To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 1
Think Aloud
Page
Number
Quote/Action
Whom is this characteristic of and why?
Visualization
 “When he was
nearly thirteen, my
brother Jem got his
arm badly broken
at the elbow.” (pg.
3; para. 1)
Analyzing Author’s Purpose
 Para. 2 tells the book’s purpose = this book
will address all of the events that led to
Jem’s injury.
 Scout believes “…the Ewells started it
all….”
 Jem believes it began “…the summer Dill
came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea
of making Boo Radley come out.”
Characters to Note
 Jem (Jeremy Atticus)
Finch is four years older
than his sister Scout
(Jean Louise) Finch.
 Atticus Finch is their
father.
Analyzing the Narration
 Who is narrating the novel?
 If Jem and Scout are too old to settle things with
a fist-fight AND if they are recalling previous
times related to Jem’s injury, how old is the
narrator approximately?
Summarizing - Finch Ancestry
 No family on either side of the Battle of Hastings
 Simon Finch
 From Cornwall, England
 Fur-trapping = hobby
 Apothecary (practiced medicine)
 Very pious = very religious
 As a Methodist, he left England because of persecution
 Methodist leader = John Wesley
 Very stingy = “tight with his money”
 Bought “human chattel” (slaves) and established a
homestead 40 miles above the city of Saint Stephens
 Married a woman from Saint Stephens
 Had a big family of mostly daughters
Summarizing - Finch’s Landing
 The Finch family earned money by growing cotton until the
Civil War (“disturbance between the North and the South”).
 The men of the family always ran the Landing
until…
 Atticus (Jem and Scout’s father) went to study law and
Atticus’s younger brother went to study medicine.
 Their sister Alexandra became the first female Finch to
stay at the Landing.
Visualization
pgs. 5 & 6
Character to Note
 Calpurnia (Cal)
 cook and nanny for the Finch family
 she’s “all angles and bones” = skinny
 nearsighted
 would reprimand the children physically,
if needed
 Scout argues more with Cal than Jem
does.
 Atticus always sides with Cal.
Analyzing
 Cal is the only permanent female figure in Jem
and Scout’s life because their mother died of a
heart attack when Scout was two.
 Their mother was very young when she died.
After all, she was fifteen years younger than
Atticus.
 Stop & Think: Why is it not really as cruel as it
first seems when Scout expresses that she does
not miss her mother? (pg. 6)
Visualization
 page 6 – Scout (age 5) and Jem (age 9) were too
scared to break their summertime boundaries
 Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house (two
doors to the north)
 She was “plain hell.”
 The Radley place (three doors to the south)
 An unknown entity (a ghost-like person – Boo
Radley) lived there.
Tracking Plot
 The Boo Radley plot officially begins
with the line “That was the summer Dill
came to us” (Lee 6).
Notice the plot begins with the event
that Jem believed began the story of
his broken arm.
Character to Note
 Dill (Charles Baker) Harris
 six years old
 wore blue shorts buttoned to shirt
 snow white hair, like duck fluff
 has blue eyes
 can read and is excited to share this skill
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with others
from Meridian, Mississippi
mother = assists a photographer in
Meridian
no father?!?
will be staying every summer with his aunt,
Rachel Haverford
won a Beautiful Child contest and won five
dollars, using the money to see picture
shows (movies), like Dracula
Characters to Note
 The Radleys
 description of house (pg. 8)
– a “malevolent phantom” (Boo) lived
inside
• he was blamed for crimes in the
community even though someone else
had been caught
– there were superstitions about the
house / about the family
• an African American would not walk by the house on the same side
of the sidewalk; they would cross and whistle
• the Radley pecans would fall into the school yard and would not be
eaten because the children believed they would kill you
• a baseball hit into the Radley yard was a lost ball; no one would go
to get it
 Mr. and Mrs. Radley and two sons – Nathan and Arthur
 They kept to themselves.
– They did not go to church, but worshipped at home.
– Mr. Radley was only seen walking to town and returning
with a brown paper bag. He “bought cotton” – did nothing
for a living.
– Mrs. Radley seldom visited neighbors and never joined a
missionary circle.
– The shutters and doors were always closed, even on
Sundays.
Checking Understanding
 What events led to the
youngest Radley boy
becoming “Boo”?
Quote to Note
 “Nobody
knew what form of intimidation Mr.
Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but
Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to
the bed most of the time. Atticus said no, it
wasn't that sort of thing, that there were other
ways of making people into ghosts” (Lee 11).
 What does the underlined portion of this quote
mean?
Characters to Note
 Mr. Radley (Boo’s father)
 He dies on page 12.
 Calpurnia comments, “There goes the meanest man ever God
blew breath into” (Lee 12).
 Mr. Nathan Radley (Boo’s older brother)
 He took over the household, returning to Maycomb from
Pensacola, Florida.
 He was like his father except he would speak to Jem and Scout
when they said good morning and sometimes he would be seen
carrying a magazine home from town.
Analyzing Narration
 Scout’s misunderstanding of what others say will
occur throughout the book.
 “I told Jem if he set fire to the Radley house I was
going to tell Atticus on him” (Lee 14).
Summarizing - The Dare
“Dill bet Jem The Gray Ghost against two
Tom Swifts that Jem wouldn’t get any
farther than the Radley gate” (Lee 13).
The dare keeps changing as Jem keeps
delaying until finally Dill says, “…I’ll swap
you The Gray Ghost if you just go up and
touch the house” (Lee 14).
Quote to Note
 After Jem touches the
house, “…we thought we
saw an inside shutter move.
Flick. A tiny, almost
invisible movement, and
the house was still” (Lee
15).
