NAME__________________________                              DATE__________________________

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

English Nine—Mrs. Hosmer

Background Close sheet

 

A.

Biography

(1)________________________   wrote the novel  TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. 

(2)________________________   was born (3)________________________   in Monroeville, (4)________________________   .  She was the (5)________________________    of four children and the daughter of a Southern (6)_______________________   .  She attended(7) ______________________   different colleges and was six months short of a (8)________________________   .  She worked as an (9)________________________    and only published (10)________________________   .  She is still working on the (11)________________________   one.  President Johnson named her to the (12)________________________   of the (13)________________________ , and she won a (14)________________________   in 1961.

 

 

 

B.

Race Relations in the 1950-1960’s

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Was published in (1)________________________.  The writer was probably influenced by the (2)________________________ in which she lived.  1957 to (3)_______________________ was one of the most turbulent periods of (4)________________________ in Alabama.  In 1957, (5)________________________   months prior to the author starting the book, (6)________________________   refused to give give up her seat on a bus to a (7)________________________   passenger.  Meanwhile Autherine Lucy presented herself for (8)________________________  at the radically (9)________________________ University of Alabama.

 

 

(continued)

 

C.

Setting of the Novel –1930’s Influences

The setting of Novel takes place in (1)________________________   during the (2a)_______________________, (2b)   ________________________   was president from 1930-1933 and (3)________________________    was president from 1933-1936. 

The state of affairs of the country during their presidencies revolved around several acts.  The (4)________________________  , (1892-1933) occurred because (5)______________________   was not evenly spread out therefore the (6)________________________   was very weak and unstable.  (7)________________________   caused many banks to close, (8)________________________   were eliminated, so (9)________________________   were hungry and unemployed.  Crop prices dropped so (10)________________________    were hit the hardest.

 

The (11)________________________    took place 1933-1938.  (12)________________________   (first hundred days as president) set up (13)________________________  , which created jobs to try an end the (14)________________________   .  The (15)________________________    was getting involved in (16)________________________    for the first time.

(17)________________________   paid $54.33 a month.  It was part of (18)________________________   and it was suppose to decrease (19)________________________   .  Work was provided for (20)________________________   Americans.  They did things such as constructing (21)_______________________   , (22) _______________________   , (23)_____________________  .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(CONTINUED)

D.

Specific Historical Influence --

The ________________________   ________________________   took place March 25, 1931. The incident involved an ALLEGED gang________________________   of two ________________________   women by nine ________________________   men on a ________________________   from Chattanooga to Memphis.  A fight broke out on the train and several ________________________    men were kicked off.  The women were in “trouble”, so they accused the ________________________    men of raping them.  ________________________    of the men were sentenced with ________________________   by the ALL ________________________   jury. 

But Ruby Bates, one of the ________________________   women stated that she and her friend were ________________________   .  Eventually the case was brought before the ________________________    and ________________________   were acquitted while ________________________    were placed on parole

 

 

 

 

 

E.

Civil Rights of the 1930’s

What was it like to be a ________________________    in the 1930s?  They just received the right to ________________________   in 1920 (19th Amendment) 

In 1932 the ________________________   ________________________   ________________________   forbid more than one family member from holding a ________________________   therefore many women lost ________________________   .  They also could not yet serve on a ________________________   .

To be ________________________   in the 1930’s meant that you could NOT ________________________   or________________________   .  Basically, ________________________   and open ________________________   were tolerated.

 

 

 

 

 

To Kill a Mockingbird                                              Name:

By: Harper Lee

English Nine

PREVIEW SELECTION GUIDE—

 

          To Kill a Mockingbird is a rites of passage novel about the changes in two siblings lives, Jem and his sister, Scout. It is from her point of view that the story is told. Like all children they enjoy adventure and fantasize about a mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley, who appears during unusual situations. Fun for the children involves running up to Boo’s front steps, peaking through the window, and running home. After Jem loses his trousers during one of these escapades, the children resort to merely talking about the Radleys. Although their mother dies when they are very young, they enjoy a happy life with their father, Atticus Finch, a kind, compassionate, lawyer who lives in a small rural town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. He is assigned a big court case that causes Atticus and his family to be the victims of many racist remarks and sometimes-violent actions.

