HW Mr. Padilla 12.15.16

Homework:  Parents/guardians please assist your child with the homework.

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

Option 3:

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.

Pick one of the following questions to respond to:

A.      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.

B.      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.

Option 2:

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.

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 1:

Atticus said professional people were poor because the farmers were poor.

1.    Why were professionals poor?

As Maycomb County was farm country, nickels and dimes were hard to come by for doctors and dentists and lawyers.…

2.    What kind of county was Maycomb?

3.    What was hard for doctors and dentists and lawyers to get?

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.

4.    What would happen if Mr. Cunningham got a job?

5.    What was Mr. Cunningham willing to do to keep his land?

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