The Tea Party

The Tea Party

Few chapters are as initially bewildering as the tea party scene in chapter 24. It makes little sense because the women are all intentionally being somewhat obtuse, and while they all understand what they’re talking about, Scout is completely lost — as are...
Wrapping up the Trial

Wrapping up the Trial

Students today completed the trial work with some comprehension questions about the chapters (17-23) as well as a little additional work on their testimony sketches in preparation for our meeting with a local trial attorney after the break to talk about the case. Of...
Analysis of Testimony

Analysis of Testimony

Students today looked at the testimony presented in the novel, with each group/pod taking a specific character’s testimony and sketching it out step-by-step. We will be using this on the Tuesday after return in order to discuss the case with a local criminal...
The Crime Scene

The Crime Scene

During this lovely spring day today, students began a two-day look at the trial of Tom Robinson, focusing on the scene of the alleged crime. We sketched out the Ewell cabin and property. Tomorrow, we’ll begin working on the actual testamony. HomeworkEnglish I...
Socratic Seminar about Characters

Socratic Seminar about Characters

Today we finished what we began yesterday by holding a Socratic seminar about the question of which minor character in Mockingbird is the most moral. It was a fascinating conversation. HomeworkEnglish I Honors:  read chapters 17-20 by Monday; read chapters 21-23...