HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW READ UP TO PAGE 15

HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW *READ UP TO PAGE 15 OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD*

WORDS OF THE DAY LOOK TO THE VOCAB SECTION OF THE TKAM PACKAGE!!

ASSUAGED DEFINITION MADE LESS SEVERE Example 1 I assuaged my guilt by telling the truth. Can you provide an example? Example 2 Warm soup does very little to assuage my sore throat.

UNSULLIED DEFINITION SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND FRESH Add to your definition not spoiled; pure. Example 1 The white couch will remain unsullied until the boys come home from summer camp. Can you provide an example? Example 2 He wears a purity ring signifying that he will remain unsullied until marriage.

UNDERSTANDING CHARACTERS ANALYZING QUOTES FROM CHAPTER 1

TURN TO PAGE 1, PARAGRAPH 1 We find out about Jem before we find out about Scout (the narrator). o This alone shows that Jem plays a very important part in Scout’s li What does the first paragraph reveal about Jem’s personality?

Quote “When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right […] he couldn/t have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt. " This information tells us that… • He has fears. • He is rarely self-conscious of his appearance. • He is an athlete (plays football). • He does not get easily put off track by

TURN BACK TO PAGE 1 What does the first page reveal about Scout? Quote “When enough years had gone by to enable us too look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. ” This information tells us that… • Jean Louise "Scout" Finch is the narrator and protagonist of To Kill a Mockingbird. • To Kill a Mockingbird presents two Scouts: o The little girl experiencing the story o The adult Jean Louise who tells the story • Scout functions as both questioner and observer. • Adult Jean Louise can better understand the impact of various events than the child living through them.

TURN TO PAGE 5, PARAGRAPH 2 **INDIVIDUAL WORK** Examine the description of Atticus Finch’s office on page five. What does his office reveal about his character? What could be significant about the use of the word “unsullied” to describe Atticus’s copy of the Code of Alabama? 1. Choose quote. 2. Explain what it reveals about Atticus.

Quote “Atticus’s office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon a checkerboard and unsullied Code of Alabama. ” • The hat rack, checkerboard, and spittoon show Atticus wants to make his clients comfortable when they come to him for law advice. • It's not fancy and only has the necessities (like the spittoon) to do business with the people of Maycomb, that he knows so well. • The checkerboard is a common social game; however, it also requires strategy, symbolically indicating that strategy is something lawyers need to have in order to win a case.

Quote “Atticus’s office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon a checkerboard and unsullied Code of Alabama. ” • The unsullied Code of Alabama book also shows Atticus's character. • Unsullied means spotless or not dirty. • Like the law book, Atticus's reputation and character is not tarnished by his actions or beliefs. • He is "clean" in many respects, and that includes his values as a person, citizen of Maycomb, and lawyer.

Quote “Atticus’s office in the courthouse contained little more than a hat rack, a spittoon a checkerboard and unsullied Code of Alabama. ” • The simplicity of Atticus's office shows his humility as just a common man. • There are no articles that show that he is better or different than any other citizen in Maycomb. ** NOTICE ** The fact that he has a "profound distaste for criminal law” (p. 5) foreshadows the emotions he has surrounding Tom Robinson's trial later in the story.

HWK READING P. 8 -15 SUMMARY • Summer of 1933, Charles Baker Harris (Dill) arrives next door. o He spends the summers with his Aunt (Miss Rachel Haverford). • Dill mentions his mother being back in Mississippi, but does not discuss his father. • Dill quickly becomes friends with Jem and Scout. • Dill suggests they try to draw Boo Radley out from his house.

SUMMARY CONTINUED… • Arthur Boo Radley is a recluse and no one has seen him outside in years. • According to the myth, Boo had gotten into trouble and his father imprisoned him in his house as punishment. Mr. Radley refused to have Boo committed to an asylum. § When Mr. Radley dies, Boo’s brother, Nathan, came to live in the house with Boo.

SUMMARY CONTINUED… § Dill and the Finch children are fascinated with the myth of Boo Radley. § Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house. § Jem does so, sprinting back hastily. The children believe they see the shutters move as if someone was peeking out.

CHAPTER 1 CHARACTERS ►POV: First Person-Scout tells the story ►Main Characters: § Jem: Ten years old at the start of the novel § Scout: Six years old at the start of the novel § Atticus: Widower, Lawyer, voice of reason

CHAPTER 1 § Calpurnia: Family cook & the children’s nanny, African American, worked for the family for years § Dill: Staying with his Aunt Stephanie for the summer, single parent home

CHAPTER 1 ►Main characters continued…. § Boo Radley (according to Jem): ►Seven feet tall ►Eats raw squirrels and cats ►Has fangs ►Is a peeping Tom ►Drools

CHAPTER 1 ►Boo Radley, the real story: § Got in with the wrong crowd § Got arrested for being wild § Family would not send him to the reform school § He was put in the courthouse basement § Was brought home & was never seen again

ANALYZING CHAPTER 1 • This chapter sets the tone and basis for everything else that happens in the novel. • Subsequent situations and circumstances chip away at all that the children know to be true, as maturity confronts them. • This maturity is foreshadowed by Jem's broken arm and the fact that the story is told in retrospect. o Novels that deal with the formation of a maturing character are called coming-of-age stories.

• The sense of place established in this chapter is integral to the rest of the story. o Through Scout, Lee gives the reader a feel for the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama. • This chapter makes clear that Maycomb has very different rules for blacks and whites in the town. o Seen in the children's surprise when Calpurnia speaks ill of Boo Radley's father because, “Calpurnia rarely commented on the ways of white people” (p. 15).

• In this town, the rules of society are clearly set. One's social survival depends on how well he or she follows the rules. o Scout, Jem, and Dill come to question these conventions as the story progresses. • Where a person comes from — his ancestry — is important, and like many small towns, Maycomb's citizens are suspicious of outsiders.

• Dill is a crucial character in the story because he is both an insider and an outsider. o Although he is from a different state, the fact that he is only a child and that "His family was from Maycomb originally, " leads him to be accepted readily by the people of Maycomb (p. ). • Superstition is brought to light in the children's perception of Boo Radley. o The first chapter gives readers the idea that things may not be what they seem on the surface, as when Scout's father, Atticus, says "there were other ways of making people into ghosts” (p. ).

• The idea of of bravery is introduced in this chapter. o For the children at this point in the story, bravery means nothing more than accepting a dare to touch the Radley house.