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Post by Mrs. Kelly on Oct 27, 2014 12:59:17 GMT
How does Miss Maudie help portray the theme of appearance vs. reality? How is she a wise role model for Scout? How are Miss Maudie and Atticus similar? How are they different? Remember to also answer the questions from the handout.
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Doug Guzman Period 3
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Post by Doug Guzman Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 21:24:08 GMT
Miss Maudie helps to portray appearance vs. reality because she looks old, and not friendly, but she is the exact opposite of that. She is a wise role model for Scout because she is calm, patient, and does not judge people without hearing their side of the story first. Miss Maudie is similar to Atticus in that both of them respect differences, and treat Scout and Jem like adults. They are also alike in that Miss Maudie does not like the bad rumors going around about Arthur Radley, along with Atticus. Miss Maudie also respects human values and follows "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." They are different, though, because Miss Maudie is a lot older (page 55). Also, Atticus talks a lot more to Jem and Scout, and Miss Maudie does not like the inside of her house. Something I am confused by in these chapters is when Jem talks about the Indian-heads. I do not understand what they are, and it is confusing. A literary element is theme because the theme of appearance vs. reality shows up.
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Catherine Hilbert Hour 3
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Post by Catherine Hilbert Hour 3 on Oct 27, 2014 22:08:26 GMT
Miss Maudie portrays the theme of appearance versus reality when she seems as though she would be grumpy, old, judgmental, etc. she is actually caring, considerate, and understanding. She is a good and wise role model for Scout when she tells Scout how the rumors about Boo weren’t real and how people over exaggerate. She also told her that although many rumors of Boo were calling him bad and scary (appearance) he was a good kid and was always kind and respectful to her (reality). In the book when Scout was asking if the rumors about Boo were true Miss Maudie responded, “’No child that is a sad house. I remember Arthur Radley when he was a boy. He always spoke nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did. Spoke as nicely as I knew how.’” That was an example of appearance versus reality. Miss Maudie and Atticus are similar because they are both teaching the children (especially Scout) to respect Boo and his privacy. They also taught them not to believe the rumors and make fun of him (Boo) just because of the rumors. Another thing they have in common is that their spouses died. They are different because Miss Maudie is denying Boo’s rumors, whereas Atticus is just preventing the children from reenacting the rumors. Also Atticus does not spend time gardening like Miss Maudie. One thing I found confusing was did Scout actually hear someone laughing? One literary element I found was foreshadowing with Boo because they keep mentioning him and are curious about who he actually is and what he looks like.
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Catherine Hilbert Hour 3
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Post by Catherine Hilbert Hour 3 on Oct 27, 2014 22:14:44 GMT
Changing what I said earlier about appearance versus reality, Miss Maudie seems like she'd be strict and protective of her garden, but she doesn't mind if they play in it and take things from it.
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Caylie Cafferty 3rd
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Post by Caylie Cafferty 3rd on Oct 27, 2014 22:23:28 GMT
In chapters four thru five, Miss Maudie helps portray the theme of appearance vs. reality because she explains to Scout that Boo Radley is not dead and that the things Scout has been told about Boo Radley is not true. Miss Maudie is a wise role model for Scout because she is a good woman that respects people and nature and tries to help Scout understand things in her life. Miss Maudie and Atticus are similar because they have more experience in their lives and they treat the children with respect. Atticus and Miss Maudie are also different because Atticus treats Jem and Scout like adults, but Miss Maudie treats Jem and Scout like children but they are still respected. I did not find anything confusing in chapters four thru five. The theme appearance vs. reality shows up when Miss Maudie is talking to Scout about Boo Radley. A literary element in these chapters is rising action, because the story is progressing.
