Bellwork (get a sheet from front
table)
What is the purpose of a “hook” in an introductory
paragraph?
2. What makes the “bridge” important? What must you
include in the bridge?
3. Why is the “thesis statement” the most important
part of the introductory paragraph.
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Assuaged- made less severe; to ease or lessen
Indigenous- occurring or living naturally in an area
Malevolent- having/exhibiting hatred
Mortification- a feeling of shame or humiliation
Piety- religious devotion
Sojourn- a brief, temporary stay
Unsullied- spotlessly clean; untarnished
Vexations- irritations or annoyances
Wallowing- heavily indulging in; dwell
Apothecary- one who prepares and sells medicines
TKAM notes
 Author- Harper Lee
 Lee won a Pulitzer Prize in Literature for TKAM
 Written in 1st person POV
 Narrated by Scout as an adult, but setting is when she
was 6.
 The whole story is a flashback
Packet Notes- Chapter 1
 We learn about the town of Maycomb, AL and the
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history of the Finch’s.
John Wesley- 18th century Methodist leader (one of the
founders of the Methodist denomination)
Merlin- wizard from Arthurian legend
“There was nothing to buy, and no money to buy it
with.” –alludes to the Great Depression
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”- famous quote
by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vocabulary for Chapters 3-4
11. Tranquility- state of calm; peacefulness; serenity
12. Auspicious- presenting favorable circumstances.
13. Fractious- tending to fight; quarrelsome; irritable
14. Tyranny- a government in which a single person assumes
absolute control.
15. Dispensation- a special allowance; privilege; exemption
16. Amiable- friendly; pleasant
17. Contentious- inclined to make trouble; controversial;
argumentative
18. Expansively- willingness to talk/share; free/open
19. Persevere- to persist in a purpose, idea, or task.
20. Abominable- detestable; unpleasant
TKAM Journal Notes Ch. 2-3 (write the
following questions in your journal and skip a line
for answers)
 What can Scout do that upsets her teacher?
 Who has taught Scout to write?
 Why does Walter refuse to take the quarter from the
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teacher?
What does Scout do that gets her in trouble?
Who does Jem invite home for dinner?
Does Atticus believe his family is poor?
Why are the Cunningham’s poorer than the Finch’s?
Who is Burris Ewell?
Packet Notes Ch. 2
At the end of summer, Dill goes back to Meridian.
2. Scout starts first grade.
3. The Cunningham’s don’t believe in accepting things
from people if they can’t pay them back in some way.
They have a lot of pride.
4. Catawba worms- caterpillars that feed on the leaves
of the catalpa tree.
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 Scrip stamps- paper money of small denominations
issued by government agencies for temporary
emergency use.
 Entailment- to owe someone something. (During the
Great Depression, most everyone had entailments.)
 Smilax- A type 0f vine. The name comes from a Greek
myth of Krokus and the nymph Smilax. Though this
myth has numerous forms, it always centers around
the unfulfilled and tragic love of a mortal man who is
turned into a flower, and a woodland nymph who is
transformed into a brambly vine.
Bullfinch- an allusion to Bulfinch’s
Mythology, a collection of Greek myths.
 The crash- alludes to the Stock Market crash of 1929
that led to the Great Depression.
 The union- one side in the Civil War (North)
Chapter 3 Packet Notes
Walter goes home with them for lunch.
2. Burris Ewell
3. She hates it! She doesn’t want to go back.
4. “You never really understand a person until you
consider his point of view… climb into his skin and
walk around in it.”
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Packet Notes Ch. 3
Eddy- water source (Barker’s Eddy- local swimming
hole)
Cootie- head lice
Cracklin’ bread- bread made with corn meal and
cracklings (pork rinds). Similar to cornbread.
Dose of magnesia- Magnesia is used as a medicine for
antacids and laxatives.
