Katie Highfill Period 3
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Post by Katie Highfill Period 3 on Oct 26, 2014 21:31:26 GMT
Atticus said this to Scout because he was trying to tell her that you don't fully understand what someone is going through unless you are them yourself, or if you know more about them. Someone could be totally different than what they seem to be because you don't know who they are or what they are going through. "He didn't have any lunch, I said, and explained my involvement in Walter's dietary affairs." (To Kill a Mockingbird, page 30) This example from the story shows that Scout thinks of the Cunninghams as dirty and poor. Although the Cunninghams are poor, Scout doesn't realize that her dad and Walter's dad are friends. When Jem invites Walter to dinner Scout judged Walter on what he ate and how much syrup he pored on his food. Calpurnia had to talk about how everyone is different and that "Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways...'' (To Kill a Mockingbird page 33) This shows that people are different from you even if you and even if you don't like it, you should still treat them with respect. A time when I have experienced this is when me and my brother would complain over who always got better grades on tests and overall. We would argue all the time about how someone got a better score than the other. I then realized that In his shoes, it was either easier or harder to learn or memorize something for him than it was for me. 4) I found it confusing why the students in the class were so rude to Walter, and so was the teacher. Scout ended up hurting him, and it was all because of their name and that they were poor farmers. 5) The need for moral education is a theme in this sotry because Scout already knows how to read and she is just starting school. This is important because not many people at her age know how to read, and because she knows how to read, it can help her with many things in the future such as reading, writing, and many other things. 6) A literary element used in the story is hyperbole. For example, "But he's gone and drowned his dinner in syrup," (To Kill a Mockingbird page 32)
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Brody Blackford 3rd Period
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Post by Brody Blackford 3rd Period on Oct 26, 2014 23:18:43 GMT
When Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” He is saying that you cannot judge people just because of what you see because there is a whole other story to that person and not just what you see of them. You cannot judge someone until you know exactly what they are going through in their lives. Even when you know what they are going through you should still not judge them. I have experienced this statement in my life when my cousin got a new game for his birthday and all I wanted for him to do was open it so we could play it. My cousin however didn't want to play it because he wanted to play outside with me and all my other siblings because we don't get to see each other that much. I didn't even look at it from his point of view because I was so focused on myself and what I wanted. 4) I didn't find anything confusing from the chapters. 5) Appearance/innocence vs. reality shows up in the chapters with Walter Cunningham because if you looked at him you wouldn't think he would be as nice as he really is. He doesn't look all that nice because he doesn't even wear shoes and you can tell he has hookworms. 6) A literary element that shows up is a simile. Scout says that Miss Caroline looked and smelled like a peppermint drop (Chapter 2 Page 21).
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Nico Shadid Period 5th period
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Post by Nico Shadid Period 5th period on Oct 26, 2014 23:54:25 GMT
1. When Atticus tells scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it," he means that you can't judge someone until you know what they have been through. Jem and Scout were making fun of the Radley's based off what they have seen from their house and what they have heard from other people. Atticus is telling them that they don't know what the Radley's have been through or how much of what they have heard is actually true. We can see this when jem says "Don't you know your not supposed to touch the tres over there? You'll get killed if you do!." Jem based on what other people have said, think if you go into the Radley's yard or touch their trees you you will die. It's like this in my life sometimes because I judge people at times on their appearance or from what I have heard from other people. However you never know how much of that is true or exaggerated so you always need to meet the person before you make your own opinions about them. 2. What I found confusing was how scout learned how to read the wrong way. I wasn't sure why her teacher was so mad at her for that. 3. Theme: Appearance vs. Reality because the kids are playing a game called boo Radley where they basically make up a bunch of fake stories about the Radley's and act them out. But all of these stories are based off of what they think they know about the Radley's. 4. Foreshadowing: I think the "voice" laughing when scout was in the tire was boo Radley and I think that will come up again later in the book.
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Angel Garcia Period 2
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Post by Angel Garcia Period 2 on Oct 27, 2014 0:10:14 GMT
When Atticus says," You never really understand a person until you consider things from there point of view - until you walk in his skin and walk around in it", I think he means that you really don't know what anyones thinking or is doing. And you should really not judge someone for what they do. So its saying that you don't know what someone is doing or what there going through until it is explained to you or your in the persons shoes. 3) an example is in page 22 when Ms. Caroline thought Scout was lying but really she wasn't and thats a thing you would know if there was proof or if Mr. Caroline was in her shoes. and also how Scout finds Ms. Caroline really mean but really we don't know what is going on in her life for every one to think she's really mean. 4) I didn't find anything in any of these chapters confusing. 5) There was injustice of humanity because in page 27 Scout was concerning about money and how people in the world don't have money and some people do and this was a time where the great depression was going on and a lot of people had no money and needed money to feed there own families.