 

 

 

MOCKINGBIRD—A widely distributed American bird for its song and ability to imitate the calls of many other birds (Webster’s dictionary)(go to page 94.)

 

The Mockingbird theme is applied throughout the novel. 

As you read look at the characters and who may represent “Mockingbirds.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:__________________________   Date________________________                                             

 

ANTICIPATION GUIDE

Rate each of the following statements before you read the novel.

 Compare your answers with the class and discuss particular ratings you did.

 

 

 

1._____                2._____                3._____          4._____          5.______

strongly                                                                                    strongly                

agree                               Rating Scale                                        disagree

 

 

 

______A.          If someone is on trial for murder, they are probably guilty.

 

______B.          If someone insults you, you should fight with your head not your hands.

 

______C.          All people are created equally.

 

______D.          You should try putting yourself in other people’s shoes.

 

______E.          Killing is wrong.

 

______F.          Girls should act like girls.

 

______G.          Having an elder brother or sister is a pain.

 

______H.          A good father sets limits on his children.

 

______I.          A person is only as good as his background.

 

______J.          A jury always makes the right decision.

 

______K.          You shouldn’t hate anyone.

 

 

 

Comments—

 

 

Chapter Review Sheets

Directions—Please answer all question with a topic sentence and in complete sentences

                        Also describe all characters on the last page as chapters indicate.

 

CHAPTER ONE-

  1. What is the setting of the novel?

 

 

 

2. Where/What is Finches’ Landing

 

 

 

  1. Explain the narration and the point of view of the novel. Include a statement about FLASHBACK.

 

 

 

 

  1. How is the tone set in chapter one? Consider the author’s description of the Radley’s house.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How old were Jem and Scout when Jem’s arm was broken? Why are their ages of significance?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why has the Radley house been shut up for fifteen years?

 

 

 

 

  1. What did Dill dare Jem to do, and does he do it?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is significant about the house at the end of the chapter?

CHAPTER TWO-

1.        Where has Dill gone and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.        How does Atticus get Scout into trouble at school?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.        How does Cal get Scout into trouble at school?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.        Who are the Cunningham’s?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.        Why was Scout’s hand “patted” by Miss Caroline with a ruler, and why does the class laugh?

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER THREE-

  1. Who joins the Finches for dinner (lunch) and why?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why is Scout sent from the table to the kitchen?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who are the Ewells?

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the Burris Ewell “incident.”

 

 

 

  1. Why does Scout tell Atticus that she is not going to go to school anymore?

 

 

 

 

  1. How is Scout and Atticus’ relationship special?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. One of Scout’s most important learning experiences occurs when her father tells her, “To try and see things from other people’s point of view” (pg. #30).   Explain what he means.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What compromise do Atticus and Scout make?

 

           

CHAPTER FOUR—

 

  1. What did the children find in the hollow of the tree? Include the tree’s locations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What’s a “Hot Steam?”

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the tire game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the “Radley Drama.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. For what two reasons did scout want to quit “The Radley Drama” game?

a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  CHAPTER FIVE—

 

1.        Describe Miss Maude and how the children feel about her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.        What does Miss Maude tell Scout is a “morbid question?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.        What did the “Foot washing Baptist” tell Miss Maudie?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.        Miss Maudie makes a statement about, “How Atticus is…” What is she talking about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.        What do the children decide to do to Boo Radley and what is the consequence?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER SIX—

 

1.      Why is this Dill’s “last night” in Maycomb?

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Describe the “shadow” and the action that followed.

 

 

 

 

 

3.      What happened to Jem’s pants?

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      What story did Dill “Hatch”?