ALLUSION- flagpole- college protest
Characters
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Scout- narrator
Jem- Scout’s brother
Atticus- Scout’s father/lawyer
Calpurnia- housekeeper/nanny
Dill- Summer friend from Meridian, MS
Boo Radley- town recluse; “ghost”
Nathan- Arthur’s brother
Aunt Alexandria- Atticus’ sister
Miss Maudie- neighbor/mentor
Miss Rachel- Dill’s aunt
Miss Caroline- Scout’s 1st grade teacher
Mr. Walter Cunningham- poor farmer
Walter Cunningham Jr.- Scout’s classmate; poor
Burris Ewell- nasty student with head lice (cooties)
Uncle Jack Finch- Atticus’ brother
Miss Stephanie Crawford- town gossip
Chapter 4 Packet Notes
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While walking home, Scout finds chewing gum in a
knothole in a tree at the edge of the Radley’s yard.
Later, she and Jem find a box with two Indian-head
pennies in it in the hole.
Scout lets out for summer and Dill comes back to
visit. He stays with his Aunt Rachel.
What happens while they are rolling the tire? Scout
rolls into the Radley Place and hears someone
laughing.
What is “playing Boo Radley?” Acting out Boo Radley
stories
Vocabulary Chapters 5-6
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Aloof- distant; unfeeling
Benevolence- inclination to perform charitable acts
Benign- compassionate; incapable of doing harm
Bewilderment- condition of being confused
Cherub- a winged, chubby angel
Ensuing- following immediately afterward
Morbid- gruesome, gloomy, or dark
Obliged- under force of necessity; obligated
Prowess- superior skill or ability; strength or courage
Tacit- unspoken; understood without being
expressed
Chapter 5 Packet Notes
Scout starts spending time with the next-door
neighbor Miss Maudie.
2. What is Boo Radley’s real name? Arthur
3. The kids are caught trying to give a note to Boo
Radley.
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 Edification- uplifting enlightenment; enjoyment
 Mimosa- a type of plant that
is classified as both a tree & shrub.
 Pulpit gospel- belief that any type of
pleasure is a sin against God.
 Quibbling- avoid the truth of a point or question by
raising irrelevant objections
Chapter 6 Packet Notes
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Dill lives with his Aunt Rachel each summer.
At the beginning of this chapter, it is Dill’s last night
in Maycomb for the summer.
The boys decide to sneak up to the Radley’s and look
in the window. Scout is scared, but she goes along.
What happens?
What happens to Jem’s pants?
How does this show that he is growing up?
Local Vocabulary- Ch. 6
 Kudzu- a fast growing, hairy vine.
 Collards- loose leaf plant that resemble cabbage
 Ramshackle- something poorly made (the Radley’s
“ramshackle” porch.
 Dismemberment- to tear or cut off a person’s limbs
 Malignant- bad; dangerous; harmful
Bellwork 1-29-15 (Journal)
Think of a song that has a similar theme to one of the
themes in TKAM. Using lyrics from the song and
information from the novel, explain how the two relate
(using 3-5 complete sentences)
BONUS: Can you think of 2-3 more songs that would
work? List them and we will discuss in class.
Chapters 7-8 Vocabulary
31. Aberrations- deviations from the proper course
32. Accosted- approached in a harsh manner; assaulted
33. Ascertaining- find something out for certain; make
sure of
34. Cleaved- adhered closely to; clung to
35. Embalming- treating with preservatives to prevent
decay
36. Feeble- physically weak from age or sickness
37. Meditative- deep thought
38. Unfathomable- difficult or impossible to understand
39. Vigil- wakefulness maintained in reverence to
another person, usually after one’s death
40. Whittle- to carve or shape
Chapter 7 Packet Notes
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How does Scout feel about 2nd grade? She doesn’t like
it any more than 1st grade.
What does Jem finally tell Scout about the night he
went back to the Radley’s? He found his pants folded
neatly across the fence. They had been poorly
mended.
Jem and Scout write a letter to thank the person for
their gifts.
The hole in the tree has been filled with cement.
How do the kids react? Jem gets very upset (cries).
