We are making our way through the classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a superb father; he continuously offers good advice to Jem, Scout, and sometimes even Dill. Most recently he said, "If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
For extra credit, please post a response to ONE OR BOTH of the following prompts. Note that each response is worth up to 10 points! You must respond before the final unit test for this unit. Good luck!
1. Describe a piece of good advice that you have personally received from someone. This should be the sort of advice that is noteworthy. If you would like to respond to this prompt, but cannot think of any advice worthy of sharing, ask someone. Be sure to include WHO the advice came from, WHAT the advice was, and HOW the advice affected you.
2. Think about the advice Atticus gave Scout. Reflect on a time when you have had to put yourself in someone else's shoes in order to be more understanding or to get along with that person. Be sure to describe the situation, what you had to do, and how it impacted you (what did you learn from the experience).
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Hey, this is Mrs. Hudson... I want to share a response.
ReplyDeleteOne good piece of advice that I have received was from my own father. He said, "Life is full of disappointments because you always expect others to behave in the same way that you would. Don't expect others to do the same things you would do in any given situation, then you won't be so disappointed in people." I have thought about this advice often. When I give someone a gift or do something nice for someone and they don't say thank you - I think about this. When I send someone a card just to say congratulations, or get well, or thinking of you, and they don't even acknowledge it - I think about this piece of advice. Here's the thing though... I will not change my ways, just because others continue to let me down. I am who I am.
Mrs. Hudson