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Katie Highfill Period 3
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Post by Katie Highfill Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 22:53:05 GMT
Miss Maudie portrays the theme of appearance vs. reality because she is always sitting on her porch watching her flowers. Many people think that she only cares about her flowers and that she is kind of mean. In reality, she is nice to Scout and Jem because she lets Scout hang out with her on her porch. She also lets them both play in her yard as long as they don't mess up her azaleas. She is a good role model for Scout because she gives Scout good advice about judging people, specifically Boo Radley. Miss Maudie and Atticus are both similar because they care about Scout and also don't want her to worry about Boo Radley. "Arthur Radley just stays in the house, that's all." (page 58) They are different because Miss Maudie talks about Boo Radley with Scout, while Atticus doesn't like to talk about him with Scout and Jem. Something that confuses me is why someone would leave the gum in the tree, especially during those times when gum was a specialty. An example of a theme is appearance vs. reality becaus Miss Maudie seems like she would be an old, mean lady, when she really is nice and sincere. A literary element that I found in the story was "Ground, sky and houses melted into a mad palette, my ears throbbed, I was suffocating."(page 49) This is a metaphor. A metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as.
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Mallory Picl: Period 3
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Post by Mallory Picl: Period 3 on Oct 27, 2014 22:55:57 GMT
Miss. Maudie is the Finch's neighbor. She let Jem and Scout play in her yard but she never really talked to the kids. When Jem and Dill were excluding Scout she went to sit with Miss. Maudie on her porch. One day Scout asked, "Miss. Maudie, do you think Boo Radley's still alive?"(57). After this her and Scout had a long conversation about the Radleys, specifically Arthur "Boo" Radley. Miss. Maudie is a good role model for Scout because she is like a motherly figure that explains the Radleys to Scout. Miss. Maudie helped Atticus without even knowing it. Atticus had been trying to get his Scout to realize the Radleys were just like everyone else and to leave them alone. Miss. Maudie in a way told Scout this too. Miss. Maudie and Atticus are different, however, in the ways they reply to the kids questions. Miss. Maudie explains things in a simpler manner to Scout but Atticus goes into a deeper level of explaining things to Scout. In the end they both explain relatively the same thing. Appearance vs. reality is seen here for two reasons. We learn Miss. Maudie is a nice lady but the kids thought she was weird and different. Also we again see that the Radleys are often mistaken for a reclusive, crazy family when they are really somewhat like every other family, they just like to stay inside. I found when Miss. Maudie and Scout were talking about Baptists and "foot-washing" Baptist to be confusing. I had a hard time understanding what they were talking about here. I saw irony being used when Scout was excluded from Jem and Dill's plans. I thought she would be more persistent on trying to have them include her but instead she went and talked to Miss. Maudie.
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Alex Makle 2nd hour
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Post by Alex Makle 2nd hour on Oct 27, 2014 23:16:00 GMT
Miss Maudie helps portray the theme of appearance vs. reality by being a widow who is an old women who works in men's coveralls in her flower beds in the daytime. After 5 pm, she takes a bath and comes out on her porch as a beauty. She loves everything that grows except for nut grass which she does battle with. She let the children play in her yard as long as they stayed off her azaleas, and she made little cakes for them. Miss Maude was patient and explained about Baptist religion. Miss Maudie and Atticus are similar because they have the same view of the Radleys where they respect them and leave them alone to live in their house. They referred to the Radleys by their first names, and they did not spread rumors about this family. Miss Maudie and Atticus are different because Miss Maudie is older than Atticus, and Miss Maudie does not talk about having children. Atticus is a father and has to talk and discipline his children. She teases Uncle Jack, but Atticus does not tease anyone or tolerate teasing. (Page 58) Something that I thought was confusing was the talk about the Indian head pennies. How does Jem know that the Indian head pennies have strong magic and good luck for a person. (page 47) An example of racism in this book was when they were talking about hot steam, and Scout says Calpurnia says that's nigger-talk. (Page 49).
