My expectations of high school.

High school does come with a lot of expectations, but I also have some for myself. I do expect to get smarter in the process, and learn as much as I possibly can. But also learn to get along with different types of people, since you don't get to pick who you have classes with.



Within the next four years I expect to stay clear of mischievous behavior, and do the best I can in school. By the time I graduate, I am expecting to grow as a person. Also, a volleyball player (If I can still play, hopefully I can!) I hope by then I know what I want to do for a living, and be excepted to a college.

Movie !

The novel and the movie of To Kill A Mockingbird are both similar and alike. One scene in the movie which I pictured different in my head was when the Tom case was in court. I pictured the court room to be bigger, but then again it is a small town. Also, Mayella didn't seem as crazy in the book.
In the movie, she made weird facial expressions and acted like she was somewhat mental. The costumes in the court scene were as I pictured them though. The characters were a little different. It was mostly Mayella that made me realize how she was in the book. But also, i think the case was more exciting in the book because in the movie it just seemed kind of cheesy.

Extra Credit! (:

Well my first six weeks of english have been amazing! I have to say you're a pretty rad teacher. I absolutely love the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Almost as much as I love math class (Which is pretty hard to compete with). I like how you teach with passion unlike other boring teachers who just teach from the book. Everyone can tell you really know what you're talking about which is good. Even though i have heard 4th period is your favorite class, I think our class is fun. Talking to you we can feel free to speak our mind (unless it's 10:05 or before!).

Your room may not be as peaceful as the library but I can still learn well. I find it surprising you kindly put up with most of our class, aka the loud ones. My first impression was "oh great, english..!" But i now look forward to coming to class everyday. Thanks for making class a blast and being dedicated to us! I mean, if you weren't dedicated i don't think you would type a 50 page play (word for word from the book) for your classes! Took you several days I suppose. So thanks again! English is wonderful in your class!

Themes.

The theme I decided to write about was respect for others. Throughout the book Atticus teaches them many lessons but most of them revolve around this one theme.For example, when Aunt Alexandra and the family are talking, Alexandra answers a question rudely and Scout said, "I didn't ask you!" Atticus' voice was deadly: "First, apologize to your aunt." (136) Also,when Jem cut Mrs. Dobose's flowers Atticus made him read to her after school.

The book is getting better each chapter. At first, it was just a build up to where we are in the book now. There is most definatly greater meaning behind the characters and events. I think each character represents something in the book and the events show how many people in Maycomb judge by skin color and amount of money/looks.

Atticus as a father.

Atticus is the type of parent who just wants the best for his kids. He gives them good advice and is big on teaching Jem and Scout to respect the people around them. When Scout came home and told Atticus about his new teacher Miss Stephanie and how she has no clue what she is doing he said "...if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (30) What this tells me about his parenting style is that he just wants them to fully understand people before they judge the person. He teaches Jem and Scout many lessons. I think values he is trying to instill in them are to respect everybody, be thankful for what they have, and to love everyone for who they are, not nessarily by the color of their skin.

My parents are like Atticus in a couple ways. They have taught me the same lessons Atticus taught Jem and Scout. Also, my parents are old too. They are different because my parents don't really read all that often. I would like to have a dad like Atticus. He seems to understand his children well and he is always patient with them.

Changing perceptions of Boo Radley.

In the beginning of the book Boo Radley is known as the creepy neighbor. He is just known for being locked up in his house and also all the rumors. Now that I've gotten farther into the story, Boo is seeming to be incredibly nice. Jem's pants got ripped and left at the Radley house. Also, Boo wrapped a blanket around the kids without them knowing when Miss Maudie's house was on fire. This is showing how he is really like because he is doing nice things for the kids when they least expect it.

Scout and Miss Maudie talked about Boo. Miss Maudie was telling Scout how he was not necessarily bad. This changed my perception of him because then i knew all the rumors were not true. Boo Radley is turning out to be not so bad.

First Impression of Boo Radley

Oh my, what a creep. That was my first impression of Boo Radley. Although, i don't think the rumors of him being a "phantom" are true. I think the town makes up such rumors because they do not truely know what he's like since he never comes out of his house. I can see why they would think of him like that though, he did murder his parents...

All three children act differently to the Boo Radley situation. I would have to say i'm most like Scout. She seems to be terrified of the house. It says in the book, "See there? Nothin' to it. I swear Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl it's mortifyin'"(p.38) This was after Scout rolled her tire into Boo's yard. She would not go over and get it. I think i would have done the same thing, to stay away from the house!