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.
1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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




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





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.
1.
 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.”
1.
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
















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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
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.
1.
 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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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
No
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
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
1.
2.
3.
4.