homework:
1. Please read chapters 11 & 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird.
2. Annotate the chapters by:
a. Putting sticky notes by unfamiliarwords.
- Then check to see if these words are on the vocabulary list.
- If they are, reread the passage, substituting the definition for the unfamiliar word.
- If the passage still does not make sense, please write a question about it.
b. Putting sticky notes by sections you don’t understand or find confusing, puzzling, or mysterious.
- Write your questions about these sections on the sticky notes.
- WRITE AT LEAST ONE RELATIONSHIP, AT LEAST ONE EMOTION, AND AT LEAST ONE POWER QUESTION ABOUT THESE CHAPTERS.
- Come to class with at least five questions about the chapters to discuss with your small group.
c. Put sticky notes by parts of the book you especially enjoy.
- Come to class with at least two passages you’d like to discuss with your small group.
3. Answer the following questions about chapter eleven:
a. Why does Jem destroy Mrs. Dubose’s camellias?
On what pages is this information found?
b. What does Atticus mean on p. 105 when he tells Scout, “‘The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rules is a person’s conscience’”?
c. What does Mrs. Dubose tell Jem she wants him to do?
On what page is this information found?
d. Do you agree or disagree with Atticus’ philosophy about name-calling on p. 108? Why or why not?
e. Why does Mrs. Dubose want to end her addiction before dying?
On what page is this information found?
f. What is Atticus definition of the word “courage”?
On what page is this information found?
4. Answer the following questions about chapter twelve:
a. What does Dill’s letter to Scout say about whether he will be coming to Maycomb that summer?
On what page is this information found?
b. Who is Lula, and why is she upset?
On what page is this information found?
c. In what way is Scout surprised by how Calpurnia responds to Lula?
On what page is this information found?
d. Why do you think the members of Calpurnia’s church don’t have hymn books?
e. What difficulty does Rev. Sykes say Helen Robinson is having with finding a job?
On what page is this information found?
f. What crime is Tom Robinson accused of?
On what page is this information found?
g. Why was Calpurnia the person who had to teach her son Zeebo to read?
On what page is this information found?
h. Who is on the porch when Scout and Jem return from church?
On what page is this information found?
Vocabulary for chapter 11
CSA: Confederate States of America
ruthless: acting without pity or mercy; cruel
apoplectic: furious; exhibiting the symptoms of stroke
livid: furious
philippic: condemning speech
degeneration: deterioration; worsening of condition
premise: basis of an argument
umbrage: offense
acquisition: new possession
rectitude: correctness in judgment
guff: foolish talk
interdict: prohibitive order
skulked: hid; snuck around
palliation: pain reduction
inaudible: impossible to hear
antagonized: aroused someone’s hostility
reconnaissance: preliminary investigation
calomel: fungicide and insecticide
oppressive: dominating harshly
tirade: long, angry speech
commence: begin
undulate: move up and down
viscous: thick and sticky
propensities: tendencies
devoid: empty of; lacking
morphine: a pain-relieving drug that can be addictive
Vocabulary for chapter 12
altercation: argument
boded: indicated; promised
habiliments: clothing
denoted: represented
asafetida: the root of a plant in the carrot family
contemptuously: scornfully, disapprovingly
haughty: arrogant, conceited
unceiled: without a ceiling
rotogravure: an early kind of photography
Gethsemane: the garden outside Jerusalem mentioned in Mark 14 as the scene of the agony and arrest of Jesus
innate: inborn, natural
forthright: straightforward
denunciation: a public accusation or condemnation
austere: severe, plain, stripped down to basics
voile: a kind of fabric
tedious: boring, tiresome