G3 Production

I just want to make sure that everyone of us in the group knows what Miss Lim had posted so I decided to post the dates for the presentation and so on.It will save us lots of trouble and time as we are way behind schedule! (Please: I cannot finish chapter 5 by today as I’m busy today so I’m very sorry!I’ll try to finish it by tomorrow and chapter 6 too…)

Dates that certain groups are going to present:

2E Schedule
Date:    Group:
2 July     Jiahui
2 July    Nigel
2 July    Ayuni
3 July     Faeez
3 July    Jia Huan
3 July    Ken Lai
4 July    Sunarsih

Information on what our presentation should cover:

1. All scripts, storyboards, photos etc should be posted with everyone’s comments on how these
answer the project task question you have been assigned (You MAY choose to extract certain quality postings/responses to showcase during your presentation)

2. The actual movie/documentary and photo journal can be displayed.

3. You should also post blog entries discussing the oral presentation and how you would organise it
to make it interesting for the audience. Your oral presentation should address the following
processes:

a) What’s your project question /task and what is your understanding of this question? How have you
managed to answer this project question through the project research and work you have done?

b) What were the roles and responsibilities of each member and what was done to ensure that
everyone contributed? What problems were encountered and how did you solve these as a group?

c) Explain your concept of the documentary and how does this documentary answer the project task
focus or question.  Explain clearly why you have chosen to present the documentary in this way ,
explain the ideas behind the way you plan the storyboard, the different scenes and why certain
scenes are chosen and what you intend to show with these ( include details abt camera angles/shot
types, music, narration text, sequence of scenes, focus of video and what is the message you wish to
communicate).  The same questions can be applied for the photo journal

d) Reflection on Learning – must be specific in terms of what skills esp thinking skills, analysis skills,
planning skills, team management skills, visual skills, history skills, language related like writing
skills, presenting information etc

Rubrics for Assessment will be based on this:

Below Expectations (0-7)
Shows no attempt at understanding task given.

Little or no reference to text when posting or using specific evidence from text to support.

Merely copying or paraphrasing text.

No attempt to discuss issues/ideas encountered when reading text.

No evidence of thinking about certain issues raised in text and seem NOT to have engaged with the text at all.

Limited to surface or literal questions with information lifted from text but rarely question interpretations offered by other members.

ONLY 1-2 members are dominating group, other members do not show understanding of task/role or do not attempt to ask or seek help from others.

Meeting Expectations (8-11)

There is an adequate attempt at demonstrating understanding of task and text.

There is attempt at linking observations/ideas/discussions to text and giving and explaining how specific evidence from text can be used to support discussion.

Some evidence of thinking shown though often do NOT read beyond the surface but some attempt shown to critically question other’s point of view and interpretations

Understanding shown is usually limited to paraphrasing from text instead of engaging in questioning text or seeing connections or links between different characters/themes/incidents

Some attempt to use creative WEB tools to demonstrate understanding though not always used appropriately and may not succeed in enhancing explanation or understanding

Most members are actively involved in task through asking questions and raising issues for discussion.  But, there is inadequate follow-up on issues/ideas raised.

Above Expectations (12-15)

A good understanding of task and text shown with interesting questions raised and ongoing discussion of certain topics/issues by different members.

There is appropriate use of reference to text as evidence where references are explained linking it themes, character analysis and issues are raised for further discussion

Clear evidence of thinking shown though reading beyond the surface, raising interesting questions and issues for discussion and critically questioning other’s point of view and interpretations

Good understanding shown by engaging in active questioning of text or good attempt to see connections or links between different characters/themes/incidents

Good attempt to use creative WEB tools to demonstrate understanding mostly used appropriately and successfully in enhancing explanation or understanding

ALL members are participating group, asking questions, explaining to each other, follow up on other members work and working as a group effectively.

I just want to post about how we should comment on other people’s work as sometimes we do not know what we should write when we comment.(People like me!)

Please note that dicussion and comments are also counted as part of the rubrics.

1-Whether the person in charge of the work had done it well and why.

2-Ways or suggestions to help them improve their work.

3-Any areas that you found that the person had did not put it into their post or explanation.

