2023 English midterm CPB

The essential question for unit #1

( curious )

what is intelligence?

1st person narrator in curious

christopher boone

The essential question for unit #2

( gryphon/mockingbird )

is it always necessary to tell the truth?

1st person narrator in gryphon

tommy

1st person narrator in TKAM

scout

claim

* the ==central idea== of a paragraph or essay

sub-claim

* reasons or points that support the main claim

evidence

* a quote that supports your reasoning

counter

* opposing side

mark haddon

* author of curious

prime numbers

• comforts chris

• number of the chapters

sherlock holmes

* chris role model

swindon, england

* chris home town

gryphon

* lion + eagle ( mythical )

tarot cards

predicts the future

the substitute fact

6 x 11 = 68

the great depression

* a time where everyone struggled → financially and economically

segregation

white vs. black

harper lee

* author of TKAM

jim crow law

* separated but equal

maycomb, alabama

* setting of the story

meridian, mississippi

* where dill lives during the school year

==1865==

* abolishment of slavery

==1890==

* jim crow law

==1930==

* the year in maycomb alabama

==1955==

* jim crow law lifted

==1960==

* when TKAM was published

==1964==

* civil rights act

christopher boone

• main character

• tries to solve the mystery of wellington

• likes order

mr. boone

• father

• killed wellington

• kept 46 letters

mrs. boone

• mother

• ex-wife

• lives in London

mr. roger shears

• ex-husband to ms. shears

• in a relationship with ms.boone

ms. ellen shears

* ex-wife to mr. shears

wellington

* mrs.shears dog

ms. alexander

• an old lady

• neighbor of christopher

• knew about the secret affair of ms. boone and mr. shears

siobhan

• teacher

• authority figure to chris

toby

• chris pet rat

• dead at 2yrs 7 months

miss ferenczi

• sub teacher

• wears vibrant clothing

• weird

• expands kids imagination

mr. hibler

• main teacher

• sick

carol peterson

• student

• bad person

• a girl

harold K

* class clown

bobby K

• teacher pet

• brown noser

carl whiteside

* thinks miss ferenczi is a liar

wayne razmer

• got a death tarot card

• reported miss ferenczi to the principal

tommy

• narrator

• 4th grader

• hard-worker

arthur **boo** radley

• the gossip of town

• allegedly stabbed his father

nathan radley

* brother of “boo”

atticus finch

• criminal lawyer

• father of scout and jem

burris ewell

• dirty

• rude

• doesn’t value education

calpurnia

• mother figure

• helps cook,clean, and take care of the kids

charles baker harris ( dill )

• friend of scout and jem

• comes to maycomb for the summer

jean louise finch ( scout )

* narrator

jeremy atticus finch ( jem )

• brother of scout

• mature

• kind hearted

mayella ewell

• accused tommy robinson of raping her

• doesn’t go to school

• stays home and takes care of her siblings

miss caroline fisher

• scout’s teacher

• from northern alabama

• doesn’t understand maycomb

miss maudie atkinson

• old lady

• likes nature

• knew “boo” → spoke highly about him

mr. walter cunningham

• farmer

• poor

• pays atticus with stove wood, hickory nuts, smila and holly, turnip greens

walter cunningham jr.

• poor

• classmate of scout

• wears faded/worn clothes