch, he didn’t have any. He had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day. ..

Option 1: Base your response on today’s lesson, class discussion, previous knowledge and today’s reading.

 Is the incident between Ms. Caroline a misunderstanding based on class? Write a paragraph in which you explain your opinion using evidence.

Option 2: Base your response on today’s lesson, class discussion, previous knowledge and today’s reading

Draw a picture showing Scout explaining to Ms. Caroline why Walter will not take the money. Make sure to create a dialogue.

Option 3: Base your response on today’s lesson, class discussion, previous knowledge and today’s reading.

1.What does Ms. Caroline want from Walter?

2. What does someone whisper to Scout?

3. What does Scout tell Ms. Caroline?

4. Do you think the teacher is flaunting (showing off) or is she trying to be nice?  Explain why?

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-11-15

Homework: Parents/guardians please assist your child with today’s homework. Choose a modified reading below and a task to complete.

* Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square. Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the… shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps…

People moved slowly then. They… took their time about everything. A day was twenty-fourhours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.

** Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the … grass grew on the sidewalks… Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to … the… shade of the live oaks on the square. Men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps…

People moved slowly then. They… took their time about everything. A day was twenty-fourhours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.

*** Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the … grass grew on the sidewalks… Somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day;…Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps…

People moved slowly then. They… took their time about everything. A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside … of Maycomb County.

Option 1: Pretend you are drawing the cover for the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird.  Your task is to base your drawing on the paragraph you just read.  Underline all the words that describe the town, like old, tired and hot. You can also draw details like a black dog suffering, etc.

Option 2: Based on what you read, how would you compare this town to where you live? Compare and contrast the town of Maycomb with your neighborhood or NYC. How are they similar and different?

Option 3:  Base response on the reading.

1.     How was Maycomb town when Scout first knew it?

2.     Do you think that summers were comfortable in Maycomb? Why or why not? Give an example from the reading. Complete One of the senteces below.

Maycomb was comfortable because ____________________________________________

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Maycomb was not comfortable because________________________________________

3.     Why were people in Maycomb take their time about everthing?  

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-10-15

Homework:

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework. 

As we are studying the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, we are also learning about Hatred. There is plenty of hate in the novel. There was plenty of hate in the Civil War. Nat Turner was a slave who tried to free slaves.  This is a reading passage from Collections.

THE CONFESSION OF NAT TURNER, 1831

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In the summer of 1831, Nat Turner led a rebellion of some 70 slaves in Southampton

County, Virginia. After planning the rebellion, Turner and six other slaves killed Turner's owner and then created a slave army. They gathered arms as they marched from plantation to plantation on the way to a nearby town. Nearly 60 white men, women, and children were killed before the slaves were scattered by a group of white people on horses. Turner escaped into hiding. In the aftermath of the rebellion more than 120 slaves were killed by white people. Turner was later captured, tried, and executed by hanging in the fall of 1831.

Describe what happened in the summer of 1831?

THE CONFESSION OF NAT TURNER, 1831

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In the summer of 1831, Nat Turner led a rebellion of some 70 slaves in…Virginia. .. Turner and six other slaves killed Turner's owner and then created a slave army. They gathered arms as they marched from plantation to plantation on the way to a nearby town. Nearly 60 white men, women, and children were killed before the slaves were scattered by a group of white people on horses. Turner escaped into hiding. In the aftermath of the rebellion more than 120 slaves were killed by white people. Turner was later captured… and executed by hanging in the fall of 1831.

Who was Nat Turner? Describe what happened in the summer of 1831?

THE CONFESSION OF NAT TURNER, 1831

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In the summer of 1831, Nat Turner led … some 70 slaves in…Virginia. .. Turner and six other slaves killed Turner's owner and then created a slave army… Nearly 60 white men, women, and children were killed…Turner escaped into hiding…Turner was later captured… and executed by hanging in the fall of 1831.

Describe what happened in the summer of 1831using the five W’s?

Who

What

When

Where

Why

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HW Mr. Padilla 12-9-15

Homework:

Parents/guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.  Students should read choose one reading and one task to complete.

* —Cecil Jacobs…had announced in the schoolyard …that Scout Finch’s daddy defended negroes. I denied it, but told Jem.

—“What’d he mean sayin‘ that?” I asked. “Nothing,” Jem said. “Ask Atticus, he’ll tell you.

—” “Do you defend negroes, Atticus?” …

—“Of course I do. Don’t say “n….”, Scout. That’s common.

—”N “‘s what everybody at school says.”

— “From now on it’ll be everybody less one—”… 

—…. “Do all lawyers defend Negroes, Atticus?”

— “Of course they do, Scout.”

— “Then why did Cecil say you defended negroes? He made it sound like you were runnin‘ a still.”“

— Atticus sighed. “I’m simply defending a Negro—his name’s Tom Robinson...you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some high talk …that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man…

—“If you shouldn’t be defendin‘ him, then why are you doin’ it?”

“For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town…I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.”

** —Cecil Jacobs…had announced in the schoolyard …that Scout Finch’s daddy defended negroes. I denied it, but told Jem.

—“What’d he mean sayin‘ that?” I asked. “Nothing,” Jem said. “Ask Atticus, he’ll tell you.

—” “Do you defend negroes, Atticus?” …

—“Of course I do. Don’t say “n….”, Scout. That’s common.

—”N “‘s what everybody at school says.”

— “From now on it’ll be everybody less one—”… 

— Atticus sighed. “I’m simply defending a Negro—his name’s Tom Robinson...you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some …talk …that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man…

—“If you shouldn’t be defendin‘ him, then why are you doin’ it?”

“For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town…I couldn’t even tell you or Jem not to do something again.”

*** —Cecil Jacobs…had announced in the schoolyard …that Scout Finch’s daddy defended negroes. I denied it…

—“What’d he mean sayin‘ that?” I asked Jem (her brother). “Nothing,” Jem said. “Ask Atticus, he’ll tell you.

—” “Do you defend negroes, Atticus?” …

—“Of course I do. Don’t say “n….”, Scout. That’s common.

—”N “‘s what everybody at school says.”

— “From now on it’ll be everybody less one—”… 

— Atticus sighed. “I’m simply defending … Tom Robinson...you aren’t old enough to understand some things yet, but there’s been some …talk …that I shouldn’t do much about defending this man…

—“If you shouldn’t be defendin‘ him, then why are you doin’ it?”

“For a number of reasons,” said Atticus. “The main one is, if I didn’t I couldn’t hold up my head in town…”

Option 1:  Base on what we discussed in class and the reading.  How does Scout feel about her father, Atticus, defending a black man? Do you think she is ashamed or does she not understand? Write a paragraph in which you discuss how Scout feels and why. Give examples from the reading.

Option 2: We also learned about the Scottsboro Boys. To the best of your ability, use the 5 W’s to summarize The Scottsboro Boys story.

Who (general description):  

What:

When (the decade and or era):  

Where:

Why:

Option 3: Base responses on the passage.

1.     What did a student announce at school? What did Scout do?

2.      What does Atticus tell Scout when she uses the ‘N” word?  Do you think that Atticus approves of her saying this word?

3.     Why does Atticus say that he is defending Tom Robinson?

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