To kill a mockingbird by Alliyah Raines

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Identity

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I believe identity is who or what you are. We determine our identities completely. Usually society has a big influence on our identity, depending on the person.

Stereotypes

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Stereotypes are assumptions that other people see other people as. They can affect people in a positive or negative way depending on what somebody is assuming about you, but usually it is negative.

Two names, two worlds

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1. What does Rodríguez mean when he uses the phrase “two names, two

worlds”? What two worlds does his name represent? He means that since he is not in NY but was bon in Connecticut, he got a new name in New York but still has his name from Connecticut.

2. What assumptions does Rodríguez think others might make about his

identity because of his name? He thinks other people may not think he can fit in

3. What does your name suggest about your identity? My name suggest that I am unique because it is spelled with 2 L's instead of 1 <---- Somebody said that and i guess i agree

stories we tell ourselves

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Connection Questions

1. What does Conley say about the difference between how black and white

people describe themselves? Why do you think he believes that? He says that usually if you ask a black person to describe themselves then they will have African American at the top of the list but a white person will have white at the bottom or not at all.

2. Do you agree? Not really because it seems to me that if you ask anybody to describe themselves they are going to put their race or ethnicity on there.

3. Make a list of the adjectives that describe you. adventurous, brave, funny, outgoing.
Which did you think of first? brave
Which took longer to think of? adventurous
Why were you were able to think of some adjectives more easily than others? Because the ones that are more easily, you see those everyday in yourself

A rainbow creation

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1. What is the difference between the toys in the “pink aisle” and those in the “blue aisle”? The pink aisle people say are for girls and the blue aisle people say are for boys
What assumptions do the toys in those aisles reflect about gender? They assume that they are for only 1 specific gender.

2. How do you explain the anxiety, anger, and fear Duron describes feeling when C.J. started playing with “girl toys”? He says that his chest would tighten and throat would close and he would want to hide C.J.

3. How do you respond to the assumptions people make about your gender? I just go with it because people assume I am a female and that is what I am.

To what extent do you embrace and reflect them? I get what people are dong ad saying when assuming.
To what extent do you reject them? I feel like we shouldn't have to assume that certain things are for certain genders

Finding one's voice

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1. Why does Julius almost put the book of haiku back on the shelf? He didn't believe that something written in the 17th century and Japanese could be who he was.
What factors lead to his momentary doubt that haiku is for him? He said because he was a little colored kid from Nashville

2. What does it mean to “find yourself”? To find what you are meant to do and be in life.
Where does Julius Lester say he finds himself? In writing haiku
Where do you go to find yourself? on hikes and in nature or jus in the mountains

3. What are you passionate about? Being a better person and being better than what i grew up around
How do the things you are passionate about help shape who you are? They make me want to do better and they also help me cherish more things.

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1. Why does Scout go to the front porch?
Scout went to the porch because she was overwhelmed and jus needed a break.
2. What reasons does Scout initially give for why she doesn’t need to go to school?
Some of her reasons were that Atticus didn't go and is doing just fine and that Ewells' didn't get in trouble for not going.
3. Is Atticus convinced by them? No.
4. Scout eventually tells Atticus what happened at school, and Atticus takes a patient stroll before responding. What is his advice to Scout, and how does he apply that advice to the situation Scout found herself in at school? Atticus advises Scout to put her self in their place and see what they're going through. Scout thought about the Ewells and now understands that their situations are different.
5. How does Scout’s reaction show that she disagrees with Atticus? Scout pushed that off and still told Atticus that she didn't want to go to school.
6. Why does Atticus interrupt her response this time? What does his response tell the reader about his view of the law and of rules generally? He interrupts her because he is not changing his mind about her not going to school. This tells the reader that he is not willing to break the law and that he is a rule follower.

chapters 4-7

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Scout believed she was being cheated out of something by the school system
Scout took gum out of the trees in front of the Radley's place and ate it
Jem was very protective over Scout
Jem and Scout found old pennies in the same tree
Dill, Jem and Scout began to play a game called "boo Radley"
Scout still believes Radley is alive but the others don't
As summer continued, Jem and Dill began to spend more time with each other and only called scout when they needed a 3rd party
Scout hung out with Miss Maudie who was a widow
Jem and dill were making a plan to give a note to Boo Radley
They attached the note to a fishing pole
Atticus told the kids hey were not to mess with the Radleys unless they were invited
Jem, dill and Scout snuck into the Radley's backyard
Radley shot a shot gun and had the kids scare, they tried to run away but Jem got stuck in the fence and lost his pants
Jem snuck out in the middle of the night to go retrieve his pants

