You Are Dreamers

Period 6...Great Dreams! Read them often.


I have a dream that we will be friends and we will not hate anyone.


I have a dream that everyone will be able to live the life they choose without being labeled as the “black sheep”.


I have a dream that I will grow in the sunlight instead of hid in the bitter darkness.


I have a dream that drama will leave the whole world alone.

I have a dream that the talents of two will come together and make a beautiful song.

I have a dream that I won’t get judged for something I’m not.

I have a dream that my art will be known throughout the world.

I have a dream that we will live in unity, peace, and true freedom.

I have a dream that I can one day walk outside with no fear of assassination, persecution, or degradation.

I have a dream that cures will be discovered for all illnesses.

I have a dream that drugs won’t be a part of kids’ lives.

I have a dream that no man will pull me low enough to hate him.

I have a dream that my family will get closer together.

I have a dream all people will get along.

I have a dream that man will not judge others.

I have a dream that everyone will give peace a chance, that war will stop and everyone will be happy.

I have a dream to finish a story.

I have a dream that world will be peaceful.

I have a dream I can skate anywhere.

I have a dream that there will be no more starving kids and families.

You Are Dreamers

Period 5...I love your dreams. Don't forget them.

I have a dream that whoever gets elected will make a change.

I have a dream to make something of myself.

I have a dream that in the future I will be able to help the kids like me that have nothing and give them something.

I have a dream that one day I can get up in front of millions of people and project myself in a way that I can inspire them with my words.

I have a dream that everyone will have a smile on their face.

I have a dream that when it’s the end of life, I’d have lived a life worth living.

I have a dream that someday I will be something in the medical field. It would be amazing to be able to save a life.

I have a dream that I will push myself further, do my best, and work a lot harder.


I have a dream that I will no longer be weak, but strong; that I will surpass the limits of racial jurisdiction.

I have a dream to be a famous actress.

I have a dream that one day I can get a report card with straight A’s.

I have a dream that I will have many new friends and keep all of my old ones.

I have a dream that love will surround me like a blanket and I will be blessed to have its warmth surround me and comfort me in times of need.

I have a dream that all nations and all people will be one nation and one people.

I have a dream to be the best football player that ever was.

I have a dream to knock down the walls others have built for others hurting them.

I have a dream to please my parents.


I have a dream that I can stand as strong as a redwood tree in my beliefs and dreams.

I have a dream that I can get a scholarship and a good education.

I have a dream to graduate from high school and then move on to college and graduate.
I have a dream that I will do something productive for or to help my country.

I have a dream that when I close my eyes I can’t still see the pain of the world.

Punctuation Power

Ever think a comma or a period could change the whole meaning of a letter? The power of punctuation is real. Take a look here for other examples.

Letter 1:

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is all about.

You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who

are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.

You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you.

I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart.
I can be forever happy-will you let me be yours?

-Janie

Letter 2:

Dear John,

I want a man who knows what love is.

All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful,

people who are not like you. Admit to being

useless and inferior. You have ruined me.

For, other men, I yearn. For you, I have no

feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart,

I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?

Yours,
Janie

Meet Ruby

Ruby Bridges was the first African American girl to be segregated into public school. She represents the beginning of a new chapter in American history amidst the chaos, race riots, and turbulence in our history.

Check out her story HERE!
You may also download a free mp3 of Lori McKenna's song and poem about Ruby.

A Picture Says a Thousand Words

TKM Discussion Notes Ch. 4-5 (sample)

To Kill a Mockingbird

Discussion Notes

Black text=concrete detail/summary

Purple text=commentary/analysis

Ch. 4
Scout endures a curriculum that moves too slowly. She is frustrated.
After school Scout encounters tinfoil sticking out of a knothole in one of the Radley’s oak trees. She finds chewing gum (a rare treat).

I’m wondering what the tree is showing. Does it have any significance. Perhaps it represents something to do with Boo and his mystery since it is found in his yard.

Jem’s reaction is one of protector and nervous brother.

This shows the kind of brother or person Jem truly is. He may tease and leave Scout out a lot, but in his heart he has many good qualities.

It’s the last day of school…yahoo! Jem and Scout find two Indian head pennies in the same knot hole of the Radley tree.

It’s the tree again! Who is leaving these items? Is it a coincidence? It is in the Radley place, so one can infer that it is one of the Radleys! If it is Boo, is he truly a monster?

Summer means Dill is coming back to Macomb!
They are up to their usual antics and accidentally roll Scout into the Radley’s yard in a tire. This gives them the idea to play “Boo Radley”.
Atticus catches them and asks if their game has anything do do with the Radleys. Jem lies. Atticus goes back into the house.

Even though it is one line where Jem lies, this is a main point in the book because we are seeing that good and bad is not black and white. Jem is good, but why does he lie to Atticus? Perhaps he is just a child growing up and learning for himself.

Ch. 5
Jem and Dill grow closer and Scout feels left out.

This shows they are growing up. Getting older.

Because of this she starts spending more time with Maudie Atkinson

The kids seem to be in charge of themselves. This shows that times have indeed changed.

Maudie is a gardener and a baker and knows Atticus well. She tells Scout about Boo…how he had a tyrannical father and how must that feel like to be a victim of a harsh father…a “foot washing Baptist” who believed most people were going to hell.

Maudie seems to be a “voice of reason”. She brings a whole other perspective about Boo into the story. We definitely think about him in a different way. He is becoming more human to us. Who do we make out to be a monster in our world? Do we need another POV to change our thoughts?

She says Boo was a very polite child and that most of the rumors are false; that he wasn’t crazy as a child, but he probably is now.

This information just confirms that Boo is like everybody else.

Jem and Dill are planning on giving Boo a note inviting him out to get ice cream. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and says “stop tormenting that man”!

The Big Ideas/ Themes….the message

CHANGE - from monster to human. Boo’s character.
CHANGE – Dill and Jem are growing up
CHANGE- Scout is starting to see people in different ways…learning POV from Miss Maudie.
BOO’s CHARACTER – we feel him in the tree, and we feel him as Miss Maudie offers insight …a sympathetic perspective. You be the judge.
JUSTICE – Atticus is always standing up and saying not to play the Radley game….why?

PREVIEW: Look for these themes in Ch. 6-7

INNOCENCE
SUFFERING
SYMPATHY
GROWING UP/CHANGE

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