Ismael Rodriguez period 2
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Post by Ismael Rodriguez period 2 on Oct 24, 2014 2:47:25 GMT
The narrator of the story is Jean Louis Finch a.k.a. Scout. Jean Is telling the story How To Kill A Mockingbird in first person. She has a family of 2, her brother's name is Jem and her father's name is Atticus Finch. The way that Scout is telling the story in first person to me personal is a lot easier then having other people tell there feelings or about there life situations such as Romeo and Juliet. But if there was another character telling the story It would be another complete different story and would not be as easy as in first person. There are multiple telling the story but in this book it's only one person talking which has less confusion. The setting happened where the author lived and occurred during the author's time period. What I like about the beginning already is that the author is talking about what happened back when she was young and how things went with her childhood and it's just so interesting to know what actually happened when she was young. When I was in 6th grade I got my first phone and my parents always told me if I ever got a phone I needed to be responsible with it and If I wasn't there would be a punishment and so I would follow those rules so that I don't get in trouble and get my phone taking away and being in trouble because that would be embarrassing in front of my friends and family. And now that I know what's right and wrong, I do not have to worry about getting into trouble by anyone because I will think before I act, even though my mom still tells me to be smart.
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Angel Garcia Period 2
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Post by Angel Garcia Period 2 on Oct 24, 2014 2:55:34 GMT
1.The Narrator of this story 'To Kill a Mocking Bird' is a person named Scout. This story is told in first person. What I anticipate is that we won't get to know things faster or foreshadow something because it it being told from a persons perspective so we will only get to know the things the narrator sees or heres. So it would be harder to know something will happen because both us readers and the characters will be getting the same information at the same time.
2.Now that I look back when I was about 6 to 8 years old I went to the Nazareth house for a retreat that my parents were attending and I was playing around this one lake and i slip and fall down a hill and fall into the lake. I was so wet and I got in big trouble by my dad because he told me to not go play around near the lake but I did it anyway. I should have listened to my dad like I do now because I obey and listen to my dad more now and I'm more responsible so I would know i should so that. If i did it the same again at this time i would react more differently and now know that i should do that mistake.
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Caylie Cafferty 3rd
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Post by Caylie Cafferty 3rd on Oct 24, 2014 3:16:55 GMT
1. The narrator is Scout. The point of view is first person. I really like how this book is written, switching from when Scout is 6 years old to when she is an adult. I think it's cool that the book is like this. However, I also feel like it would be a little confusing. 2. Whenever I do something stupid, I always think of what I could have done better. I realize that during all the events where I do something stupid, I could have thought things through. I should always think things through.
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Eileen Resnick Period 3
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Post by Eileen Resnick Period 3 on Oct 24, 2014 3:37:01 GMT
1. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story narrated by Scout. Her real name is Jean Louis Finch, and she tells the story in first person. We know it is first person by the way Scout uses pronouns like "I" and "my". For example, Scout says, "Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when I first say it." (page 6). The way it is written in first person will build a bias to Scout's advantage. We get to know the narrator and the other characters through her eyes and her perspective, though we may have out own thoughts later on. One thing in Chapter 1 that confused my was why Boo stabbed his father. The other thing I found more-or-less confusing was some of the language the characters used when they spoke. An example of that would be "The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front yard.." (page10). A theme I saw in the first chapter was appearence vs. reality. It appeared as if Boo was crazy, but that it just a rumor. Boo could really being going through a rough patch or any other thing that might be keeping him away from other people. A literary element I found was "The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were born." I think that this is a personification because houses do not have the capability to be miserable. A personification is when you give human characteristics to nonliving things or nonhuman creatures.
2. When I was little, I used to want to be just like my older brother. I would wear his old clothes, play all the same sports he would play, and follow him around. I view the situation differently because as I got older I realized that I didn't want to be like my brother. Looking back on it now, I have noticed that I do do some of the same things my brother does, but we are two different people. I saw that I have become my own individual without needing to follow in my brother's footsteps. Today, I no longer try to be someone else. I think about how I can become a better me, rather than become a lesser version of my older brother.
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Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3
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Post by Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3 on Oct 24, 2014 3:59:01 GMT
1. Scout narrates the book in first person. Scout's father is Atticus Finch and she has one brother named Jem. Her mother is deceased. I think that since Scout is telling it in first person it will help us feel like we are part of the book instead of being an audience. I think that it is good that we will get to see how Scout thought the south was like in the 1930's. I think that since we get to hear Scout's perspective it will open our eyes to a new perspective on how we treat others from different races. We will get to learn what Scout has to say about everything in her life and how different her life is from ours. On page 13 I think it is confusing how Boo Radley couldn't have been seen for 15 years by anybody. I don't understand how anyone can live that long without sunlight. I think that Boo Radley is just mis understood. I think that he just wants people to know his true story, but he isn't allowed to leave his house. I think that Scout will be curios enough to find out what his real story is. Scout looks up to her brother a lot, so hopefully Jem will help Scout find out more about Boo.
