I would use Chicken Little in second-grade as part of the core standards in the genre of folktales. The students can use skills and strategies for comparing texts. I would use Steven Kellogg’s retelling alongside a more traditional re-telling such as Paul Galdone’s version in order to make comparisons between the two and have the children decide which version they enjoyed more. Summary: In this version of Chicken Little‚ the focus is more on the character Foxy Loxy‚ who is portrayed as an escaped
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“Anyone can be heroic from time to time‚ but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time” -Luigi Pirandello‚ this quote is relatable to Atticus in How to kill a mockingbird. Atticus was the most intriguing character because he is able to see from different perspectives‚ he is wise‚ and treats everyone equally. Atticus has a far vision‚ he is able to see the fact from different perspectives. Atticus and Scout are sitting at the porch and Scout is telling him how she doesn’t want to go to
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Lee reveals the iconic symbol of the Oak Tree near the Radley house through imagery and diction. Lee’s use of the tree as a symbol illustrates the forgotten soul of Boo Radley who attempts to expose himself to the world who tried to cement him down. One example of Lee’s use of the tree is when Boo Radley uses the hole in the tree to communicate with the children. This is shown when Jem and Scout are just trotting around the town when they notice the
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You ever read a boring book and wonder who the static character is? Well not many people do with the book To Kill a Mockingbird because it’s not boring. Jem and Scout‚ the brother and sister of the book have both evolved from the beginning of the end of the book. However‚ the question is who’s the most changed character? There may be some reason to Scout being the character who has changed the most but there are plenty of reasons Jem is the most changed character.Therefore‚ being the older brother
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In both “Hawk Roosting” by Ted Hughes and “Golden Retrievals” by Mark Doty‚ the power of perspective is revealed through two seemingly dichotomous animals: one of air and one of land. However‚ their power to control is inherently tied to each animal’s own self-awareness and the awareness of others. While for the hawk there is absolute power in the ‘pause’ - control through inaction‚ the golden retriever finds power in literal ‘paws’ - control through intentional action. Both Hughes and Doty manipulate
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Misunderstanding in To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird shows a lot of misunderstanding in the society the novel takes place in. The novel takes place in a little town called Maycomb. Jem‚ Scout and Atticus know everyone in Maycomb. There’s a lot of things to misunderstand if you know everyone in your society. They show it in a kid’s point of view because Scout and Jem are still young and are very curios about other people‚ and don’t know things that adults do. Adults can
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There are a variety of characters in all kinds of stories‚ including Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. Out of all of the characters‚ some are more complex than others‚ running into multitudes of problems throughout the course of the story. Dill is no exception even though he is curious‚ imaginative‚ and somehow still sensible enough to know right from wrong. But what actually establishes Dill such a memorable character‚ some may ask‚ but don’t worry‚ those answers will be answered soon. Beginning
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TKAM The dictionary defines ignorance as the lack of education or knowledge. Throughout TKAM Harper Lee writes about ignorance and it’s affects on society. We learn about the sweet childish ignorance of Scout and Jem compared to the mean coldness of Mr.Ewell. Ignorance shows itself in many different ways such as racism‚ sexism‚ and class- ism. Jem and Scout are sheltered from the world and all it’s evilness. Their ignorance is used as a shield to protect them from knowing the terrible realities
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Profiling is‚ “the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person”. Boo Radley‚ a character of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ often keeps to himself in his house. He is barely outside the house and the people of Maycomb County have the fallacy of him being a monster to scare the town. Jem describes Boo as‚ ”about six-and-a-half feet tall‚ judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch‚ that’s why his hands were bloodstained” (Lee
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The hook of To Kill A Mockingbird is‚ Atticus Cunningham said it was a sin to kill a mockingbird. The name of the book is called To Kill A Mockingbird. It was wrote by Harper Lee. Jem and Scout always wondered why Atticus wouldn’t play with them anymore. Although‚ Atticus was always there when Jem and Scout didn’t know they needed him. My claim is‚ i think it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. If‚ a mockingbird isn’t hurting you‚ why should you want to go over there and hurt it? My first topic sentence
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