Chapter 4

Legislature

Found at page 36.line 13:”Furthermore, I couldn’t help noticing that my father had served for years in the state legislature…”

Definition: It is also known as parliament/courthouse or a place that can sentence guilty ones that commit a crime or more.In this case, it means that Scout’s father had worked/been at the courthouse for many years.

Sluggishly

Found in page 36, line 22:”, but as I inched sluggishly along the treadmill of the may comb county school system, …”

Definition: Walk slowly.

Tang

Found at page 37, line 25: “The tang was fading away, anyway.”

Definition: A trace of the gum scout was chewing on.

Tyranny

Found at page 37, last line:” Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval.”

Definition: A cruel way to control something. (the meaning is very similar to the word”fractious”).

In this case, Calpurnia wants to control Scout using cruel ways.

Unanimous

Found at page 39.line 8: “Mrs Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighbouring  opinion was unanimous that Mrs Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived.”

 Definition for unanimous: Common; Most of the neighbourhood agreed that she is the meanest woman who ever lived.

Camellia

Found at page 39, line 14:”Plucking an occasional camellia, getting a squirt of hot milk from Miss Maudie Atkinson’s cow on a summer day, …”

Definition : A type of flowering plants.

Arbitrated

Found at page 41, line 28: “Jem arbitrated, awarded me first push with an extra time for Dill, and I folded myself inside the tyre.”

Definition of the word: To judge something and settle a dispute fairly.

Scuppernongs

Found at oage 39, line 16 :” ..Miss Maudie Atrkinson’s cow on a summer day, helping themselves to someone’s scuppernongs was part of our ethical culture, but money was different.”

Taken from: http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/scuppernogpic.html

Definition of scuppernongs: A sweet grape that grow in the southern part of United States.
Melancholy

Found at page 44, line 7 :” It was a melancholylittle drama, woven from bits and scraps of gossip and neighbourhood legend: Mr Radlet had been beautiful until she married Mr Radley and lost all her money. ”

Definition of Melancholy: Depression.In this case, the drama is a sad and gloomy one.

Quelling of nausea

Found at page 45, line 32: ” Through all the head-shaking, quelling of nauseaand Jem-yelling, I had heard another sound, so low I could not have heard it from the sidewalk.”

Definition: Scout is trying to reduce her urge to vomit.

I cannot post it now.

Maybe I can post it at 12pm plus. Now i am currently using psp to do this…

Funny right?

Currently having a wedding dinner..

Going now, bye!

Chapter 4

Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my buisness faded to gentle grumblings of general disaproval.

Calpurnia is a person who easily gets angry,but she also cares alot about Jem, Scout and other children.This can be seen from when she yelled to Jem, Scout and Dill “Lemonade time! You all get in outta that hot sun ‘fore you fry alive”. She was worried for the children that they might get sick and sunburned under the hot sun.

Does this by any chance got to do with the Radleys?

This is the part where Atticus saw Jem, Scout and Dill playing the game. Since they did not want Atticus to know, they lied. “No sir,” Jem said,reddening. Atticus than replied, ” I hope it doesn’t”. This shows that Atticus does not want to make fun of the Radleys thhough they are mean. Atticus might probably know about what they are playing got to do with the Radleys anyway. Jem gave himself away a little as his face reddened.

Chapter 5

She loved everything that grew in God’s earth.

This is the description for Miss Maudie. Nothing is totally perfect in this earth. It isn’t possible to like everything. Everyone has fears and dislikes, it is only how you overcome them. This is also explained by “she found a blade of nut-grass on her yard it was like the Secoond Battle of the Marne”. This shows how much she hates nut-grass. The following actions she did to them shows us as well.
“She swooped down upon it with a tin tub and subjected it to blasts from beneath with a poisonous substance” Miss Maudie claimed that the poisonous substance was so poisonous that it would kill them if they didn’t stand out of her way.
“Why did you want Mr Radley to come out?”
Atticus asked Jem this question when they are caught.Mr Radley had the right to choose to come out or not.Mr Radley minded his own buisness, so why don’t they mind their own buisness?
They wanted Mr Radley out so that they could invite him out for ice-cream.

