Final Exam Review - Mockingbird

Okay, listen up, kids. Here are a few sections of the book that I think you should review for the final exam. Please keep in mind that this does NOT mean that the exam is limited to the following parts. But this is a good place to start.

• Scout's days at school.
• Scout, Dill, and Jem sneaking over to Boo's house late at night.
• Mrs. Bubose' interaction with the kids.
• Miss Maudie's interaction with the kids.
• Atticus' defence of Tom Robinson in court.
• Atticus and Heck Tate on the front porch, talking about Boo.

Final Exam Review - A Raisin in the Sun

This entry is for both periods 6 and 8 students.

In the comments section, record an entry the contains the following components:

1. one significant quotation from A Raisin in the Sun
2. the speaker of the quotation
3. to whom the quotation is being spoken
4. your name (to receive credit)

There are a few stipulations. First, no repeats. Second, first come, first served. Third, the more significant and important your quotation, the more helpful this study guide will become.

This assignment is due by the start of class Friday.

Final Exam Review - Of Mice and Men

This entry is for boh periods 6 and 8 students.

In the comments section, record an entry the contains the following components:

1. one significant quotation from Of Mice and Men
2. the speaker of the quotation
3. to whom the quotation is being spoken
4. your name (to receive credit)

There are a few stipulations. First, no repeats. Second, first come, first served. Third, the more significant and important your quotation, the more helpful this study guide will become.

This assignment is due by the start of class Thursday.

Law of the West - Day 3

This entry is for period 6 students only:

Select one character from Silverado, one character from any of the major texts we've read in class this semester (A Raising in the Sun, Of Mice and Men, or To Kill a Mockingbird), and prove, using examples from both the book and the movie, that the two characters both follow the same unspoken code of conduct. (Be sure to state directly what that code of conduct is.)

This entry is for period 8 students only:

Select one character from Silverado and answer this question: What unspoken rule of conduct of this character are we as audience members supposed to emulate after seeing the film? (Be sure to cite examples from the film proving that the character actually modeled this behavior.) In other words, according to this character, by what code of conduct are we supposed to live our lives?

Law of the West - Day 2

This entry is for period 6 and 8 students.

Let's review real quick the Silverado cast of characters:

There's Paden and Hannah

Emmett

Stella

Cobb

Jake

Mal

and Slick and Rae.

So here's the question of the day: With which character do you most relate and why?

Hints: be sure to discuss your response in a thoughtful, thorough paragraph. Be sure to consider the dimensional aspects of each character. In other words, see the characters for the 3-dimensional characters they are, not simply as 'the gunman, 'the whore,' or 'the sidekick.'

The Law of the West - Day 1

So today we took a step back into the Old West, and we've met a few characters along the way.

Answer the following question thoughtfully and thoroughly. Be sure to follow the rules of grammar and spelling. And be sure to enter your name to get credit. Keep in mind that there are no repeats allowed, so be sure to read all of the entries before yours.




This first question is for Period 6 students only:

List one rule, spoken or unspoken, that Emmett seems to follow. (Yes, repeats are allowed at this part.) Then descrbie a character from a book or film or television program that follows the same unspoken rule. (No, repeats are not allowed at this part.)




This second question if for Period 8 students only:

List one rule, spoken or unspoken, that Paden seems to follow. (Yes, repeats are allowed at this part.) Then descrbie a character from a book or film or television program that follows the same unspoken rule. (No, repeats are not allowed at this part.)

Shaft, Superfly, and Black Power

In chapter 2, McBride mentions a few movies that were popular to AAfrican American young men in the early 70s. Here are the movie trailers for Shaft - the story of a black private eye sticking it "to the man" - and Superfly - the story of a super cool pimp making his mark in world with drugs and cash.





In chapter 4, McBride mentions 'Black Power.' Here's a video of leader Malcolm X describing just what Black Power is:



Finally, here's an interview with Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panthers: