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Post by Max Adams 3rd Hour on Oct 24, 2014 1:15:27 GMT
1. The narrator of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Jean Louis Finch, whose nickname is "Scout", daughter of Atticus Finch, and sister to Jem Finch. The setting of the story is in the 1930's in the fictional southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated in the first person. I think that the point of view will show Scout's innocence as a child, because she is telling it from when she is an adult. I also think that it being in first person, will get rid of dramatic irony, and make the story as a whole more dramatic. In this chapter, I didn't find anything confusing and it all makes sense to me. So far one of the themes shown is innocence vs. reality. This is shown because Scout is only 6 years old.
2. The event that I am looking back on is when I went to Canada. I didn't see it as very exciting, even though I was leaving the country. I got to go 3 times when I was a kid, and now I am very sad because I didn't really take advantage of it. It's been 7 years since I have been to Canada, so I look back thinking of all the things I could have done when I was there. I hope I get to go again sometime soon and bring a friend this time. All in all, I am sad because I went out of the country 3 times as a kid and never fully took advantage of it, even though I did get to see some cool things like Split Rock.
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Post by Ellie Manning on Oct 24, 2014 1:16:15 GMT
Ellie Manning 10/23/14 Literature Short Prompts
The narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout. This book is written in 1st person. I also agree, I think dramatic irony is hard to put in the story with first person. Right now, in the 1st chapter, it’s a bit confusing. She talks about a bunch of different topics and story’s. In addition, I feel it wanders around too much. What I mean by this is, it says, “my brothers arm” and “the men had to stay on Simon’s homestead”. Also, how “Simon died rich”. I think this is too much to put in without relating to the topic of blacks and whites. It doesn’t having meaning to the story.
One time, when I was real little, I told someone that they smell. At the time of course, I didn’t think it was rude. Now, I see it a lot differently. I know that it is rude to say comments like that to people’s faces. It has shaped my thinking, because now I try to think about what I’m going to say, before I say. I also try to make sure I don’t hurt someone’s feelings but what I say to someone.
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Post by Jim Drew Period 3 on Oct 24, 2014 1:21:52 GMT
1. To Kill A Mockingbird is a first person novel narrated by Jean Louis Finch, who's nickname is Scout. Jean Louis has an older brother Jem Finch, a father, Atticus Finch, the respected lawyer, and their house keeper Calpurnia. They all live in Maycomb, Maycomb County, Alabama. I think the point of view could affect the story, in many ways. For one thing, it could make it a slightly bit harder to read because of her vocabulary. It could also take away the literary elements of dramatic irony and foreshadowing. She would not hide anything from of us, because it is in past tense, plus, why would she use foreshadowing, if she is simply telling her story? Another character could say something, that shows dramatic irony, or even foreshadowing, in some way. But since it is from her point of view, there won't be any of this, in the narration. Not to mention, to add on to what Doug said, it could bring in biases and opinions. For example, its not really shown that Jean Louis is a racist, but she lives in the south during the 1930's. But knowing Atticus, who is a good man, and the fact she grew up with Calpurnia, I doubt she would be. But that does not mean she won't have some opinions and biases against certain things.
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Kaitlyn Osmulski Period 5
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Post by Kaitlyn Osmulski Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 1:26:53 GMT
1) The novel To Kill A Mockingbird is told in first person by Jean Louise Finch, who is also known as Scout. Scout is the narrator because she is telling us the story from her point of view. Since the story is in first person, I think that the story will give us more information and more opinions on how the character feels and what is going on in her life at the time. I think it will let the readers have a better understanding on the situations and problems that each of the characters, especially Scout, will be facing throughout the story. 2) When I was in third grade, I remember I had a lot of homework, tests, and projects that I never wanted to do because it would take to long. Back then, my parents forced me to do my homework and they studied with me so that I would do it. I remember always thinking to myself that it was stupid. Once I got into junior high and high school I have realized that what my parents have taught me about having good study habits was not stupid. Now I study and do my homework without even being told to. I am very glad that my parents have made me learn how to have good study habits because if they did not I know that I would be struggling with high school, especially because I am involved in sports. 3) I did not have any examples. 4) One thing that I found confusing is why Mr. Radley's boy was not seen or heard from in 15 years. 5) One example of a theme was when Jem went to go touch Mr. Radley's house. 6) One example of a literary element was a simile comparing ladies in the day and night.
