History & English project Sec 2E 2008

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WHO present WHAT?:
Slide 1 - Han
Slide 2,3 - Bala
Slide 4,5,6 - Wendy
Slide 7,8,9 - JiaHuan
Slide 10 - Han

*Leave a comment if you have any enquiries.

This photo Maycomb a old neighhood  started in the novel’To kill a mocking bird’It is close together and it looks very small

Regarding the presentation, I think we will use the old powerpoint slide we presented to Ms Joyce Lee last semester. We will use that powerpoint as it would be useful for our explaination. We has not presented this powerpoint to Ms Lim. So, I think we can take this chance to present this powerpoint slide to her.

During the presentation, we will take turns to present the documentary and powerpoint. Han will be excused from presenting the documentary and powerpoint as he was not in our class for the last semester. Of course, he will be assigned with a task. He will have to start the presentation. For example, ‘Good morning/afternoon ____’, followed by introducing our group members. For the rest, we will have to choose the part of documentary or powerpoint slides, each of us would like to present.

Bala, Wendy and I will be presenting the documentary film, while Bruce and Phan Chong will be presenting the powerpoint slides. As stated, Han will be introducing us.

Is this fine with everyone? If you want any changes, please tell me.

There is a change in our presentation date, it has been brought backward.

Please see the attached table on WHEN your group will be presenting

2E Schedule
Date: Group:

3 July Jiahui
3 July Nigel
3 July Ayuni
4 July Faeez
4 July Jia Huan
4 July Ken Lai
4 July Sunarsih **may be postponed to 8 july if time does not permit

Hey people, regarding the presentation on Thursday, we will need to start preparing on it. Please contribute some ideas on how to present. Do you people want only two presenters or the whole group to take turns and present?

Source from http://www.flickr.com/photos/an0nym0usmuse/386023243/

I choose this picture because it depicts the scenery of an old neighborhood like the Maycomb town in the novel of ‘To Kill A Mocking Bird’. Furthermore, there was a big house with yards and fences like Scout’s house. On the other hand, the novel said that Scout knew everyone in town. Therefore, this shows that Maycomb is a small town with buildings build quite close to each other and the picture shows it too.

I decided to choose this picture as it is taken in Alabama, during the 1930s. To add on, big houses were shown in this picture.

Here are some toondoos I create from a scene in all chapters-Chapter 1 to Chapter 10 Chapter 1

Inroduction

CHAPTER 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

I choose this picture because first this is a black and white picture. Second one building is one house, which likes the house in the book. The evidence is that in Macomb, one family has one house. There is a black man because there are black people in that town.

Introduction (Miss Caroline)

Her full name is Caroline Fisher.She was Scott first grade teacher(Primary one).She is new to Maycomb & not aware about the environment nor the people.She disagrees with Scott and her lack of understanding about the children get her into conflict and dislike on them.She is from North Alabama,from Winston County.

Description

Miss Caroline was no more than twenty-one. She had bright auburn hair,pink cheeks, and wore crimson finger-nail polish.She also wore high-heeled pumps.She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop.

What the character says/ does?

She is rather a dominant person who wants others to listen to her.She wants things to be in her own way like she tells Scott not to ask her father to teach.

What other characters say about her?

Scott first impression on Caroline is horrible and she dislikes her & even condemn her by saying she is a ‘damn lady’ when Jem asked her how was she getting along in school.

What does it tells you about the character?

I felt Miss Caroline has to learn to be more understanding with the children.She always jumps into conclusion when she tells Scott that her father teaches her when that is not the truth. She is acting on impulse regarding her student,Burris.She should have behaved in a diplomatic and tactful matter with a lots of patience in Burris Ewell case.Being an adult,she should have held her tears instead of crying in front of the children.This reflect her weaker,soft character.A lack of caring words for Scott had lead to constant conflict.

