Dinner at the Finch house (from Walter's perspective)
Burris Ewell (from Miss Caroline's perspective)
Scout explains to Atticus why she'd rather not go to school (from Atticus' perspective)
Scout explains the Cunningham family (from Miss Caroline's point of view)
The confrontation with Burris (from Miss Caroline's point of view)
One of your own choosing (from a character other than Scout's point of view).
This requires you to go back into the text and familiarize yourself with the events as they are seen through the narrator's eyes. Then you must decide how the other character might feel in the situation.
Today, a mouse suddenly ran out of this kid's hair. I am afraid of mice, so I got freaked out. After I calmed down, I told the kid to go home and wash his hair. But then the boy stood up and said he was not going anywhere, he was almost done this year. I was puzzled and then this other boy explainedvery nicely about how he is an Ewell and they only go to school once per year and then don't come back. He also explained that the only reason they come is because otherwise they would get into trouble. After hearing this, I told him to sit back down. This did not work, as he just retorted my statement and another boy told me that I should let him go. I then told him to go and threatened to tell the principal. This worked and he left, but only after shouting some really mean things at me.
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Scout explains the Cunningham family (from Miss Caroline's point of view)
ReplyDeleteI saw that Walter Cunningham had no lunch so I offered him a quarter for him to buy lunch but he said no. I thought it was weird. Then Scout explained to me that he was a Cunningham and Cunningham's don't accept anything that they can't pay back. She said that they don't have much, but they manage. I was upset with Scout as she had been very rude towards Walter. I told her to put out her hand. I whipped her.
When I lent Walter Cunningham a quarter for lunch, I didn't understand that he wouldn't be able to pay me back because their family is poor and doesn't have money. I was oblivious but didn't want to be invasive and rude.
ReplyDeleteI felt bad for the boy for making the situation so awkward but I've never been in this situation before so I didn't know what to do. I was stressed and confused and to make matters worse, the girl Scout was so rude when she announced it to the whole class in such a blunt and rude way.
DeleteI thought that scout was very rude saying that the Cunningham family was dirt poor. She was shaming him because he was poor. She was also very rude to me by making me look like an idiot in front of the entire class. She was completely out of line the entire morning, she deserved a smack on the hand with a ruler.
ReplyDeleteAfter Scout rubbed my nose into the dirt, her brother, Jem, came and invited me to dinner. I agreed to the suggestion and decided to have dinner with the Finchs. When we all go to their house, I got along just fine with Atticus about our crops back home. After a while, the food was ready and I was piling food all over my plate. However, usually back at my place, we eat all our meals with some good ole' molasses. As Atticus was speaking about some farm problems, I asked if there was any molasses in the house. Calpurnia got me a syrup pitcher and I began to pour syrup all over my food: all my vegetables and all my meats. Suddenly, before I could pour some syrup into my glass of milk, Scout interrupted me, "What the sam hill are you doing?" I dropped the pitcher and quickly put my hands on my lap. My head ducked right away. Scout was questioning my eating habits with Atticus until Calpurnia called her into the kitchen. She didn't come out for the rest of dinner. I felt embarrassed and like an outcast. However, in the end, Atticus and I shared more common likings and I felt better.
ReplyDeleteScout explains the Cunningham family (from Miss Caroline's point of view)
ReplyDeleteScout just got up and interrupted while I was telling Walter he could burrow a quarter. She got up and said, "Walter is a Cunningham." assuming I would know what she meant when she told me that. I am not from Maycomb and I do not know all of the people from here. It is unfair of her to assume I would already know the people from here. It made me feel stupid and overwhelmed by all of the people knowing each other and me not knowing them.