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Anna Smarjesse 3rd Period
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Post by Anna Smarjesse 3rd Period on Oct 24, 2014 1:34:11 GMT
The narrator of the story is Scout, she tells the story from the point of view as her six year old self and it is told in first. Because of who the point of view the story is being told in, Scout could leave out parts that affect how the readers may look at her or other characters of the book, but I also believe that because Scout is telling the story she will have an easier time letting out her true feelings throughout this book. The fact the Scout is telling this story from the pint of view as her six year old self she may have an easier time explaining explanations to situations the she may not have understood back when the story took place. Because Scout is a still a little girl her thoughts on things were easily affected by what other people like her brother Jem, her father Atticus and her house keeper Calpurnia. Some of these thought were about their neighbors The Radleys and close to all of them her about what happened to the Radleys "crazy son" Arthur "Boo" Radley whose father forced him to spend his life in his home because of the things he did when he was a teenager. When i was younger i never thought saving your money was a big deal so as soon as i would het birthday money i would spend it on something i had no need for, i just wanted to spend money. But as i got older and my parent started making me pay for my own things once and a while i realized that i needed to start saving my money. Now that i am older i realized that it is more important to save your money then to spend it on something i don't need at all.
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Post by Jim Drew Period 3 on Oct 24, 2014 1:39:48 GMT
In early 1st grade, when I was about, six or seven, me and my next door neighbor were playing a game. My older brother, Frank, who was around nine or ten, tried to play the game with us. At the time, I really did not like my brother, and to be honest, I still do not like him that much, but I liked him less back then. Anyway, he started beating me in this game, and because I did not like him, I decided to say he was cheating. After I convinced my friend, my brother was cheating, we decided to fight him. At first we were doing pretty good, because it was two versus one, but then he started to get the upper hand, so we decided to run into my house. We then locked the front and back doors, but forgot to lock the side. When we ran to lock it, my brother tried to knock on the window but he accidentally hit it too hard and it broke. All the glass then fell in my face, and cut me up. I was bleeding everywhere. Looking back on this story, I realize, I should not have ben such a sore loser, then I would not have been hit by the glass, and I would not have bled everywhere. Since then, I've learned not to be such a sore loser.
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Post by Alex Mankle on Oct 24, 2014 1:50:53 GMT
Scout is the narrator of this story. Scout is her nickname but her real name is Jean Louis Finch. This story is told from the first person point of view. Jean Louis Finch is telling the story from her childhood when she was around six years old. She was a tomboy and like to hang out with her brother and Dill. She will tell the reader all about her family members and their lives. Jean Louis will let the reader know about different situation that happen in their small town. She will tell in detail about all her and brothers adventures when they are children. This story will be told from her version of her memory of her adventures with her brother and family.
When I was younger, I wrote an e-mail to my Spanish teacher from my mom's e-mail account telling my teacher to take Alex out of the Spanish Class. I told my parents that I wrote this e-mail, but my parents did not believe me so they did not check the e-mail account. The school principal called my mom to tell her what I did. My mom told the principal that I had told both her and my dad that I did this. My mom admitted that she did not check the e-mail account because she did I think I would really write this e-mail. My parents were very angry with me and themselves for not checking the e-mail account. Looking back on this event, I should not have wrote this e-mail making it sound like it was my mom asking the Spanish teacher to take me out of Spanish class. I will never use my parents e-mail again to try to contact a teacher.
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Allie Dries 5th hour
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Post by Allie Dries 5th hour on Oct 24, 2014 1:52:40 GMT
1. The narrater of the story is Jean Louis Finch who goes by Scout. This story is told in the first person. She is telling about the story at an older age then she was in the story. She was six when this took place so now that she's older she understands what happened in the past. I anticipate that the story with be very suspense flu and will be told from Scout's point of view. 2. My parents started me in soccer very early. It was very fun at first playing games with your friends and getting snacks after the game was always the best. As I grew older I joined a travel soccer team. It was harder than it was when I was younger. I thought soccer was only in the fall and spring but they started to do training in the winter. I went to one and thought my life was ruined. My parents told me I would improve, but I didn't believe them. So I kept going just because my parents made me, but turns out I improved so much when it came to spring season. I know understand what's better for me. 3. I thought that the Radley story was pretty confusing. I didn't get how the Scout said they never saw them but Mr. Radley always walked into town. 4. I thought it was racist that Jem and Scout were taken aback when Calpurnia said something about a white man. 5. "Your names longer than you are, I bet it's a foot longer." This literary element is a metaphor. A metaphor is a human-like thing referring to an object or action. This sentence states that a name is a foot long.
