TKAM #7

Choice A: Most of the local people in Maycomb felt that it would be a disgrace for a black person to win in a dispute with any with a white person, so they took Bob Ewell's side. Have you ever been in a situation where someone took a side that they obviously knew was wrong? How did this make you feel?

I have been in a situation when my parents have taken my sisters side over mine even though they knew I was right. It makes me feel frustrated because, I have no one on my side to defend me. It also makes me feel really alone and sad, because I can’t really do anything about it. I felt really bad for Tom Robinson when no one was on his side. Everyone knew he was telling the truth but they were too scared to stand up for him just because of his skin color. I think Maycomb would be a better place to live if they had more people like Atticus, Jem, and Scout. Maycomb would also be better if they had less people like Aunt Alexandra. Aunt Alexandra is really against black people and she thinks that she is better than every back person.

TKAM #6

C. How do you think the story (what you read so far) would have changed if Scout and Jem had a mother present in their lives? Would it change for the better or for the worse? Explain your thoughts.

If Jem and Scout had a mother in their life I think the book would be much different. It would change for the better and worse I believe. It would change for the better because, Aunt Alexandra would have never even moved in with them in the first place, and Scout would have her mom to talk to when Jem wanted to be alone and when Atticus was at work.
I think that the book would change for the worse if they had a mother because Scout and Jem wouldn’t be out as much which makes the story so interesting. Scout would act much more lady like and dress differently. Also Calpurnia wouldn’t be working for them. The only reason Calpurnia is working for them is so Scout and Jem could have a motherly figure in their life, and if they had a mother they wouldn’t need Cal.
I think that it was a good idea for the author of To Kill a Mockingbird not to give Scout and Jem a mother because the book is very interesting with Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra there. With out a mother Scout acts different then all the other girls which is interesting and makes you want to read more.

TKAM #5

Journal Entry #5
Chapters 13-15
Perspective- Aunt Alexandra



I just moved in with Atticus, Jem, and Scout. There’s also always this nigger maid who is always home named Calpurnia. I extract her. I don’t think that she should be working for Atticus anymore because I’m like a compensation of her which is the reason for our fight. Scout always wants to be with Calpurnia also. I heard that Scout and Jem went to an all nigger church with her which made me very uncomfortable. One day Scout was telling Jem about their trip to church with Calpurnia and asked Atticus if she could go again next Sunday, before Atticus could reply I said no which made Scout very angry with me and made her talk back.
The reason I came to Maycomb was to give Scout a mother figure in her life. She acts just like one of the boys. She gets very muddy and full of sand, and is always wearing overalls. I feel bad for Jem and Scout because whenever they are walking down town people are always giving them weird stares since Atticus is defending a nigger, but Atticus is usually infallible. It still feels kind of awkward between me Jem, and Scout but hopefully they will feel closer to me soon.
The other day this boy named Dill ran away from his home in Mississippi. I heard he ran away because his mother and new father did not pay enough attention to him which made me feel very sad. I think Dill should emerge and just tell his parents but until then Atticus and I decided that it’s fine if he stays with us.
Scout and Dill have been playing together a lot lately. Jem usually is in is room reading football magazines while Scout and Dill are outside talking. A week after Dill’s arrival a group of men came outside of our house looking for Atticus. They came to inform Atticus that they will be moving Tom Robinson to a different jail. Atticus did not really like the idea of Tom being moved because he was worried that a mob of people were going to murder him. Atticus and I got into a big fight that same night because I feel like him defending a nigger is a disgrace to our family! Atticus got very upset, and the following night he took his car and drove into town.
The night Atticus drove into town Jem, Scout, and Dill decide to sneak out and follow Atticus. From far distance they all see Atticus sitting outside the Maycomb jail reading a newspaper, and Jem told them they should just leave him alone. Just in that moment they see 4 cars drive into Maycomb and park near the jail, a big group of men get out of the car and tell Atticus to move out of the way, when Atticus says no Scout runs out from her hiding place to notice that the group of men talking to Atticus was the same group that was at their house the night before.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD #4

