TOM FELT SORRY FOR MAYELLA?

12/16/15 homework

Dear Students,

Please answer the following question in complete sentences:

           Level 1: Please write 3 sentences to complete the assignment

     Level 2: Please write 5 sentences to complete the assignment 

     Level 3: Please write 7 sentences to complete the assignment

**All homework must be signed by a parent.**

OPTION 1: In chapter 19, Tom Robinson admits that he felt sorry for Mayella during the trial. In Maycomb. The white people in the courtroom are surprised and agngry that a black man coud pity a white person. That's almost as bad as the crime of rape he is accused of doing.

Despite Tom doing something very unwise in the eyes of the black community, was he right for doing what he did to help Mayella? Explain your answer. Also write down an experience in your life when you did something you thought was right, but others thought you were wrong for doing it.

OPTION 2: The verdict in the trial against Tom is guilty.  How much did you expect this verdict? How much do you agree with Jem's upset that Tom was unfairly found guilty?