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Colton Paulson Period 3
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Post by Colton Paulson Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 0:28:07 GMT
1. Colton Paulson - Period 3 2. When Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it,” he really means don't judge a book by its cover. He is trying to tell Scout that before you judge someone, put yourself in his or her position. In order to come up with conclusions about someone, you first have to realize what they are going through and try to comprehend what they are thinking and feeling. This could also lead to being stereotypical. It is easy to judge people based on their race or religion, but that doesn't mean that you should do it. I went to Morton Junior High School so I didn't know very many people at all when I got to Notre Dame. I knew that I had to pick the right group of friends to be with. Right away, without even thinking, there were already some people that I saw who I knew I didn't think that I would be friends with. I didn't even know their first name and I was already judging them based on their appearance. Turns out, today, I could walk up to some of them and say, "Hey, how's it going?" I'm glad that I didn't stick with my judgements about those people. 4. I got confused as to why Miss Caroline got so mad that Scout knew how to read and write. It kind of annoyed me how she blew up at her. 5. The need for a moral education comes up when Burris Ewell only comes to school for one day of the year. 6. When Atticus tells Scout not to judge someone until you climb in their skin is an example of a metaphor. He doesn't really want Scout to do that.
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Ismael Rodriguez Period 2
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Post by Ismael Rodriguez Period 2 on Oct 27, 2014 0:31:10 GMT
When Atticus tells Scout, " You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it". Atticus is basically telling Scout that you can't judge someone on what they are allowed to do or not allowed to do, judge someone by there color, or don't judge someone if you do not know him or her. You don't know what they have been through during life. If they act different from other "normal" people is because something bad had happened to them in the past. They may just hide from people so that they don't have to show there feelings in front of people to make them look weird. I think the rule that Atticus told Scout is a good thing because, you don't want anybody saying bad things about you don't anybody saying bad things about you to your face or spread rumors about you. I think that rule is a good step in her life in the future and it would be good for other people in the future. 3)On page 30, Jem saw Scout helping Walter and so he yelled at Scout to stop messing with the boy since he had no lunch, but once Jem found that Scout was helping Walter and figured out that Walter was related to Mr. Cunningham, he told Walter to come to their house for dinner. 4) I did not find anything confusing during the chapters. 5)One theme would be the need for moral education because Atticus tells Scout to treat everyone with respect and do not judge nobody if you do not know them. 6) Dramatic Irony when Jem was yelling at Scout about helping Walter and Jem did not know that she was and that Walter was related to Mr. Cunningham and was Atticus's good friend
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Post by Sophi Hermacinski on Oct 27, 2014 0:47:19 GMT
In the book "To Kill a Mockingbird" Atticus say's a very famous line in the book. He states "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it,” (Lee 39). I think that Atticus is trying to say that we never understand what's going on in someone else's life until we walk in their shoes. An example of this in the book would be when Scout was judging Walter Cunningham for putting syrup on all the food he was eating. Scout's use to eating everyday and being able to have clean clothes and get help with things unlike Walter. Walter lives on a farm where he has to help his dad with crops and take care of himself, and most of the time Walter or the rest of the Cunningham family doesn't get to eat either. This is a good example because if Scout had to take a step in Walter's shoes for a week she would understand why he put that syrup on all his food, and why he is the way he is.
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Lucy Jockisch Period 5
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Post by Lucy Jockisch Period 5 on Oct 27, 2014 1:11:08 GMT
2. “Mr. Ewell shouldn’t do that—“ “Of course he shouldn’t, but he’ll never change his ways. Are you going to take out your disapproval on his children?” (Lee 41) “No sir,” I murmured. Atticus no matter what he is doing is always doing whats best for his children, and teaching them the right way to act. (shown in example up top) Also, Atticus tells his children that “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” This is referenced toward Scout telling him that you have no room to judge a person until you live their life, and know what they are going through. They could have a completely different life at home which affects the way they are at school or sports that you have no idea about. One thing that people say a lot it, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” meaning similar things. One thing that my mom tells me a lot is to look at my brothers side of things. My brother grows up in a house with four sisters, three older, and one younger. He doesn’t have any brothers to play with and so when he gets mad at me and my sisters for certain things, we try to look at his point of view. I always have my sisters to go to for help, and of course he has us, but he has no brother to do the same to.
4. I found it confusing when the teacher got mad at Scout for knowing already how to read. Why would that be a bad thing, its less work for her?
5. A theme that I saw frequently in these chapters is moral education. This is because Scout outside of school learned how to read. This in the future will help her so much, including in school now. Although Miss. Caroline would disagree, I think that it will help her.
