Atticus said,
Real courage is,
Not a man with a gun in his hand,
Given him an unfair advantage,
Real courage is,
Licked before you begin,
Begin anyway,
No matter what,
Real courage is,
All men are created equal,
no matter who he is,
Real courage is,
keep your head up,
fists down,
We were still struggling,
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
To Kill A Mockingbird - Character Analysis
Prompt: Aunt Alexandra and Atticus
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra are similar because they both have morals. One of Atticus' morals is to be kind to all living things. Miss Maudie says, "I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him and unfair advantage over most living things." Aunt Alexandra has morals also. Her morals are that her family is the best and is better than everybody else. In the story it states, "She never let a chance escape her to point out the shortcomings of other tribal groups to the greater glory of our own." This is a similarity between the two. Also both people have an influence on Scout. In the book it states, "Jem and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and we were at all times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding." This is the effect Atticus has on Scout. It also states, "We decided it would be best for you to have some feminine influence." This is the effect Aunt Alexandra has on Scout.
Two differences are the morals they have. Atticus believes that all people are equal and should be treated equally. Aunt Alexandra believes that her family is the best family and everyone else is lesser. These are complete opposites. Another difference they have is the influence they have on Scout. Atticus teaches Scout to be kind to people. He also teaches her advanced vocabulary. Aunt Alexandra teaches Scout how to act like a woman and to act superior to other people.
Atticus is Scout's father. He teaches her how she should act and vocabulary. The effect this has on Scout is that she is very mature for her age and also very smart. This is because of what Atticus teaches her. Aunt Alexandra comes to live with Scout and Atticus to try to be a mother figure. The effect she has on Scout is that Scout becomes more aware of prejudices that people can have. Scout also learns about her family history. Aunt Alexandra teaches Scout these things.
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra are similar because they both have morals. One of Atticus' morals is to be kind to all living things. Miss Maudie says, "I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God had given him and unfair advantage over most living things." Aunt Alexandra has morals also. Her morals are that her family is the best and is better than everybody else. In the story it states, "She never let a chance escape her to point out the shortcomings of other tribal groups to the greater glory of our own." This is a similarity between the two. Also both people have an influence on Scout. In the book it states, "Jem and I were accustomed to our father's last-will-and-testament diction, and we were at all times free to interrupt Atticus for a translation when it was beyond our understanding." This is the effect Atticus has on Scout. It also states, "We decided it would be best for you to have some feminine influence." This is the effect Aunt Alexandra has on Scout.
Two differences are the morals they have. Atticus believes that all people are equal and should be treated equally. Aunt Alexandra believes that her family is the best family and everyone else is lesser. These are complete opposites. Another difference they have is the influence they have on Scout. Atticus teaches Scout to be kind to people. He also teaches her advanced vocabulary. Aunt Alexandra teaches Scout how to act like a woman and to act superior to other people.
Atticus is Scout's father. He teaches her how she should act and vocabulary. The effect this has on Scout is that she is very mature for her age and also very smart. This is because of what Atticus teaches her. Aunt Alexandra comes to live with Scout and Atticus to try to be a mother figure. The effect she has on Scout is that Scout becomes more aware of prejudices that people can have. Scout also learns about her family history. Aunt Alexandra teaches Scout these things.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
To Kill a Mockingbird - Photo Analylis
Sidewalk Scene in Selma, Alabama. 1935.
Selma, Alabama. By Evans Walker.
Observations:
This picture is of people in front of a building with a sign that has numerous items written on it. The people are all sitting and not walking into or out of any shops. Nobody is walking anywhere and they are all talking. The store has a Coca-Cola sign in the window. The sign says "trading post" on the top.
Inferences:
The sign that says trading post and names items tells that the building is a shop and those items are what it sells. The people do not have anywhere to go or are not being rushed to where they need to be because they are sitting and talking. This location is a long time age because there is a lot of space between the shops and the road there are no cars visible.
Questions:
What was the rest of the community like?
How many people lived here?
What are these people doing?
What do these people do?
Could this be Maycomb?
This could be Maycomb because it matches the how Harper Lee describes the town of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee writes, "People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores around it, took their time about everything." The people in this image are not moving quickly. They are in what could be a town center and are near a store. This matches up with how Lee describes Maycomb.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Into the Wild: 11/19/14
Prompt: What were some problems the main character faced.