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Why did Dill run back and kiss Scout?

 

 

 

 

 

6.      What is Jem’s nickname for Scout?

 

 

 

 

7.      What did Jem decide to do after the children went to bed, and did Scout support his decision why/why not?

 

 

 

 

8.      Was Jem’s trip successful why/why not?

 

     CHAPTER SEVEN—

 

1.      How does Scout, “try to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it?”

 

 

 

 

 

2.      What two things did Jem confess that he did not tell Scout about “that night.”

A.

 

 

 

 

B. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      What is special about the tree near the Radley’s house.  Be specific.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      What did Nathan Radley do to the tree?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Why did Jem privately cry after discussing the tree with Atticus?

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CHAPTER EIGHT--

 

1.      What does Mr. Avery say about the Rosetta Stone?

 

 

 

2.      Who died that winter?

 

 

 

3.      What did Scout “nearly die of fright” from?

 

 

 

4.      Why does Mr. Avery state, “See what you have done!” to Scout and Jem.

 

 

 

5.      Describe three phases the snowman goes through.

A.

 

B.

 

C.

 

 

6.      Why does Atticus wake up the children?

 

 

 

7.      Who probably placed the blanket around Scout’s shoulders during the fire?

 

 

 

8.      How does Jem seem to have “lost his mind?”

 

 

 

9.         Why does Jem feel bad about bugging Boo and confesses all to Atticus?

 

 

 

10.    How does Miss Maudie respond to Scout’s statement about the “morphodite?”

 

 

 

 CHAPTER NINE—

 

1.      What does Cecil Jacobs make Scout forget?

 

 

 

2.      What does the emphasis of the novel now change to?

 

 

 

3.      The theme of the mockingbird can now be applied to whom in the novel?

 

 

4.      What does Atticus mean when he states,

     “Try fighting with your head for a change… it’s a good one, even if it resist learning.”

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Describe Scout’s annual Christmas trip (good and bad.)

 

 

 

 

 

6.      What does Uncle Jack mean when he states that “extreme provocation” is acceptable.

 

 

 

 

 

7.      Why does Scout fight Francis?

 

 

 

 

8.      What lesson does Scout teach Uncle Jack about dealing with children?

 

 

 

 

 

9.      What does Atticus mean when he states, “ I hope and I pray I can get Jem and Scout through it without catching Maycomb’s usual disease.”

CHAPTER TEN—

 

1.      How old is Atticus? 

 

2.      In what way(s) does Jem think Atticus is too old for everything?

 

 

 

 

3.      What is Atticus referring to when he states, “Remember it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?” 

 

 

 

 

4.      What does Miss Maudie say about mockingbirds?

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Explain the fate of Tim Johnson and why is it ironic?

 

 

 

 

 

6.      What is Atticus’ old  boyhood nickname and why?

 

 

 

7.      How does Miss Maudie try and explain Atticus to the children?

 

 

 

 

 

8.      How do the children evaluate their father?

     What are the differences in the beginning and at the ending of the chapter?

 

 

 

 

 

9.What type of courage does Atticus display at the end of the chapter?

 

CHAPTER ELEVEN—

 

    1. Describe Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose. 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. What statement does Mrs. Dubose make about the Finch children and their father?

 

 

 

 

 

    1. In what way does Scout consider her father the bravest man in the world?

 

 

 

 

    1. Describe the confrontation between Jem and Mrs. Dubose.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Paraphrase Scout and Atticus’ “rocking chair” discussion. 

 

 

 

 

    1. What happens to Mrs. Dubose towards the end of each of Jem’s sessions?

 

 

 

 

    1. What happens to Mrs. Dubose about a month after Jem’s sessions?

 

 

 

    1. What gift does Mrs. Dubois leave Jem, and what was his reaction?

 

 

    1. Chapter ten was another series of learning experiences for Scout. It involved physical strength (killing of the dog.) This chapter involves a different kind of strength or courage. What is it and describe it? (Hint: Atticus describes it as “real courage”)
PART TWO:
CHAPTER TWELVE—
    1. Discuss Jem’s changing character.