2. When I was seven my grandparents wouldn't let me eat any candy after diner. I snuck into the kitchen and ate ten candy bars and I couldn't sleep very well. I also had a really bad stomach ache the next day. I will definitely not eat lots of candy right before I go to bed again. One theme that was in this chapter was moral education. Moral education happened when Jem ran into Boo's yard and touched his house even though he knew all of the things Boo had done in his life (page 18). They knew morally that they shouldn't have done this, but they did it anyway. I think that when I was younger didn't always like to accept the fact that I was wrong. I wanted to eat the candy to prove them that I could handle it and that I could do what I want. My grandparents knew what was best for me but I didn't want them to think that I couldn't handle it. In the end, I learned that our elders most of the time know what they are talking about, and we should listen to them more often. They are smarter than we give them credit for.
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Ethan Copeland Period 5
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Post by Ethan Copeland Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 4:34:07 GMT
1. The narrator of the story is Jean Louis Finch, daughter of Atticus Finch, also known as Scout. The entire story is told from first person but she is older looking back at the story writing it. It will be a rather new and different reading experience considering at the time she only had the knowledge of a six year old, but the way she narrates it makes it sound as if this six year old has three degrees in critical thinking and creative word usage.
2. My first communion was something I truly didn't understand what was happening. I mean I have been part of a Catholic family my whole life, and at the time all I thought communion was the next step in advancing my life. I didn't think how it would affect me right then. I didn't understand that according to the Catholic I was receiving the most amazing gift in the world. The gift of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I didn't understand that this would be the first time on Earth that the body blood of God would touch my hands what I use to make everything and touch my lips which form all of my most amazing Ideas.
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Nico Shadid Period 5
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Post by Nico Shadid Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 4:51:29 GMT
1. From what I have read so far, Scout the younger sister of Jem is the narrator. The story is told from 1st person because scout is telling it from her point of view. I know this because Scout says things like "i" in the book like "Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence" (page 7) I think the point of view will affect the story because we will see what Scout's thoughts on everything happening in the book will be. We will see scouts opinions and predictions, as well as her feelings towards other characters and situations she or other characters might face in the book. 2. When I was little Santa Clause was one of the most exciting characters in my life. Just like other kids, I used to stay up on Christmas eve, trying to hear a movement on the roof, that meant presents were on their way. Of course just like all of those other kids, we were met with the harsh reality that Santa was just a myth. Looking back on it, it's fun to think of those days when I used to go nuts on Christmas day. Not only because of the presents, but because I knew that Santa had come to visit me! It's that excitement I can see on my younger sibling's faces. 3. The only thing that was really confusing for me is how Scout and Jem said that they never see the Radleys but they saw Mr. Radley every week. 4. Theme: Appearence vs. Innocence because they judge the Radleys off of what they have heard from other people and from how their house looks. 5. Literacy Element: Foreshadowing because I think Jem touching the house is going to come back tot them in some way.
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Lucy Jockisch Pd. 5
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Post by Lucy Jockisch Pd. 5 on Oct 24, 2014 5:45:24 GMT
2. “Hey” “Hey Youself,” said Jem pleasantly. “I’m Charles Baker Harris,” he said. “I can read.” “So what?” I said. “I just thought you’d like to know I can read. You go anything needs readin’ I can do it…” “How old are you.” asked Jem, “four-and-a-half?” “Goin’ on seven.” “Shoot no wonder, then,” said Jem, jerking his thumb at me. “Scouts younder’s been reading’ ever since she was born, and she aint even started to school yet. You look right puny for goin’ on seven.” (Lee 8) “To Kill A Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee is written is first person. “Scout” Louise Finch is the narrator and the daughter of Atticus Finch, and he has brought her up and raised her to be very smart, and have the right outlook on things, as you can tell in the part above from the story. Although Scout is only six years old, this doesn’t make as much as a difference because she was a very mature six years old. Also, she told the story at a much later age. I think that the point of view will affect the story because we will see more into the thoughts/feelings/ & opinions of Scout and not just what people say/ their actions. One thing that I always think about how is during my younger grades in grade school, I didn’t care much at all about my grades, or how I did in school. Looking back, I now realize how dumb I was, because I think that if I would have tried harder in school back then, it would have helped me out so much more today. Since then, I have thought about exactly how importance school is, and I have tried much much harder. This has shaped new ways of thinking, because it made me realize that not only does it affect my high school grades, but then will affect college, and then the rest of my life.
4. One thing that I got confused on during chapter 1 is the different wording then what we use in todays culture. For example, “Lord, whats a name?” “’s not any funnier’n yours.” (Lee 8) What exactly does ’s mean? This was just one example out of a few I had.
5. Example of theme: Good vs. Evil (Finch’s vs. Radley’s) “Atleast the sawhorses were taken away, and we stood watching the porch when Mr. Radley made his final journey past our house. “(Lee 17)
6. Similie: “His hair was snow while and stuck to his head like duckfleft” A simile is a comparison of two things using the word “like” or “as.”
