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If I could rename this chapter I would call it "The Other Side". I would call it this because Scout sees a whole different side to Mr. Dolphus Raymond and Atticus. Raymond told Scout and Dill how he fakes acting drunk because "some gold don't like the way he lives" (203). Also Scout kept saying how she say Atticus "do something he didn't ordinarily do. He unhitched his watch and chain and placed them on the table" (205). He "unbuttoned his collar, loosened his tie and took off his coat" (205). That was something Scout never saw Atticus do until bed time. Also Scout describes she "saw another first: we had never seen him sweat" (207). Under stress and pressure and just talking to Mr. Raymond, Scout saw two different sides to people she thought she knew.
ReplyDeleteI give myself a 4/4 because I meet the criteria. I make specific references, use of character names, correct information, at least 75 words, good grammar and correct citation. I'm very proud of myself, good job Morgan :-)
DeleteThank you Morgan <33
DeleteI mean 5/5 silly me hehe
DeleteMorgan, I give you a 5/5 because this entry is really well developed. I also did chapter naming for my entry and I think yours is really good. Also you used a lot of textual references which is good! Mrs. Pixley loves us so we both get a 5/5 woop woop
DeleteIn this chapter Atticus’s stress really starts to build up. If I was writing this book I would title this chapter “Unfair Justice” because Atticus and Tom Robinson aren’t being treated fairly just because Tom is black. Jem tells Scout that Atticus whispered under his breath to the courtroom “In the name of God just believe him” (Lee 234). Atticus is clearly getting frustrated because they won’t just believe him. It’s unfair that just because of his race his life is on the line and he is being tried for a crime he didn’t commit.
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I give myself a 5/5 because I used specific textual references and sited it correctly. I also used correct character names and information, my response is over 50-75 words, and my grammar is correct.
DeleteI would give you a 5/5 too Samantha! I really like your title, it's very creative. You met all of the criteria so claps to you.
DeleteI would name this chapter “Secrets”. This is because in this chapter all the secret are revealed. In the beginning it is revealed that Dolphus Raymond is not a drunk. Dolphus offers Dill a drink from the paper bag and Dill states that "it's nothing but Coca-Cola"(Lee 267). He tells the kids that he acts like a drunk so that he has a reason to hang out with black people. Also, during the trial, Atticus’s closing speech was saying how Mayea was not raped and that she thrusted herself onto a black man and got caught by her father. That is what caused the bruising on her face. There was no actual physical evidence that the girl was raped. Therefore, I would name this chapter “Secrets” because Dolphus’s secret is revealed and all the secrets in the trial are revealed again in Atticus’s closing speech.
ReplyDeleteI would give myself a 4 because I probably have some spelling errors and only use one small quote from the book. Also, I probably could hve expanded more on my explanations.
I agree with the chapter naming and using the Coca-Cola idea, I did the same thing just named it "Coca-Cola" instead.
DeleteI agree because he was not as bad as he was made out to be
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ReplyDeleteI give myself a 4 out of 5 because I answered the question and gave details from the novel. I didn't use a direct quote though.
DeleteI like how you named this chapter. I didn't think of naming it that! I would give you a 4/5 too because your explanation for naming the chapter this is good! You just need a quote.
DeleteGood, however you could have included a quote and "wanna" isn't a word.
DeleteFor chapter 20, chapter name could be coca cola. It's important to the chapter when Dill gets upset during the trial and Mr. Dolphus Raymond offered him a drink to stop the upset stomach. He is a rich white man married to a black woman with a 'mulatto' child and supposedly always is drunk and carrying alcohol when in fact, it's always been coca cola. When Scout questions why he acts drunk he replies, "'Wh - oh yes, you mean why do I pretend? Well it's very simple,' he said. 'Some folks don't - like the way I live. Now I could say the hell with 'em, I don't care if they don't like it. I do say I don't care if they don't like it, right enough - but I don't say the hell with 'em, see?'" (Lee 268). When Scout doesn't understand like the readers do, he then says "'I try to give 'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason'" (Lee 268). It shows how people are constantly judged and accused of something because they don't to understand the truth, they make an excuse so that it's easier for them to understand something that has nothing to do with them.
ReplyDeleteI give myself a 4.5 because I did everything that was asked and without punctuation errors.
Chapter Questioning: Why is Dolphus Raymond is a rich white man then why on dogs green earth would he marry a southern black woman? what in the world would possess him to do this. Why if he is the "town drunk" would he 1 be at the courthouse and 2 why in the hell would he be allowed to be at the courthouse anyways it makes no scene but because he married the black woman and had the malano children.The thing that surprized me the most was that he gave the children the coke and they realized that he was not as bad as the town thought he was. I think that I would get a 4 because of the quality of my responce
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ReplyDeleteThe phrase in the chapter that is very important to the novel is the quote that Atticus bungs up during the trial. Atticus explains how "Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal"(273). This is important to the novel because almost everyone in Maycomb county is racist. And to bring up a statement that makes blacks equal to rights was forbidden. But it shows how Atticus strives to get others to believe in equality.
