To Kill a Mockingbird Discussion Questions for Paideia/Socratic Seminar 1. Reminders a. Listen to others‚ give everyone a chance to speak‚ and provide specific feedback to your peers (Speak 4 times= A‚ 3 times = B‚ 2 times = C‚ 1 time= D). b. Use People’s Names c. Respect the Conversation d. You Don’t Need To Raise Your Hands e. Refer to the Text f. I’ll Keep Track of Comments / Rubric g. Be prepared. This means reading the "text" closely‚ taking notes‚ and forming questions. h. Be courteous
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Drew Barker Hudson and Waugh English I Honors November 12‚ 2010 Men and Society “Around here once you got a drop of negro blood‚ that makes you all black‚” (162). Racial tension continues to be an issue in society. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ Lee uses racial tension to demonstrate the many conflicts that people face in southern culture‚ conflicts like Man versus Man‚ and different strains of Man versus Society. When this novel was written‚ discrimination against
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different birds and fish which always leads them home. But also there are such things like Good and Evil‚ Love and Hatred‚ Honesty and Betrayal‚ Self-sacrifice and Egoism‚ Eternity and Transiency. They are abstract‚ subjective concepts in the sense that they are created by the human mind and exist in only in our heads. Nevertheless they are no less weighty and‚ perhaps‚ they are even more significant for us. For example I doubt that you care much about the blue sky or salmon or birds but you’re
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The coming of age of Jem‚ Jeremy Finch‚ is shown in many ways through out the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. He changes socially. He changes mentally. His feelings change emotionally. He also changes to become more of an adult figure. Another way he changes is that he changes physically. Jem changes through out the book socially by the way he starts having better feelings toward other people. There are many times when Jem start feeling bad for other people in the story‚ like when
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Comparison of two texts‚ “One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “To Kill a Mocking Bird” | How do the authors of To Kill a Mockingbird and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest use literary techniques to explore the concepts of isolation? Isolation and courage in the form of racism and discrimination is an analogous concept explored in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird and Ken Kesey’s novel One flew over the cuckoo’s nest. The authors exemplify the conflicts of isolation displayed by the
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Atticus Finch Eulogy spoken by Jean – Lousie Finch (Scout) “Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit ‘em but remember it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird‚” My father Atticus finch said these words to me and my brother‚ Jeremy‚ when we got our first guns. I am his daughter Jean Louise Finch and I wish to say a few words. Throughout his life he taught my bother Jeremy and I the ways of the world. Atticus was a great role model to look up to. He was kind and honest to everyone he met‚ his feelings
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November 18‚ 2012 Early society’s project For my project I had made a tepee from the Early Native American tribes. A tepee was a home to the Native Americans. A tepee was built like a cone with lumber to make its shape and covered with animal skin and fur that was hunted. The fur was very helpful to them because during the winter the fur kept the tepee warm. The purpose of my item I constructed serve how the Native Americans lived. Also it shows how these people used their resources to live
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Below is a free essay on "’to Whom It May Concern’ Critical Essay" from Anti Essays‚ your source for free research papers‚ essays‚ and term paper examples. Choose a poem that has drawn your attention to an issue of moral‚ social or political significance. Briefly outline the nature of the poet’s concern and show how the poet’s techniques have enhanced your own appreciation of its message. The poem ‘To Whom It May Concern’‚ written by Adrian Mitchell‚ is designed mainly to protest against three
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Racism is a dominate theme in the novel To Kill a Mocking Jay‚ in fact Racism is the sole most important theme throughout the whole novel‚ it gives insight into the horrible society of that time‚ where children and adults alike are captivated by a horrible form of discrimination. This theme gives insight onto the appalling segregation that took place in the 1930s. Racism can be portrayed in many different ways in the novel‚ during this time African Americans were still subjugated members of society
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Daniel: Nick recalls Gatsby’s funeral where Mr. Gatz‚ the owl-eyed man‚ and himself were the only ones to attended. Nick tried to get a hold of Daisy‚ but she left with Tom with no forwarding address. There are still many exaggerated and untrue rumours floating around about Gatsby after his death but the only Nick knows the truth about him. It is revealed by Gatsby’s father that Gatsby always tried to improve himself as a child and always strived for success‚ shown by Gatsby’s personal journal. Nick
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