https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p Each blog has its own specific color, so any posts in the same color were posted together or updated to fit the newest post. en-us 2017-11-17 05:15:31 UTC 2025-10-04 16:46:16 UTC hello@padlet.com michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207981408 Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York :Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print.]]> 2017-11-17 05:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207981408 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207981752 I have read the first chapter of this story.  The story is told from the perspective of Scout aka Jean Louise Finch.  She first tells about how Jem, her older brother, originally broke his arm years ago.  She reminisces a lot about her family history.  Her first ancestors came to America from England to escape religious persecution.  He was a fur trader and an apothecary originally, however upon arriving to America he becaome a farmer in Alabama.  Simon Finch called his farm Finch's Landing which was very successful.  Her father was the first to stem away from the farm life to become a lawyer in an adjacent town.  Her brother went to medical school and her sister stayed to take care of the farm.  Their family has a cook named Calipurnia who also helps raises the kids since their mother died.  Scout was very young when she died so she has no real memory of her mother unlike her older siblings.  During the summer, Charles Baker Harris aka Dill moves in next door to the family and becomes Finch's best friend.  Dill's father is not present in his life but he does not let that affect him seeing as he is very outgoing and smart. Dill then becomes obsessed with Boo, a neighbor of theirs, who has a bad reputation. He is said to gotten in trouble with the law several times and even stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. Boo does not come outside very often. While messing around, Dill and Scout run over to Boo's house when they suspect they have seen him looking at them through the window.]]> 2017-11-17 05:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207981752 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983399 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/81768549465142530/ This is a link to a fan made map of Maycomb, Alabama where the story takes place.]]> 2017-11-17 05:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983399 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983680 “Home.” To Kill A Mockingbird, www.tokillamockingbird.com/.

“The Book.” To Kill A Mockingbird, www.tokillamockingbird.com/the-book/.

]]> 2017-11-17 05:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983680 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983922 I like how the author has chosen to write as how her characters would have actually spoken had they lived during this time period in Alabama. For example, she uses y'all and "read'in" instead of reading. She also uses "u'd" instead of you'd. While this does make the read a little more challenging, it makes the characters feel a lot more real and accurate.]]> 2017-11-17 05:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/207983922 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208934776 Here are two separate links to Harper Lee biographies
https://www.biography.com/people/harper-lee-9377021
https://www.harpercollins.com/cr-103537/harper-lee]]> 2017-11-21 01:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208934776 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208934895 I have read chapters two through six.  Chapter two begins in September when Scout begins school for the first time and Dill moves away from Maycomb to Meridian. At school, Scout and her teacher, Ms. Fisher, do not get along well at all. In chapter three, Ms. Fisher again proves to not be a very good teacher when she is terrified by a tiny bug crawls out of the hair of a student who has home troubles's hair. Scout no longer wants to go to school and wants Atticus to teach her instead. He denies saying that it was against the law but agrees to keep reading to her as long as she does not tell her teacher. The rest of the school does not get any better as Scout feels the class is moving too slow. Dill returns to Maycomb after the school year ends. Scout, Jem, and Dill begin hanging out together again. They create a game mocking the Radley family. Scout begins to feel like a third wheel when Jem and Dill grow closer to each other, causing her to befriend a widowed neighbor, Maudie Atkinson. They gossip together about the Radley family. On Dill's last day in Maycomb, the trio trespass onto Radley property and peer into the windows when they hear a gun shot, scaring them into returning home. When the trio return home they are met with the neighborhood adults who speak about the events today at the Radley's unaware of the fact that the children had been there previously that day.]]> 2017-11-21 01:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208934895 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208937334 Scout: the narrator of the book, she is portrayed as a young defiant neighborhood tomboy, is quite ill tempered and aggressive, story's protagonist, quite intelligent, very protective of her family, the story although takes place during her childhood, is recalled as an adult, impulsive, thinks with fists before head,
Dill: a close friend of Jem and Scout that visits Maycomb only in the summer,  he is very intrigued and curious about the Radleys