After school today, Scout Finch had rubbed my nose into the dirt in the school courtyard. I didn't mind really because I was used to it. However, her brother, Jem, had come over to stop her. He was definitely the nicer of the two. "Come on home to dinner with us, Walter," he said, "we'd be glad to have you." Am I dreaming? Are they actually inviting me to dinner? At their house? How would I ever be able to pay them back? They had begun walking away, and were already by the Radley Place, when I called, "Hey, I'm comin'!" Once we got there, I was greeted by Calpurnia, their cook, and Mr. Atticus Finch. Atticus and I had a nice conversation about the farm and school that I suddenly forgot that I was even a Cunningham. I asked Calpurnia for some syrup, and generously poured it all over my food. I usually never get the chance to eat this much, so I took this opportunity. Scout had yelled at me, asking what I was doing with all that syrup, and I suddenly got very embarrassed. Was I really that different from them?
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Wow, these students are all very poor. I cannot possibly understand them, for i haven't lived in Maycomb my whole life and don't know how things are around here. I'm quite surprised by Scout's intelligence and ability to read but it goes against my new teaching strategy that I had adopted while training to become at teacher. Walter, Burris, and Little Chuck all are awfully poor but Little Chuck is very kind. That Burris boy disgusts me I can't look at him.
ReplyDelete"Miss Caroline, he's a Cunningham." Jean Louise, or Scout, said to me. This had no meaning to me. She looked struggled as I questioned her words.
ReplyDelete"Walter's one of the Cunninghams, Miss Caroline." She said again. What was that supposed to mean? Was she being rude or was she actually trying to make a point to me?
"I beg your pardon, Jean Louise?" I gave her another chance to rethink her words before she spoke to me again.
"That's okay ma'am, you'll get to know all the county folks after a while. The Cunninghams never took anything they cant pay back- no church baskets and no scrip stamps. They never took anything off of anybody, they get along on what they have.They dont have much, but they get along with it." Scout tried to explain to me, but only made me more irritated with her. She spoke to me as if she was superior to me, like she knew more than I did, and I didn't like that. I was the teacher, and she was the student, she had no right questioning my authority and trying to tell me how to run my classroom. I had enough of her that day and I punished her.
Scout doesn't understand that Walter keeps getting more and more food and then he devours it in like a minute. Scout thinks that this is unfair but Walter loves it because he is getting free food. Scout doesn't understand that Walter is poor, and he cant pay for his own food. If Scout was in Walter's shoes, he would understand and he would be okay with it but now since hes not on the giving end he doesn't like it but if he was on giving end hed be okay with it.
ReplyDeleteI said that Miss Caroline doesnt understand Walter. Miss Caroline offers Walter a quarter when she finds out that Walter forgot his lunch. "He didnt forget his lunch, he didnt have any. he had none today nor would he have any tomorrow or the next day. he had probably never seen three quarters together in his life." (lee 26). Cunningham's never accept gifts they cant repay, so Scout stood up for Walter in this situation. Miss Caroline doesnt understand this and gets aggravated at Scout and hits her on the hand. If Miss Caroline had known the Cunningham family better she would have understood that he would not have been able to repay her and she wouldn't have offered. Scout standing up for him was a good thing to do, and Miss Caroline didnt understand that either.
ReplyDeletetoday, a rodent showed up in class. how you may ask? out of someones hair- burris' hair to be exact. having a rodent in my class is honestly disgusting.I was so grossed out that i told him to go home and clean himself up. he then got mad at me and told me he wasnt going to go-how disrespectful. he then explained how he didnt really care because he was done with school. but i didnt understand. another kid then explained to me that he only goes to school once a year.he apparently does this so he doesnt get in trouble. this news was so surprising to me, but i didnt wanna deal with it so i told him to just sit down. he didnt listen, i threated him and this worked so he left.
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I am very happy that the Finch's let me attend dinner at their house. I haven't had a meal like that in a long time. But I was very embarrassed when Scout exclaimed in front of everyone at the dinner table that I was putting syrup on my food, it made it sound like I was doing the wrong thing.
ReplyDeleteAfter school, I went to the Finch's house. This was kinda akward for me considering Scout put my nose in the dirt not that long ago. I entered their house, their was a plate just for me. I grabbed as much food as I can because I don't know when my next meal would be. Scout was being rude, I knew she didn't want me there. I knew this by the tone of her voice. Although Scout was being rude, Mr. Finch actually talked to me. We talked about farming and many things that popped up. The dinner was okay I guess, It kinda sucked having Scout hate me.