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1. What do Scout, Jem, and Dill know about Boo Radley? They know his name isn't boo and that he is a alive. What parts of
their understanding of Boo are based on facts and reliable information? They do not know what's real because they got the information from another person
What parts are based on gossip and legend? How can the reader tell the
difference between the facts about the Radley family and the legends?
The reader an tell the difference because the legends are just really dumb and obviously are fake.
2. How does the relationship between Scout and Jem change over the first
seven chapters? How does Scout understand the changes Jem undergoes?
They change from them being close in the beginning and then really distant then they started getting close again. She just understands he is getting older.
3. In Chapter 3, Atticus and Scout talk about “Maycomb’s ways.” What
stands out to you most about the customs, traditions, and unwritten rules
of Maycomb’s society?
The Maycomb ways are to talk and be friendly to everyone in town. Some things that stand out is that some of the people get by with not following the laws.
4. What is “the other”? Who are “the others” in Maycomb? What roles do
race, class, and gender play in establishing who is the other? What role
does gossip and superstition play? What about stereotypes? What about
fear?
The others are the Cunningham's, Ewells, and the Radley's. They really just stand out from everyone else, they make up their own rules and just kind of do whatever they want. There is also a lot of talk about them so that creates other talk which most likely some arent true.
5. What events and experiences begin to change Jem’s feelings about Boo
Radley in these chapters? What does this suggest about how we can
better understand people different from us? Scout talked to Miss Maudie about the Boo Radley and told Jem, which somewhat made Jems feeling change about Boo Radley. This can help us understand people who are different from us by not judging them and seeing for ourselves the truth.

6. How does race complicate the circumstances of the characters we have
met so far? What role does Calpurnia play in the Finch family? What
authority does she have in the Finch household that she might not have
elsewhere in Maycomb? Calpurnia is like a mother figure in Scout and Jems life. Calpurnia is black so she doesn't have the same authority in other peoples houses.

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1) What is courage? Write about a person or group from your own personal
experience, the news, or history who behaved courageously. What made
their actions courageous?
Courage is to be able to do something even if you are scared. Someone I know who is courageous is my brother Jesse. I say his action are courageous because no matter if he is scared or not, he always stood up for me in front of my dad or anybody else.

2. How do you define conscience? Write about a time when you or someone
you know chose to act according to conscience. What were the circumstances
of the choice? What were the consequences? A conscience is an inner feeling telling you if something is right or wrong. Before I got taken in December of 2020, a social worker came to visit me and was asking questions, I usually lied to them but this time I just had a feeling I should tell the truth. The circumstances were either me lie and stay in the situation or, tell the truth and see what happens from their. The consequences were that now, I am in a stable home ad my dad is getting on track to do good (hopefully).

Chapter 8

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Mrs. Radley died in the winter
Scout got scared of the snow
Jem and scout hung out at Miss Maudie's house after the snow

