For each character:

-Find at least one quote, with a citation, to showcase their personality. This could be something the characters say, or how another character describes them.

-Discuss with the quote, how their personality fed into the events of the end of the novel. If their character isn't explicitly mentioned in the ending events, discuss how they impacted the unfolding of events leading up to the end. 

Finally, reflect on the outcome of the story. Did things resolve in the way you expected? What surprised you the most? What information wasn't included that you wish you had more detail on? 

Throughout their conversations and the events around the trial, the amount of classism (or the separation of society by social standing and wealth) is emphasized. Use one situation (with a quote and citation) between any of the characters to show a division between their circumstances. For example, Calpurnia and Atticus have very different economic setups. Make sure to supply enough context to the quote. 

Compare this pair of characters with the classism shown in A Raisin in the Sun by choosing one of the following quotes:

a. Mama to Asagai: "I think it's so sad the way our American Negroes don't know nothing about Africa 'cept Tarzan and all that. And all that money they pour into these churches when they ought to be helping you people over there drive out them French and Englishmen done taken away your land." (Hansberry 64)

b.Walter to Mama: "...tell it to my wife, Mama, tomorrow when she has to go out of here to look after somebody else's kids. And tell it to me, Mama, every time we need a new pair of curtains and I have to watch you go out and work in somebody's kitchen." (Hansberry 71)

c. Mama to Walter: "In my time we was worried about not being lynched and getting to the North if we could and how to stay alive and still have a pinch of dignity too...Now here come you and Beneatha---talking 'bout things we ain't never even thought about hardly, me and your daddy." (Hansberry 74)

d. Walter to George: "What the hell you learning over there?... they teaching you how to be a man? How to take over and run the world? They teaching you how to run a rubber plantation or a steel mill? Naw---just to talk proper and read books and wear them faggoty-looking white shoes..." (Hansberry 85)

What are the similarities between the circumstances of some of the characters in the play to the characters in the novel? What does this help you understand about the effects that classism can have on the relationships between characters?

1. Find one moment where one of the children brings up something that helps build the reader's understanding of the events. Include a quote, citation, and enough context where the quote makes sense. Discuss what this helps you better understand about one or more of the characters.

2. Choose one of the following quotes from A Raisin in the Sun Act I, Scene 1 and discuss how that moment helps you better understand something about one or more of the play's characters. 

a. Ruth: "No. Mama, something is happening between me and Walter. I don't know what it is---but he needs something--- something I can't give him anymore. He needs this chance, Lena." (Hansberry 42)

b. Walter: "Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy 'bout messing 'round with sick people---then go be a nurse like other women---or just get married and be quiet..." (Hansberry 38)

c. Beneatha: "(Dropping to her knees) Well---I do---all right?---thank everybody! And forgive me for wanting to be anything at all! (Pursuing him on her knees across the floor) FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME!" (Hansberry 37)

d. Mama: "No---There's something that's come down between me and them that don't let us understand each other and I don't know what it is. One done lost his mind thinking 'bout money all the time and the other done commence to talk about things I can't seem to understand in no form or fashion." (Hansberry 52)

3. Compare and contrast two of the characters (one from each text) and discuss which one seems more set up to experience character success. 

Find and quote one moment where an adult adds to the conflict in the town or makes it more difficult for the children to fully determine what is happening. 

Find and quote another moment where an adult lessens the conflict in the town or helps the children better process the events of the trial. 

Discuss the differences between the adults in each of these moments. What motivates each adult to either contribute to or lessen the conflict? What perspective might they have about the children's awareness and involvement in the trial? What does this help you better understand about the town and how it functions?

To exceed: Choose the same adult for both moments and discuss why there is a difference in their actions and what purpose it might serve. 

In the process of dealing with these uncomfortable situations, both Scout and Jem face some tough choices. Choose and quote (with a citation) one moment where Scout or Jem has to make a difficult (for them) decision. Analyze the following about that moment: 

-State clearly what you think the conflict of the story is. Summarize the events around the quote you chose and how Scout or Jem was involved.

-How does being a child change their options? Or, what would their options be if they were an adult?

-What impact does/could this moment have in the events of the story? 

-Predict what role you think Jem and Scout will have in the conflict in Part Two of the story. Explain why you think that. 

To exceed: Discuss how a specific adult from the story would have handled the same scenario. Make inferences about their characteristics and which of their traits would have impacted their choices the most. Include an additional quote from the story for support. 

Identify 1 moment of discrimination from those chapters. Quote this moment using parenthetical citations. Scout does not directly state when discrimination occurs, so you will need to make inferences. Along with the quote, complete the following:

1. Discuss which of the 4 type(s) of discrimination is being addressed?

2. Explain what leads to that moment of discrimination.

3. How does this moment impact your understanding of the conflict in the story? Clarify what you think the conflict is, how that has changed, if at all, from your first reading response, and which characters this impacts the most. 

Exceeds: Add to your discussion the impact this moment of discrimination has on your understanding of two characters and their ability to find success. 

Choose a moment where you had to read between the lines and make an inference about characters based on a description of the setting.

1. Include a quote (if the quote is longer than three sentences, use a portion of it and paraphrase the rest) and include a parenthetical citation after it.

2. Explain what the quote says in your own words and what you inference you made based on Scout's phrasing. Be specific about which character or characters you think you better understand and why. 

3. Use this information to make a prediction about what the conflict of the text might be. 

To exceed, talk about two moments that work together to create a deeper understanding of the characters (this may still only require one quote).