Table A-1: Details About White People

Table A-1: Details about white people

Text / Textual evidence / Your interpretation / Effect on reader
Norris / “They had sticks, pistols, rifles, shotguns; everything you need to murder, they had it” / The mob of white men was armed to the teeth. / The unarmed, teenage Norris is in a position of tremendous vulnerability against this armed group of men.

Table B-1: Characteristics of a lynch mob

Characteristics of lynching / Textual evidence / Comparison with Mockingbird / Textual evidence
Police are actively involved in allowing the mob to exact its extrajudicial justice. / The deputies “Wanted to rush us outside into the hands of that mob.” / Sheriff Tate’s men don’t actively aid the lynch mob. Are they somewhat complicit in allowing themselves to fall for the “snipe hunt” ruse and be lured away? / “Heck’s bunch’s so deep in the woods they won’t get out till mornin’.”

Table C-1: Death and politics

Concerns of the men / Textual evidence / Atticus’ response / Textual evidence / Interpretation
Sheriff Tate says that Tom Robinson will be moved to the county jail tomorrow and hints that he is worried about his safety / “I don’t look for any trouble, but I can’t guarantee there won’t be any” / Atticus doesn’t think there will be trouble / “Don’t be foolish, Heck … This is Maycomb.” / Perhaps Atticus underestimates the danger to Tom Robinson and the nature of Maycomb

Class Activity Rubric

Category / 4 - Excellent / 3 – Good / 2 – Satisfactory / 1 - Unsatisfactory
News articles / Articles show outstanding understanding of and insight into the texts, issues, and characters / Articles show good understanding of and insight into the texts, issues, and characters / Articles show limited or uneven understanding of and insight into the texts, issues, and characters / Articles show insufficient or inaccurate understanding of and insight into the texts, issues, and characters
Visuals (strategic use of media in presentations; integration of diverse media) / Project makes effective use of strategic visuals / Project makes good use of strategic visuals / Project makes limited or uneven use of strategic visuals / Project makes insufficient or ineffective use of strategic visuals
Narrative Explanation (cite relevant and sufficient textual evidence) / Narrative explanation is clear, coherent, and shows excellent insight into the texts and issues / Narrative explanation is solid and shows good insight into the texts and issues / Narrative limited or uneven explanation and shows some insight into the texts and issues / Narrative explanation is unclear and/or incoherent and shows little insight into the texts and issues
Collaboration (initiate and participate effectively in collaboration) / Student takes responsibility for his or her own work; collaborates well with others; negotiates group dynamics well / Student takes responsibility for his or her own work; collaborates sufficiently with others; shows some success negotiating group dynamics / Student takes limited responsibility for his or her own work; collaborates minimally with others; attempts to negotiate group dynamics / Student takes no responsibility for his or her own work; student does not collaborate with others; student struggles to or is unable to negotiate group dynamics
Vocabulary (use domain-specific vocabulary) / Several “words to own” from the unit are used correctly / Some “words to own” from the unit are used correctly in articlesand/or narratives / One or more “words to own” from the unit are used but perhaps not correctly or effectively in articlesand/or narratives / No “words to own” from the unit are used in articlesand/or narratives
Class presentation (presentation of knowledge and ideas) / Presentation of the project is effective, concise, logical, and organized / Presentation of the project is generally but not fully effective, concise, logical, and organized / Presentation of the project is somewhat effective, but with some issues of brevity, logic, and organization / Presentation of the project is not effective, with serious problems in brevity, logic, and organization