HUMS 102– WORKSHEET 8

Name: Mariel Faith I. Attos Course/ Year: BSED-III

Instructor: Mrs. Marichu D. Eva Subject: Hum 102 Week 8

ACTIVITY 1. QUICK WRITE

1. What do you think is involved in making a fair judgment about a person or a situation? Explain.

1. Natural justice or procedural fairness comprises three main component the opportunity to be heard;
there must be no bias; and the decision must have some basis in fact or reasoning. Be aware of
personal bias. Consider opposite points of view. Accept your mistakes. Learn from experience.

2. Using a comic strip, describe an everyday situation in which one person might judge another incorrectly. Include
scenes wherein it shows things that can interfere in making a fair judgment.

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 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD CHAPTERS 12-21

During the trial, Atticus questions four witnesses. As you read, complete the chart below by noting the key
information given by each witness during questioning. Also, note how each witness behaves on the stand,
commenting on the general impression the witness makes.

ex.

ANALYZING LITERAURE: CHAPTERS 12-21

Jem:
Honest,
Finch is something of a typical American
boy, refusing to back down from dares and Courage, innocent child
fantasizing about playing football

Atticus:
A lawyer and major character in To Kill a Brave, respectful,
Mockingbird. A single father to Scout and honorable and wise.
Jem.

Scout:
Intelligent, headstrong,
has a combative streak and a basic faith in the loves to read
goodness of the people in her community.

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1. What tense situation occurs at the county jail? How does Scout help her father in this scene?

The tense situation occurs at the county jail is when the men coming for Atticus confront him. Scout
helps her father by talking to Mr. Cunningham, one of the men, and mentioning his son. Jem refuses
to leave when he sees that the men are threatening his father. Scout defends Jem when the burly
man grabs him. She also unknowingly protects her father by causing the mob to disperse.

2. How does Atticus show that Tom Robinson could not have committed the crime he is accused of?

Atticus shows that Tom Robinson could not have committed the crime he is accused of by proving
that Mr. Ewell is left handed. Also, Tom can only use one arm, due to the other one being crippled.
Tom Robinson is an innocent black male blamed for raping the daughter of Mr. Ewell. Atticus proves
that Tom is innocent but, the jury rejects his claim because of his skin color.

3. According to Atticus, what is Mayella’s motive for accusing Tom? What assumption does Atticus fear the jury will
make?

She must destroy the evidence of her offense perusing Tom Robinson and her father seeing. Atticus
begs the jury to avoid the state's assumption that all black people are criminals and to deliver justice
by freeing Tom Robinson.

4. Do you think a jury/judge today, presented with the same evidence, would have found Tom Robinson guilty? Explain.

No. The evidence presented in the trial of Tom Robinson certainly created reasonable doubt
regarding Tom's guilt. Juries today remain biased and subject to human flaws, as always, but
one would hope that given the dedicated efforts of so many leaders and teachers to instill a
sense of human equality.

Assessment # 1

1. What is the main idea of the story? Explain your answer.

The most important theme of To Kill a Mockingbird is the book's exploration of the moral nature of
human beings that is, whether people are essentially good or essentially evil. Three main themes
include prejudice, family life ,and courage. To Kill a Mockingbird taught us about bravery, injustice,
inequality, poverty, racism, corruption, hatred, oppression, how we should judge people by their
character and nothing else, how the people we are scared of are often not very frightening at all. To
Kill a Mockingbird is an important book for any Chicagoan and any American to read because  it is a
keen reminder of prejudices that can exist in society and the detriment they pose to communities.

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Assessment # 2
1. What are the kinds of attitudes displayed in the story?

Racial prejudice is The tone of To Kill a

Harper Lee portrays a wide
range of attitudes by vividly
depicting the behaviors and
actions of the local citizens
living in Scout 's hometown.
prominent in the Southern
town of Maycomb, which
adheres to Jim Crow laws
that racially segregate the
society.
Mockingbird changes over the
course of the novel from chatty
and innocent to dark and
knowing as Scout loses a
degree of her innocence. At the
beginning of the novel, as Scout
recounts a series of anecdotes
describing growing up in a small
Southern town, the tone is light
and nostalgic.

Assessment # 3
1. What is the simple work and role of the main character in the story?

Scout: Describe: Straightforward.

Atticus: Describe: A little shy with showing affection.
Jem: Describe: Daredevil who tries to seem like a brave, tough guy.
Dill: Describe: Curious and random.
Boo Radley: Describe: Rumoured to be a crazy.

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great
Depression. The protagonist is Jean Louise (“Scout”) Finch, an intelligent though unconventional girl
who ages from six to nine years old during the course of the novel. She is raised with her brother,
Jeremy Atticus (“Jem”), by their widowed father, Atticus Finch. He is a prominent lawyer who
encourages his children to be empathetic and just. He notably tells them that it is “a sin to kill
a mockingbird,” alluding to the fact that the birds are innocent and harmless.

Assignment:

1. What is the role of the main character in the story that you like best, or you like least?

The main character in To Kill a Mockingbird
is Scout Finch. When the novel begins, Scout is
almost six years old but the novel is actually
narrated by Scout when she is much older and
looking back at the events that happened when
she was a young girl.
Scout functions as both questioner and observer.
Scout asks tough questions, certainly questions
that aren't "politically correct," but she can ask
these questions because she is a child. At the
beginning of the novel, Scout is an innocent,
good-hearted five-year-old child who has no
experience with the evils of the world.  sympathy and understanding
As the novel progresses, Scout has her first
contact with evil in the form of racial prejudice,
and the basic development of her character is
governed by the question of whether she will
emerge from that contact with her conscience
and optimism intact or whether she will be
bruised, hurt, or destroyed like Boo Radley and
Tom Robinson. Thanks to Atticus’s wisdom,
Scout learns that though humanity has a great
capacity for evil, it also has a great capacity for
good, and that the evil can often be mitigated if
one approaches others with an outlook of

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