The children’s relationship with
Boo begins…
Finch Family Tree
SIMON FINCH
Miss
Graham
Atticus
Finch
John Hale Alexandra
Finch (Uncle Jack) Finch
Jimmy
Hancock
Henry Hancock
Jeremy (Jem) and Jean
Louise (Scout)
Francis
(Aunt Alexandra’s Grandson)
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Chapter 2
Purpose for Reading Chapters 2 and 3
 These chapters are the schoolhouse chapters, featuring Scout’s first
day of school.
 Focus on:
 What Maycomb’s school system is like…
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How are students taught
What are they learning
How are they punished
What are they punished for
 How are the main families in town represented through their children…
 The Finches (Jem and Scout)
 The Cunninghams (Walter Jr.)
 The Ewells (Burris)
Character Check-In
 Miss Caroline Fisher
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She is 21 years old and a first grade teacher
Scout describes her as “a pretty little thing”
She is from Winston County (Northern Alabama)
She has a new way of teaching
 Jem calls it the Dewey Decimal System, but that is not
accurate
 She pats Scout’s hand with a ruler and puts Scout in a
corner
 She very much wants to BE THE TEACHER (and tells
Scout not to let Atticus teach her anymore)
 She lives with Miss Maudie Atkinson (she’s a boarder,
renting a room)
 She does not know the town or the town families very
well and that causes misunderstandings
Quote to Note
 “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One
does not love breathing” (Lee 18).
Dewey Decimal System?!?
 The Dewey Decimal System is a system we use to
classify books by grouping them in 10 categories.
 Melvil Dewey created this system of classification.
 John Dewey is the educator who inspired Miss
Caroline Fisher’s teaching. John Dewey led education
reform during the first half of the century.
Character Check-In
 Walter Cunningham Jr.
 He is in Scout’s first grade class
 He has hookworms
 He has no shoes (a sign of his poverty)
 He refuses Miss Caroline Fisher’s quarter for lunch
 Scout explains to her teacher that the Cunninghams do not take anything
that they cannot pay back
 He is from a farming family and the 1929 Stock Market Crash hit his family
hard
 Atticus once acted as a lawyer for Walter Cunningham Sr. who had trouble
with his land (due to an entailment)
 Walter Cunningham Sr. could have taken on a WPA job and had money, but
then he would’ve had to give up his land
What’s the WPA?
 The Works Progress
Administration (later called the
Work Projects Administration)
was the largest New Deal agency,
employing millions of people during
the Great Depression.
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Chapter 3
Quote to Note
 “That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table
cloth you let him, you hear?” (Lee 24).
This quotes shows
Calpurnia also teaches
morals to the children.
She is telling Scout here
that just because she is a
Finch, she is NOT better
than a Cunningham.
Character Check-In
 Burris Ewell
 He has cooties (lice) which alarms Miss Caroline Fisher
 He is filthy!
 He and his many siblings only come on the first day of school
 He’s been in first grade for the past three years
 He has no mother
 He calls Miss Caroline Fisher a very cruel and inappropriate name
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before he leaves the school
Atticus calls his family (the Ewells) “the disgrace of Maycomb for three
generations” and says “they lived like animals”
His father (Bob Ewell) has never done an honest day’s work
His father is allowed to hunt and trap out of season
His father spends his relief checks on whiskey while his children cry of
hunger pains
Quote to Note
 “You never really understand a person until you consider
things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin
and walk around in it” (Lee 30).
1. Brainstorm a list of every name/term we
have learned so far. Consider the
historical context information as well as
chapter 1-3 of the novel
2. Create your team name!
3. Team Leader (or a teammate you
designate) introduce your team to the
class and explain your metacognition.
What went into creating your name?
Quiz Ch 1-3
1.
By what name is Charles Baker Harris
more commonly referred? Basically,
what is his nickname?
8.
How does Mr. Cunningham pay off his
debt to Atticus?
9.
Who scolds Scout for making rude
comments about Walter's eating habits
when they are all having lunch at the
Finch's house?
2.
What is Boo's real name?
3.
What does Atticus do for a living?
10.
Burris Ewell only comes to school on
what day?
4.
At the start of Chapter 2, Scout is
excited to begin what?
11.
How do Scout and Atticus compromise
at the end of Chapter 3? Scout agrees
to do what as long as Atticus continues
to do what?
5.
Who is Scout's teacher?
6.
What is the name of the boy who is filthy
12.
and has a bug crawl from his hair?
FULL NAME
What family has been the disgrace of
Maycomb for 3 generations?
7.
What is the name of the boy who does 13.
not have lunch and refuses the 25 cents
the teacher offers? FULL NAME
Who tells Jem, Scout, and Dill to leave
the Radleys alone? He states that the
Radleys don't bother anyone, so don't
bother them.
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Chapter 4
Purpose for Reading Chapter 4
 Chapter 4 will feature the end of the
school year and Dill’s return to
Maycomb.
 Focus on:
 What is significant about a tree
 What is a Hot Steam according to the children
 What “game” do the children create using a
pair of scissors
 What happens involving a tire
Hot Steams?
 Another childish superstition
 They’re hot spots in the road when you are walking by
 Jem says that the spots are hot though because a spirit is caught
there (unable to go to heaven)
 The spirit will suck your breath and you will become one when
you die if you don’t say a rhyme as you are going through the hot
spot
Quotes to Note
 “I swear, Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl, it’s
mortifying’” (Lee 38).
 “…Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls always imagined
things, that’s why other people hated them so, and if I started
behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play
with” (Lee 41).
Chapter 4 Quiz!
What are the two reasons Scout does not
want to play the Boo Radley game?