Pages: 131-end
This part of the book talks about what difficulties the main character faced while in Alaska and what caused him to die. The biggest problem that Chris McCandless faced was that he did not have a map of the area. This led to two problems. The first was that he crossed a small stream that would soon turn into a large river when the ice and snow melted. He did this while traveling from the main road to the area he would attempt to survive in. Another problem not having a map caused was that he did not know that a river crossing was nearby. This resulted in him being trapped in the woods for a very long time and ultimatly caused his death.
The second problem Chris McCandless faced was that he ate moldy seeds. He had eaten many of these seeds before and knew they were safe but ate seeds with mold. This crippled him and could only be flushed out by extra protiens or fat in his body because surviving in the wilderness had weakened him and taken away these proteins and fats. He could not go out to look for food and starved to death because of this. This was one of the main reasons he dies.
Finally Chris McCandless was very self confident. He left his home and traveled across the United States. He hitchhiked from Mexico to Alaska. He went on many journeys. He canoed from California into Mexico and Hiked along the Appilacian trail. Finally he hitchhiked to Alaska. He brought very little fod or equiptment. He did all of these things because of his self confidence. This confidence helped him have a self satisfying journey and ultimatly led to his death.
Pages: 131-end
This part of the book talks about what difficulties the main character faced while in Alaska and what caused him to die. The biggest problem that Chris McCandless faced was that he did not have a map of the area. This led to two problems. The first was that he crossed a small stream that would soon turn into a large river when the ice and snow melted. He did this while traveling from the main road to the area he would attempt to survive in. Another problem not having a map caused was that he did not know that a river crossing was nearby. This resulted in him being trapped in the woods for a very long time and ultimatly caused his death.
The second problem Chris McCandless faced was that he ate moldy seeds. He had eaten many of these seeds before and knew they were safe but ate seeds with mold. This crippled him and could only be flushed out by extra protiens or fat in his body because surviving in the wilderness had weakened him and taken away these proteins and fats. He could not go out to look for food and starved to death because of this. This was one of the main reasons he dies.
Finally Chris McCandless was very self confident. He left his home and traveled across the United States. He hitchhiked from Mexico to Alaska. He went on many journeys. He canoed from California into Mexico and Hiked along the Appilacian trail. Finally he hitchhiked to Alaska. He brought very little fod or equiptment. He did all of these things because of his self confidence. This confidence helped him have a self satisfying journey and ultimatly led to his death.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Nightjohn: 11/12/14
1- Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text.
2- Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence.
2- Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence.
Pages: 1-end
Word choice in this piece helps develop the meaning of the text by helping better describe the conditions of the slaves. When Nightjohn arrives he has marks from being whipped. The author describes this by saying, " The skin across his shoulders and down was raised in ripples, thick as my hand." The word choice also helps show how little education the slaves had. The word choice in the whole story uses bad grammer to show the lack of education of the narrator. The line says, "There ain't no light allowed in the quarters." This shows the slaves had very little education.
Dialogue reveals that the main character is eager to learn. The main character says, "To read what I just put there in the dirt– can you teach me?" This shows that the main character is eager to learn. Dialogue also reveals that Nightjohn wants to improve other's lives. Dialogue between mammy and Nightjohn said, "You came back to teach reading' John nodded. 'That's half of it.' 'What's the other half?' 'Writing." This shows that Nightjohn wanted to teach people.
Specific incidents revealed that Sarny was scared of Waller. When Waller catches her writing words in the dirt she runs. The author writes, "I crawled-ran to get away. Ran to the only place I knew." This shows how scared Sarny was of Waller. Specific incidents also reveal that Nightjohn takes responsibility for his actions. When Waller is torturing another slave to find out who taught Sarny reading and writing Nightjohn confesses. He also locked himself up. The author writes, "He walked to the spring house and put the bracelets on." This shows Nightjohn would not allow other people to be punished for his actions.
Dialogue reveals that the main character is eager to learn. The main character says, "To read what I just put there in the dirt– can you teach me?" This shows that the main character is eager to learn. Dialogue also reveals that Nightjohn wants to improve other's lives. Dialogue between mammy and Nightjohn said, "You came back to teach reading' John nodded. 'That's half of it.' 'What's the other half?' 'Writing." This shows that Nightjohn wanted to teach people.