 

 

 

    1. Describe how and why this summer was “unbearable” for Scout.

 

 

 

    1. What problem does Cal face regarding the children and Sunday services?

 

 

 

 

    1. Where do Jem and Scout go with Calpurnia?

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Who is Helen Robinson, and what do the children learn?

 

 

 

 

    1. Describe “Lining” and why is it done?

 

 

 

 

    1. Cal reveals the basics of the “Tom Robinson Case.” What are they?

 

 

 

 

    1. Why does Cal state, “It’s not necessary to tell all you know.” 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Why does Jem tell Scout and Cal, “Look on the porch yonder,” when they are standing on the sidewalk by the Radley place?
 

CHAPTER THIRTEEN—

1.      Why has Aunt Alexander decided to come and stay with the Finches for a while?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      How does Scout define “Fine Folks?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      How does Aunt Alexander define “Fine Folks?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      What is Scout’s reaction to Atticus’ lecture on their heritage, and how does Atticus seem different?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN—

 

1.      How are Jem and Scout now treated in town and why?

 

 

 

 

2.      What question does Scout ask Atticus and what is his response?

 

 

 

 

3.      How/why does Aunty interrupt Scout and Atticus’ discussions?

 

 

 

4.      Who is Aunty referring to when she states, “You must do something about her!” to Atticus, and what is Atticus’ response?

 

 

 

 

5.      What is the atmosphere at the Finch’s House and what are the two causes?

 

 

 

6.      Why did Scout and Jem get into a fistfight?

 

 

 

 

7.      What/who do Jem and Scout find under Scout’s bed?

 

 

 

 

8.      What has Dill done and why (truth and lie)?

 

A.

 

                  B.

 

 

9.      What is the last question Scout asks Dill in Chapter 14, and what is Dill response?

 

CHAPTER FIFTEEN—

 

  1. What is Dill’s fate for the summer?

 

 

 

  1. Explain Dill’s “foolproof plan.”

 

 

 

  1. Why are Mr. Link Deas, Mr. Heck Tate and some other men at the Finch House?

 

 

 

  1. Jem confesses something to Scout.  What is it and why?

 

 

 

  1. What did Atticus do that interested Scout and Jem?

 

 

 

 

  1. Where do Jem, Dill and Scout go and why?

 

 

 

  1. Why is Atticus at the jail, and who else shows up?

 

 

 

  1. A man announces, “I’ll send them home!” then grabs Jem’s collar.  What is Scout’s reaction?

 

 

 

  1. Atticus taught Scout that it is polite to talk to people about what they were interested in.  How does Scout try to do this and is she successful (How)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How does Scout act “normal and natural” at the end of chapter fifteen and what is the significance of chapter fifteen?

 

CHAPTER SIXTEEN—

  1. Upon returning home and going to bed the events of the night “hit” Scout.  What was her reaction and why?

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Atticus say about Mr. Cunningham?

 

a.

 

 

 

b.

 

 

 

  1. How do these two things (#2) reinforce the lesson Scout learned in the first part of the novel?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who is Dolphus Raymond?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Where are the people “parading to” and why?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why doesn’t Miss Maudie participate in the “parade”?

