Blog Reflection

After experiencing your first Literature response blog, take some time to share your thoughts. What did you enjoy about blogging? What didn't you like about using this platform? How did it affect the quality of your experience with To Kill a Mockingbird? What recommendations can you offer?

Final Thoughts...

Provide your final thoughts on To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee? What did you enjoy about the novel? What didn't you like? Be very specific. Do you think this book should be taught to future 8th grade classes? Why or why not.

The missionary circle

What interesting things emerge from chapter 24?

Jem and Dill...a closer look

Compare and contrast the way Dill and Jem respond to the verdict in Tom Robinson's trial. Why do you think each responds in the way that they do? Be sure to bring in elements of what you have learned about both characters throughout your reading of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Atticus Finch...React

What is the most compelling or memorable thing that Atticus said in his closing statement to the jury? Explain what he means by what he says...

Tom Robinson A Closer Look

Why do you think the audience in the courtroom was upset about Tom Robinson's comment about feeling sorry for Mayella? Why isn't it okay for Tom Robinson to call Mayella a liar? What does this imply about the social position of blacks at that time and place? How are the Ewell's and African Americans perceived similarly and differently by whites in the town of Maycomb? Why was Dill so upset that he had to be removed from the courtroom and what is about his perception of the treatment of Tom Robinson during his testimony? Does the fact that Tom Robinson ran from the Ewell's home indicate that he was guilty? Why or why not? Answer any/all the questions that you are interested in exploring...

Reactions to Mayella's testimony

What is your reaction to Mayella's testimony? based on the testimony she gives, what kind of person do you think she is? Use evidence from the text to justify your thinking.

Our Time To Take Over!!

We've had little control on what we want to talk about but now it's our time to take over. What do you think we should talk about? What do you feel strongly about? It's your choice because now it's our turn!

Bob Ewell...create a character sketch

What kind of person is Bob Ewell. Use evidence from the text as you craft your response. For those of you looking for a challenge: Compare and contrast the characters of Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch: In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different?

Are Jem and Scout prejudiced? Racist?

After reading up through Chapter 16, do you believe Jem and Scout are prejudiced characters? Moreover, do you believe they are racist? Use evidence from the text to defend your thinking.

Alexandra and Calpurnia....What do you Think?

How would you describe the relationship between Calpurnia and Alexandra? Use evidence from the text to justify your thinking.

Your choice:

Comment on any aspect of the book that you find particularly interesting. This may be a question that you've been pondering as you read, an inference that you've made, something you thought was symbolic, something you felt was unusual. Use this space to bring up issues that are important to you in your reading of "To Kill a Mockingbird".

Atticus: A Brave Man or Just Doing His Job?

In regards to Chapter 15, do you feel Atticus Finch is being brave in his defense of Tom Robinson, or is he simply doing his job as a public defender? Be sure to make explicit the criteria you are using in the creation of a response that reflects evidence-based argumentation.

Scout's Construction of Gender Identity

What are your thoughts about Scout? In what ways does she conform to how we would expect a young girl to behave in society? In what ways does she challenge our ideas of how young girls are to behave in society?

How do you feel about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee after reading the first 11 chapters? How motivated are you to continue reading this text?

Boo Radley

How has Boo Radley been portrayed?