Jem: Scout's brother and close friend, his POV of Maycomb is completely changed forever after the trial, begins the story very innocent and shielded from the evils of the world but finishes almost too aware of the darkness, protective of his family, very curious, loving of his family
Ms Maudie: widowed neighbor of Scout, very loving and motherly towards children as seen in her interactions and relationship with Scout who she is seen as a role model by, very very kind, very much trusted by the family
Calpurnia: the Finch family's housekeeper, a motherly figure to the Finch kids after the birth mother had died when they were young, the children's connection to both the white and colored community, very loving and respectable
Boo Radley: a social outcast who does not venture outside ever and is known for his troubled past especially with the law, has reputation of being a freak and lunatic, very shy, saves Jem and Scout's lives, kills Mr. Ewell in act of protection of the kids, very kind and misjudged, a "mockingbird"
Ms Crawford: the neighborhood gossip
Ms Fisher: Scout's teacher who is not very good with children or understanding seen when she gets angry at one of her students who could not pay her back after she gave him money for his lunch because he could not afford it
Atticus Finch:  Jem and Scout's father, single parent, a very fair and honorable man, lawyer for defendant Tom Robinson in trial, committed to racial equality, very vocal and aware of social issues, very dedicated and righteous, extremely intelligent, loves his children more than anything, always stands up for what is right, sees the good in people for the most part, loved and respected heavily by the town
Alexandra: aunt of Jem and Scout, very proud of family lineage and roots to Maycomb, very prim and proper, wants to teach Scout how to be more "feminine", slightly racist, quite judgmental
Mrs Dubose: a racist town elder who made controversial comments toward the Finch children and the Robinson case resulting in the destruction of her flower bushes by Jem, is read to every afternoon by Jem, an addiction to morphine is revealed after her death
Bob Ewell: the father of said rape victim, Mayella Ewell, not very financially stable, left-handed, very mysterious, violent alcoholic, beat daughter after seeing her with a black man, liar, vengeful, rude
Heck Tate: sheriff of Maycomb, very righteous man, close friend of Atticus, strongly believes and fights for justice and what is right, very respectable
Reverend Sykes: very kind reverend at local colored church who welcomes the children with open arms, is not bitter of the racial prejudice and remains warm to the children, loves the children
Cecil Jacobs: Scout's classmate in which she almost gets in a fight with after controversial comments made towards Scout about her father and the Robinson case, rude, stereotypical out of control young boy, taunts the Finch children
Jack Finch: the children's uncle, very impulsive and laid back
Tom Robinson: an African American who is falsely accused of raping a young white girl, Mayella Ewell, has a crippled left side by cotton gin, is killed during escape attempt, a good man who loved his family, felt sorry for Mayella
Mayella Ewell: daughter of Bob Ewell, victim of "rape" who accuses Tom Robinson of the crime out of guilt, kisses Tom Robinson, has no friends
Mr. Gilmer: the trial prosecutor (sides with the Ewells), racist
Mr. Raymond: does not play major role, background character, wealthy, lives near county line, has mulatto children with an African woman who he is involved with, unconventional, eccentric, drinks out of paper bag so everyone thinks he is an alcoholic to explain his life choices to involve himself with an African American woman but just prefers African Americans more.

]]> 2017-11-21 01:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208937334 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208939214 Citation: “School.” Pinterest, 1 May 2017, www.pinterest.com/pin/78179743514559946/.
Link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/78179743514559946/]]> 2017-11-21 01:52:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208939214 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208940645 I found Ms. Fisher interesting because she was in the teaching profession but is clearly not suited for the position. Is there a ulterior motive as to why she began teaching? She is not suited for her profession because typically teachers need to be very caring and understanding towards their students, however Ms. Fisher is not. She lends money to Walter, a student whose family is not financially fortunate, and is angered when he is not able to pay her back. She also proves her inadequacy when she refuses to listen to Scout when she tries to explain Walter's situation and instead punishes Scout. I believe Ms. Fisher is a round character because the author develops her personality and character very well by telling about these confrontations she has with her students exposing her personality. I would believe she is also an antagonist in this story because she creates a lot of conflict with the protagonist, Scout, on several occasions. The two are not fond of each other.]]> 2017-11-21 01:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208940645 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208941487 “Harper Lee.” HarperCollins US, www.harpercollins.com/cr-103537/harper-lee.
“Harper Lee.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017, www.biography.com/people/harper-lee-9377021.