 Reason #2– Atticus’s ______________________
 Reason #1 – “The first reason happened the day
___________________________________________”
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Chapter 5 and 6
Chapter 5 will feature more antics with the children and
their attempt to interact with Arthur “Boo” Radley.
Focus on:
1. What characterizes Miss Maudie
2. What does Scout learn about the Radleys from Miss Maudie
3. What act do the children attempt with a fishing pole
4. What upsets Atticus
Chapter 6 will feature the end of the summer and a bit of
trouble for the children.
Focus on:
1. What the children decide to do on the last day of the summer
2. What happens involving a pair of pants
Quote to Note
 “Why, one sprig of nut grass can ruin a whole yard. Look
here. When it comes fall this dries up and the wind blows it
all over Maycomb County!” (Lee 42).
Look for nut grass to become a
symbol later on in the novel…
Character Check-In
 Miss Maudie Atkinson
 She lived across the street from the Finches, one door down
 She loved the outdoors more than her house and was always gardening
 She wore both coveralls and dresses
 She loved everything that grew in God’s earth, except nut grass
 She made the best cakes in the neighborhood
 She had grown up with Scout’s Uncle Jack Finch at Finch’s Landing
 She was the daughter of Dr. Frank Buford who lived next door to
Finch’s Landing
 She never married although Jack Finch would tease her, calling out for
her to marry him
 She is a Baptist
 She was trusted by the children; Scout even says that she is “the best
lady” she knows
Quote to Note
 “There are some kind of men who—who’re so busy
worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live
in this one, and you can look down the street and see the
results” (Lee 45).
Quote to Note
 “I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain’t so sure now”
(Lee 50).
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Chapter 6
Analyzing Text
 Paragraph (pgs. 50 & 51) – the “contest”
Quote to Note
 “Then I saw the shadow. It was the shadow of a man with a
hat on….The shadow stopped about a foot beyond Jem. Its
arm came out from its side, dropped, and was still. Then it
turned and moved back across Jem, walked along the porch
and off the side of the house, returning as it had come” (Lee
53).
Quote to Note
 “Mr. Radley shot at a Negro in his collard patch” (Lee 54).
Quote to Note
 “I—it’s like this, Scout…Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since
I can remember. I want to keep it that way….We shouldn’a
done that tonight” (Lee 56).
17 April 2012
This story is being told from ______________ point of
view. (First Person)
Now try writing like Harper Lee. Choose either Jem, Dill
or Boo and retell what happened at the end of chapter
SIX. Be sure to include:
1.
What the children decide to do on the last day of the
summer
2.
What happens involving a pair of pants
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Chapter 7
Purpose for reading Chapter 7
Chapter 7 will feature more gifts
in the tree.
 Focus on:
 What secret Jem tells Scout
 What second grade is like
 What else is found in the tree
 What makes Jem cry
Quote to Note
 “Jem stayed moody and silent for a week. As Atticus had
once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and
walk around in it…” (Lee 57).
Analyzing Text
 Throughout the story, she thinks the knothole gifts…
…may be a little kid’s hidden treasures
…may be from Mr. Avery
…may be from Miss Stephanie Crawford’s sweetheart
…may be from Miss Maudie Atkinson
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Chapter 8
Analyzing Text
 Paragraph (pg. 63) – Mrs. Radley dies
Quote to Note
 “Jem had a notion Atticus thought our activities that night last
summer were not solely confined to strip poker.…he said it
was merely a twitch” (Lee 64).
Analyzing Text
 Paragraph (pg. 65) – Mr. Avery “accosting” Jem and Scout
Quote to Note
 “Son, I can’t tell what you’re going to be—an engineer, a
lawyer, or a portrait painter. You’ve perpetrated near libel
here in the front yard. We’ve got to disguise this fellow” (Lee
67).
Morphodite
 Slang for neither man nor woman
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Quote to Note
"That's all right, son." Atticus grinned slowly. "Looks like all of Maycomb was out
tonight, in one way or another. Jem, there's some wrapping paper in the pantry, I think.
Go get it and we'll…”
"Atticus, no sir!"
Jem seemed to have lost his mind. He began pouring out our secrets right and left in
total disregard for my safety if not for his own, omitting nothing, knot-hole, pants and
all.
“Mr. Nathan put cement in that tree, Atticus, an' he did it to stop us findin' things - he's
crazy, I reckon, like they say, but Atticus, I swear to God he ain't ever harmed us, he ain't
ever hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my
pants instead . . . he ain't ever hurt us' Atticus—”
Atticus said, "Whoa, son," so gently that I was greatly heartened. It was obvious that he
had not followed a word Jem said, for all Atticus said was, "You're right. We'd better keep
this and the blanket to ourselves. Someday, maybe, Scout can thank him for covering her
up.”
"Thank who?" I asked.
"Boo Radley.You were so busy looking at the fire you didn't know it when he put the
blanket around you” (Lee 71-72).
Quote to Note
“Miss Maudie said, ‘Thank you sir, but you've got a job
of your own over there.’ She pointed to our yard.
‘You mean the Morphodite?’ I asked. ‘Shoot, we can
rake him up in a jiffy.’
Miss Maudie stared down at me, her lips moving
silently. Suddenly she put her hands to her head and
whooped. When we left her, she was still chuckling.
Jem said he didn't know what was the matter with her that was just Miss Maudie” (Lee 74).
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Chapters 4-8 Quiz
What does Scout find in the oak tree at 9)
the beginning of Chapter 4 which Jem 10)
thinks might be poisoned?
________________________ is
rolled down the hill in the tire.
In the last line of Chapter 4, Scout says 11)
that she thought she heard __________
inside the Radley House?
Because Scout is feeling distant from
Jem and Dill, with whom does Scout
spend much more time talking?