Specific incidents revealed that Sarny was scared of Waller. When Waller catches her writing words in the dirt she runs. The author writes, "I crawled-ran to get away. Ran to the only place I knew." This shows how scared Sarny was of Waller. Specific incidents also reveal that Nightjohn takes responsibility for his actions. When Waller is torturing another slave to find out who taught Sarny reading and writing Nightjohn confesses. He also locked himself up. The author writes, "He walked to the spring house and put the bracelets on." This shows Nightjohn would not allow other people to be punished for his actions.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Into the Wild: 11/4/14
Prompt: Summary
Pages: 1-102
This book as about a man named Chris McCandless who hitchhikes across he United States, walks into the Alaskan Wilderness, and dies. The author is a non-fiction writer who was tasked with writing a narrative about McCandless for a newspaper. He became so interested in McCandless that he decided to write a book about him. McCandless started in Atlanta, Georgia. He donated all his money left in his collage fund after collage for law school to charity and changed his name to Alexander Supertramp.
He then drove to south California and left his car under a tarp. He removed the license plates and put a note in it saying that anyone who could get it out could have it. He than took everything he might want out of the car and burned all the money he had with him. He hitchhiked to Lake Tahoe and hiked for a week on the Pacific Crest Trail. He was offered a job in northern California but stole a bike and ran away because the man never payed him.
By this point McCandless' family had become very worried. Police started a search for Chris but could not track him. He bought a canoe and paddled from California to Mexico. He was caught by border patrol while crossing back into America and lost his pistol. He buried his backpack and went into Vegas with no money or ID. When he retrieved his backpack he discovered that his camera was ruined. He stopped taking pictures and writing in his journal.
Pages: 1-102
This book as about a man named Chris McCandless who hitchhikes across he United States, walks into the Alaskan Wilderness, and dies. The author is a non-fiction writer who was tasked with writing a narrative about McCandless for a newspaper. He became so interested in McCandless that he decided to write a book about him. McCandless started in Atlanta, Georgia. He donated all his money left in his collage fund after collage for law school to charity and changed his name to Alexander Supertramp.
He then drove to south California and left his car under a tarp. He removed the license plates and put a note in it saying that anyone who could get it out could have it. He than took everything he might want out of the car and burned all the money he had with him. He hitchhiked to Lake Tahoe and hiked for a week on the Pacific Crest Trail. He was offered a job in northern California but stole a bike and ran away because the man never payed him.
By this point McCandless' family had become very worried. Police started a search for Chris but could not track him. He bought a canoe and paddled from California to Mexico. He was caught by border patrol while crossing back into America and lost his pistol. He buried his backpack and went into Vegas with no money or ID. When he retrieved his backpack he discovered that his camera was ruined. He stopped taking pictures and writing in his journal.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Brian's Winter 10/29/14
Prompt: List at least three problems the characters faced? Which was the most life changing? Explain
Pages: 1-end
This book is about how Brian survived in the Canadian wilderness. In this book Brian is stuck through the winter. He had to create new tools to survive through the winter. One of the problems he faced was that the winter is very cold. He had to make a warmer shelter by improving his wall. He also stitched together animal furs to make cold weather clothing. He made a vest, coat, boots, gloves, and a rug. Finally he built a fire inside his shelter. These things kept him warm and helped solve the problem of cold.
Another problem Brian faced was that he was threatened by large animals. He did two things to solve this problem. The first is that he built a larger bow. This was a problem on its own. He had to find the right wood for his bow but the biggest challenge was finding larger arrowheads. He figured out that he could chip pieces off of flint to make sharp arrowheads. He also made a lance for if large animals charged at him. He used this lance to save his life from a moose.
The last problem Brian had was that it was hard to move around in deep snow. He made snowshoes to help him move around without getting stuck in the snow. He also used furs to make a back pack to carry food in. These helped him move around even better than before winter and he explored the land around his camp. The most life changing problem that Brian solved was movement. This resulted in him exploring the area around his camp much more. It ultimately lead to him finding a trapper's house that was how he was rescued.
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