"Julius Caesar" Act II Reaction

- - -  Any themes emerging in the first two acts?  Bet there are.  Identify and explain one.  Support your response with evidence from text.

- - -  Where are Brutus and Julius Caesar in the tragic hero cycle at this point of the play? Explain.

"Julius Caesar" Act I Reaction

- - -  What is Cassius' motivation to oust Caesar?  What is Brutus'?  Defend your response.

- - -  Explain how rhetoric is used in Act I.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 24 & 25 Reaction

- - - Explain why I said that Mrs. Merriwether is one of the most evil characters that you'll ever read in fiction.

- - - what changes have occurred in Scout and Jem? Explain.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 19 through 21 reaction

Due Wednesday

- - - What is the significance of Atticus' closing argument?

- - - What is the significance of Jem's reaction to the verdict?

- - - Where can the book possibly go from here?

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 17 and 18 Reaction

- - -  Explain the significance of Mayella's CHARACTER in the novel.  Not her responses to Atticus, or her actions on the stand, but only her character.

- - -  Explain Lee's use of setting in the two chapters.  This is bigger than just where the Finch kids are sitting in the courtroom.

Off the Hook - for Tonight!

- - -  Blog site was down and I could not post until now, so there will be no blog tonight, but look for one tomorrow :)

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 12 and 13 Reaction

- - -  Explain how the tone has changed from Pat One to Part Two.  What is the significance of this change?

- - -  Why does Lee wait until now to have Jem and Scout accompany Calpurnia to church?  Explain the significance of that scene.
 

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 10 & 11 Reaction

- - -  If Book One of To Kill a Mockingbird was all you had, what would be the main theme of the book.  Explain using the conflict/resolution/expression of learning formula.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapter 8 Reaction

- - - What is the overall significance of Chapter 8 within the framework of the novel? 

- - -  Explain Lee's use of bird imagery in Chapter 8.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 1-2 Reaction

- - -  What is Lee establishing in the first two chapters of the novel?  Explain.

- - -  What seems to be the central conflict of Part One?  Explain the significance of this.