 

 

 

 

  1. Why does Scout ask Jem. “How do you know we ain’t Negroes?”  What is Jem’s response?

 

 

 

 

  1. How are the innocence of the children, Scout and Jem, seen at the trial?

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN—

 

  1. Who is Mr. Gilmer?

 

 

 

  1. Who is the first witness on the stand, and what does he testify about?

 

 

 

  1. What questions does Atticus cross- examine Mr. Tate about?

 

 

 

  1. Describe Mayella’s, the victim, injuries.

 

 

 

  1. Who is the second witness to take the stand?

 

 

 

  1. Where do the Ewell’s live and what are they like?

 

 

 

 

  1. What is Mr. Ewell’s response to the question, “Are you the father of Mayella Ewell?”

 

 

 

 

  1. For what two reasons did Mr. Ewell not call a doctor?

 

 

 

  1. Why did Atticus ask Mr. Ewell to write his name?

 

 

 

 

  1. How does Scout think Jem is counting his chickens?

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN—

1.      Describe Mayella Ewell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      How/why does Mayella think Atticus is mocking her and making fun of her?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      Why does Atticus make such a big deal out of the issue of being strangled when he cross-examines Mayella?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Why did Judge Taylor announce that they all need a ten-minute beak, and what do most of the people in the courtroom do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER NINETEEN—

  1. Describe Tom Robinson.

 

 

  1. Why does Tom ask Mayella, “where were the chillun” and what is her answer?

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Tom testify that Mayella did, and what did he say was her father’s response?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Someone stands up in the audience.  Who & what does he blurt out?

 

 

 

 

  1. What happens when Tom Robinson is placed on the stand and questioned by the prosecuting attorney, (Mr. Gilmer).

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is Tom Robinsons major flaw or mistake?  (“Nobody liked his answer.)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What happens to Dill in the courtroom and why?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How does Scout explain to Dill that Atticus is different from most lawyers?

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Dolphus Raymond say to Dill, and why is it significant that he say it?

CHAPTER TWENTY—

1.                  What did Mr.Dolphus Raymond give Dill to settle his stomach?

 

 

 

2.                  Why does Mr. Dolphus Raymond say he pretends to drink? 

 

 

 

 

3.                  What is Scout’s response to Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s answer?

 

 

 

4.                  According to Mr. Dolphus Raymond why does Dill cry?

 

 

 

5.                  What does Scout state, according to Atticus, “is the worst thing you can do.”

 

 

 

 

6.                  Describe how Atticus’ behavior was out of character in his closing statement, include why?

 

 

 

 

7.                  Why does Atticus state’” That he has only pity in his heart for the chief witness for the state?”

 

 

 

8.                  What is the circumstantial evidence of Mayella’s offence that exists in this case?

 

 

 

9.                  What is the “truth” according to Atticus?

 

 

 

10.              According to Atticus in what way are all men NOT created equal, but where should they be?

 

 

11.              Who walked into the courtroom at the end of the chapter?

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

1.      Why is Calpurnia in the courtroom?

 

 

 

 

 

2.      What does Atticus Tell Jem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.      Scout falls asleep for a few hours, awakens, and has a flashback.  Please describe the flashback.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Describe the analogy Scout implies when the jury reenters the courtroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      What was the outcome of the trial?

 

 

 

 

 

6.      Describe Atticus’ unusual departure from the courtroom and people’s reaction.

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO—

1.        What does Atticus tell Jem there will be regarding the Tom Robinson Case?

 

 

 

 

 

2.        Who leaves what on the Finch’s back steps? Why?

 

 

 

 

 

3.        Why does Atticus tell Cal not to let the people leave the food again?

 

 

 

 

 

4.        Who does Miss Maudie tell Jem also helped Tom Robinson?

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.        How does Miss Maudie think Atticus made some progress with the Tom Robinson case?

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.        What did Dill say he wanted to be when he grew up and why?

 

 

 

 

 

7.        What is “all over town,” and why does Miss Stephanie order the children to stay in the back yard?

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE—

 

1.                  What does Atticus wish Bob Ewell would not do?

 

 

 

 

 

2.                  What does Atticus say about having a gun?

 

 

 

 

 

3.                  What does Atticus say about standing in Bob Ewell’s shoes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.                  What do Atticus and Aunt Alexander disagree about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.                  What will happen to Tom Robinson if he loses his appeal?

