Group+2--Ch.+12-17

Lit. Luminary & Connector-Dan Franzen
Character Captain-Blake Streicher Discussion Director-Dylan Paris Vocab Enricher- Aaron Klett

=Character Captain- Blake Streicher=
 * Aunt Alexandria || I view Aunt Alexandria as an over concerned and nosy kind of person. ||
 * Reverend Sykes || The reverend has strong moral values and wants his church to prosper. ||
 * Officer Heck Tate || Officer Heck Tate is kind of a coward that really is not what you think a police officer should be. ||
 * Zeebo || Zeebo is considered a lower class citizen in Maycomb County who is a guy everyone knows because he is a nice guy. ||
 * Tom Robinson || He is a nice family guy that really does not seem like the typical rapist. ||

=Vocab Enricher- Aaron Klett Chapter 12= Alien (115)-different (adj.) appalling(115)- disgusting (adj.) austere(122)-severe, self-disciplined (adj.) boded(115)-foreshadowed (v.) Chapter 15 Futility(153)-uselessness (n.) impassive(154)-without emotion (adj.) stifle(146)-quell, crush (v.) succinct(151)-expressed with few words (adj.) Chapter 16 Elucidate(160)-to make clear, to throw light on (v.) fey(156)-under a spell, doomed to die (adj.) sundry(162)-the collective, everybody around (n.)

Chapter 17

Acrimonious(171)-caustic, stinging (adj.) amiably(169)-friendly (adj.) infinite(169)-never ending (adj.) quelling(173)-to suppress, subdue (v.) sullen(169)-sad, dreary (adj.)

Lit. Luminary & Connector-Dan Franzen
__Connections__ **Blake** relates to the experience of Scout and Jem at Cal's church. The first time Blake went to his church he felt like an outsider and could relate to the Finch's experience. **Aaron** relates to Jem as he is growing up and maturing to a young man. Jem's actions that are beginning to be less childlike are similar to Aaron growing up out of adolenscence. **Dylan** relates to the people who crowded around Atticus at his house after Tom Robinson was sent to jail. Dylan tends to "freak out" in moments of crisis and could see himself acting similar to the people who crowded around the Finch house. **Dan** relates to Jem's curiosity when he snuck out of the house with Scout and Dill at ten in the night to see where Atticus was going and what he was up to. When Dan was Jem's age he was very curious and could not help but find out what was going on in certain situations. __Lit. Luminary__

1.Jem and Scout go to Calpurnia's church, pg. 118-119, The reader learns more about racial discrimination in the South.
2. Aunt Alexandra visits/stays at the Finch home, pg. 127, The reader learns that Aunt Alexandra is living with the Finch's. 3. Aunt Alexandra talks to Atticus about Scout, pg. 136, par. 12, The reader learns of the aunt's attitude towards Scout's maturity. 4. Scout and Jem fight, pg. 138, par. 7-9, The reader realizes Scout will not tolerate being told what to do by Jem. 5. Dill appears under Scout's bed, pg. 139, par. 13, The reader learns that Dill has come back to Maycomb. 6. The trial of Tom Robinson begins, pg. 166, par. 6, The reader is aware that the trial has begun.

Discussion Director(Dylan Paris)


 * 1) Why did Lula act like she did when she saw Cal bringing the kids to church? Because she said that the white people have their own church.
 * 2) What was the reason for Aunty Alexandria coming back? She wanted to make the children more proper.
 * 3) Why does Alexandria not want Cal in the house around the children? She believes that the children will learn bad things from a colored women.
 * 4) Why did Dill run away from home? He didn’t get enough attention from his parents and he wanted to see Scout and Jem.
 * 5) Do you think that the men made a bid deal about moving Tom Robinson to the jail? They believed that someone would want to kill him when he was out in public being transported.
 * 6) What do you think the men in the front of the jail intended to do to Tom Robinson and Atticus? They probably intended to kill Tom and would have killed Atticus to do so.
 * 7) Why do you think Mr. Cunningham changed his mind about storming the jail after he talked to Scout? We think that he realized his actions and then changed his mind.
 * 8) Do you think that the Ewell’s lied about their daughter being raped by Tom Robinson? We believe that this was a lie because of the way the whole story sounds.
 * 9) Why did Reverend want Jem to make Scout and Dill go home? He wanted them to leave because they were to young to be hearing the things that were said.
 * 10) How do you think the trial will end? We believe that Atticus will win.