“School.” Pinterest, 1 May 2017, www.pinterest.com/pin/78179743514559946/.]]> 2017-11-21 02:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/208941487 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210215196 I have read chapters seven through thirteen.  Chapter seven begins with  the kids continuing to find gifts in the knothole.  These gifts range from a ball of twine to soap figures of Scout and Jem.  The children continue collecting these small goodies until one day the knothole is filled with cement.  Scout enters her second grade year, again not very content with the school.  In chapter 8, the first legitimate winter occurs in Maycomb for the first time in a long time.  The children build a snowman in the likeness of Mr. Avery, a man who lives down the street. Later, that night Miss Maudie's house was set on fire and eventually burns to the ground. Mr. Radley, is present and places a blanket over Scout's shoulders. Mr Radley's presence is very significant because he shows that he has a caring and affectionate side which is contradictory to his reputation of being crazy and a freak. Chapter 9 begins with Scout almost getting in a fight with Cecil Jacobs after Cecil made a racist comment regarding the case Atticus was working on. Atticus was asked to defend Tom Robinson, an African man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot win the case but agrees to defend Mr. Robinson because he feels a duty to uphold justice and self-respect. The family spends Christmas at Finch's landing where once again Scout gets into a fight defending her father and his case. It is also revealed that the jury that will be deciding Mr. Robinson's fate is an all-jury which is significant since this story takes place in the early to middle 1900's in the South which was a center for racial prejudice. Both Jem and Scout get heckled again regarding their father and the Robinson case in which Jem acts upon it, earning himself a punishment of reading to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon. When Scout turns 12, Jem becomes annoyed with her and asks that she acts like a normal girl instead of hanging with him all the time. Dill does not return this summer after his mother remarried. Calpurnia takes both Scout and Jem to a "colored" church for service which opens their eyes. Aunt Alexandra decides to live with the family for a short period and is immediately welcomed with open arms. She is also very proud to be a Finch and the rich ancestry behind it. "Family consciousness" is a huge part of Maycomb, a small town where the same families have presided for generations. ]]> 2017-11-26 22:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210215196 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210220611 Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York :Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print.]]> 2017-11-26 23:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210220611 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210221013 MLA Citation: Administrator2, Opinion. “The Character of Atticus Finch.” Indianfolk, 25 Apr. 2017, www.indianfolk.com/character-atticus-finch/.]]> 2017-11-26 23:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210221013 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210221376 MLA Citation: “Jean Louise 'Scout' Finch.” To A Kill A MockingBird-Study Guide, toakillamockingbird-studyguide.weebly.com/jean-louise-scout-finch.html.]]> 2017-11-26 23:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210221376 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210224476 MLA Citation: “Boo Radley - A Haiku Deck by Maxwell Anderson.” Haiku Deck: Presentation Software and Online Presentation Tools, www.haikudeck.com/boo-radley-education-presentation-5dJwcYUMPW.]]> 2017-11-27 00:27:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210224476 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210224956 MLA Citation: WQXRClassical. “Harper Lee's Only Recorded Interview About 'To Kill A Mockingbird' [AUDIO].” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Feb. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfsFeMRF7CU.
This is the only interview about the novel that Harper Lee did.  She is very humbled by the reaction she got out of this book.  She did not expect the book to blow up and become as popular as it did.  She also talks about what she is writing now and her style of writing.  She also talks about how much she likes to write, saying how she probably likes it too much.  She says that when she begins writing she becomes sort of a recluse.  She appreciates the creators of the book film because of their accuracy to the actual book.  There was not much actual discussion regarding the book, more centered around her upbringing and what she thinks of the writing society of her time.]]> 2017-11-27 00:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210224956 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210225899 This novel was written in a time of social chaos in the United States especially in the South where Lee grew up and lived before moving to New York.  Racial prejudice versus racial equality was an ever present social issue at this time.  African Americans were heavily victimized especially in the South.  Segregation still existed.  The novel was published right at the birth of the American Civil rights movement which was a very popular and very relevant topic to her time.]]> 2017-11-27 00:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210225899 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210226503 Nguyen, Michelle. “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” Padlet is the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world, Padlet, 26 Nov. 2017, padlet.com/mnguyen0411/sl5coyhljq8p.]]> 2017-11-27 00:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/210226503 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212110653 Jem and Scout begin to receive even more attention because of the trial and their father's role in it.  Aunt Alexandra does not want Calpurnia in the children's life anymore because she does not like the influence Calpurnia has on them.  When Scout is sent to her room after fighting with Jem, she finds Dill, who has run away from his parents because they were not paying attention to him, hiding under her bed.  