6. Simile: “ When in tranquility, her grammar was just as good as anybody’s in Maycomb.” (Lee 32) A simile is a comparison of two things using the word “like” or “as.”
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Post by Max Adams 3rd Hour on Oct 27, 2014 1:11:26 GMT
What Atticus means when he tells Scout, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it." is that you can never really know how a person feels inside, or why they act like they do. You can never understand what has happened to that person, and why it happened. What Atticus want Scout to know, is that you can never fully judge someone on how they look or act, because you don't know what happens in their personal life. He wants to enforce that it is wrong to judge a book by its cover and that you should always be caring and nice to people, because you do not know what they go through. I remember when I was younger, I used to judge other people on how they looked, and sometimes, my friends would join in and we would judge a person because of how they acted, how they looked, or what they wore. It was wrong for us to do that, and later on in life I realized that no one should be judged because how they act, because you never know what they went through in their personal lives. 3. A specific example is when Ms. Caroline judges Walter Cunningham for not having lunch, and then questioning why he wont accept her money. (Page 25) 4. I did not find anything confusing in these chapters. 5. A theme I found was the need for a moral education, because Atticus taught Scout to not judge people, like Walter Cunningham, because of how they act. 6. Irony, Ms. Caroline got very mad at Scout because she knew how to read and write.
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Post by Ellie Manning on Oct 27, 2014 1:34:12 GMT
Ellie Manning Period 5
Atticus tells Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.” This quote is saying how you don't fully know someone, until you go through what they go through. This is saying how you don't know other people's situations. In addition, it's saying not to judge them before you know the challenges they may face, or the feelings they feel. For example, if someone was getting really angry and started to beat someone up, you can't immediately judge them. However, it is bad to do that. Yet, don't judge them because of it. That might be the kind of house they grew up in. They could get angry like that because they get beaten, or neglected behind closed doors. If you were to see those challenges they face regularly, then you would understand why they did that poor action or behaved the way they did. An example from the book (pg.25) Miss. Caroline tried to give Walter a quarter for lunch. She didn't know why he wouldn't except it. She didn't know his family wouldn't accept anything, because they couldn't pay them back. This isn't a main example of the quote, but it does show you how you can't judge someone's situation before you actually know how they are treated at home and what their situation is.
An example of when I experienced this quote is when I was at the mall with some of my friends. We were in 7th grade, and we wanted to do the bunjee jumping. One of the people there asked us if they could borrow money. We then asked them why they didn't bring money. We weren't trying to be rude, but we didn't realize that they couldn't afford it. 4) I didn't find anything confusing in this chapter. 5) Appearance vs. reality. I chose this because the teacher judged Walter before she knew his situation. She expected him to be able to pay a quarter,she thought not that much money. Reality was, he has never even had a quarter because at home he was very poor. 6) Plot- the events that make up a story
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Danny McDonough lit hour 3
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Post by Danny McDonough lit hour 3 on Oct 27, 2014 1:40:16 GMT
2).When Atticus tells scout “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you get in his skin and walk around in it.” He means that you have to know about a person’s life before you say something about that person. You can’t be so quick to judge a person. You never know, maybe sometimes a person could have a terrible upbringing and was taught to act a way in which you think is weird. Maybe a certain person will say something really weird like when Burris Ewell calls the teacher some very mean things. Or maybe someone does something very weird like when Walter comes over and pours syrup all over his dinner. Scout thought that that was very weird but maybe if she knew how he lived and was raised she would know why he does that. He doesn’t eat that much and is very poor so he didn’t know any better. Calpurnia basically said the same thing when she pulled scout aside and scolded her for making fun of Walter. In this book I have already seen a lot of that. There are a lot of people who have bad upbringings so they act differently because they don’t know any better. So basically all he is saying is that some people have very different lives than you do. They were raised differently so they don’t know any different. So you can’t say anything bad about a person or judge them until you know what they have done, or their past. 3). One example is how Mrs.Caroline judged Walter for not having a lunch before she knew how poor he was. 4). All that I thought was confusing was the southern language. 5). An example of the need for a moral education is that the Burris Ewell has never gotten a moral education except for the first day of every year and we all se how bad it has turned out for him. 6). An idiom is get into his skin and walk around, because you can;t understand that meaning by the words. It means that you need to know about a person before you judge them but it doesn't seem like that.
