Blues:
After researching the time period the book was written in,
the time period the book takes place in, the author responsible for the book,
and the acclaim the book has received since its publication, I believe time has
finally come for you to begin actually reading this thing. For those of you
that aren’t history buffs, I’d like to once again stress that understanding the
context of this novel—both the America that Harper Lee was writing in as well
as the America that the novel takes place in—are important to recognizing understanding
the text’s most important themes sooner than later. Hopefully.
That being said, your assignment is to read and annotate
chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird. The
annotations won’t be graded, but by now you probably don’t need me to explain
to you how important such an activity is for your understanding of a text. Keep
track of your thinking and keep track of your questions. It is your
responsibility to engage with the text. Please take this seriously.
A PDF version of the
reading has been uploaded to our FA ELA
Files shared folder and can be accessed via Dropbox and annotated using
PDF-Notes Free. You can find it in the sub-folder titled, “TKAM
Readings,” within our class folder "To Kill a Mockingbird." If you
have any difficulties getting to Dropbox, you can find the entirety of
the text
here: To
Kill a Mockingbird Complete Text Online. You won’t be able to annotate, but
at least you can be ready for class on Monday.
That’s all for now. Remember to engage with the text.
If you have any questions, find the answers. And if you run
out of options, please email me.
Word hard: luck means nothing.
We’ll talk Monday.
- AC
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