Calpurnia

Introduction

Calpurnia was a black woman who works as the Finch family’s cook and housekeeper. She is one of the many motherly figures in Scout’s and Jem’s life. She had been with Jem since Jem was born.  Atticus trusted Calpurnia, relies on her for support raising his children, and considers her as part of the family. She is treated by the Finchs as if she were a Finch as they see her as a member of their family. Calpurnia care for the Finch children in two different ways; as their housekeeper and as a member of the family.

Description

Calpurnia .is a friendly person whom is helpful and caring to the entire Finch family. Her skin is black and she comes from a black family and background. She was all angles and bones and she was near sighted and she sainted.Her hand was as wide as bed slat and  twice as hard.

What the character says/ does?

Calpurnia has spent all her days working for the Finchs and she does her work in a happy yet serious way. She is happy to care for and teach the Finchs. Calpurnia also taught scout how to write script on rainy days.

What other characters say about her?

Scout described her family’s black cook, Caipurnia, as strict and tyrannical. She is  very clever and well educated, a thing that most black people of that time were not. Calpurnia is also seen to be quite strict and firm with the children. Scout and Jem will also often consult Calpurnia on their ideas and questions as she listens carefully and offers useful suggestions to them. This is seen by the way Scout and Jem both treat Calpurnia as an equal, just like their father Atticus does. Atticus will everytime support for her.She is a very dominant character as she thinks that she is right at all the time.She is seen as Mr Atticus as ‘indispensable’as he mentioned to Scott that they can’t operate a single day without her.

What does it tells you about the character?

It appears to me that Calpurnia almost lives a double life; a white family member whilst working and a black woman at her home.She is very kind,caring,concerned  & helpful person who goes out of her way to inform the operator that Tim, a mad dog is on the loose.In return, she wanted the operator to in from others about this dog.She even took the trouble to go to the Radly’s house to inform about the mad dog. She acted like a ‘teacher’ when she set out a writing task for Scott to do.

Introduction

Tom Robinson is a minor character.He is a black man who stands falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus agrees to take his case, even though he knows it is probably hopeless, because of racial discrimination and segregation. Tom Robinson is convicted purely because he is a black man and his accuser is white.

Description

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What the character says/ does?

Tom Robinson cares for his family and he is a helpful person and he provided for himself. Tom likes to do the right thing or does what he thinks is right

What other characters say about him ?

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What does it tells you about the character?

It tells me that Atticus fights against racism, and a few other townspeople are on his side, including Miss Maudie and Judge Taylor.This tells me that he must be a good man or else Atticus would not have taken up his case.

Boo Radley

Introduction

Arthur is a another name of  Boo Radley. Boo Radley had a hard life mingling with his family and community. His family was never considered one of the better places to be. As a young boy, he was in trouble with the police, and his strictly parents have kept him indoors ever since. He joined with the wrong company and his father,Mr Radley punished him by keeping him indoors for 15 years. Boo never goes outside his house and nasty rumors are spread about him. He lives with Mr Radley brother,Nathan. Though the children & people have never seen him, rumors about that whatever strange things happen in the neighborhour, Boo is often blamed.

Description

The children imagine Boo as a ghoulish figure who eats cats and stalks about the neighbourhood under the cover of night. He is about six and half feet tall judging from his tracks has rotten yellow teeth, popping eyes and drooled most of the time. A long jagged ran across his face.

What the character says/ does?

He dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were blood-stained .He ate an animal raw, and he never wash the blood off.

What other characters say about him ?

Miss Maudie says that Arthur was a nice boy when she used to know him.Miss Maudie also concluded that Boo had never actually hurt anyone or done any sort of crime he was just did not like to be around people because all they did was torture him and spread rumours about him .She speaks highly of him and said that he spoke nicely to her, no matter what people said he did.However, other characters believe that he ate raw animals & his hands were blood-stained so he is considered to be of an evil-figure and project an image of cruelty and vengeance.

What does it tells you about the character?

In fact, Boo stands as a figure of innocence who befriends and protects the children in his own way.He was very kind as when there was a fire,he covered Scout with a blanket without her knowledge.Although he seemed to be a bold person, deep inside he is kind and compassionate.

