TEAM+ALEX--TKAM

=== For your Blog Posts, please choose ONE or TWO questions to discuss. When you post your responses, remember to click the "Discussion" tab of your Team's Page. Choose questions that inspire you to speak (or rather, type). In other words, I expect a solid paragraph or more for your responses. ===

Happy Reading!
**After reading through all the responses this week, it is apparent to me that you haven't been taught how to respond to literature in writing. These blog posts should be more than just summaries of your reading-- they should entertain thoughts you have about the reading. Please include TWO of the following sentence starters so that you're blogs are showing me more thought (instead of just retelling the events of the chapter.)**
 * **PLEASE READ!!** **

**Reader’s Response Journal Starters**:
􀁝 I began to think _______. 􀁝 I love the way ________. 􀁝 I can't believe ________. 􀁝 I wonder why _______ ? 􀁝 I noticed _______. 􀁝 I think _______. 􀁝 I observed _______. 􀁝 I wonder ________. 􀁝 If I were __________. 􀁝 I'm not sure _______. 􀁝 I felt sad when _______. 􀁝 I like the way the author _______. 􀁝 I wish that _______. 􀁝 This made me think of ______. 􀁝 I was surprised ________. 􀁝 It seems like _________. 􀁝 I'm not sure ________. 􀁝 This story teaches _______. 􀁝 I began to think of _________. 􀁝 I wonder what this means? 􀁝 I really don't understand this part --- 􀁝 I really like/dislike this idea because ________. 􀁝 This character reminds me of somebody I know because ________. 􀁝 This character reminds me of me because ________. 􀁝 This character is like (name of the character) in (title of book) because ________. 􀁝 I think this setting is important because ________. 􀁝 This scene reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because ________. 􀁝 I like/dislike this writing because ________. 􀁝 This part is very realistic/unrealistic because _________. 􀁝 I like/dislike (name of character) because _______. 􀁝 This situation reminds me of a similar situation in my own life. It happened when_________. 􀁝 The character I most admire is ______ because _________. 􀁝 If I were (name of character) at this point, I would _________.

Chapter 1
 *  What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family?
 *  What do you learn about Dill's character?
 *  What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley?
 *  Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
 *  What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel?

Chapter 2

 *  Why is Scout so looking forward to starting school? What does this suggest about her character?
 *  Why does Jem not want anything to do with Scout at school? What does this suggest about his character?
 *  What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? Can you find qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job?

Chapter 3

 *  Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household?
 *  What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behavior during lunch suggest about his character?
 *  What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter?
 *  Does Scout learn anything from Walter's visit? What do you think this is?
 *  Atticus says that you never really understand a person “until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” What does this mean? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn?
 * What do you learn in this chapter about the Ewells?