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Peter Vozenilek 5th Hour
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Post by Peter Vozenilek 5th Hour on Oct 24, 2014 2:02:57 GMT
1. The narrator of the story, To Kill a Mocking Bird, is Scout. This story is told in the first person point of view. I think her point of view will greatly influence the story. I believe that she will exaggerate the good and bad things about slavery. Even though I haven't read the story yet I think that the way the majority of people thoughts back then are quite different to her beliefs. It would be a different story if it was told by a racist person. one thing that is confusing me is that the story is taking place in the 1930's but the story, to me, sound like its taking place in the 1800's or something. I didn't really see a literary element in Chapter one.
2. When I was younger I went to a Chicago Bulls game for my birthday. We went into the locker room and out on half court one of the players even threw socks at my brother. I thought it really cool but I didn't think that much about it. Now I think of it, it was a great gift. I take less things for granted and take everything in with more respect.
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Post by Thomas Vozenilek on Oct 24, 2014 2:06:38 GMT
1. To KIll a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is narrated by Jean Louis Finch. She has a nickname that is Scout. She is telling us the story of what happened to her many years past. (Page 1) This story is told in first person. This being first person point of view could let the story be more personal and you would take the side of the person who is talking. SInce it is her story she might take more some points more serious and since it was a long time ago she might not remember the facts as they really are. At first I was kind of confused by what the narrator was saying because of her southern way of speaking. She may be more biased towards the racism. 2. When I was around 10 my brother and I were in our back alley riding our bikes around we weren't really paying attention. Peter suddenly said, "Thomas look." I looked up and saw a pack of coyotes at the end of our alley. I remembered them being massive and there were about 6 or 7 of them. Thinking back on it I realize they were probably about the size of dogs or a little bigger. There were probably only 3 of them and they seemed pretty calm. I now know that there weren't many coyotes in my area so it was more dangerous than i thought.
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Brittaney Jackson Period 5
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Post by Brittaney Jackson Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 2:20:30 GMT
1. The narrator of the story "To Kill A Mockingbird" is Jean Louis Finch "Scout". The story is told in first person point of view. The story being told in first person point of view affects the story a little for the reader because the reader only gets to hear and imagine Scout's side of the story. Im guessing that there will be no dramatic irony in the story because the narrator tells us everything. I think it being in first person point of view makes it more interesting for the reader though because theres a lot more emotion. Having Scout narrate the story helps the reader better understand what it was life for her and how it was like back then.
2. My older sister, Victoria has been sick with an illness since before i was even born. When i was younger, i knew she was sick but i didn't really understand the disease. I know she spent a lot of time in the hospital and i would get to see her sometimes but i was always very confused about why she had to be there and why there was so many machines and wires hooked up to her and i would always ask so many questions. My mom usually had to always be with her so i would always get upset that my mom wasn't with me. Then again, there were always days that Victoria felt good and was able to be home playing with me so I got really confused a lot and just didn't understand the disease. Then i started getting older and gained more knowledge on it. Now i realize that my sisters illness is very chronic and can get really bad sometimes. I know now exactly what the disease is called and what happens to her with the disease. Now when i see her in the hospital i know to be quiet and to respect her because she is in a lot of pain. I know that the machines are used to help her. I understand that my mom not being home is for a very important reason. Now that I'm older i really understand her disease and i know what to do about it.