Journal #4
Chapters 10, 11, & 12
Perspective: Atticus

I am older then most parents. I'm nearly 50 while others are in their 30's-40's. When i get home from work I don't go out hunting or fishing like the other parents, I sit on my couch and read. This often embarrasses Jem and Scout but they don't know that i use to be the best hunter in the country. They kind of got an idea I was able to hunt when I killed that mad dog that was wondering adjacent my house. I shot it from a far distance with just one shot which amused Jem and Scout.
Miss. Dubose doesn’t like me very much. I guess its because I’m defending a nigger in a court case. Every time Jem and Scout walk past her house she always yells mean things. This really bothers Jem, and Scout. Mostly Jem though. I told him just to isolate himself from her because she is very old and sick, but one day Miss. Dubose yelled out, “Atticus is not any better than the niggers and trash he works for!” So when Jem and Scout were walking back from shopping Jem snatched the new baton he had bought for Scout went over to Miss. Dubose’s house and cut the tops of all her flowers, then broke Scouts brand new baton in half! Scout was so perplex. about it all.
Jem’s Birthday had just passed. He is now at the age of 12. He has been acting very different and not wanting to play with Scout anymore. He tells scout to start acting more like a girl, Scout came up to me and asked me if he had gotten a tape worm because his appetite is appalling, he’s very inconsistent, and moody. I just told Scout that she has to be patient with him, and give him some alone time. Scout of course was upset so she was looking forward to seeing Dill that summer, but one day she received a letter in the mail from Dill saying that his mother gotten re-married and he was going to go hunting with him, and build a boat with him so he was not going to Maycomb that summer. Also since I am now a member of the state legislature I am forced to travel to the state capital every day for two weeks. Cal noticed Scout was feeling very lonely and told Scout to come go into the kitchen whenever she was lonely and hangout with her.
The Sunday I was gone Cal decided to take Jem and Scout to a nigger church called First Purchase. The night before she bathed them, and made sure they were nice and clean. She also picked out nice outfits for them to wear. One lady named Lula was being very rude to Cal from bring white people to a black church, but everyone else was very friendly and nice.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD #3

Journal #3
Perspective-Jem
Chapters 8-9

This winter we have had 2 weeks of the coldest weather since 1885! Mrs.Radley died this winter. No one really saw much of her only when she was outside watering her plants. Scout and I figured Boo Radley killed her, but once Atticus got home he told us it was from a natural cause.
The other night Atticus and I woke up to a loud scream. It was Scout, she had thought the world was coming to an end but it was just snow. I have also never seen snow but i had a good idea what it looked like and what it was. Since it snowed in Maycomb Scout and I had no school!
After scout and i finished eating we decided to go outside and play with the snow and try to build a snowman. It was really fun. I also learned something new today. Miss.Maudie told me if you put flowers on your feet it keeps them warm.
It had gotten so cold this winter we had to keep the furnace going 24-7. One night Miss.Maudie's house had gotten light on fire! Dad and i had to get up early and get Scout out of the house. Wile waiting outside someone had draped a blanket over Scouts shoulders. She hadn't noticed it until i asked her where she got it from. We found it it was Boo Radley! Wow this winter has been very interesting so far.

Blog Entry #2 TKAM

Journal #2
Chapters 4-7
Perspective-Scout

The rest of my school days went by very slow, and boring. One day after I got out of school I was running home until I saw something shiny from the corner of my eye. It caught my attention so deeply that I paused, took a deep breath and went back to see what it was. Something around one of the big oak trees at Radley's lot caught my attention. It was some shiny tinfoil sticking out of a knothole. I stuck my hand in and pulled out two pieces of chewing gum. I quickly ran home then examined what I had just discovered. The gum looked fresh, I smelled it and it smelt good. Then I licked it and waited to see what would happen, when nothing happened I knew it wasn't poisonous so I stuck both pieces into my mouth. When Jem came home and caught me chewing the minty gum I had found he got very mad and made me spit it out.
Jem and I were becoming inpatient waiting for summer to come along. Once it did I was so excited to see Dill. Once Dill arrived Jem, Dill, and I played a lot of fun games together. One of the games was we roll one another inside an old tire. One day Dill asked me to marry him! He said that I'm the only girl he would ever love, but hes only 7 years old.