12)
Uncle_____________________
always said he would end up marrying
Miss Maudie whenever he would visit
during Christmas.
13)
What does Miss Maudie say about
Arthur Radley when he was younger and
she would see him around the
neighborhood?
14)
Dill, always good at creating stories, says
Jem lost his pants when they were doing
what?
15)
List at least 3 items left if the knot hole
over time.
Who fills the knot hole with cement?
At the beginning of Chapter 8, which
character dies – which doesn’t cause
much of a fuss because she rarely left the
house.
Who said that, “it was written on the
Rosetta Stone that when children
disobeyed their parents, smoked
cigarettes and made war on each other
the seasons would change”?
After Jem and Scout create the
snowman, Atticus returns home to see
their work and tells them to do what (1)
because it looks who (2)?
Scout is awoken in the middle of the
night and quickly realizes something is
wrong. What is the reason she is rushed
out of her house?
According to Atticus, who must have
given Scout the blanket to keep her
warm while she was outside?
How does Miss Maudie feel about her
house being destroyed?
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Chapter 9
Finch Family Tree
SIMON FINCH
Miss
Graham
Atticus
Finch
John Hale Alexandra
Finch (Uncle Jack) Finch
Jimmy
Hancock
Henry Hancock
Jeremy (Jem) and Jean
Louise (Scout)
Francis
(Aunt Alexandra’s Grandson)
Quote to Note
“…Don't say nigger, Scout. That's common” (Lee 75).
Quote to Note
“The main one is, if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in
town, I couldn't represent this county in the legislature, I
couldn't even tell you or Jem not to do something
again….every lawyer gets at least one case in his lifetime
that affects him personally. This one's mine, I guess.You
might hear some ugly talk about it at school, but do one
thing for me if you will: you just hold your head high and
keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to
you, don't you let 'em get your goat. Try fighting with
your head for a change…” (Lee 75-76).
Quote to Note
"Atticus, are we going to win it?"
"No, honey."
"Then why - “
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we
started is no reason for us not to try to win" (Lee 76).
Quote to Note
“I drew a bead on him, remembered what Atticus had said,
then dropped my fists and walked away, ‘Scout’s a cow-ward!’
ringing in my ears. It was the first time I ever walked away
from a fight” (Lee 76-77).
Quote to Note
“…Aunt Alexandra would have been analogous to Mount
Everest: throughout my early life, she was cold and there”
(Lee 77).
Quote to Note
“Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could
not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I
could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing
things that required pants. Aunt Alexandra's vision of my
deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and
wearing the Add-A-Pearl necklace she gave me when I was born;
furthermore, I should be a ray of sunshine in my father's lonely
life. I suggested that one could be a ray of sunshine in pants just as
well, but Aunty said that one had to behave like a sunbeam, that I
was born good but had grown progressively worse every year. She
hurt my feelings and set my teeth permanently on edge, but when
I asked Atticus about it, he said there were already enough
sunbeams in the family and to go on about my business, he didn't
mind me much the way I was” (Lee 81).
Quote to Note
“Talking to Francis gave me the sensation of settling slowly
to the bottom of the ocean. He was the most boring child I
ever met” (Lee 81).
Quote to Note
"Grandma's a wonderful cook," said Francis. "She's gonna
teach me how."
"Boys don't cook." I giggled at the thought of Jem in an
apron" (Lee 82).
Quote to Note
“…You know what's going to happen as well as I do,
Jack, and I hope and pray I can get Jem and Scout
through it without bitterness, and most of all, without
catching Maycomb's usual disease. Why reasonable
people go stark raving mad when anything involving a
Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to
understand. I just hope that Jem and Scout come to me
for their answers instead of listening to the town. I hope
they trust me enough. . . . Jean Louise?” (Lee 88).
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Chapter 10
Purpose for Reading Chapter 10
 This chapter focuses mostly on the children discovering that there
is more to their father than meets the eye.
 Focus on:
 how the children originally feel about their father (especially his
age)
 what is said about mockingbirds
 what happens to Tim Johnson (a dog)
 who Zeebo is
 how the children feel about their father at the end of the chapter
Chapter 10 CHECK!
/12pts.
1. How do the children originally feel about their
father (especially his age)?
2. Who first mentions mockingbirds and what
does he say?
3. Who agrees with him?
4. What is wrong with Tim Johnson?
5. Who is Zeebo?
6. How do the children feel about their father at
the end of the chapter?
Quote to Note
“Our father didn't do anything. He worked in an office, not in a
drugstore. Atticus did not drive a dump-truck for the county, he
was not the sheriff, he did not farm, work in a garage, or do
anything that could possibly arouse the admiration of anyone.
Besides that, he wore glasses. He was nearly blind in his left eye,
and said left eyes were the tribal curse of the Finches. Whenever
he wanted to see something well, he turned his head and looked
from his right eye. He did not do the things our schoolmates'
fathers did: he never went hunting, he did not play poker or fish or
drink or smoke. He sat in the living room and read” (Lee 89).
Quote to Note
“Atticus said to Jem one day, ‘I'd rather you shot at tin cans
in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all
the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a
sin to kill a mockingbird’” (Lee 103 or 119 or 90).
Quote to Note
“That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a
sin to do something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it.
‘Your father's right,’ she said. ‘Mockingbirds don't do
one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat
up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't
do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why
it's a sin to kill a mockingbird’” (Lee 103 or 119 or 90).
 The Jew's Harp is a small musical instrument
which is held against the teeth or lips, and
plucked with the fingers. Its appearance in
many cultures of the world, and ancient
roots, attest to the magical essence of this
simple instrument.
