Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Chapters 15-17 Quote Board

~Write down 2-3 quotes that stood out to you in chapters 15-17.

Mr. Brindle's

1. "Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in." (Ch. 15, pg. 156)

2. "'He doesn't look like trash,' said Dill." (Ch. 16, pg. 163)

3. "Yeah, but Atticus aims to defend him. That's what I don't like about it....I thought it odd he hadn't said anything to us about it...The court appointed Atticus to defend him. Atticus aimed to defend him. That's what they didn't like about it. It was confusing." (Ch. 16, pg. 166)

18 comments:

  1. "Our nightmare had gone with daylight, everything would come out all right." Page 169

    "We often wondered who else's words Mr. Gilmer was afraid his witness might employ." Page 172

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  2. 1) "called 'em out on a snipe hunt" (chapter 15 pg 151)
    2)"so it took an 8 year old child to bring them to there senses, didn't it?" (chapter 16 pg.157)
    3) " Whats a mixed child" (chapter 16 pg. 161)

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  3. 1) "The fake peace that prevailed on Sundays was made more irritating by Aunt Alexandria's appearance" (Ch. 15, pg. 148)
    2)"Anything fit to say at the table's fit to say in front of Calpurnia" (Ch. 16 pg. 157)
    3)"Mutual defiance made them alike" (Ch. 15, pg.152)

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  4. 1) "Don't be foolish, heck, this is Maycomb,' said Atticus" (Ch. 15, pg. 145
    2) "Mr. Cunningham's basically a good man," said Atticus, "he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us."

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  5. Miss Maudie said "A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance!" pg. 159

    Atticus said "Mr. Cunningham's basically a good man". pg. 157

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  6. 1) "They've gone," he said. "Get some sleep, Tom. They won't bother you anymore." page 155

    2) "Our nightmare had gone with daylight, everything would come out all right." page 169

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  7. 1) "Don't be foolish, Heck," Atticus said. "This is Maycomb." (Ch. 15 pg.194)

    2) "I thought Jem was counting his chickens." (Ch. 17 pg. 238)

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  8. 1.)"So it took an eight year old child to bring 'em to their senses, didn't it? said Atticus. Page 210 at the end of the page.

    2.)"They don't have buttons" Page 212 at the top

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  9. " He just had his blind spots along with the rest of us." (Ch. 16 pg.159)

    "X is not his name it is his initial." (Ch. 16 pg.161)

    "He's from a real old family to boot."( Ch16 pg.163)

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  10. 1.) "Don't be foolish, Heck," said Atticus, "This is Maycomb." (Ch. 15, p. 147
    2.) "The driver of the wagon slowed down his mules, and a shrill-voiced woman called out: 'He that cometh in vanity departeth in darkness!'" (Ch. 16, p. 161)
    3.) "Miss Maudie answered: 'A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance'" (Ch. 16, p. 161)

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  11. 1.) "You're damn tootin' they won't. Had you covered all the time Atticus." (Page 155)
    2.) "They don't belong anywhere. Colored folks won't have 'em because they're half white; white folks won't have 'em 'cause they're colored, so they're jusr in-betweens, don't belong anywhere. (Page 161)

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  12. 1. Heck Tate: "I don't look for any trouble, but I can't guarantee there won't be any..." Ch. 15 pg. 145

    2. Scout: "First day Walter comes back to school'll be his last" Ch. 16 pg. 158

    3. Judge Taylor: "There has been a request that this courtroom be cleared of spectators, or at least of women and children..." Ch. 17 pg. 174

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  13. 1. "In Maycomb, grown men stood outside in the front yard for two reasons: death and politics." (Ch. 15, pg. 147)

    2. "X's his name, not his initial. He was in the court one time and they asked him his name. He said X Billups. Clerk asked him to spell it and he said X. Asked him again and he said X. They kept at it till he wrote X on a sheet of paper and held it up for everybody to see. They asked him where he got his name from and he said that's the way his folks signed him up when he was born." (Ch. 16, pg. 161)

    3. "Against the fence, in a line, were six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if they belonged to Miss Maudie Atkinson, had Miss Maudie deigned to permit a geranium on her premises. People said they were Mayella Ewell's." (Ch. 17, pg. 173)

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  14. 1.) "This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends." ( Chapter 9, page 76.)
    2.) "What a morbid question. But I suppose it's a morbid subject." (Chapter 5, page 43.)
    3.) Calpurnia said, "It's the same God, ain't it?" (Chapter 12, page 119.)

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  15. I thought Jem was Counting his chickens ( Ch.17 Pg. 238)
    X is his name not his initial (Ch.16 Pg 161)

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  16. "He's from a real old family boot." pg. 163
    "So help me God." pg. 172

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  17. "Every town the size of Maycomb had families like the Ewells. No economic fluctuations changes their status - people like the Ewells lived as guests of the county in prosperity as well as in the depths of a depression." Page 70, 2nd paragraph


    "Never, never, never, on cross-examination ask a witness a question you don't already know the answer to, was a tenet I absorbed with my baby food. Do it and you'll often get an answer that you don't want, an answer that might wreck your case" Page 177, middle of the page.

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  18. "The Ku Klux's gone, it'll never come back" (Atticus) Chapter 15 Pg. 147

    "So it took an eight year old child to bring 'em to their senses, didn't it?" (Atticus) Chapter 16 Pg. 157

    "... Robert E. Lee Ewell!" Chapter 17 Pg. 169

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