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Ismael Rodriguez Period 2
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Post by Ismael Rodriguez Period 2 on Oct 27, 2014 23:34:52 GMT
Miss Maudie helps portray appearance vs reality because she looks old, grumpy, mean, and a person that would be bossy and be judgmental to other people that would be around her. But in reality she is a good, wise, nice old women, and not judgmental or bossy person. She tells Scout about the rumor that have been going around about Boo are not true at all. Boo is a respectful, nice, and caring person who is not bad and scary. The appearance was that people thought that he was mean and scary but in reality is his nice and respectful person. Atticus and Miss Maudie are alike because they both are respectful to other people and treat everyone equal to one another. They both treat everyone like they were adults with respect and talk to them like adults would. They also tell the kids not believe in rumors and be kind.They're also different because Atticus does not plant stuff and spend his whole time in gardens but Miss Maudie does. 3) When Scout ask about Boo if he actually is scary and mean but he really isn't. 4)I did not find anything confusing. 5) appearance and reality when Scout is told the truth about Boo that he is not scary he is nice and respectful. 6) Foreshowing when Jem was talking about the Indian heads.
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Peter Vozenilek 5th Hour
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Post by Peter Vozenilek 5th Hour on Oct 27, 2014 23:50:59 GMT
Miss Maudie helps to portray the theme of appearance vs reality because she seem to be like a older, salty, grumpy widow that was overprotective of her garden. But Miss Maudie is a very sweet and caring lady with nothing but love and respect in her heart. She is a great role model to the kids because the Finch's don't have a mother in their life and Miss Maudie is the closest maternal figure to them. Both Miss. Maudie and Atticus are very wise and caring people. They now right and wrong morals and are not ones to go by appearance. They both don't the ridicule that the Radley's and they would rather the children leave them alone. They are different in the aspect on how they treat the children. Atticus doesn't like to sugar-coat what he says. Miss Maudie likes to treat the kids with more innocence and treats them like what they are, children. These chapters weren't very confusing, but the way the time is passing makes it hard to keep up. Appearance vs innocence does show up though. We see Mr. Radley's rude, hard, hateful looking behavior be more explained with his religion.
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Allie Dries 5th hour
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Post by Allie Dries 5th hour on Oct 28, 2014 0:29:46 GMT
Miss Maudie seems like a nice, smart woman. Miss Maudie says that Aurthur "Boo" Radley was a nice and polite young man. Then rumors and stories went around about how bad he was. She explains to Scout that if he doesn't want to come out he doesn't have to and that's just fine. She understands why he doesn't want to come out of the house. Miss Maudie is a great role model for Scout. Miss Maudie is very caring and is their friend. She would never do anything bad to them and doesn't ask about their private life. Atticus and Miss Maudie are both alike and different. Miss Maudie and Atticus are both open-minded and very tolerant of Scout Finch, Jem Finch, and Dill Harris. They do have some differences though. Miss Maudie supports Atticus Finch, but sometimes i feel like she is against him. They also have different religious views. I did not find anything confusing in these two chapters. I thought that Miss Maudie would be all grumpy and wouldn't want people to mess around in her yard but she is perfectly fine with it as long as they do not go in her back lot. A literary element used here was when Jem Finch told about the Indian heads.
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Kaitlan Barrett Period 2
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Post by Kaitlan Barrett Period 2 on Oct 28, 2014 0:33:39 GMT
Kaitlan Barrett period 2 Miss.Maudie has appearance versus reality because she is widowed and you would expect her to upset shut herself out from the world or maybe even be an angry person but instead she is actually really nice and smart and sees the best in people. Miss.Maudie and Atticus are alike because they both are nice and see the best in people and want the best for others and don't put themselves first. one thing I found confusing was why didn't Jem just put the letter on the front step if he had already gone in there before. Also why didn't Scout just take the tire she had been in the Radley yard before. One literary element in these chapters is on page 59 when Miss.Maudie was talking about the foot washing baptist she said foot washers believe anything this is a major exaggeration so there for this is a hyperbole.One thing we learn about Miss.Maudie is she is nice and kind towards everyone especially children. Miss.Maudie is a great role model for Scout because she always sees the best in people and can teach Scout that sometime it is best to mind your own business. Miss.Maudie and Atticus are different because Miss.Maudie can talk as a friend to Scout and Jem as apposed to Atticus has to be more like a role model and a father to Scout and Jem.