Quote to Note
“…She got no answer, and she shouted, ‘Mr. Nathan, Mr.
Arthur, mad dog's comin'! Mad dog's comin'!’
‘She's supposed to go around in back,’ I said.
Jem shook his head. ‘Don't make any difference now,’ he
said” (Lee 94).
Quote to Note
“I thought mad dogs foamed at the mouth, galloped, leaped
and lunged at throats, and I thought they did it in August.
Had Tim Johnson behaved thus, I would have been less
frightened. Nothing is more deadly than a deserted, waiting
street. The trees were still, the mockingbirds were silent…”
(Lee 94 or 125 or 108 or 99).
Quote to Note
“‘If your father's anything, he's civilized in his heart.
Marksman ship's a gift of God, a talent --- oh, you have
to practice to make it perfect, but shootin's different
from playing the piano or the like. I think maybe he put
his gun down when he realized that God had given him
an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he
decided he wouldn't shoot till he had to, and he had to
today.’
‘Looks like he'd be proud of it,’ I said.
‘People in their right minds never take pride in their
talents,’ said Miss Maudie” (Lee 98).
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 11
Quote to Note
“…when I was well into the second grade at school and
tormenting Boo Radley became passé, the business section of
Maycomb drew us frequently up the street past the real
property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose” (Lee 99).
Quote to Note
“Don’t you contradict me! And you—what are you doing
in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole,
young lady! You’ll grow up waiting on tables if somebody
doesn’t change your ways—a Finch waiting on tables at the
O.K. Café – hah! Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one
in the courthouse lawing for n-----s!” (Lee 101).
Quote to Note
“…before I can live with other folks I’ve got to live with
myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a
person’s conscience” (Lee 105).
Quote to Note
“Scout, n-lover is just one of those terms that don’t mean
anything—like snotnose. It’s hard to explain—ignorant, trashy
people use it when they think somebody’s favoring Negroes over
and above themselves. It’s slipped into usage with some people
like ourselves, when they want a common, ugly term to label
somebody” (Lee 108).
Quote to Note
“‘You aren’t really a n-----lover, then, are you?’
‘I certainly am. I do my best to love everybody…it’s never
an insult to be called what somebody think is a bad name. It
just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you’”
(Lee 108).
Quote to Note
“Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict….She took it as
a pain-killer for years. The doctor put her on it. She'd
have spent the rest of her life on it and died without so
much agony, but she was too contrary….She said she
was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and
nobody. Jem, when you're sick as she was, it's all right to
take anything to make it easier, but it wasn't all right for
her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she
died, and that's what she did” (Lee 111).
Quote to Note
“She was. She had her own views about things, a lot different
from mine, maybe . . . son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your
head I'd have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see
something about her-I wanted you to see what real courage is,
instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his
hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you
begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.You rarely
win, but sometimes you do. Mrs. Dubose won, all ninety-eight
pounds of her. According to her views, she died beholden to
nothing and nobody. She was the bravest person I ever knew” (Lee
112).
To Kill a Mockingbird Part I Character
BINGO!
Characters of Note:
 Atticus Finch
 Dill
 Tom Robinson
 Scout Finch
 Mr. Radley
 The Cunningham family
 Jem Finch
 Miss Stephanie Crawford  Mr. Heck Tate
 Arthur Radley
 Nathan Radley
 Judge Taylor
 Bob Ewell
 Miss Maudie
 Mrs. Dubose
 Aunt Alexandra
 Mayella Ewell
 Calpurnia
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Chapter 12
Quote to Note
 “… but I was crushed. Dill concluded by saying he would
love me forever and not to worry, he would come get me and
marry me as soon as he got enough money together, so please
write.” (Lee, 116)
1. “First Purchase African M.E. Church was in the
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Quarters.” (Lee 118) Why is “Quarters”
capitalized? Why is it called, “First Purchase”?
What does Lula think about the “white chillun” at
church?
How did the congregation get along without any
hymn books?
For whom was the collection taken?
“Old Mr. Bob Ewell accused him of ___________
his girl an’ had him arrested an’ put in jail-” (Lee
124)
How are Zeebo and Calpurnia related?
Characterization of Calpurnia
 “It’s not necessary to tell all you know. It’s not ladylike – in
the second place, folks don’t like to have somebody around
knowin’ more than they do. It aggravates ‘em. You’re not
gonna change any of them by talkin’ right, they’ve got to
want to learn themselves, and when they don’t want to learn
there’s nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk
their language.” (Lee 126)
 What is Calpurnia reflecting about in the above quotation?
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Chapter 13
Quote to Note
 “ I said I would like it very much, which was a lie, but one
must lie under certain circumstances and at all times when
one can’t do anything about them.” (Lee, 128)
 Explain the above quote.
Quote to Note
 “ Your aunt’s doing me a favor as well as you all. I can’t stay
here all day with you , and the summer’s going to be a
hot one.” (Lee, 128)
 Do you think Atticus is being literal?
Idiom
 “ Your aunt has asked me to try and impress upon you and
Jean Louise that you are not from run-of-the-mill
people…(Lee, 133)
 What can you conclude this idiom means?
Quote to Note
 “ I know what he was trying to do, but Atticus was only a
man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work” (Lee, 134)
 Thoughts?
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Chapter 14
Page
Number
Quote/Action
Whom is this characteristic of and why?
Quote to Note
 “ Besides, I don’t think the children’ve suffered one bit from
her having brought them up. If anything, she’s been harder
on them in some ways than a mother would have been.” (Lee,
137)
 What is this quote referencing?
Quote to Note
 “ With that, I was gone. “You damn morphodite, I’ll kill you!