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Brody Blackford 3rd Period
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Post by Brody Blackford 3rd Period on Oct 24, 2014 2:21:10 GMT
1. The story To Kill A Mockingbird is narrated by Jean Louis Finch or "Scout." This story is told in first person. The reason I know that is because the story uses words like "I" and "we." I personally like it when stories are told in first person. I think it makes them a lot more fun to read and not as boring to read. However the story being told in first person will affect the way the story is presented to us because it will make it a little more difficult to identify dramatic irony. We will not know everything that is going on with every character like in Romeo and Juliet. We will be seeing everything through the eyes of Jean Louis Finch or Scout.
2. When I was 10, my family had a dog named Bailey. Bailey was really old and wasn't acting like his normal self. He was having troubles walking because he was so old and he was starting to not eat his food. My family and I were really worried about him. One day my parents said that it was time to put him down. I didn't agree with them and didn't want them to put him down because he was a great dog and was also really nice. My parents eventually put Bailey down one day. Now as a young adult I realize that my actions were childish and selfish. My actions were childish because I should have known that he was going to have to be put down because he was in a lot of pain and suffering. I was selfish by not wanting to put him down. I put my desires before his. I would've let him suffer just to make me happy. Now as a young adult though I am happy they put Bailey down instead of listening to me. I am glad that they put him out of his misery instead of making him suffer longer just to please me.
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Grace Tony Period 5
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Post by Grace Tony Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 2:29:18 GMT
1. The narrator of the story is Jean Finch who goes by the nickname Scout. The story is told in first person from Scout's point of view. How the point of view will affect the story is that since it's not in third person view, we definitely won't know what's going on with all the characters in the story at the same time. The point of view will let us know what Scout's thinking and feeling the whole time. It will also let us see how she sees the world, as an adult and as an child since she is retelling the story as an adult from her childhood. The point of view would affect how some of the events play out because of what side Scout was growing up on. Scout wasn't African American and so wouldn't know how Africans Americans felt in Macomb, or she maybe a bit confused about why African American people would be so angry sometimes at Caucasians.
2. Something that happened that I view differently know was when I was first learning addition and I didn't really understand my homework at all so my dad tried to help me. Anyways he kept on trying to help me and I just kept getting more and more frustrated so I eventually threw down my pencil and ran into my room. My dad made me come back and then I finally figured out how to do addition. What I realize now is that I should have tried to be more patient with him, taken a break, or tried to be more specific about what I was having problems with. My thinking has changed now into that if I want help I need to realize I need it first of all and that second I have to be patient about it so that I can really get all of the help I possibly can.
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Jack Frank 5th Hour
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Post by Jack Frank 5th Hour on Oct 24, 2014 2:38:22 GMT
1. This story is told from the perspective of Jean Louis "Scout" Finch. As we read, it shows her first hand experiences, yet it highlights a deeper perspective from her adulthood, because she is looking back on her childhood. She tells this story in a first person point of view. This story also takes place in a time and day when language was different, so it'll be a different type of grammar. But more importantly, people viewed rights much different at this time. In this selection, we will see the way African-Americans are treated, and how women also are treated differently. Also, Scout also has an eye for adventure, so it often shows her perspective on the high tense moments.
2.When I was younger, I received an old Nintendo Gamecube, otherwise known as the best thing ever. I would come straight home after school and play it, and I played it in the mornings once I was ready for school. my mom realized that this was a problem, and limited my hours. It came to the point where I could only play on the weekends. Since then, I haven't gotten too out of control, and my addictive gamer self has been toned down. But, I also now see how it improved my grades, social life, and other things. I'm really glad I listened, because I really resisted this rule at first,
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Post by edgarvillalobos on Oct 24, 2014 2:39:27 GMT
Edgar Villalobos 3rd
1.Scout is the narrator of the story, It is in first person. I think it effects the story because it tells it in the point of view of of scout this might add more depth and effect the story a lot. Knowing that she is recollecting the story she will understand what happened better and it will impact they way people will get the story and interpret it. It would really stress on how scout feels about what happens in the story.I think that it will make the story easier to read because its written in first person.
2. One time when i was 10 my grades started to slip pretty bad so my parents got very mad and said i was grounded for 3 weeks and i was very mad and stormed to my room so i got in even more trouble. So by being grounded and not having anything to do but my homework my grades started to go up and now i manage my time...kind of. Now i realize by not looking at your own problems you can get in a lot of trouble and i should of not let my grades slip.
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