As the summer went on Jem and Dill became a lot closer. I felt like i didn't even fit in anymore so i started hanging out with one of my neighbors. Her name is Miss Maudie Atkinson. She is a great gardener, and cook.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Christina Schaefer Blog post #1
Chapters 1-3
Perspective: Jem

Hello, my name is Jeremy Atticus Finch and I live in a very old town called Maycomb. I have a father named Atticus, he owns a farm called the Finch’s Landing. I also have a younger sister named Jean Louise but we all call her Scout. When I was about 13 years old I got my arm broken. Once it healed I was scared that I would never be able to play football again. I was also very self conscious about my arm. During the summer scout and I played a lot with a boy named Charles Backer Harris, his long name did not suit him so we called him Dill. Dill lived right next ton us at his Aunt Rachel’s house for the summer and should be coming back every summer from now on.
A week after dill left Maycomb, Scout and I started school. I was going onto 5th grade and it was Scout was starting 1st grade. As we walked to school I had to carefully explain to her that during school hours she was not to bother me, approach me, talk about my private life with anyone, follow me during recess, or embarrass me. At first she did not understand that we could only play at home not at school because school is much different then home, but then she understood after her teacher Miss. Caroline patted her on the wrist and made her stand in the corner of the class until noon.
Scout is a very smart girl. I’ve taught her a lot of things that kids in her grade don’t even know. Miss. Caroline thinks my father has taught her all her knowledge, but when my dad comes home from work he is so tired all he does is sit on the couch and read. Miss. Caroline has a new way of teaching so she wants me to stop teaching Scout and let her do it her way.
In Scout’s class there’s a Cunningham boy. His name is William. ON the 1st day of school he did not have any lunch, or any money to buy lunch so I invited him over for some lunch that Calpurnia had made for us. Overall it was a good 1st day at school.

NAME: Christina Schaefer DATE:
BOOK: The Notebook
AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks PAGES: Finished
Number of pages: 65

Question: If you could change one thing in the book, what would it be? Why would you change it?

Response: If I were to change one thing about this book I would change how the book ended. When I was reading the last chapter I felt that the author wasn't adding as much detail as he was in all of the other chapters. The last chapter was the most boring and very dry. I thought the book was going to end a lot better. It was also disappointing because i read this whole book, and it had a horrible ending.

Question: What character do you like most in this book.

Response: My favorite character in this book is Allie. She is my favorite character because she is very brave, out going, and doesn't let anyone stand in her way. I love how she went back to Noah after all those years of not seeing him. She is a wonderful artist, and does whatever she wants whenever she wants.

Notebook blog 3

Christina Schaefer 2/12/10
Author: Nicholas Sparks Pages read: 70

Question: What do you think is the theme (author’s message) in this book?

Response: I think the author in the book is trying to say that no matter what your 1st love will never go away. I think he is trying to say that because Alli keeps on going back to Noah. Even after 14 years with out hearing from one another and thinking they were over each other, they really weren't. After Alli left Noah's house they were both crying because they will never see each other again.

Question: Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
Response: I would read another book by this author, because i love the way he talks. He is very descriptive and when i start reading i don't ever want to put the book down until i know what happens. I love how i can see everything that is going on in the book in my head bright and clear. I can picture everything he is trying to say and can understand everything.

The Notebook- Post 1

NAME: Christina Schaefer DATE: 2/4/10
BOOK: The Notebook
AUTHOR: Nicholas Sparks PAGES: 1-72
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 72

QUESTION 1: How did what you read today make you feel? Why?

RESPONSE 1: What I read today made me feel happy and sad at the same time. I was happy because the character in the book named Allie went back to visit her first love. The talked all night about everything that had happened between the fourteen years they had without seeing one another. They were laughing and having so much fun like the old days. What had made me sad was that Allie was engaged to a rich man named Lon. Allie and Noah both still loved each other so much, and it was sad that they weren’t together anymore. It was also sad because Noah was left alone when Allie is engaged to a man when she still loves Noah.


QUESTION 2: What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?

RESPONSE 2: I really like what Allie is doing in this book.I think that what she is doing is right, nut wrong at the same time, because she really loves Noah. Allie went to Noah’s house after 14 years when she saw his picture in the local newspaper for building his dream house. They both still loved each other and I think it was very smart for Allie to go to his house. She had a lot of courage and strength to go and show up at Noah’s house out of the blue even though she is engaged.

The Notebook

For humanities i would like to read the book called The Notebook. I want to read this book becuase when i saw that movie it was really good. Everyone always says the books are always better then the movies so it would be fun and intresting to read The Notebook.

The perks of being a wallflower

For this 2nd semester i would like to read the book called The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This book is written by Stephen Chbosky. I would really like to read this book because, its my cousins favorite book. It also seems like an interesting and fun book to read.