He was sitting on the bed, and it was easy to grab his fron
hair and land one on his mouth. He slapped me and I tried
another left, but a punch in the stomach sent me wprawling
on the floor. It nearly knocked the breath out of me, but it
didn’t matter because I knew he was fighting, he was fighting
me back. We were still equals .” (Lee, 138)
 Why are Jem and Scout fighting?
Something to Think About…
 “ Mr. Finch, don’t tell Aunt Rachel, don’t make me go back,
please sir! I’ll run off again-!” (Lee, 141)
 Have you ever run away from home? What caused you to do
so? Why do you think Dill says the above on page 141?
Funny Allusion
 “ And for goodness’ sake put some of the county back where
it belongs, the soil erosion’s bad enough as it is.” (Lee, 141,
143, 188)
Chapter 14 WNB!
1. What is the “real” reason Dill explains he
runs away? (pg. 143 or146 or 191)
2. What do you think is the truth? Reflect and
respond based on your background
knowledge of self and this novel. Please
include one text-to-self connection and
evidence given to the reader by Harper
Lee.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 15
In This Chapter
 Who is Mr. Underwood?
 What TWO groups visit Atticus and why?
 What does “Shinnied” mean
 Old Sarum refers to…
Foreshadowing
 “ A nightmare was upon us.” (Lee, 144)
Allusion
 “ I don’t think anybody in Maycomb’ll begrudge me a client,
with times this hard.” (Lee, 145)
Explain what Atticus is referring to.
2. Explain Atticus’ allusion.
1.
Quote to Note
 “ There was a murmur of glee that died suddenly when Mr.
Link Deas said, “Nobody around here’s up to anything, it’s
that Old Sarum bunch I’m worried about.” (Lee, 145)
There are several map references! Here
are just two examples:
 “There were eight more houses to the post office corner.” (Lee,
149)
 “ The office building was on the northwest corner of the square
and to reach it we had to pass the jail.” (Lee, 150)
Quote to Note:
 “ I kicked the man swiftly. Barefooted, I was surprised to see
him fall back in real pain. I intended to kick his shin, but
aimed too high.” (Lee, 152)
Allusion
 “ Hey Mr. Cunningham. How’s your entailment getting’
along?” (Lee, 153)
 Entailment - legal issue regarding inheritance (in this
reference it is regarding his farm land)
Quote to Note:
 “ Atticus reached out and massaged Jem’s hair, his one gesture
of affection.” (Lee, 155)
Why was Atticus showing Jem affection?
Chapters 12-15 Quiz!
1. Who is not coming to visit Scout in 7. To whom is the $10 going and why?
the summer because he is
8. What is Tom Robinson accused of?
spending time with his father?
9. In Chapter 14, who does Aunt
2. Who takes Jem and Scout to her
Alexandra want Atticus to fire?
church?
10. In Chapter 14, who steals $13
3. The name of the church Jem and
from his mother’s purse?
Scout attended was First Purchase 11. Where do Jem and Scout find this
because ________________
character (answer to # 10) hiding?
4. How does Lula feel about the
12. Who tells Aunt Rachel about Dill
“white chillun” at church?
running away?
5. When Zeebo reads a line from the 13. Who is the “Old Sarum” bunch?
hymnal to the congregation and
14. Who is Mr. Underwood?
they repeat it back to him, it is
called ______________
15. Why was Atticus showing Jem
affection at the end of Chapter 15?
6. Reverend Sykes does what to the
people in church until he reaches
his quota of $10?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 16
By the end of chapter 16 you will know…
 More characterization of Mr. Underwood
 More characterization of Mr. Cunningham
 Characterization of Dolphus Raymond
 Reverend Sykes returns
 Characterization of Judge Taylor
 Who is the first witness in the trial of Tom Robinson?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 17
By the end of chapter 17 you will know…
 Who is Mr. Gilmer?
 Who is the first witness?
 Who is second witness?
Quote to note…
 Mr. Tate pointed to an invisible person five
inches in front of him and said, “Her left.”
(Lee 168)
 Keep Reading!
Think about it…
 One corner of the yard, though, bewildered
Maycomb. Against the fence, in a line, were
six chipped-enamel slop jars holding brilliant
red geraniums, cared for as tenderly as if
they belonged Miss Maudie Atkinson…
People said they were Mayella Ewell’s. (Lee
170)
Mr. Ewell’s accusation (Lee 173):
Mr. Ewell may be barely literate, but he’s a veritable Shakespeare
when it comes to offensive language. The way he phrases his
accusation achieves an impressive feat of multitasking:
1) dehumanizes Tom (he doesn’t use Tom’s name, or even the
pronoun "he")
2) emphasizes Tom’s race over everything else (the redundancy of
"black nigger")
3) compares Tom to a beast ("rutting" is usually applied to animals)
4) portrays Mayella as a passive victim (she’s the indirect object of
the sentence)
5) asserts power over his daughter ("my Mayella," as if Tom’s trying
to steal Ewell’s property)
Not bad for a mere ten words – no wonder the crowd goes wild.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 18
Chifforobe
By the end of chapter 18 you will know…
 Characterization of Mayella Ewell and her family
 How old is Mayella?
 Why does Atticus ask her if she has any friends?
 What is physically wrong with Tom?
 Who really beat up Mayella and why?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 19
By the end of chapter 19 you will know…
 Tom Robinson’s defense
 Who does Tom work for?
Quote to note…
 She reached up an’ kissed me ‘side of th’
face. She says she never kissed a grown man
before an’ she might as well kiss a nigger.
She says what her papa do to her don’t
count. (Lee 194, 260)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 20
By the end of chapter 20 you will know…
 Dill and Scout’s interaction with Dolphus Raymond
 Atticus’ closing statement.