Introduction

Another minor Character, Mayella Ewell.Although she is a minor character,her story is the centre of the book.The oldest of the many Ewell children, at age nineteen. She lives a miserable and lonely existence, looked down by the whites and prohibited from befriending blacks

What the character says/ does?

Mayella Ewell is a person who seeks for  attention. She does this by lying, and accusing a black man of rape. She and her father Bob Ewell, seek to improve their social standing and try to get the community to sympathize with them.

What other characters say about her?

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What does it tells you about the character?

I thinks Mayella Ewell is an attention seeker as she wants attention so as a result,she loved Tom Robinson.She is a Hippocratic person as she say something different to her lover and father and she is not truthful to her love.She has betrayed her love and cleverly switch her part of the story in court.A person not to be trusted at all.

Introduction

Jem Finch is also known as Jeremy Finch who is the eldest in the family. He has a younger sister named Scout.Jem is 4 years older than his sister.He is motherless since the age of 6.He got his arm badly injured at the age of thirteen.That did not stop him from playing  football.His passion for this favourite game seem to be very obvious.

Description

His left arm was shorter than his right,when he stood and walked,the back of his hand was as right angled to his body,his thumb was parallel to his thigh .

What the character says/ does

Jem was a brave boy. He was brave enough to stand up and do the things he had to, even if they scared him. An example is he was so daring to touch Mr Radley house. This reflected how brave he was. Jems bravery is evident in his lifestyle, his pride, and his emotions.The Brave Jem Finch is also very hot tempered and he loved to fight. He loved to please his father and hate to disappoint him not because he wanted to avoid punishment nor Scolding.Furthermore as far as as Jem could remembered, Atticus never whipped him .That is the reason why he went back to get his pants near Radley house in the night.This also showed  his bravery to go to Radley place alone at night.He was determined and persistent to play football inspite of his left arm shorter than his right.This reflected  his strong character and he never gave up as this is indicated in his favourite  sport. Jem is quieter and more reserved than his sister, and has very high standards and expectations for people. When these expectations are not met, Jem has a difficult time resolving his feelings. Sometimes moody and sullen, sometimes kind and gentle, Jem emerges as a leader as he helps Scout understand how to get along in school and reminds her to respect Atticus and their other elders. Jem leads this change, as he is older than Scout.

What the other character says about him?

Scout knows that he always waits until he thinks it is the right time to reveal his emotions. Jeremy Jem Finch acts as Scout’s playmate and protector

What does it tells you about the character?

Jems bravery makes him conscious of his emotions and he doesn’t always want others to know how he feels.He is so courageous that even though his broke his arm,his persistence  & determination encouraged him to continue playing football.I find him rather boastful because he was bragging to Walter that he went all the way to Boo’s house. He is caring and love his sister and console her when she cried.

Introduction of Scout

Scout  is also known as Jean Louise Bullfinch. Scout is the main character in the Novel She unthinkingly rushes into fights and scrapes, cries when her pride is hurt.She is the youngest of the Finch family and she is 4 years younger than her brother,Jem. Scout is very different from most girls.She did not like to do the same things as most girls of her age. She is the kind of girl who would rather play with boys than girls, and did not have any girl friends to speak of. She always plays with Jem and her best friend Dill. Even when they say it is not for girls, she still wants to play. Atticus has taught her more than school ever taught.

Description of scout

Scout is just a straight, plain tom-boy.  She wears dirty overalls, very scruffy, has bangs and, like most tom-boys, hates to wear dresses. A tomboy at heart, Scout works hard not to “act like a girl” by wearing overalls instead of dresses and quarrels with other children who antagonize her.  She has a good vocabulary for her age. A tomboy at heart although physically she is a girl.

