Racist Emotions...
Not Guilty.
11 other boys like
Me were on heathen juries.
It ain't right
heathen juries
Soon's I get grown-
Unfair
Make it right
He says he's gonna get you.
We're scared for you.
We've got a good chance
they didn't have to give him death, they could've gave him twenty years
go up to Montgomery and change the law.
Make it right.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
"To Kill a Mockingbird" By:Stanley Suter SPOILERS!!!
Prompt-Who is you favorite character? Who is your least Favorite character? Why?
This week I have been reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird" By Harper Lee, and I've liked it much more than I thought I would. I've also read a little bit further than the rest of my classmates, so unless you are on chapter 25 (or if you want a summary), you should probably leave the page. Anyway, so far the case has just finished, and Tom was found guilty. However, he isn't being sentenced directly to death, instead he has been appealed to a higher court, which Atticus thinks will have a less racist/bias jury. In thanks, the black community of Tom's church has sent them piles and piles of food in appreciation. I wouldn't like to give any more spoilers, so I'll just go to the prompt.
My favorite character would probably be Jeremy Finch, because he has the child like fun to him, while still being a little bit mature and knowing. He has a good amount of control over scout, and doesn't get beaten as much as her, but he isn't completely serious or boring either. He likes making schemes to get out of the house, and do things that his father and Aunt explicitly tell him not to do. He understood what his Father's strategy was in opening Tom's faults right at the beginning, and making him look more open and less guilty, while showing he was a good man. I do not like that he spanks his own sister, that's just a little weird.
My least favorite character would be Aunt Alexandra. She completely butted into Scout's life, and she continually forbids the children from doing regular things, like going to the trial. She has to know where they are every second of the day and they're not used to it, so it usually never works out well for either party. If Atticus dies, the first thing Aunt Alexandra would do would be to fire Calpernia, even though she raised and taught the children most of what they know. That is why I despise Aunt Alexandra.
This week I have been reading 'To Kill a Mockingbird" By Harper Lee, and I've liked it much more than I thought I would. I've also read a little bit further than the rest of my classmates, so unless you are on chapter 25 (or if you want a summary), you should probably leave the page. Anyway, so far the case has just finished, and Tom was found guilty. However, he isn't being sentenced directly to death, instead he has been appealed to a higher court, which Atticus thinks will have a less racist/bias jury. In thanks, the black community of Tom's church has sent them piles and piles of food in appreciation. I wouldn't like to give any more spoilers, so I'll just go to the prompt.
My favorite character would probably be Jeremy Finch, because he has the child like fun to him, while still being a little bit mature and knowing. He has a good amount of control over scout, and doesn't get beaten as much as her, but he isn't completely serious or boring either. He likes making schemes to get out of the house, and do things that his father and Aunt explicitly tell him not to do. He understood what his Father's strategy was in opening Tom's faults right at the beginning, and making him look more open and less guilty, while showing he was a good man. I do not like that he spanks his own sister, that's just a little weird.
My least favorite character would be Aunt Alexandra. She completely butted into Scout's life, and she continually forbids the children from doing regular things, like going to the trial. She has to know where they are every second of the day and they're not used to it, so it usually never works out well for either party. If Atticus dies, the first thing Aunt Alexandra would do would be to fire Calpernia, even though she raised and taught the children most of what they know. That is why I despise Aunt Alexandra.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Character Comparison-"To Kill a Mockingbird", By Stanley Suter
Prompt-5-Aunt Alexandra and Atticus.
This week I have been reading "To kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. I am finding the amount of hidden symbolism, and how deeply things can be anyilized extremely refreshing and fun. I am currently at a point in the book were many of the people in Maycomb county, AL are harassing Atticus and his family for being "Negro Defenders", and Scout becomes confused to why her father did not tell her that he was forced to defend him, as it would have helped her dodge many fights with the town folk.
I think that it is pretty obvious that Atticus is an alter ego to Scout, because on top of having very similar morals, such as keeping your temper, and their love to read, he had a large effect just by raising her. Atticus managed to keep scout interested in school by his leverage of letting her read with him after school. He himself also loves reading, because at almost every point in the book, he is either reading, or someone is talking about how much he likes to read. He also shows Jem and Scout how courage is not a man with a gun in his hand, instead it is not giving up on something you believe in "when you already know your licked."
