2.  What does Scout “see” when she stands on Arthur’s porch?  How does it relate to something Atticus told her earlier in the book?

3.  Why do you think the novel ends with Atticus reading to Scout?  Is there any significance in what he reads?  Explain

What are your thoughts on Mr. Dolphus Raymond and the way he lives?

2. What are your reactions to the event and response?

Answer all of the questions on the blog.

1. I.               Overview of Reconstruction:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_reconstruct.html

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=126

1.      What was the Freedman’s Bureau (1865)?
2.      What was the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
3.      What were the requirements of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 passed by the Radical Republicans?

1. II.             Republican Governments in the South:

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/article_display.cfm?HHID=135

1. In what ways did the Republican governments expand opportunities for former slaves in the South?
2. Why were these programs and services beneficial to former slaves?

1. III.           The Ku Klux Klan:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_kkk.html (Read the short article, and then click on the Historical Documents at the right. Read the two accounts by African-American men who were terrorized by the KKK.)

1.        What was the original purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?
2.        How did they affect the communities in which they lived? What were their                 tactics?

1. IV.            The Enforcement Acts:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_enforce.html

1. What was the purpose of the Enforcement Acts?
2. Why was the Ku Klux Klan the target of these Acts?

Final Question:

Do you think it’s possible to legislate equality? Use examples from the texts you read today and the information from yesterday to formulate your answer.

• Why such laws were passed
• Specific fears of slave-owners
• Importance of reading and writing in a free society

Give reasons and support for all of your ideas.

Due Wednesday, Feb. 1

use your persona’s name as the username

use an easily identifiable email (so that I will be able to identify you)as your email address. The email address won’t show to anyone other than to me, so I just have to be able to tell that it is you.   use @canter.com as the ending for the email.  Leave the website section blank.

Here is an example.  Suppose I have Jackie Robinson as my persona.  I would log in like this:

username: Jackie Robinson

email: jparanjape@canter.com

The essay will be due on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

The essay topic is:

Use the two articles (Program of the Organization of Afro-American Unity and Digital History) to complete the following question.

Based on the Program of the OAAU, is the Digital History article an accurate portrayal of the ideas of Black Nationalism?

5+ Paragraphs, 300+ words.

Due Wednesday, Feb. 18

There are several themes in Animal Farm.  We are going to focus on the four themes listed below.

Power:  Control over the lives of others

Equality:  The idea that every person should have the same opportunities and rights in life.

Propaganda:  the deliberate and organised spread of information to make sure that people unquestioningly believe what you want them to believe in order to keep power.

Education:  The sharing of information, knowledge, and skills with others in the society.

YOUR TASKS:

Choose one of the above themes.

Complete both of the following for that theme.

Written  For the theme that you choose, describe the message the author is presenting.  Describe the idea of the message and show how the author uses the characters and events in the book to support the message.  Finally, describe how the theme is relevant to the present day using specific examples to prove your point. (30 points)

Visual:  Create a drawing or other piece of art that illustrates the author’s message.  This could include the characters from the book or it could be an altogether different representation of the message. (20 points)

12.  Why didn’t the pigs want the animals to believe that Sugarcandy Mountain was real?

13.  What might have been the pig’s reasons for teaching themselves to read and write?

You can answer these here if you wish, or complete them on paper. Be sure to answer in complete sentences so that readers will know which question you are responding to.  If you answer them here, check back to see if there are any replies to your answer.