- •Preface
- •Writings
- •Unit 1. Chapter 1
- •Unit 2. Chapters 2-3
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 3. Chapters 4-6
- •Assignments
- •Unit 4. Chapters 7-8
- •Assignments
- •Unit 5. Chapters 9-11
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences. Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 6. Chapters 12-13
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 7. Chapters 14-15
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 8. Chapters 16-17
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 9. Chapters 18-19
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 10. Chapters 20-21
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 11. Chapters 22-23
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 12. Chapters 24-25
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 13. Chapters 26-27
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 14. Chapters 28-29
- •Assignments
- •II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
- •Unit 15. Chapters 30-31
- •Assignments
- •V. Study Questions
- •VI. Choose a topic and write an assay.
- •VII. Translate and explain the following quotations.
- •VIII. Discuss the main themes of the novel.
- •X. Give a character-sketch of one of the characters of the novel.
II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
1. What “subtle change” does Scout notice in her father?
2. What sort of person is Dolphus Raymond?
3. How does Reverend Sykes help the children see and hear the trial? Is he right to do?
4. Comment on Judge Taylor's attitude to his job. Does he take the trial seriously or not?
5. What are the main points in Heck Tate's evidence? What does Atticus show in his cross-examination of Sheriff Tate?
6. What do we learn indirectly of the home life of the Ewell family in this chapter?
7. What do you learn from Bob Ewell's evidence?
8. Why does Atticus ask Bob Ewell to write out his name? What does the jury see when he does this?
III. Translate the paragraph: “It was a gala occasion…..at their mothers' breasts.” (Chapter 16).
IV. Give a gist of the chapters.
Unit 9. Chapters 18-19
Give the Russian equivalents for the following words.
arid (adj.): dry; without expression
chiffarobe (n.): a large cabinet with drawers and a place for hanging clothes.
constructionalist (n.): a person who interprets aspects of the law in a specified way
ground-itch (n.): Ground-itch is caused by hookworms. The parasites usually enter the body through bare feet, causing an itchy, allergic reaction.
grudging (adj.): hostile
lavations (n.): washings
mollified (adj.): soothed; calmed
perpetual (adj.): everlasting; continuous
pilgrimage (n.): in this instance, a long walk
riled (adj.): angry
strenuous (adj.): work or labor that is strenuous requires a lot of energy and stamina.
tedious (adj.): boring; tiresome
wrathfully (adv.): angrily
candid (adj.): open and honest
ex cathdra remarks (adj. + n.): remarks made with the authority that comes from one's official position
expunge (vb.): remove completely
grimly (adv.): sternly; without humor
impudent (adj.): disrespectful; bold; sassy
thin-hided (adj.): thin-skinned; sensitive
unimpaired (adj.): unhurt; undamaged
volition (n.): will. Scout is saying that someone like Tom would never go into somebody's yard on his own or unless he had been invited to do so, and would never do so of his own will or volition.
Words and word combinations for intensive study.
strenuous (adj.) chop up (v.)
bust up (v.) choke (v.)
shriveled hand cotton gin (n. + n.)
browbeat (v.) duck (v.)
hoe (n.) hatchet (n.)
hinges (n.) prosecutor (n.)
sneer at (v.) chores (n.)
Assignments
I. Translate the sentences in which the words and word combinations for intensive study are used. Reproduce them in the situations from the book.
II. Answer each question in 5-7 complete sentences Include a quote from the text that supports your response.
1. Speak on Mayella Ewell' s testimony.
2. What did Atticus try to emphasize when he cross-examined Mayella?
3. Comment on Tom Robinson's testimony.
4. Can you explain Dill's crying during the trial?
5. Do you agree that Mr. Gilmer is a racist?
Court Reporter:
You are the Maycomb County Reporter. Write a news article for the Maycomb Tribune describing Mayella's and Tom Robinson's testimony.
Translate the paragraph: “Slowly but surely I began to see the pattern of Atticus's questions………..Papa needed them at home” (Chapter 18).
Give a gist of the chapters.