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Shelby Franken 3rd Hour
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Post by Shelby Franken 3rd Hour on Oct 28, 2014 1:11:08 GMT
Miss Maudie helps portray the theme of appearance vs. reality because she is crazy looking, but she makes good, inspiration talks about life. She also helps portray the theme by talking about Boo Radley. Most of the town believes that Boo is a bad, ugly person. Miss Maudie first, tells scout that his real name is Arthur. She finds it disrespectful that they call him Boo. She tells Scout that he was a nice, respectful boy when they were younger (Pg. 61). Miss Maudie knows how Boo really is, not all the crazy things people say he is. She is a good role model towards Scout because she tells her how the world really is, not how people imagine it to be. Miss Maudie and Atticus are similar because they tech Scout and Jem how they really should look at things. They are both people who show the theme of appearance vs. reality. Miss Maudie is different from Atticus because Miss Maudie is quick to jump to conclusions. She doesn't know about Boo, and she doesn't think he's bad, but she thinks he is crazy by now. She also talks about Atticus, and how he wouldn't do anything inside that he wouldn't do outside. A literary element used is "Miss Maudie," It is an alliteration, used on page 55. I found the part with Miss Maudie confusing because it she was talking about Boo, then she switched to Atticus for some reason.
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Post by Max Adams 3rd Hour on Oct 28, 2014 1:15:49 GMT
In the chapters, Miss Maudie shows appearance versus reality because she is older, widowed, mean-looking, and she looks like she would judge people who approach her. The thing is, she is actually a ver nice person, and she wants to help people. Miss Maudie and Atticus are alike because they are both caring towards others, and they don't judge people by how they look or act. They are also alike because they both do not have spouses. Miss Maudie and Atticus aren't very different at all, because they have very similar personalities, although, they do have a difference in age. Another difference between Atticus Finch and Miss Maudie, is that Atticus enjoys the company of the children a lot, while Miss Maudie can only take it in small doses. One thing I found a little confusing in the chapters was when they were talking about the Indian pennies, because I don't know what those are and why they add to these chapters. A theme from these chapters is appearance versus reality, because Scout is shown the true side of Boo Radley, and that he is actually very nice. A literary element I found in these chapters was foreshadowing, when Scout and Jem were talking about Boo, and all the scary things about him, and then they finally found out who Boo really is.
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Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3
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Post by Catie Schimmelpfenning Period3 on Oct 28, 2014 1:16:04 GMT
1. Miss Maudie appears grumpy, mean, short tempered, and old. In reality, she is the exact opposite. She is very nice to Jem, Scout and Dill. On page 57, it says that every time she bakes three little cakes for them. This proves that she is a very nice and caring person. She also appears as a person who only cares about her yard and garden. She is not protective of it at all, she lets the children play in it whenever they want. That is how she portrays appearance vs. reality. She is also a very wise role model for Scout because she is patient and loves everything that God created. She also never judges anything right away, which is what Scout needs to learn to do with Boo Radley. She is like a mother to Scout and always answers her questions as best as possible. Atticus and Miss Maudie are similar because they don't believe in all of the made up terrible rumors about Arthur Radley. Also, they treat everyone with equal respect. They are different because Atticus is very strong on disciplining the kids. He doesn't want the kids talking about Boo Radley and tells them to just leave him be.Miss Maudie doesn't mind talking about Boo. She tells Scout all the answers to her questions about Boo. Atticus also doesn't spend time in the yard. Miss Maudie spends most of her life in her yard, garden, and outside. I found on page 59 the term foot-washing baptist confusing. An example of appearance vs. reality is when Scout thinks that Boo would have been stuffed up a chimney if he died. In reality, he would have been carried out in a coffin like normal people do. One example of a literary element is a simile. The simile is on page 5o "The tire bumped on gravel, skeetered across the road, crashed into a barrier and popped me like a cork onto the pavement."
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