Scout questions her father.
What is Mr. Radley’s reason for doing this? He said
the tree was sick.
Chapter 7- Local Vocabulary
 Hoodooing- voodoo/witchcraft
 Whittle- to carve or shape a piece of wood
Chapter 8
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Coldest weather since 1885.
Old Mrs. Radley
Snowman; Mr. Avery
Ms. Maudie’s house burns down
Boo Radley put it around her
She never liked it; A smaller house would allow for a
bigger garden
“morphodite”- a mispronounced way of saying,
“hermaphrodite” (both male and female)
Chapter 9
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He calls Atticus names
He wants her to use her head, not her fists: “you just
hold your head high and keep those fists down.”
He’s defending a black man named Tom Robinson
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She questions why he would defend Tom Robinson if
he knows he can’t win. She doesn’t really understand.
Air rifles
She’s tough on her because she’s a tomboy
Foul language and fighting, then learns the rest of
the story
Allusions
 General Hood/Ol’ Blue Light- historical/Civil War
 Mount Everest- Aunt Alexander
 House of Commons/Lord Melbourne- British cultural
allusions
New Characters
 Mr. Avery- grumpy neighbor that hates kids
 Heck Tate- Sheriff of Maycomb
Bellwork 2-9-15 Write a sentence using each
of the following in a sentence.
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Analogous (adjective)
Antagonized (verb)
Articulate (verb)
Contemporaries (noun)
Evasion (noun)
Chapter 10
Atticus
He’s old, wears glasses, boring job, reads all the time
“it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”
-make a will airtight
-plays the Jew harps
-checker player
5. Church football game
6. Atticus
7. b/c Atticus doesn’t. It’s wrong to brag: “People in
their right minds never brag about their talents.”
-Miss Maudie
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Chapter 11
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They think she’s nauseating and mean
Calls Atticus names
Whacks off the tops of her Camilla bushes with
Scout’s baton
Read to her for a month
She’s in constant pain and going through morphine
withdrawal
She dies “free” because she gets off morphine before
she dies
He believes she is the bravest person he knows
Allusions
 Dixie Howell- famous football player
 Ivanhoe- book about the Crusades
 Sir Walter Scott- author of Ivanhoe
Chapters 9-11 Vocab
41. Contemporaries- those who exist/live at the same
time
42. Nauseating- causing an upset stomach
43. Antagonized- created an enemy
44. Provocation- causing aggravation or annoyance
45. Ingenious- characterized by cleverness or originality
46. Mausoleum- a magnificent, decorated tomb
47. Analogous- possessing connections/similarities
48. Inconspicuous- not noticeable or prominent
49. Evasion- the act of escaping or avoiding
50. Articulate- to speak clearly
Chapters 12-13 Vocabulary
51. Altercation- an angry dispute; quarrel
52. Contemptuously- showing contempt; scornfully
53. Inconsistent- not consistent; not in agreement
54. Qualms- sudden, disturbing feelings of uneasiness
55. Ecclesiastical- having to do with the church; clergy
56. Acquired- obtained possession of something
57. Prerogative- a right or privilege
58. Formidable- hard to overcome or deal with
59. Compensation- something given to make up for
something else
60. Permanence- being permanent; lasting
Chapter 12 Allusions
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Nebuchadnezzar threw into a blazing furnace, as told
in Daniel 3 of the Bible. Because of their faith in God,
all three men escaped unharmed.
Brown's Mule: a brand of chewing tobacco.
Hunt's The Light of the World: a well-known
painting of Jesus Christ.
Garden of Gethsemane: the place where Jesus went
to pray on the night before his crucifixion.
Bootleggers: people who make and/or sell illegal
liquor.
Blackstone's Commentaries: one of the most
important books ever written on British law.