Maycomb is racist and this quote first perfect to describe that.
DeleteI agree with you, I think this phrase is important. Good job.
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In Chapter 20 Atticus is finishing up his speech in the courtroom to the judge and he sums everything up. He tells the judge about the marks and the doctor not finding any. My name I’d give this chapter, would be, “The Conclusion”. This would be the name I’d give it due to the summing up of information. This name would speak about the chapter very well and the reader would understand the name of the chapter. It’d make this chapter more interesting than just saying Chapter 20. This book would have more character if the chapters had a name. Chapter 20, “The Conclusion”, would really make people wonder what goes on and that’d be the interesting part they’d want to find out.
I'd give myself a 4 out of 5 because i answered the question with details but no direct quote.
If Scout had school the next day, she might tell some of the kids about Mr. Raymond. She would talk about how he’s not really drunk all the time, he just acts it so he is able to be with blacks more because he prefers being with them. She would also talk about how her father Atticus is successfully defending Tom Robinson and how he might have a chance to be free due to lack of evidence. I think this is an important part of the book because this is changing how people look at blacks and how they are treated.
ReplyDeleteOne quote that I think is significant to the novel is when they were in corte and Atticus said “Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal. This is important to the book because this is where Atticus ask the jury forget that all black people are criminals. The reason he asked that is because that this was in the time period that blacks were looked down at.Aticus probably makes reference to the constitution because this because he is trying to make an argument to win the cace for tom Roberson.
ReplyDeleteThe chapter 20 reading of ''To kill a Mocking Bird ''. In the chapter was the when Atticus was saying that Tom didn't do anything wrong to the girl and that the Mayella was the one that was trying to make all of these up for some her life times story and then the judge said that he was charged for it because he did feel bad and that the only way it was going to happen if Tom actual tells the truth to what happen. In the end of the chapter Calpurnia says ''"It's not necessary to tell all you know. It's not ladylike—in the second place, folks don't like to have somebody around knowing more than they do. It aggravates 'em. You're not gonna change any of them by talking right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." (12.138-144) In the end of the book Calpurnia comes at the end of the chapter to the courtroom.
ReplyDeleteI give my self 3.5 out of 5 , because of the quote.I don't know why I used this but I could find the other one about Calpurnia saying things about the guy name Tom and that he though would make it worse for the guy and that he should be charged for it.And that I explained my self a a little better but it could be better.
DeleteThe events that occur in this chapter are suspenseful as it comes to a close. The children find out that Mr. Raymond is not a drunk and that he drinks Coke, however he acts like a drunk in order to fit more into the society. He states that he just prefers black people over white and that he'd rather say "I don't care if they don't like it, right enough - but I don't say to hell with 'em" (Lee 200). He acts like a drunk to give people a reason whereas he has his own. The children come back in by the time Atticus is giving his closing remarks. He pleads and begs for the jury to see the injust by giving them the fact that they're given no medical evidence of the rape by two dirty people with a shaky testimony along with the bruises on Mayella's face that indicate that her father beat her. He also states that Mayella has done the inconceivable deed of trying to seduce and lust for a black man and using rape to cover it up. This is so much like the Scottsboro trials because of the lack of evidence for rape and the fact that Bates and Price were just as dirty of people as Mayella and Bob Ewell are.
ReplyDeleteIf I could name the chapter I would name it surprise. I would name it this because throughout this chapter many new facts and ideas are discovered. First off we find out that Mr. Dolphus Raymond doesn't really drink alcohol all day but it’s actually coke. "Dill released the straws and grinned. Scout, it's nothing but Coca-Cola" (200). He just acts that way so people don't judge him for being with a black woman. Another surprise in this chapter is that all the evidence is pointing towards the defendant (Tom Robinson) as not guilty. This is a surprise because it is rare for a black man to win a trial over a white person no matter how innocent they are.
ReplyDeleteI think that if I were to have given this chapter a name, it would be 'The Contents of the Bottle'. It would be named this because Scout and the others find out that Dolphus Raymond isn't really a drunk, he only pretends to be one. "'Wh - oh yes, you mean why do I pretend? Well it's very simple,' he said. 'Some folks don't - like the way I live." (Lee, 268). This is important because it shows Scout that some people aren't as they seem.
ReplyDeleteI give myself a 3/4 because I explained myself.
Chapter 20: Chapter naming - If I was the author of this book I would name it "The Impossible Trial". I would name it this because in this chapter there has been no medical evidence that lead back to Tom. Also both the Ewells are questionable testimonies. The physical evidence shows the Bob Ewell beat Mayella. "We don't know, but there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led almost exclusively with his left"(H.L. 272). As the chapter keeps on going it still seems impossible for Tom to win the trial because all the say "that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, and that all negro men are not to be trusted around our women"(H.L. 273).
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