As the date of the trial comes closer, animosity arises from the citizens and they become antsy, there were even rumors of a mob.  Atticus and the Sheriff Tate ride over to Maycomb jail to meet and talk to Tom Robinson.  The trio follow the men to the jailhouse.  Upon arrival Heck Tate and Atticus are met with a group of men, among those men was Walter Cunningham's father.  It is revealed at the end that Mr. Underwood was at a nearby window ready and watching the men with a loaded shotgun to protect Atticus and the sheriff.  The trial begins and everyone floods in town hoping to witness the trial.  The prosecutor is Mr. Gilmer and already there are holes in his case, for example, there was no doctor summoned to examine the victim afterwards and that the only two to witness the event were Mr. Ewell and his daughter (the victim), and that there are only bruises on the right side of the victim's face meaning that is was more likely a left-handed person inflicted those blows.  Tom Robinson is crippled on his left side meaning that he could not have hit her.  It is also revealed that Mr. Ewell is, in fact, left-handed. Atticus eventually loses the court case but stuns everyone and leaves lasting impression at the end when he speaks very vocally about the injustice of a stratified society. He openly speaks his opinion on Mr. Ewell: despicable and ignorant.]]> 2017-11-30 23:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212110653 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212113306 Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York :Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print.]]> 2017-11-30 23:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212113306 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212114635 MLA Citation:“In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Can Tom Robinson Be Calpurnia's Long Forgotten Brother since the Reader Never Learns Her Last Name?” Enotes, s3.amazonaws.com/user-content.enotes.com/5973f677087df2fff88f8fb524f16d55049a631c.jpg.]]> 2017-11-30 23:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212114635 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115225 MLA citation: Stamper, Alicia, and Olivia Farrugia. “To Kill a Mockingbird Page for Alicia Stamper and Olivia Farrugia.” Weebly, stampertkam.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/1/7/14176972/7466196.jpg?269.]]> 2017-12-01 00:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115225 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115521 MLA Citation: To Kill a Mockingbird Wiki. harperlee.wikia.com/wiki/File:Jem-main.jpg.]]> 2017-12-01 00:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115521 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115791 In this section, Atticus Finch stood out to me. His dedication to justice really impressed me. He accepted a case he knew he was going to lose, but still fought because it was what was right. He also knew that his taking of the case would affect the kids and anybody close to the family's lives. He knew he would be heavily criticised for it, but he still accepted the case. Tom Robinson was clearly innocent African American, but he knew that he would be facing all-white jury in racially prejudiced small town, Maycomb, Alabama. HIs dedication and commitment to the case impressed me because to stand against the town like he did takes a lot of courage and morality.]]> 2017-12-01 00:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212115791 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212116658 Good versus evil, yes cliche, but so apparent and key to this novel.  It can be seen on several occasions in the novel, for example, Jem and Scout's progression from seeing the world as good and innocent to seeing all its faults and flaws when they are faced with the case and the reality of it.  This theme can also be noticed when evaluating the threat that prejudice and hatred pose to the innocent like Tom Robinson or even Boo Radley who are both good men but subjected to hatred for no honest reason. This theme can also be applied into today's social movements such as BLM where many African Americans fight against racial prejudice and inequality Many music artists write songs about this subject. One of example of this is Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" that speaks about society's habit of running away from social issues just as Maycomb has ran from theirs and still continues to.]]> 2017-12-01 00:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212116658 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212117613 Nguyen, Michelle. “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” Padlet, Padlet, 30 Nov. 2017, padlet.com/mnguyen0411/sl5coyhljq8p.]]> 2017-12-01 00:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212117613 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212671150 Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York :Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. Print.]]> 2017-12-03 23:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212671150 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212671366 This summary is quite long because it covers 10+ chapters. Mayella Ewell is next called to stand and very obviously scared.    Atticus's examination of her testimony reveal many holes in her story such as how Tom Robinson was able to punch her on the right side of the face is his left side was crippled by a cotton gin when he was twelve or how there was no proof of a rape in the first place since a doctor was never called.  It becomes obvious to the reader now that there was no rape and that it was in fact her father that beat her.  She is not able to finish her testimony after breaking down and refusing to answer any more questions.  Tom was next to testify and his story is much more plausible.  He tells of how Mayella had gone out of her way on several occasions to invite him in and ask him for help.  He recounts that on that day Mayella had called him over asking him to help fix a door but once inside he observed the door was perfectly fine, in which he then tried to leave when Mayella had come onto him and kissed him.  