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
*
“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.”
**
“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.”
***
“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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