But here is the Quote journal assignment and rubric for To Kill a Mockingbird
Part Four: Quote Journals
1. Complete “Quote Journals”
2. Two are due by the date Part One is handed in. Two are due by the date Part Two is handed in.
3. These should be completed online, but LEGIBLE paper submissions are allowed.
During the play, Mr. Chesser will pick out / point out / freak out about several important “meaty” quotations from the novel. Students will be using informal writing but must conform to where we are and what we are doing together as a class. What I’m interested in reading about is how you respond to the quote. That is, what you think about it, what you might be thinking if you said it, how you might respond of you heard it first-hand. If you like, you can write about personal stories that you remember while reading the quotes. What is important here is “resonance” - how the novel affects you.
"First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Using the quote above, let’s talk about a couple of things:
Who says it?
When might this character say it?
What theme of the play might this quote be a part of / hook into / illustrate / develop?
or
What does this say about the character that says it?
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