What the character says/ does

Scout is very warm and friendly girl. She is not racist and she does not segregate blacks and whites. Scout, because of her age, and being the youngest in the family, is impulsive by nature and extremely emotional too. She realizes how offensive they had been by tormenting Boo Radley. Though a natural tomboy, she begins to adjust to her feminine role and enjoys helping Calpurnia(A black cook and housekeeper) in the kitchen. Scout is an adorable character, with a great potential for perception She is very mature for her age.Scout is a very intelligent child who learned how to read through her natural instinct, sitting on Atticus’s lap and following along in his book.She has developed & grown up early than other children of her age. She did not discover her full potential that she could better than others until her teacher tells her she can’t read anymore. this shows that reading was a pleasure and a freedom she had taken for granted. She is a tomboy with a good heart, a smart head and plenty of pride. She treats adults as equals and they treat her as an equal. She enjoys reading very much. Extremely smart and bright for her age, Scout loves to read spends time reading with her father, Atticus, every night. She believes that everyone should be treated the same, no matter what family they are from. She is a good moral person.For instance, when she wants to spend more time with Walter Cunningham, Aunt Alexandra disagrees saying that no Finch girl should ever consort with a Cunningham. Scout is frustrated by this, as she wants to be able to choose her own friends.She is independant for her age.

What other characters say about her ?

Being Spunky and head strong and outspoken, Scout often finds herself in trouble with her father, her housekeeper, Calpurnia, her neighbours, her aunt Alexandra, and her teacher,Miss Caroline.

What does it tells you about the character?

I  believe that Scout is intelligent for her age of 6.She knows how to read compared to the other students.She is not also racist compared to the other residents in Maycomb.She does not discriminate between the whites and blacks.Although,she is a tomboy,she is very sensitive and cries when her pride is hurt. She is impulsive and quarrel when anyone antagonised her pride.She is a passionate person who loves her father and does not want to hurt his feeling by not revealing the truth when she quarrelled with Francis.She is straight forward, uncompromising towards her teacher as said that if her teacher conduct had been more friendly towards her,she would have felt sorry for her teacher.

Chapter 1

page 6

-He played with us,read to us, and treated with courteous detachment.

We can know about her(author) father’s personality from this sentence.

page 8

-Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, ans quaint fancies.

It contains that Dill is very active and curious boy. Furthermore, I and Jem want to know about Dill who is a curiosity.

page 12

-”There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into,”

This phrase is talking about Mr.Radleys. It contains that he is a  very ill-natured and malicious.

page 13

-Boo was about six and a half feer tall, judging from his tracks;he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s wht his hands were blood-stained - if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.

This is description of Boo. We can know that Boo looks like fearful and hideous. On top of that, he is a cruel person as he dine on raw squirrels and any cats which he catch.

chapter 2

page 18

-Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shelaces………….,but I had stared at them  all the evenings in my memory, listening to the news of the day,Bills To Be Enacted into Laws, the diaries of Lorenzo Dow -

We can know from this paragraph that author was very intelligent. As she can read book without any education. Just listening to the news of the day and read diaries of Lorenzo Dow.

page 21

-My special knowledge of the Cuningham tribe - one branch, that is - was gained from events of last winter. Walter’s father was one of Atticus’s clients. After a dreary conversation in our living room one night about his entailment, before Mr Cunningham left he said, ‘Mr Finch, i don’t know when i’ll ever be able to pay you.’ ‘Let that be the least of your worries, Walter,’ Atticus said.

From this paragraph, we can know that author’s father’s personality. He is a very kind and magnanimous as Mr Cunningham was worried about financial problem, but Atticus said that don’t worry.

chapter 3

page 31

-’until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’

It means that you understand the other men/women’s position.

-but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part.

Aforementioned, it is similar meaning as above sentence. ‘put ourselves in her shoes’ means that you stand in her position.

page 33

-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.

We can know personality of father.Atticus is friendly and obliging to his children

chaper 4 & 5

page 36

-Rather than risk a tangle with Calpurnia, I did as Jem told me.For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship:Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval. On my part, I went to much trouble, sometime, not to provoke her.