Aunt Alexandra is again, obviously a foil. This is because the main reason for her coming to the Finch's house was to contradict the bad ideas of Scout and Jem. She was brought in, and said explicitly that she was there because it was in their best interest for a "female presence." Scout immediatly dislikes the idea, and Aunt Alexandra thinks of Scout as a dull person (although, it could be because she talks differently to her Aunt with words like "Yessum.") Her Aunt is also a very social person, in the book it said she was a part of a hosting club, and was very popular within the town. I see scout as the opposite. She sticks with the same friends, Dill and Jem, and falls into a yearly routine.
I commented on Carlos, Diego, and Gabe.
This week I have been reading "To kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. I am finding the amount of hidden symbolism, and how deeply things can be anyilized extremely refreshing and fun. I am currently at a point in the book were many of the people in Maycomb county, AL are harassing Atticus and his family for being "Negro Defenders", and Scout becomes confused to why her father did not tell her that he was forced to defend him, as it would have helped her dodge many fights with the town folk.I think that it is pretty obvious that Atticus is an alter ego to Scout, because on top of having very similar morals, such as keeping your temper, and their love to read, he had a large effect just by raising her. Atticus managed to keep scout interested in school by his leverage of letting her read with him after school. He himself also loves reading, because at almost every point in the book, he is either reading, or someone is talking about how much he likes to read. He also shows Jem and Scout how courage is not a man with a gun in his hand, instead it is not giving up on something you believe in "when you already know your licked."
Aunt Alexandra is again, obviously a foil. This is because the main reason for her coming to the Finch's house was to contradict the bad ideas of Scout and Jem. She was brought in, and said explicitly that she was there because it was in their best interest for a "female presence." Scout immediatly dislikes the idea, and Aunt Alexandra thinks of Scout as a dull person (although, it could be because she talks differently to her Aunt with words like "Yessum.") Her Aunt is also a very social person, in the book it said she was a part of a hosting club, and was very popular within the town. I see scout as the opposite. She sticks with the same friends, Dill and Jem, and falls into a yearly routine.
I commented on Carlos, Diego, and Gabe.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Image Analisis, Stanley Suter
I think that this picture represents Maycomb County, AL. because it has the look of the general lifestyle for the people who live there. In the book, it explains Maycomb county as, “In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, and the courthouse sagged in the square.” From that, you can tell that Maycomb has dirt roads, and is not well kept up with. I can also guess that Maycomb is very rural, because what we've read so far has told us there are many farmers. We know that black people live in the area because Atticus's chef is black. This is after the war, and right before the great depression, explaining why cars may not have been used as much as walking or other forms of transportation.
The Picture relates to Maycomb because fields are on either side of the dirt road. It is obviously a rural area with nothing except for a tree for a long distance off. It fits the setting of Maycomb in the book almost perfectly, except for the wagon on the side of the picture. In the book, the characters talked about the lines of cars. Another thing I realized, is that the black woman is dressed extremely nicely for a work day. I don't mean to sound racist, but in social studies we went over demographics of the poverty rates based on races, and black people where by far the highest. From the book, they wore dress clothes on Sundays, but I think the rest of the week would have had to been formal wear.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
NightJohn, By:Stanley Suter.
Prompt- Analyze the impact word choice has on the meaning or tone of a text. Analyze how dialogue or specific incidents reveal information about characters. Make sure to include textual evidence.
This week I have been reading "Nightjohn" by Gary Paulson and it's very graphic. In the book, you are in a third person view of the life of Sarney and her struggle for reading. Back then, if you where a slave and knew how to read, it was law to have one of your extremities chopped off, so as you may see, it was very risky business. She continues to read up until the point where she learns a word. She goes insane, writing it everywhere she goes until "Old Waller" the plantation owner catches her and starts beating the slaves until they tell. In the end, he "Mammy" is getting whipped, NightJohn confesses and gets two toes chopped off.
The quotes through the test tells you exactly how slaves where brought up. "It isn't certain how old I am except for the sticks. Mammy keeps a stick for each one of us and sometimes she cuts a notch on the stick for each of the girls." The word choice that the author used really shows how uneducated slaves where. A slave with intelligence would be very easy to spot because of their lack of using run on sentences and bad sentence conjunctions.