ReplyDeleteWalter's perspective at dinner:
ReplyDeleteI asked for some syrup to put on my food; all food tastes better that way, and we don't have it at home. I heaped food onto my plate, since didn't know where my next meal would come from. When Scout yelled at me, I looked down in shame as I knew how poor I must look, and how strange it must look to her for me to be putting syrup all over my food. She would never understand.
Ery'body must think im weird. But they dont know what its like to be poor. Don't know what what i go through. But it don't matter. I ignore 'em.
ReplyDeleteMs. Finch is a nuisance to the class. Why is she continuously annoying the class and continuing to talk back to me. She doesn't have to talk back to me about Walter's economic issues. I gave Walter a quarter to buy lunch, Ms. Finch doesn't have to say anything to me. Walter could talk to me about this by himself.
ReplyDeleteI hope Scout finally learned her lesson. Not all people live like she does. As a woman of color I understand Walter being outcast, but I also know a guest should be treated like a guest no matter who they are or how they live. Scout must learn contradicting someone for not being like herself is the wrong way to go through. I will not have her go on treating people unfairly not only to people of different race, but of her own too.
ReplyDeleteDinner at the Finch House (from Walter's POV)
ReplyDeleteToday was an interesting day. First grade once again started and not even before lunch, I was embarrassed by Miss. Caroline. Scout explained who I was to her but she seemed a bit cold and angry towards me afterwards considering she got into trouble. I could tell because she rubbed my nose in dirt but her brother saved me and invited me over to dinner. He seemed rather nice unlike his sister so after some hesitance I agreed. I got so engaged in the conversation we had, I nearly forgot I was a Cunningham. At their home, they introduced me to their father who did business with mine and we started a conversation about the crops and how I helped my father. Their cook brought out more food than I've ever seen in my lifetime and I couldn't help but help myself to heaps of food. I nearly died from shock when Scout started asking me what I was doing. Embarrassed to the bone, I stopped what I was doing and didn't look up from my plate, even when Scout left the room, until Jem suggested we head back to school.
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ReplyDeleteScout explains to Atticus why she'd rather not go to school (from Atticus' perspective)
ReplyDeleteScout had a distasteful look on her face as she explained her first day of school. As she rambled on about how unfair her teacher is, I intervened. "Scout, perhaps your teacher is new at teaching?" Her face light up. "She is, sir! And she kept accusing you of teaching my how to read!" At this, I was a bit displeased. Maybe I shouldn't be teaching her to read. Perhaps her teacher is right. I calmed her down before saying, "Scout, I think we'll hold off from reading each night-" She didn't let me finish. "Sir! You can't possibly AGREE with Miss Caroline? I want to continue reading! I won't tell her that I still read! So please, kepp teaching me how to read, Atticus!" The look on her face was definitely pleading. With a sigh, I finally agreed to let her read, as long as she kept going to school and didn't upset the teacher.
Dinner at the Finch's house (From Walter Cunningham's perspective)
ReplyDeleteI had an eventful first day of school. Much more eventful than the beginning of first grade normally is. The new teacher,Ms. Caroline, decided to pick on me in front of the entire class offering me money I couldn't repay. Scout tried to help me out but she only got yelled at. After class Scout started poundin' on me for getting her in trouble although I didn't even do anything. Before it got to bad her brother Jem, intervened and seemed to feel pretty sorry for me because he offered me to come to his house for dinner. I decided to go and after a short walk and a conversation about the fearsome Boo Radley, we were at their house. Their father, Atticus, was very homely and we discussed my father's farm and how the season was going, which didn't seem to interest his children very much. In fact, Scout still seemed to be pretty upset at me, their servant even had to call her into the kitchen to teach her for some reason (I think it was because of her attitude to me) and finally we were back on the sidewalk, headin' back to school.