This is a good sentence which describe the situation that I and Calpurnia’s relationship becomes better than before .

page 42

-As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a samall play upon which we rang changes every day.

It describes situation that their game becomes more interesting than before as the summer progressed.

page 46

-When I admired them and hoped I would have some eventually, she said, ‘Look here.’ With a click of her tongue she Thrust out her bridgework,a gesture of cordiality that cemented our friendship

We can know from this sentence that Maudie’s personality which is very friendly and benign.

-A chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an dld straw hat and men’s coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the streer in magisterial beauty.

This sentence describes Miss Maudie’s appearance which is expressed in “chameleon”.

chapter 6 (not complete)

pg.57

-”Don’t get in a row of collards whatever you do, they’ll wake the dead.”

It means that it sound so loud that it can wake the dead (figurative)

-I made perhaps one step per minute

she was so carefully to walk

chapter 6 (not complete)

pg.57

-”Don’t get in a row of collards whatever you do, they’ll wake the dead.”

It means that it sound so loud that it can wake the dead (figurative)

-I made perhaps one step per minute

she was so carefully to walk

Hi, everyone.

On the 3ed of July we will do our oral presentation.

Do you have any ideas to organise it and make it interesting for the audience?

Please post as comments as soon as possible because we do not have much time to plan that.

collards-are like cabbage that look like this:

eerily-mysteriously.

ensuing-is something that follow up by another.

malignant-evil and dangerous.

prowess -very good ability or skill.

ramshackle-so loose that are about to fall off.

rigid-stiff.

waning -less brighter normally use to descirbe light.

1. In page 99, Atticus said: “it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird”. Why do you think he said this sentence?
2.  Is it only meaning “mocking bird”?
3. Does it have other meaning? If yes, can you tell us what that is?
4. Does it relate to the title? Why?
5. Why do they kill a dog? Is that only what to tell us Atticus is a good shooter? If not, what does it want to tell us?
6. Why is “nigger” a bad word? What is the background knowledge that we need to know?

1. After read this chapter, from the conversation between Scout and Atticus, what do you think the personality of Atticus? Why do you think so?
2. Is Uncle Jack a nice person? Why? Please explain your answer.

1. After read this chapter, what do you think of Boo? Is he very evil or bad? Why?
2. What do you think of Ms Maudie?

1. Who do you think tangle and sewed the pants for Jem? Why do you think so?
2. Who make the figures for Jem and Scout? Why?
3. Why did Mr Radley cement the hole in the tree?
4.  Did the tree really die? Why do you think so?

1. Why they spit on the gate?
2. Who do you think the shadow is? Why do you think so?
3. In the last paragraph of this chapter, why Jem did not stir again?

asinine-word that has the meaning as stupid/silly.

benevolence-are use when a person is generous/thoughtful.

benign-kind/gentle.

edification -education and instruction.

cordiality-kindness.

morbid -horrible.

placidly-clam and quiet.

chap 4

auspicious-favourable.

scuppernongs-are a kind of sweet grapes like this:

melancholy-sad and gloomy

chaper 4 & 5

page 36

-Rather than risk a tangle with Calpurnia, I did as Jem told me.For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship:Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval. On my part, I went to much trouble, sometime, not to provoke her.

This is a good sentence which describe the situation that I and Calpurnia’s relationship becomes better than before .

page 42

-As the summer progressed, so did our game. We polished and perfected it, added dialogue and plot until we had manufactured a samall play upon which we rang changes every day.

It describes situation that their game becomes more interesting than before as the summer progressed.

page 46

-When I admired them and hoped I would have some eventually, she said, ‘Look here.’ With a click of her tongue she Thrust out her bridgework,a gesture of cordiality that cemented our friendship

We can know from this sentence that Maudie’s personality which is very friendly and benign.

-A chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an dld straw hat and men’s coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the streer in magisterial beauty.

This sentence describes Miss Maudie’s appearance which is expressed in “chameleon”.

chapter 3

page 31

-’until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.’