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Brittaney Jackson period 5
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Post by Brittaney Jackson period 5 on Oct 27, 2014 1:52:49 GMT
Atticus Finch tells Scout, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it." He said this because he was trying to explain to her that you can judge someone by what the look like or by how they act because you don't really truly know them. You don't know how it might feel to be in their place. You never really know how their life has really been. He was trying to get through to her that peoples actions are based on what has happened in their past and events that have occurred in their lives. You can't judge them until you truly know whats its like being in their shoes. Atticus says this because Jem and Scout and other people too, judge the Radleys and Boo but they don't really truly know how their lives have been so they have no right judging them. Also, Scout thought her teacher was going to be mean and was judging her teacher. (page 28). An example of this in my life would be at a basketball tournament, we were going up against this one team and a girl from the other team kept crying so the coach would take her out of the game and sit her on the bench and she would just cry. My teammates and I were judging her by calling her a baby and saying she was a bad player but then come to find out she was staying at the same hotel as me and we started talking. I found out that she had been having a really sad day. Her mom had went to all of her little sisters games and didn't even go to one of hers and it hurt her feelings and her teammates kept saying rude things to her when she would make a mistake in the game. So I made fun of her without even really knowing why she was truly crying. 4. One thing i found confusing was why Miss Caroline made Scout stand in the corner of the classroom 5. appearance vs reality- everyone thought Walter Cunningham appeared rude, dirty, odd, and people didn't like him but in reality he was very nice he was just very poor. 6. setting- in these chapters the setting is mostly at school like in the classroom and the schoolyard.but in the whole story the setting is in Maycomb, Alabama in 1933-1935. setting is time and place in which a story takes place
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Post by Kate Morgan on Oct 27, 2014 1:55:11 GMT
When Atticus tells Scout, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.", he means you will never completely understand a person until you have been in the same situation as them. It's just a metaphor not to be taken literally he doesn't actually want her to walk around in someone else's skin because that would be gross. he just want her to think about how she won't understand what people are going through. In order to know why people react or act a certain way you have to have been in the same situation. That situation has made them how they are and you will never completely understand. It is wrong to judge people based on how they act or how they live due to what has happened in their past or the family they were raised in or whatever other circumstances they have gone through. I can recall a few examples from my own life where this has applied but I would rather not share them with the class but I can give an example from the book. Scout judges Walter when he is eating at her house. She looks at him eating everything and covering it in syrup with distaste and is quite rude. She knows that Walter is poor and doesn't know when he might eat again, but she still judges him because she doesn't understand how hard it is first hand.
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Eileen Resnick Period 3
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Post by Eileen Resnick Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 2:01:11 GMT
1. When Atticus said "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb in his skin and walk around in it.", he meant that you do not really know how a person is thinking until you look at it from his or her point of view (page 39). Atticus is trying to explain to Scout that you cannot truly know someone until you look at their perspective, such as Miss Caroline's view on the town and how they function. All the children in the classroom know that Walter Cunningham doesn't have a lunch, and will not take money from people that he cannot pay back (page 25-26). Miss Caroline, however, does not know that, so when Scout tries to explain that, she gets mad (page 28) . 2. I have a really good friend from my old school who could be really bossy and insecure at times. I thought she might just be having a bad day or was moody. Then, I found out her mom had been diagnosed with cancer. I realized that she might have tried to control other people because she couldn't control her own life, or her mom's cancer. I learned to look at their point of view of other people before I judge their actions. 3. One thing I found confusing in this chapter was who Burris Ewell and Little Chuck Little where. A theme I found in TKAM was appearance vs. reality. It appeared at Walter Cunningham forgot his lunch, but really he did not have one. A literary element I discovered was a personification. When Miss Caroline was reading the book about cats, the cats were talking. Cats cannot really talk, therefore it is a personification. A personification is you give human characteristics to a non-human/non-living thing.
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Mallory Picl: Period 3
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Post by Mallory Picl: Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 2:08:13 GMT
Atticus may have been meaning to say that you should get to know a person before you judge them. His saying reminds me of the saying,"don't judge a book by its cover." You should think of what the person is going through and what their life is like before you assume something about them. I have experienced this many times in my life. Starting high school I experienced this. I remember knowing of a person in grade school and not knowing them in real life. I would have an opinion of them without even knowing the person. Then in high school I would meet the person and what I origianlly thought of the person was compltely not what they are actually like. Appearance vs. reality is seen in chapter 2 when Scout tries to explain many things to her new teacher, Miss. Caroline. Miss. Caroline does not listen and cannot comprehend what Scout is trying to tell her. "I knew I had annoyed Miss. Caroline, so I let well enough alone and stared out the window until recess when Jem cut me from the convey of first-graders in the schoolyard"(23). One thing that confused me was in chapter 3 when a kid had a "cootie" in his hair. I did not know what a cootie was until I looked it up. Irony was seen when Scout went to school and was called out by her teacher multiple times for doing things that nowadays would be perfectly accepted.
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