Great Book, Lively Discussion

Yesterday we discussed questions you raised in your literature discussion blog as well as passages and related issues referred to in the blog. Each class shared ideas about favorite characters, mysterious events, historical references and themes that were emerging. We also pondered over language, both Harper Lee's and ours. You noted (as spelled out in the guidelines) that comments and posts should be readable and appropriate for a larger audience. What you write on the blog should be accurate, responsible, and mature. Using letters that stand for "bad language" still have the same connotation and don't belong in our academic conversation. Likewise, in an effort to be funny, some comments still are dangerously close to politically incorrect (no slurs, remember?) and so they, too, don't belong in our public space. Be careful with your words. The ARE powerful!

Today we will be reviewing articles related to our historical time period and the rest of the setting of the novel. We'll create mind maps which may help as you look for connections for our weblog.

Keep reading for deeper understanding and blogging for meaningful connections!