 Temerity - excessive confidence or boldness; audacity (Lee
273)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 21
By the end of chapter 21 you will know…
 The Verdict
Quiz on chapters 17-21
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Chapter 22
By the end of chapter 22 you will know…
 Reaction to the verdict
Quote to note…
 “I told her till I was blue in the face where I was goin’ – she’s
just seein’ too many snakes in the closet. Bet that woman
drinks a pint for breakfast every morning – know she drinks
two glasses full. Seen her.” (Lee 214)
 Who is Dill talking about and in what chapter was it
explained what is meant by “seein’ too many snakes in the
closet.”
Quote to note…
 “… as I waited I thought, Atticus Finch won’t win, he can’t
win, but he’s the only man in these parts who can keep a jury
out so long in a case like that. And I thought to myself well,
we’re making a step – it’s just a baby-step, but it’s a step.”
(Lee 216)
Clarify…
 Define the different character’s reaction to the guilty verdict
 Jem –
 Aunt Alexandra –
 Atticus –
 The black people of Maycomb –
 Miss Stephanie –
 Miss Maudie –
Study Island Post Test
 BEFORE you begin, please let me know your 8th Grade Reading
PRE Test Score!!!
 Select 8th Grade Reading Tests
 Select Post Test
 Select Start Studying
 Number of Questions Select
30!
 Select Test Mode then Next
 When you have finished, please raise your hand so I can record your
score.
 We will review Chapters 23 and 24 tomorrow – Notes will be a
graded assignment! Make sure you are caught up!
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 23
Quotes to note…
“I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco.” was all Atticus said about
it. (Lee 217)
“Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute.” (Lee 218)
Clarify…
 What will happen if Tom loses his appeal?
 What is circumstantial evidence?
 Why couldn’t Miss Maudie served on a jury?
 What does, “hung jury” mean?
 What does Jem discover that he shows Scout proudly?
Quote to note…
 “There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the
ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like
the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewells
down at the dump, and the Negroes.” (Lee 226)
 What does Jem say differentiates the groups… “I think it’s
how long your family’s been ______________________”
(Lee 226)
Quote to note…
 “Naw, Jem, I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” (Lee
227)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 24
Quote to note…
“His food doesn’t stick going down, does it?” (Lee 223)
What does this quote mean?
Hint: Miss Maudie is referring to Mrs. Merriweather eating Atticus's food
By the end of chapter 24 you SHOULD
know…
 What is a hypocrite?
 Explain how Aunt Alexandria and the missionary circle
are displaying irony.
 Irony - the use of words to convey a meaning that is
the opposite of its literal meaning
Chapters 1-24 Open Notebook Check !
 IN ORDER by chapter all
 5 Notable Quotes and
Major and Minor Characters
evaluate
their
in the novel
importance to the
novel; note chapter
 10 Allusions chapter
noted!
 ALL quotes
mentioning the
Mockingbird
(Symbolism)
 5 Idioms, chapter
noted!
Worth 50 Points!
Chapter 1
Jean Louise Finch (Scout)
Arthur Radley (Boo)
Atticus Finch
Jeremy Finch (Jem)
Charles Baker Harris (Dill)
The Haverfords
Uncle Jack
Aunt Alexandria
Calpurnia
Miss Rachel Haverford
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
The Cunninghams
Mr. Conner
Miss Stephanie Crawford
Mr. Radley
Mrs. Radley
Chapter 2
Miss Caroline Fisher
Miss Maudie Atkinson
ETC……..
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 25 and 26
By the end of chapter 25 and 26 you will
know…
 Helen’s reaction to her husband’s death.
 “To Maycomb, Tom’s death was typical.” (Lee 240)
 B.B. Underwood’s editorial likened Tom’s death to _____________
 Jem was in __________ grade; Scout was in _________.
 How is Mrs. Gates a hypocrite? Cite two phrases that illustrate her
hypocrisy.
Quotes to Note…
“what reasonable recluse wants children peeping through his shutters,
delivering greetings on the end of a fishing-pole, wandering in his
collars at night?” (Lee 242)
“This was the first he had let us know he knew a lot more about
something than we thought he knew.” (Lee 243)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 27
By the end of chapter 27 you will know…
 The three things that happened in Maycomb county that were
out of the ordinary.
1. Bob Ewell
2. Judge Taylor
3. Helen Robinson
Two minor changes in Maycomb
1. NRA
2. Halloween

Ear trumpet
 Ad Astra per Aspera
 Language:Latin
 Translation:To the Stars with Difficulty or Through Hardships
to the Stars or From the Mud to the Stars
 QUOTE TO NOTE…
“Thus began our longest journey together.” (Lee 254)
What literary technique is exampled above?
Chapters 24-27 Quiz!
1. Why does Mrs. Merriweather say her maid
(a black woman) has been grumpy lately?
8. After everything the kids have been through,
what place ceases to terrify them?
2-3. Atticus reveals that Tom has died. How has 9. Cecil Jacobs brings a current event to class
discussing what person in particular?
Tom died? Be specific and detailed.
4. What does Mr. Ewell say about Tom's death? 10. What does Miss Gates (Scout's teacher) say
about this person?
5. Who does Atticus take with him when going
11. Who was fired from his WPA job shortly
to break the news to Helen?
after being hired because he was lazy?
6. At the beginning of Chapter 25, Scout is
about to mash a roly-poly when Jem tells her 12-13. Name one thing Bob Ewell does in
Chapter 27 which not only shows he is a
not to. Why does he tell her not to (this is a
creepy jerk, but foreshadows his actions later
statement/idea that reoccurs throughout the
in the book. Be specific and detailed.
novel).