It means that you understand the other men/women’s position.

-but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part.

Aforementioned, it is similar meaning as above sentence. ‘put ourselves in her shoes’ means that you stand in her position.

page 33

-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.

We can know personality of father.Atticus is friendly and obliging to his children

Please see the attached table on WHEN your group will be presenting

2E Schedule
Date:    Group:
2 July     Jiahui
2 July    Nigel
2 July    Ayuni
3 July     Faeez
3 July    Jia Huan
3 July    Ken Lai
4 July    Sunarisih

As mentioned, please see the following details - It will tell you what we HOPE to see in your presentations.

Please remember you have 15 min
Aside from CONTENT, we will be grading you on presentation skills. The best groups will be presenting your project to the Lower Secondary Assembly. =)

Basically the presentation must cover the following:

1. All scripts, storyboards, photos etc should be posted with everyone’s comments on how these
answer the project task question you have been assigned (You MAY choose to extract certain quality postings/responses to showcase during your presentation)

2. The actual movie/documentary and photo journal can be displayed.

3. You should also post blog entries discussing the oral presentation and how you would organise it
to make it interesting for the audience. Your oral presentation should address the following
processes:

a) What’s your project question /task and what is your understanding of this question? How have you
managed to answer this project question through the project research and work you have done?

b) What were the roles and responsibilities of each member and what was done to ensure that
everyone contributed? What problems were encountered and how did you solve these as a group?

c) Explain your concept of the documentary and how does this documentary answer the project task
focus or question.  Explain clearly why you have chosen to present the dicumentary in this way ,
explain the ideas behind the way you plan the storyboard, the different scenes and why certain
scenes are chosen and what you intend to show with these ( include details abt camera angles/shot
types, music, narration text, sequence of scenes, focus of video and what is the message you wish to
communicate).  The same questions can be applied for the photo journal

d) Reflection on Learning - must be specific in terms of what skills esp thinking skills, analysis skills,
planning skills, team management skills, visual skills, history skills, language related like writing
skills, presenting information etc

That’s all. All the best!

please be aware that i will begin grading this assignment by 30 June.

Leaders please ensure that your group is on the right track.

Rubrics for Assessment will be based on this:

Below Expectations (0-7)
Shows no attempt at understanding task given.

Little or no reference to text when posting or using specific evidence from text to support.

Merely copying or paraphrasing text.

No attempt to discuss issues/ideas encountered when reading text.

No evidence of thinking about certain issues raised in text and seem NOT to have engaged with the text at all.

Limited to surface or literal questions with information lifted from text but rarely question interpretations offered by other members.

ONLY 1-2 members are dominating group, other members do not show understanding of task/role or do not attempt to ask or seek help from others.

Meeting Expectations (8-11)

There is an adequate attempt at demonstrating understanding of task and text.

There is attempt at linking observations/ideas/discussions to text and giving and explaining how specific evidence from text can be used to support discussion.

Some evidence of thinking shown though often do NOT read beyond the surface bt some attempt shown to critically question other’s point of view and interpretations

Understanding shown is usually limited to paraphrasing from text instead of engaging in questioning text or seeing connections or links between different characters/themes/incidents

Some attempt to use creative WEB tools to demonstrate understanding though not always used appropriately and may not succeed in enhancing explanation or understanding

Most members are actively involved in task through asking questions and raising issues for discussion.  But, there is inadequate follow-up on issues/ideas raised.

Above Expectations (12-15)

A good understanding of task and text shown with interesting questions raised and ongoing discussion of certain topics/issues by different members.