 

 

 

 

 

6.                  How does Jem say the law should be changed in regard to capital punishment cases?

 

 

 

 

7.                  According to Atticus, what causes men to loose their heads in a courtroom?

 

 

 

 

8.                  What does Atticus say about a white man who cheats a black man?

(Chapter 23 continued)

(Chapter 23 continued)

9.                  Who cannot serve on a jury in Maycomb and why?

 

 

 

 

 

10.              Who (group of people) is not interested in serving on a jury and why?

 

 

 

 

 

11.              What juror showed, “the shadow of a beginning” and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.              Why did Scout start to cry?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.              According to Jem what are the four classes of folks in Maycomb?

A.

B.

C.

D.

 

 

14.              What does Old Family mean to Jem?

 

 

 

 

 

15.              How does Scout define “Folks,” and in what way does Jem view that definition as a problem?  Include a statement about “Boo Radley.”

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR—

  1. Why was Scout alone with Cal and Miss Maudie?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How was Scout being a lady according to Aunt Alexander?

 

 

 

 

  1. Why was Miss Maudie “deeply angry” at the social meeting?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Where was Scout “more at home” and why?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why does Scout wish she was Governor for a day?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why did Atticus arrive home in the middle of the day?

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the incident at Enfield Farm Prison.

 

 

 

 

  1. Where does Atticus want Cal to go with him and why?

 

 

 

 

  1. How does Scout manage to stay a lady at the end of the chapter?

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE—

  1. What prompts Scout to think, “Jem is the one getting more like a girl now!”

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who did Jem and Dill catch a ride home with (from Barker’s Eddy)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Tell how Helen took the news of her husband.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How did Mr. Underwood describe Tom’s death in his editorial?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe “the secret court of men’s hearts.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What was Mr. Ewell’s comment about Tom’s death?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX—

  1. What grades are Jem and Scout now in?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the flashback that Scout has.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Scout start to fantasize about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why does Atticus tell Scout she was lucky not to have been killed?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why is Scout confused about “Persecution”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What seems to be bugging Jem?

 

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN—

  1. By mid-October events have settled down except three things.  Please describe each event?

A.

 

 

 

 

 

B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. If Bob Ewell “won” in court, why is he still seeking revenge and holding grudges?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who are the Barber sisters and why did Maycomb start to have a Halloween Pageant?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe Scout’s costume.

 

 

 

 

  1. What does the author meant by, “thus began our longest journey together.”

 

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT—

1.Decribe how the weather sets the tone?

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe what Jem and Scout hear when walking to the pageant.  Hint: It is NOT Boo.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is a “cool spot?”

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who scares Jem and Scout and how?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What happens to Scout when her cue is announced?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why did Scout and Jem exit through the back door of the pageant with Scout still wearing her costume?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why does Jem state, “Run Scout run!”

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What is the “dull crunching sound” that Scout hears, then what happens to Scout?

(Chapter 28 continued)

 

(Chapter 28 continued)

 

  1. How many people are under the tree?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe whom Scout touches with her toes.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How does Jem get home?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who does Aunt Alexander phone and whom does Atticus phone (why?)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Scout ask everyone several times, and what is the answer?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe who brought Jem home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. State three “things” Mr. Tate finds at the scene of the attack?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE—

  1. What did Mr. Ewell almost do and how was it his last thing he did?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What probably saved Scout’s life?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. How do Mr. Tate and Atticus disagree about Ewell?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who was the man in the corner that saved Jem?  Include a description.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER THIRTY--

1. How did Atticus correct Scout?

 

 

 

2. Why did Atticus suggest that they carry on their discussion on the front porch, instead of the living room?

 

 

 

 

3. How did Scout do an “everyday thing in the oddest condition.”

 

 

 

 

4.  How did Atticus say Bob Ewell died and Why?

 

 

 

  1. How did Heck Tate say Bob Ewell died and why?

 

 

 

  1. How did Bob Ewell die?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Describe the two knives and tell where they probably came from.