7. Who writes a column comparing Tom's death
to "the senseless slaughter of a songbird."
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 28
By the end of chapter 28 this will make
sense…
EXACTLY how
was Bob Ewell
found at the end of
chapter 28?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 29
By the end of chapter 29 you will know…
… who saved Jem and Scout
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Chapter 30
By the end of chapter 30 you will know…
 Who killed Bob Ewell?
Quotes to note
 “I’m not a very good man, sir, but I am sheriff of Maycomb
County. Lived in this town all my life an’ I’m goin’ on fortythree years old. Know everything that’s happened here since
before I was born. There’s a black boy dead for no reason, and
the man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead this
time, Mr. Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.” (Lee 276)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 31
TKAM Reaction Statements
Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a mature novel that calls upon you to think about gender,
race, social class, justice, and many other hard-hitting issues.
Write your initial gut reactions in class today to these statements in preparation for the our
discussion that we will have in our classroom about To Kill a Mockingbird.
You will be expected to participate in these discussions, so think about these discussion starters
NOW and record your thoughts (at least three sentences or MORE).
There are no right or wrong answers. These are YOUR opinions, but please be detailed.
Don’t simply write “I disagree with this.” Give examples, and explain the WHY behind HOW
you feel.
1. Some words are so offensive that they should never be stated or written down.
2. The American justice system treats all citizens unfairly in the courts of law.
3. The old expression, "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will
never hurt you," is true
4. Education is the great equalizer
5. Children are the only truly innocent human beings
6. No one is truly color blind
Page
Number
Quote/Action
Whom is this characteristic of and why?
Congratulations! You’ve finally
finished the novel (hopefully).
Use your book to help answer the following
Explain whether you feel justice has been
served based on the ending of the novel. Why
or why not? How do you think Atticus feels
about everything that has happened?
4 Finch’s Landing
“Maycomb, some twenty miles east of Finch’s
Landing…”
4 Atticus’s Office
“Atticus’s Office in the courthouse…”
5 Courthouse
…the courthouse sagged in the square.”
Square
They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of
the
stores around it…”
6 Finch’s Street
“We lived on the main residential street in town…”
6 Henry LaFayette Dubose’s
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house two doors to
the north of us (Finch resisdence)…”
6 Rachel Haverford’s
“…heard something next door (to Finch residence) in
Miss Rachel Haverford’s collard patch.”
8 Treehouse
“improving our treehouse that rested between giant
twin chinaberry trees in the backyard…”
Light-pole
“…but drew him no nearer (to the Radley Place) than
the single light-pole on the corner…”
8 Picket-Fence
“The remains of a picket drunkenly guarded the front
yard (of the Radley Place)”
8 Radley’s
“The Radley Place jutted into a sharp curve beyond
our house. Walking south, one faced its porch; the
sidewalk turned and ran beside the lot.”
9 School
6 Radley Place
“The Maycomb school grounds adjoined the back of
the Radley lot.”
“…and the Radley Place three doors to the south (Of
the Finch’s).”
Houses/Buildings:
1. Finch
2. Radley
3. Mrs. Dubose
4. Miss Rachel Haverford
5. Miss Maudie Atkinson/Miss Caroline Fisher
6. Miss Stephanie Crawford
7. Cecil Jacobs
8. Mr. Avery
9. School
Town:
10. Bank
11. Post Office
12. Tyndal’s Hardware Store
13. Jail
14. Maycomb Tribune
15. Courthouse
16. Drug Store
17. Jitney Jungle
Properly locate the following 25
items to receive full credit (25/25).
Make sure you are labeling the
places you draw. If you choose to
color your map, draw with detail,
and/or include some extra
information/locations, you will
receive extra credit.
Other:
18. Roads
19. Radley’s oak tree with knot hole
20. Deer’s Pasture
21. Jem’s treehouse
22. Finch’s driveway
23. Finch’s car house (garage)
24. Wall separating Finch’s and Miss Rachel’s
25. Miss Rachel’s pond
(Extra Credit)
V.J. Elmore’s
OK Cafe
First Purchase Church/Cemetery/Saw Mill
Meridian Highway
Also locate and draw at least 5 different important events that you’ve read.
(5 points)
On the back of your map or on a separate piece of paper, in paragraph form, concisely explain each of
these events. (3 points each = 15 points total)
For example, you might want to draw Miss Maudie’s house on fire. For the accompanying paragraph, you
might write:
“In Chapter 8 Miss Maudie’s house caught on fire. Although they were unable to put the fire out,
they were able to prevent it from spreading. Miss Maudie was not upset about the fire because she
actually wants a smaller house and a bigger garden – In fact, Miss Maudie may have purposely set the fire.
During the commotion, Boo Radley placed a blanket over Scout as the
kids were standing outside.”
Rubric:
Did you accurately locate and label all 25 different items?
______/25
Did you include at least 5 drawings of different things that happened in the novel
______/5
Do you have a brief paragraph explaining those different things? (3 points each)
______/15
Is your map colorful/neat? Do you have your name/and a title to your map?
______/10
_________
/ 55
End of Novel - DUE DATES
Due Date (At the
beginning of the class)
Assignment
Value
Friday, 5/20
Finish the novel
Priceless
Wednesday, 5/25
Group Map (all groups must be
accurate to qualify for donut
incentive)
55 points
Thursday, 5/26
20 Part 2 Characterizations
40 points
Thursday, 5/26
Part 2 test
65 points
Tuesday, 5/31
MLA formatted Literary Analysis
paper (best = golden pen award!)
50 points
Wednesday, 6/1
“To Kill a Mockingbird” A.R.
(finish your A.R. career with a
bang!)
40 points