There is appropriate use of reference to text as evidence where references are explained linking it themes, character analysis and issues are raised for further discussion

Clear evidence of thinking shown though reading beyond the surface, raising interesting questions and issues for discussion nd critically questioning other’s point of vew and interpretations

Good understanding shown by engaging in active questioning of text or good attempt to see connections or links between different characters/themes/incidents

Good attempt to use creative WEB tools to demonstrate understanding mostly used appropriately and sucesfully in enhancing explanation or understanding

ALL members are participating group, asking questions, explaining to each other, follow up on other members work and working as a group effectively.

amiable -friendly

contentious-always ready to fight .

cootie -another word to describe louse(an insect)

disapprobation-disapprove/objection

discernible -understandable.

onslaught-a  ferocious or vicious attack.

 persevere-to carry on inspite of facing diffculities.

irked -to be annoyed

Hi, group members!

First, welcom Han to join in our group.

By this weekend, EACH ONE of us must post both quality and quantity posts and comments.

Please answer my question after you read one chapter. That will help you to understand the story.

Our aim is the top group of this class.

Please try your best. If  I see someone not doing his or her own job and wants the marks for free. I will tell to teacher. I will not keep quiet anymore.

All the best to our group.

Don’t forget try your best.

Thank you.

strictures -word for condition and rules.

chapter2

crimson-a colour use to describe red.

cunning -cute or pleasing.

hookworms-a type ofparasite use to live inside the small intestine of a human.

immune - this word mean has no effect done to the person.

vexations-has the same meaning a annoyed which is something that cause it.

seceded -break away from something.

smilax -a plant use for decorations.

1. Why do you think Ms maudie come up in the beginning of chapter 5? Does the author want to tell us something from Ms Maudie?

2.What do you think of the character Boo? Although we did not see himself, we can know a little about him from other people’s conversation.

Is Boo very scary? Why do you think so?

3.Why Scout does not want to tell her father what they are doing?

Will Atticus scold her if he know what are they doing? Why do you think so?

1. Who put the sweet and coins inside the tree? Give me your own opinion.

2. Should Scout eat the sweet and  take the coins inside the tree? Why?

3. What do you think of the activities scout and her friends did? Is it meaningful? Does it tell you their standard of knowledge?

1.Is Walter a respectful person?  Why?

2.Is Ms Caroline a good teacher? Why do you thnk so?(base on the fact)

3. If you are Scout, What do you think about Ms caroline? Why?

4. Is the law fair in the town? Give me your own opinion.

5. If you are Ms Caroline, what di you think about Scout? Why?

chapter 2

page 18

-Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shelaces………….,but I had stared at them  all the evenings in my memory, listening to the news of the day,Bills To Be Enacted into Laws, the diaries of Lorenzo Dow -

We can know from this paragraph that author was very intelligent. As she can read book without any education. Just listening to the news of the day and read diaries of Lorenzo Dow.

page 21

-My special knowledge of the Cuningham tribe - one branch, that is - was gained from events of last winter. Walter’s father was one of Atticus’s clients. After a dreary conversation in our living room one night about his entailment, before Mr Cunningham left he said, ‘Mr Finch, i don’t know when i’ll ever be able to pay you.’ ‘Let that be the least of your worries, Walter,’ Atticus said.

From this paragraph, we can know that author’s father’s personality. He is a very kind and magnanimous as Mr Cunningham was worried about financial problem, but Atticus said that don’t worry.

corsets-is worn by woman to make them look slim.

dictum-another word for  principle.

domiciled-where a person lives of a kind of house.

human chattels-they are called slaves.

foray -to do something that the person dont really do that is unusual.

malevolent-word to describle evil.

1.Does Charles Baker Harris  really have a   good father?

2.If not, why he is so proud of his father?

3.What do you think about this town?

4.Is it a nice and peace town? Why do you think so?

assuaged-to make burden less severe.

punt-a kick which is drop from the hand before it reaches the ground.

apothecary-a professional trained in preparing of drugs.

Chapter 1

page 6

-He played with us,read to us, and treated with courteous detachment.

We can know about her(author) father’s personality from this sentence.

page 8

-Dill as a pocket Merlin, whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, ans quaint fancies.