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Blaine Tracy 5th Hour
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Post by Blaine Tracy 5th Hour on Oct 24, 2014 12:53:05 GMT
This story is narrated by Jean Louis Finch, or Scout, in the first person. I expect that her view of the events that occur in the story would be different now than when they actually happened, because she has grown older and gotten more mature. She now knows more about people and how they should be treated compared to how many people of that time were treated. Her being the narrator will gives us the opportunity to hear her thoughts on how things were during her childhood. One event from my childhood that I view differently now is pre-school. I remember being really scared and angry that I had to go, and I didn't understand why I had to go. Now I understand that I went to pre-school because it was a chance to meet people and get introduced to the environment of school before having to do actual work. I now see that it was a good thing, contrary to my beliefs when it was happening.
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Post by Ben Bauer 5th Hour on Oct 24, 2014 13:41:38 GMT
1. The person that is narrating the story is Scout when she is an adult. She narrates in the first person. I think the point of view she tells it in will be good because she will be telling us her personal experiences.
2. When I was a little kid I thought spelling tests were really hard but now i see that they were very easy and i shouldve studied more.
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Post by Mallory Piasse on Oct 24, 2014 13:42:48 GMT
The narrator of the story is Scout, Jem's sister. It is in first person, so her emotion might change the way we see that things actually happened. For my 6th birthday I was given cat as a present. At the time I was upset that it was my only gift but now I realize that pets are a lot of work and can be expensive which is probably why it's the only thing I got. I'm really glad I got a cat because now I also realize that all those other gifts would not still be cool or used today. It was stupid of me to be upset for getting an animal for my birthday and I now am very grateful for this gift.
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Anya Schol Period 5
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Post by Anya Schol Period 5 on Oct 24, 2014 14:17:02 GMT
The character Scout narrates the story. It is told from first person. The narrator uses words such as "I, me, and we". I think that since the story is in first person we can get her inner thoughts and that allows us to better understand things that happened to the character.
When I was little I had crashed my bike and feared my bike for years. I had thought that it was all my bike's fault that i had crashed but it was my fault. I realize now that it was my fault when i did not properly use the brakes on my bike. When i think about it now i feel stupid that i had feared my bike for years and i lost years of bike riding which i enjoy very much now. In the story this probably happened to Jem when he touched the house. He shouldn't have done it and probably feels stupid for doing it.
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Post by Celine Khoury on Oct 24, 2014 14:40:20 GMT
1. The character Scout narrates the story. Even though in the story she is a kid, she is telling the story as an adult. It is told in first person. It might affect the story because there are many different characters with different perspectives (I've read this before). But it could change the way its read because if it was in the perspective of Atticus, or Gem, it would have been read differently because they all have different thoughts and a different story.
2. A few years ago I had surgery on my heart. I was stuck in the hospital and I didn't really realize what was going on. My heart had an extra node on it so it would beat twice as fast as the average heartbeat. As I look back on it, I realize that if I hadn't gotten work done on my heart, it would have effected me badly. It makes me more cautious about the decisions I make in my life. It's harder for me to be as active as others, and it is also harder to be around smoke. But if I stay cautious of my actions and the actions around me I will be just fine.
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Bernadette Prentiss
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Post by Bernadette Prentiss on Oct 24, 2014 17:12:50 GMT
1. To Kill a Mockingbird is read in first person and the narrator of the story is Jean Louis Finch, but people call her Scout. The fact that it is read in first person is harder for us because we only know what she knows, we probably are not going to see a lot of dramatic irony in this story because of that. And we only know her feelings, a lot of the time in books it's nice to know the other characters thoughts and feeling and we can't know in this novel. 2. One time when i was like 5 or 6 it was christmas morning and we were all opening presents, and my favorite toy that year was a new polly pocket. I was playing with it all day and then all of a sudden i jumped up and started to cry and get mad because i thought someone stole it and was playing with it, and a few moments later i realized it was still in my hand. I now realize that i shouldn't have blamed other people for it because it was just in my hand and i shouldn't have gotten so sad over a toy.
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Post by Michael Petrakis on Oct 24, 2014 18:04:29 GMT
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The Narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird is Scout Finch and the story is told in first person. The point of view of this story is from a six to nine year old girl who is curious about the world around her. I think the narrator is going to be using a southern accent like people did in the south at the time, and is not going to be telling the story like she is an adult, granted there won’t be grammatical errors but just the way the book is written will make it sound like a younger person I think. The event I have chosen is when I used to do diving and when I was doing a backflip I chipped my tooth on a diving board. At the time, I was around eight or nine at the time, I thought I as going to look like that forever. My chipped teeth were my two front ones and I basically just had two fangs. I thought it was the end of the world and I was going to look weird for the rest of my life. I was sad and I decided I never wanted to do diving again in my life. I later realized that it wasn’t a big deal people chip their teeth all the time, I went to the dentist they kind of put something on my tooth until I was old enough to get a crown and all was well. I never did go back to diving though. Looking back on that incident now makes me now realize that it was not a big deal at all a lot of people have gone through worse and really I could of done diving again and besides chipping my tooth no real harm came from this incident.
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