“We weren’t making fun of him, we weren’t laughin’ at him.”

This is what Jem had said after the three of them (Jem, Scout and Dill). They were finally caught by Atticus. “Putting his life’s history on display for the edification of the neighbourhood.” This also proves that Atticus did knew about they game that day.Atticus was a very old and experienced lawyer. This can be seen in “Jem finally realised that he had been done in by the oldest lawyer’s trick on record.”

here is the storyboard for chapter 2.

*Click to view.*

Charles Baker Harris(Dill)

Type : Male

Characteristics: Snow white hair-Blue eyes

Age:Reaching 7

Jean Louise Finch (Scout)

Type:Female

Characteristics:Unknown(???)

Age:5

Atticus Finch 

Type:Male

Characteristics:

Age:40+

Boo Radley

Type:Male

Characteristics:six-and-a-half feet tall-Long jaaged scar on his face-yello and rotten teeth-popped eyes

Age:Unknown

Miss Caroline

Type:Female

Characteristics:Bright auburn hair-pink cheeks-crimson finger nail polish-high heeled pumps-red and white striped dress-smelled like peppermint drop

Age:no more than twenty-one

Walter Cunningham

Type:Male

Chracteristics:have hookworms-Clean shirt-neat overall

Age:5

Burris Ewell

Type:Male

Chracteristics:Dark grey neck-rusty back hands-black deep fingernails-Cooties in his hair

Age:unknown

Chapter 2

She had bright auburn hair, pink cheeks, and wore crimsom finger-nail polish.

She also wore high-heeled pumps and a red-and-white striped dress.

This tells us that Miss Caroline was very particular with the way she dressed and looked.She also likes red colours as she wore crimsom finger-nail polish, had auburn hair and red-and-white striped dress.

His absence of shoes tells us how he got them.

This is refering to the hookworms Walter had.Even if he had shoes,he would worn them only on the first day of school and then he would discarded them until mid-winter, as seen in “If Walter had owned any shoes, he would have worn them the first day of school and then discarded them untile mid-winter.”These shows that Walter is from a poor family, but his family ain’t exactly poor, as “he did have on a clean shirt and neatly mended overalls.” Walter is a thin boy as described by “I saw a muscle jump in his skinny jaw.”

This chapter is more on the personalities of the characters. There aren’t many important quotes.
Chapter 3

He was the filthiest human I had ever seen.

This quote is refering to Burris Ewell. “His neck was grey”, “back of his hands were rusty” and “his fingernails were black deep into the quick.” All these quotes are show that he is really very dirty.Burris was also has a bad attitude and is rude.The following quote shows it:

He gave a short contemptuous snort.

This is not all, he also snorted and slouched leisurely to the door when Miss Caroline threatened to report to the principal.Eventhough he was rude, “he was afraid of a child half his height”. Burris Ewell is also a person who doesn’t care about others,and is very stubborn.He wanted to make Miss Caroline cry and he made sure he did.

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

This quote is taken from the conversation between Atticus and Scout.This piece of advice given to her changes her behaviour and development for the rest of the novel.”Climb into his skin and walk around in it” means you have to live with sympathy and learn to be more understanding towards others.
This is for Chapter 2 and 3.I tried to explain and elaborate more already. I will edit the quotes for Chapter 1.

Chapter 2 questions:

1. Why did Walter Cunningham not take the money that Miss Caroline lend him for lunch? (page21, last sentence)

2. ” You’re shaming him, Miss Caroline. Walter hasn’t got a quarter at home to bring you, and you can’t use any stovewood.”( page 24, first paragraph)  What as Scout attitude to Miss Caroline at that point of time?

3. What is a sojourn? ( page 24, last paragraph)

Chapter1 questions :

1. 1. “He wouldn’t had cared less, as long as he could pass and punt.” What does this sentence tells you about Jem’s character? (page3, paragraph 1)
2. 2.Why do you think Atticus wanted his first 2 clients to plead Guilty to second-degree murder? (page5, line 2)
3. 3.”Jem and I found our father satisfactory” he played with us , read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment” What does this sentence tells you about how Atticus treated his children?( page 6, paragraph 2)

answer as comments.