IN CLASS:  Took Vocab Quiz

1. Discussed Chapters 12-15
2. HOMEWORK
   1. Complete reflection
   2. Read through chapter 18 by TUESDAY (Oct. 23).

LEARNING TARGETS:  by the end of Today’s class you should be able to answer the following questions about chapters 12-15 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Chapter 12

1. Describe the events and people of First Purchase Church. What new things does Scout learn about how black people live?  What’s the point of this?

Chapter 13

1. Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay? Describe what she is like?
2. How does Aunt Alexandra represent the rules and expectations of “ADULT LIFE?

Chapter 14

1. If Aunt Alexandra represents the Adult world, what does Dill represent?
2. How is Jem changing?  How does Scout feel about this?  How do you think Harper Lee wants US to feel about this?

Chapter 15  CONTEXT: STRANGE FRUIT: Billie Holliday

1. What is the “nightmare” that now descends upon the children?
2. What was (and is) the KKK? What do you think about Atticus’s comment about it?
3. How does Jem react when Atticus tells him to go home? Why?
4. What persuades the lynching party to give up their attempt on Tom Robinson’s life? Comment on Scout’s ability to affect events without realizing it at the time.