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Chart 1: Bud fields and his family
1) 6 dirty people in a house/ cabin
2) I wonder why the people look so dirty? Why do the people look sad? Are they farmers?
3) I think the picture is saying the people are miserable farmers. In the picture the people are dirty and skinny. Also none of them are smiling and the little boy has no pants on.
Chart 2: Floyd Burroughs and Tengle children
1) I see 5 people on a porch and 2 are putting their hair up
2) Where are they? What are the kids names? Why are they important? What do they eat?
3) I think the picture is saying that even though their were many struggles at the time, they still found ways to entertain themselves and be happy.
Chart 3: General store in Moundville, Alabama
1) I see different items in a old fashioned store.
2) Where exactly is the store? How much do the items in the store cost? why has nobody robbed it?
3) I think the picture us saying that stores in the 1900s were a lot different than stores today. I say this because if you compare a picture to modern day stores to this picture, they'll be a lot different.
Chart 4: Negro Cabin in Hale county, Alabama
1) I see a cabin with 2 windows and a door with trees behind it.
2) Does anyone live in the cabin? If so, how many people? Did black people typically live here?
3) I think the picture is saying blacks didn't live in a fancy place. I say this because the caption has the word "negro" in it which people used to talk about blacks, and the cabin does not look as if it is very stable.
Chart 5: Negro farming eat Tupelo, Mississippi
1) I see a black man with 2 horses in front of him on a farm
2) Whose farm is it? Are there more horses? What is the man doing?
3) I think the picture is saying that blacks started to use another way to farm which made farming easier. I say this because the man doesn't look tired and he has horses who look like they are dragging something.
Chart 6: Negroes wait in line for food at camp for flood refugees in Alabama
1) I see men, woman and children in line, in front of a cabin looking thing, waiting for food.
2) How many people are at the camp? What food is being served?
3) I think the picture is saying that there were many people to feed, so they began to get overly crowded. I say this because they people are very crammed while in line.
Chart 7: Street in Marion, Alabama
1) I see building with people coming out of them with vehicles and horses parked on the street in front of them.
2) What are the buildings called? Who are the people?
3) I think the picture is saying the streets started to get more clear. I say this because I see multiple vehicles and horses but I only see minimal people.
Chart 8: Children receive food in Alabama camp for flood refugees
1) I see a child with a drink and food in his hand while other kids are in line waiting
2) Why is only the child getting food? How many children are at the camp?
3) I think the picture is saying they let the children get food before the adults. I say his because the caption says "children receive food" and then there is a child getting food.

Great journals. Give Jesse a hug for me!

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Chapters 9-11

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Atticus is trying to stop scout from saying the n word
Jem said "boys dont cook" he was stereotyping that only woman should

Atticus growth

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Atticus is becoming more courageous and one way is that he shot at mad dog. Atticus is beginning to stand up more not only for himself but also he stood up for tom even though he would be looked at wrong for it

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Chapter 9 Quotes

"If you shouldn't be defendin' him, then why are you doin'
it?"
"For a number of reasons," said Atticus. "The main one is, if I
didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town, I couldn't represent
this county in the legislature, I couldn't even tell you or Jem not
to do something again."
"Atticus, are we going to win it?"
"No, honey."
"Then why-"
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we
started is no reason for us not to try to win," Atticus said.

Explanation and Analysis
Once again, Atticus teaches Scout a difficult lesson about
morality – one that goes counter to her own childhood
impulses. Scout has heard other children at school criticize
Atticus, and when she asks why, he tells her that he has
decided to defend in court Tom Robinson, a black man
accused of raping a white woman, even though he knows there's no chance
of winning. Until now, Scout has considered that physically
fighting and winning is what it means to be courageous.
Now, her father attempts to explain to her that it can show
even more courage to strive for something even when one
knows that failure is inevitable.
Rather than acting because he will win, Atticus chooses to
defend Tom Robinson because he knows that it is the right
thing to do. Interestingly, even though many people in town
are prejudiced and disagree with Atticus's choice, for
Atticus it is the fact that everyone in town knows him and
his own beliefs that serves as another motivation for him to
act according to his beliefs. He believes that only by
standing up for his ideas can he then, in turn, be seen as a
representative of the community (even if the community
disagrees with some of those beliefs). In order to be morally
consistent, Atticus believes, he must act on behalf of human
dignity – and more specifically, this man's dignity –
regardless of the end result.

After reading, answer this question:
What modern or 21st century connections can you make to the explanation of this scene? A connection I can make is that like Atticus representing an innocent black man in court, in todays society their is many injustices. One big thing in todays society are the BLM movements. People were losing their lives, going to jail and being banished for simply standing up for what is right but, they still do it.

What in our current times supports the same theme of acting on behalf of someone else's dignity or someone else's social inequality? Standing up for people in the sense of what they identify as and who they are. People nowadays are so quick to try to change people or bash them for who they are. For example some people I am around say that if you were born a female "you can't identify as non-binary or a male". I stand up and tell them that that's not true.
Explain why you are making these connections.
I Made these connections because they are real problems in todays society. Also the BLM movements, as someone who is more than 1 ethnicity, I have had racial things said to me and its not fair. Things need to change, people need to change.
Your work should be in complete sentences with capital letters and punctuation as needed. Use spell check!
Your work should be at least two examples with explanations.

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