2023 English midterm CPB

The essential question for unit #1

( curious )

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