Another piece of the story that revealed information that we would have otherwise not known about where their living conditions. The field workers worked "dawn to dark hard work" six days a week. This was for two reason, the obvious one being they wanted to make the years harvest and have the largest possible amount of time to sell their crop before winter. However, this was also to ensure the one who had picked up more and where a bit wiser where always away or too tired to either run or break the rules in any way (I.E. learning to read.)
This week I have been reading "Nightjohn" by Gary Paulson and it's very graphic. In the book, you are in a third person view of the life of Sarney and her struggle for reading. Back then, if you where a slave and knew how to read, it was law to have one of your extremities chopped off, so as you may see, it was very risky business. She continues to read up until the point where she learns a word. She goes insane, writing it everywhere she goes until "Old Waller" the plantation owner catches her and starts beating the slaves until they tell. In the end, he "Mammy" is getting whipped, NightJohn confesses and gets two toes chopped off.The quotes through the test tells you exactly how slaves where brought up. "It isn't certain how old I am except for the sticks. Mammy keeps a stick for each one of us and sometimes she cuts a notch on the stick for each of the girls." The word choice that the author used really shows how uneducated slaves where. A slave with intelligence would be very easy to spot because of their lack of using run on sentences and bad sentence conjunctions.
Another piece of the story that revealed information that we would have otherwise not known about where their living conditions. The field workers worked "dawn to dark hard work" six days a week. This was for two reason, the obvious one being they wanted to make the years harvest and have the largest possible amount of time to sell their crop before winter. However, this was also to ensure the one who had picked up more and where a bit wiser where always away or too tired to either run or break the rules in any way (I.E. learning to read.)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
NightJohn, By: Stanley Suter.
Prompt-Who is your favorite character? Who is your least favorite character? Why?
This week I have been reading NightJohn, and I really like it. So far it has been about slaves on a plantation where they are treated above averagely brutally. The story starts out with a little girl, going on twelve named Sarney. She lives with a breeding mother and does children's chores, but I can foresee whats going to happen. In the book, they only count the girls ages. The master only cares about them through the child hood. At the age of twelve, boys and girls are separated, the boys go out and work the field, and some girls clean the house. Others become immediate breeders from the first possible time as so not to waste any. That is where I am in the book so far.
I would have to say, so far in the book Night John would have to be my favorite character. He hasn't done much yet except to trade tobacco with Sarney so that she can learn some letters. I think I like him the most because he knows whats going on in the outside world, unlike the incompetent slaves who are too frightened to fend for themselves. I have a strong feeling he will become a leader, naturally because he knows things, and he has the cuts on his back to prove it.
My least favorite character so far would have to be Old Waller. He is the plantation owner who has no sense of humanity. He catches a pregnant slave near the big house, and chains her up to be whipped. I understand that it was usual to serve that kind of punishment back then. But he left her out overnight for the flies and in the morning he had two slaves bring salt for the woman just to give her more pain. I think that he should have stopped after the night outside, because after that she ran away. Old Waller is cruel and doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.
This week I have been reading NightJohn, and I really like it. So far it has been about slaves on a plantation where they are treated above averagely brutally. The story starts out with a little girl, going on twelve named Sarney. She lives with a breeding mother and does children's chores, but I can foresee whats going to happen. In the book, they only count the girls ages. The master only cares about them through the child hood. At the age of twelve, boys and girls are separated, the boys go out and work the field, and some girls clean the house. Others become immediate breeders from the first possible time as so not to waste any. That is where I am in the book so far.
I would have to say, so far in the book Night John would have to be my favorite character. He hasn't done much yet except to trade tobacco with Sarney so that she can learn some letters. I think I like him the most because he knows whats going on in the outside world, unlike the incompetent slaves who are too frightened to fend for themselves. I have a strong feeling he will become a leader, naturally because he knows things, and he has the cuts on his back to prove it.
My least favorite character so far would have to be Old Waller. He is the plantation owner who has no sense of humanity. He catches a pregnant slave near the big house, and chains her up to be whipped. I understand that it was usual to serve that kind of punishment back then. But he left her out overnight for the flies and in the morning he had two slaves bring salt for the woman just to give her more pain. I think that he should have stopped after the night outside, because after that she ran away. Old Waller is cruel and doesn't seem to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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