It contains that Dill is very active and curious boy. Furthermore, I and Jem want to know about Dill who is a curiosity.

page 12

-”There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into,”

This phrase is talking about Mr.Radleys. It contains that he is a  very ill-natured and malicious.

page 13

-Boo was about six and a half feer tall, judging from his tracks;he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s wht his hands were blood-stained - if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.

This is description of Boo. We can know that Boo looks like fearful and hideous. On top of that, he is a cruel person as he dine on raw squirrels and any cats which he catch.

1.What does the title “To kill a mocking bird” mean?

2.Why did the author use that name for this book?

3.Why is there a introduction of the history of Atticus Finch’s family?

Discussion leader: jia huan

Questioner: Bruce Zhang Zi lu

Plot mapper: Wendy

Vocab wizard: phan chong

Quote picker: Han

Characte tracker: Bala

Hi, group members, although Ms Lim has not post anything on the blog, we have already got the homework from somewhere else. The other groups have already began their work so we need to catch up.

There are  6 roles in our group, I will take the questioner.

I think Wendy should be the plot mapper.

Bala should be the characte tracker.

Jia huan should be the discussion leader and the quote picker.

Last, Phan chong should be the vocab wizard.

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IMPORTANT: Holiday Assignment will be COUNTED as part of your CA1 for Term 3 (20%)

Instructions:

a) You will be doing this in your project group. Each group will assign one ROLE for EACH MEMBER to focus on.

b) Every member’s contribution will be IMPORTANT, just like your project work and MARKS will be assigned based on EVERYONE’S work and contribution.

YOU are to POST your WORK here in this blog.  Make sure each POST has a CATEGORY added which shows YOUR GROUP NAME or NUMBER!

c) Assign the following roles for each person in group:

Questioner: To come up with interesting DISCUSSION QUESTIONS for the chapters in the book, especially questions like “What does this tell us about…….” or “Why do you think…..”

Vocab Wizard: To pick out IMPORTANT or DIFFICULT WORDS in the chapter and explain what it means to the group. This SHOULD NOT BE just copied from dictionary BUT MUST be EXPLAINED in relation to the TEXT! You can be creative in your explanation and use PHOTOS or DRAWINGS or CLIP ART to explain the meanings clearly.

Plot Mapper: To mindmap or storyboard IMPT PARTS of the story BY USING THE elements of a NARRATIVE like: Trigger Event, Sequence of IMPORTANT EVENTS/ACTIONS ( this must be linked in terms of CAUSE and EFFECT throughout the chapters), PROBLEM/CONFLICT

Quote Picker: To pick out IMPT QUOTES from chapters and start a discussion about the meaning and significance of the quote to the story like development of plot, character, or theme

Character Tracker: To identify important characters in each chapter and track the development of the character though the chapters through what character says or does and what other character says about this him/her. You must explain what it tells YOU about the character like the personality. The most IMPT CHARACTERS to FOCUS ON will be :Scout, Atticus, Jem, Bill, Calpurnia, Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell, Bob Ewell, and Boo Radley

Discussion Leader: To check and read through other members work and come up with interesting ideas to discuss based on what other members post or based on your own reading. Focus on THEMES in the story: COURAGE, INTEGRITY, PREJUDICE, RACISM etc

d) All work must be done ONLINE in the languagearts blog and every post MUST BE CLEARLY TAGGED with the name of the person who posted it. The TAGS box is just below the TEXT box where you type.

e) You are given BONUS MARKS for using online tools like Toondoo, Comic Life, online mindmapping and Voicethread etc

f) The work above MUST BE DONE BASED ON Chapters 1 - 10

g) Like your PROJECT WORK, you need to post regularly and comment /discuss regularly if you want to SCORE. You know how important the marks are to you BY NOW, so do work hard. Anyone with NO INTERNET ACCESS, you CAN use the SCHOOL LIBRARY COMPUTERS, so I won’t accept any excuses.

Resource For Reference:

http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/index.html - This website provide a good reference for vocabulary by chapter and will help you understand some of the more difficult words in the text