Ch. 12
1. Comment
on Jem's and Scout's visit to First Purchase Church. What does Scout learn
about how black people live?
Scout learns that black people were poorer than white people, she was
surprised that they didn’t know how to read, and that they didn’t have money to
buy song books. She realizes that the black community was friendlier with other
raises than the white community.
2. Explain
why Calpurnia speaks differently in the Finch household, and among her
neighbours at church.
Calpurnia changes her way of speaking with black people because she says
that they don’t want to hear someone correcting their accent.
Ch. 13
3. Aunt
Alexandra thinks Scout is "dull" (not clever). Why does she think
this, and is she right?
She thinks this because Scout is different from other ladies and that she
plays with man (Jem and Dill). This isn’t right because she is very intelligent,
for example, she knows how to read and write, while none of her friends know.
4. How does
Aunt Alexandra involve herself in Macomb's social life?
She became vice-president of a social group in Maycomb, were she socialized
with other “ladies”.
5. Comment
on Aunt Alexandra's ideas about breeding and family, in contrast to Atticus'
visions. Who's right, do you think? Why?
Aunt Alexandra thought that family was an issue of huge importance, and
that one should be proud of it. In contrast Atticus thought that values were
more important than family. This can be seen when he is supposed to complain
against Scout behavior, (she isn’t a lady).
Ch. 14.
6. Comment
on Atticus' definition of rape.
How suitable is this definition as an answer to Scout?
Atticus gave a very formal and complex definition of rape to Scout, I think
that this was a very suitable definition for Scout, because she will know why
was the trial going on, and this will make her understand better the world.
Personal Recount - Written task
"Mixing with strangers"
Write about your experiences of meeting people whose way of life was
different from your own - perhaps people from another country, or ethnic group,
or people whose first language is not the same as yours. Connect your ideas to
those present in Chapter 12 (Min. 100 words)
At New Zeeland we could interact with persons with other native language,
and we could realize about the differences between our lives (Chileans) and
their way of life (New Zeeland people).
They had a very similar life to ours and the type of language was very
similar to ours, though we had a more formal language because we didn’t know
their slang. In terms of difference between the language they use with us, and the
one they use with their friends, wasn’t different at all (except for the slang).
Other difference was, obviously, the cultural one. New Zeeland culture is
very different to Chilean culture.
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