Her father had seen her attack Tom from outside a window and was shouting inappropriate slurs and threatening to kill her.  Tom said he had only agreed to help her several times before because he had felt sorry for her, she had no friends and an alcoholic father who became violent when drunk.  This shocked the courtroom because a "negro man felt sorry for a white woman."  Atticus, in his final appeal, reveals what he believes happened.  He believes that in attempt to appease her guilt for getting caught kissing a black man and her father beating her for it, she knowingly falsely accused Tom Robinson of rape.  Tom Robinson was found guilty of all charges.  Jem later that night, visibly upset by the verdict, reveals that he know longer thinks that Maycomb and its people are the best in the world seeing that they sentenced an innocent man to death because they were not able overcome the racial barrier.   After the trial, Bob Ewell followed Atticus all the way to the Robinson house who was delivering his condolences and spit on him, vowing revenge.  Atticus unlike everyone else, does not take this threat seriously saying that Ewell only feels that way because he had a fool made of himself by Atticus.  A while later in August, Tom Robinson was shot seventeen times after an attempt to escape.  Aunt Alexandra clearly disapproves of Atticus's part in the case, asking how can he continue to wreck himself in the pursuit of justice.  Bob Ewell is overrheard saying "one down and about two more to go," after Tom's death was published in the newspaper.  Even when school begins, Jem is still upset about the trial as he snaps at Scout when she asks about it.  Bob Ewell begins stalking Helen Robinson, Tom Robinson's widow, everywhere.  This worries Aunt Alexandra because she believes that Ewell is still grudgeful to anyone involved with the case and proposes danger to the family.  On Halloween, the school puts on a play in which every child portrays a food, Scout is ham.  On the way home, both Jem and Scout are attacked by an unknown man in the dark with a knife.  Jem tries to protect Scout from the attacker.  The children are saved by a stranger.  The stranger is later revealed to be Boo Radley who had killed Bob Ewell, the attacker, and carried Jem home to safety.  Jem suffered a broken arm and bump on his head, but otherwise would be okay.  Heck Tate wants to keep the affair on the DL saying that Ewell fell on his knife since it was wrong for a shy man to be dragged into the limelight like that and that Boo had actually saved the children's lives. Heck Tate also stated, Tom Robinson was dead and "now the man responsible is dead.  Let the dead bury the dead."  Boo Radley is never seen again.  Atticus sticks by Jem's side all night and day.]]> 2017-12-03 23:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212671366 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677089 MLA Citation: “Calpurnia.” To Kill a Mocking Bird, Wordpress, 7 Mar. 2016, tokillamockingbird721.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/calpurnia/.]]> 2017-12-04 00:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677089 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677235 MLA Citation: “Frank Overton: Quiet, No-Nonsense Character Man of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, FAIL-SAFE, WILD RIVER & More.” Cscottrollins.blogspot.com, 2014, 1.bp.blogspot.com/-HgXkYfXF4xE/U1HR9x8f38I/AAAAAAAAtpM/wgFmeE0Xv7o/s1600/fugep11sc05b.jpg.]]> 2017-12-04 00:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677235 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677800 MLA Citation: “To Kill a Mockingbird - Atticus Finch's Closing Argument.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 July 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOocTXKPVVU.]]> 2017-12-04 00:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212677800 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212678023 MLA Citation: movieclips. “To Kill a Mockingbird (9/10) Movie CLIP - Boo Is a Hero (1962) HD.” YouTube, YouTube, 27 May 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FROgIia2cb8.]]> 2017-12-04 00:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212678023 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212679030 Reading level: 7th grade-ish
Reading Age level: 12 years
I think the reading level matches pretty close to the age because this book covers heavy topics regarding America's history with racial prejudice which I think should be introduced to students at a young age but not too young to where they are not able to fully comprehend the subject and how heavy its role was in shaping America, so I think twelve is a good age for this novel. I was sort of surprised by the reading level because I thought it might have been a little higher than it was. ]]> 2017-12-04 00:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212679030 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212679783 I personally enjoyed this novel a lot. It was very interesting to me. Harper Lee definitely kept me awake with a lot of plot twists especially with Boo Radley. Another reason I enjoyed this book was because how realistic and accurate it was to her time which gave me insight on how life was like during her childhood and the period she wrote this story. The novel engaged me for an overwhelming majority of the story. This novel left me wanting a better ending for Tom Robinson, it had me wishing that the jury's verdict was innocent and then they had turned to charge Bob Ewell with abuse and neglect. I would definitely recommend this novel to others, especially those who enjoy realistic fiction. I would consider this novel a "good read" because it was very interesting and fun to read. I found several times where I could not simply put the novel down and I just had to keep reading to find out what happened next.]]> 2017-12-04 00:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212679783 michellenguyen22 https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212680698 Nguyen, Michelle. “To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.” Padlet Is the Easiest Way to Create and Collaborate in the World, Padlet, 3 Dec. 2017, padlet.com/mnguyen0411/sl5coyhljq8p.]]> 2017-12-04 00:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michellenguyen22/sl5coyhljq8p/wish/212680698