Chapter 12 Packet Notes
12; Calpurnia
Father
Birmingham, AL/state legislature
Calpurnia talks differently; there are no hymnals or
instruments; Lula is rude to them, but everyone else
welcomes them; the church is really poorly built and
looks incomplete
5. Lula; Reverend Sykes
6. Tom is in jail accused of rape of one of the Ewell
daughters. Helen cannot find work to provide for the
family while he is in jail
7. Aunt Alexandria
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Chapter 13 Allusions
 Rice Christians: Christian converts from third-world
nations, especially those in parts of Asia.
 Lydia E. Pinkham: a maker and manufacturer of
patent medicines in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Most of Pinkham's medical concotions were aimed at
women, and the majority of them contained liberal
amounts of alcohol.
Chapter 13 Packet Notes
Scout needs a female role model
2. Gossips, knits, and hosts afternoon tea with the
neighborhood women
3. Family background/genetics
4. He doesn’t agree with her, but he makes the children
obey and respect her
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Chapters 14-15 Vocabulary
61. Peculiarities- strange or unusual qualities
62. Placid- pleasantly calm or peaceful
63. Indulged- gave in to one’s pleasure; had what one
wanted
64. Perish- to be destroyed; die
65. Inaudible- not audible; cannot be heard
66. Penitentiary- a prison for criminals
67. Resignation- the act of resigning, withdrawing
68. Quarrel- an angry dispute or disagreement
69. Edification- intellectual, spiritual, or moral
improvement
70. Obscure- not clearly expressed; hard to understand
Chapter 14 Packet Notes
What do Atticus and Aunt Alexandra argue about?
Getting rid of Calpurnia. Aunt Alexandra claims they
don’t need her anymore, but Atticus won’t let her go.
2. Why does Jem ask Scout not to bother Aunt
Alexandra? Because the case was worrying them and
she shouldn’t antagonize her.
3. Dill is under Scout’s bed. Why? He ran away from
home.
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Chapter 15 Packet Notes
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At the beginning of the chapter, Scout says that a
nightmare was upon them.
Why is Atticus’s question dangerous? When Link Deas
tells him he has everything to lose by defending this case,
Atticus replies, “Do you really think so?”
Atticus goes to the jail Sunday night.
Sheriff Tate is on a snipe hunt.
Who does Scout recognize in the crowd? Mr.
Cunningham (Walter’s dad)
How does she save the day? She starts talking to Mr.
Cunningham and telling him about the time they had
Walter come home with them for dinner and also about
his legal affairs.
Mr. Underwood was watching Atticus’s back.
Chapter 15 Allusions
 Jitney Jungle: a supermarket chain. Supermarkets
were still relatively new to America in the 1930's. Most
shoppers did business at smaller grocery stores.
 snipe hunt: a practical joke. The "victim" is taken on a
hunt deep into a forest at night and told to look for
and capture "snipes," small, flightless birds that, in
actuality, don't exist. While the hunter searches, the
rest of the party leaves.
Chapter 16 Packet Notes
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What does Atticus say about his “disgraces?”
What does Atticus say about Mr. Cunningham? That
he’s “basically a good man” and that he “just has his
blind spots like the rest of us.”
What important event is happening? Tom Robinson
is appearing in court
Why are people talking bad about Atticus? Because
Atticus is taking his appointed role to defend Tom
seriously.
Where do the kids end up sitting in the courthouse?
In the front row seats of the “Colored Balcony.”
Chapter 16 Allusions
 Braxton Bragg: The commander of the Western
Confederate Army during the Civil War, Bragg led a lessthan-distinguished career in the military, and his army unit
was eventually defeated.
 straight Prohibition ticket: Prohibition was a period in
US history (1920 - 1933) when the manufacture,
transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was against
the law. By voting the straight Prohibition ticket, Mr. Jones
always votes for those political candidates who support
Prohibition and were likely members of the Prohibition
Party.
 William Jennings Bryan: (1860 - 1925) Bryan was a
lawyer, a politician (he ran for the Presidency three times),
and a famous orator. His speeches were major events,
especially in the South and along the Bible belt, and would
draw huge crowds.