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Mr. Tate mean when he states, Let the dead bury the dead, Mr. Finch.”

 

 

 

 

  1. Why did Scout say, “It’d sorta be like killing a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”

 

 

 

  1. What are Atticus’ remarks to Arthur?

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE—

1.Where does Scout take Boo before he walks home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. What are “Boos” only words in the novel, and whom is he talking to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Who escorts who and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Scout flashes back to several events in the last few years, and she becomes sad.  Why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Scout see from the Radley porch, and how is it significant?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Chapter 31 continued)

 

 

(Chapter 31 continued)

  1. List a flashback in each of the following seasons (Cycle of Life)
    1. Summertime—

 

 

 

    1. Fall—

 

 

 

    1. Winter—

 

 

 

    1. Summer—

 

 

 

    1. Autumn—

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Why/How does Scout feel “very old”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Give an example of Scout following Atticus’ advice “you need to crawl into someone’s skin in order to understand his/her view.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What does Atticus mean when he states, “Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”

CHARACTERIZATION SHEET—

Jem

 

Scout

 

Atticus

 

Dill

 

Calpurnia

 

Miss. Maudie

 

Author Radley

 

Mr. & Mrs. Radley

Nathan Radley

Mr. Bob Ewell

 

Burris Ewell

Mayella Ewell

Tom Robinson

Helen Robinson

Reverend Sykes                                                                                                   (continued)

(continued)

Zebo

Mrs. Stephanie Crawford

Walter Cunningham

Mr. Avery

Miss Caroline

Miss Rachel

Mrs. Dubose

Eula May

Mr. Connor

Cecil Jacobs

Aunt Alexander

Francis Hancock

Tim Johnson

Jack Finch

Heck Tate

Dolphus Raymond

Mr. Underwood

Judge Taylor

Mr. Gilmoe

Bert

Mrs. Merriweather

Link Deas

The Barber Sisters

Name______________________________              Date______________________

LITERARY ANALYSIS –

ENGLISH NINE—Mrs. Hosmer

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Literary Element Review

Directions--List and explain as many examples as you can.  Be specific and cite evidence from the text.

1.      Setting (include many, in order as they change)-

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.      Point of View and Narration--

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Conflict--

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Climax--

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Theme--

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Mood--

 

 

 

(continued)

7.  Tone--

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Rites of Passage--

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.  Symbolism--

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.    Allusion--

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.    Flashback--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Foreshadowing--

 

 

 

 

 

13.   List characters in pairs who are in opposition (conflict) and describe how/why.

 

(continued)

(continued)

14.  Protagonist--

 

 

 

15.  Antagonist--

 

 

 

 

 

16.    Indirect Characterization--

 

 

 

 

 

17. Direct Characterization--

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.    What role does the supernatural (ghosts etc.) play in the novel? 

Why do you think the author chose to include such images? Give examples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.    The court scene plays a pivotal Role in the novel, but there are other "courts" or factors that

determine people's actions.  Name and describe three.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME_______________________________            DATE___________________

LITERARY ANALYSIS

Directions--

STEP ONE-- BRAINSTORMING

1.      Choose a partner to work with.

2.      Discuss the Brainstorm Ideas with your partner. 

3.      Share only the ideas that you can back up with evidence from the book.

 

STEP TWO-- REFINING AND EVIDENCE

1.      Write the topic along the top of your paper

2.      Fill in the following worksheet (Do twice for two examples.  An example is provided for you.)

 

3.      WORKSHEET-- First Example

  1. Define element(s)--

Example-- Flashback is a memory or look back into the past

Your Answer--

A.

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Evidence-- 

       Example--At the end of the novel Scout flashbacks to many of the events that have

                        happened in the last three years.

Your Answer--

B.

 

 

 

 

 

C. Quote-- Prove your evidence with a quote.

Example-- "Daylight in my mind, and the night fades" (Lee 279.)

 

Your Answer--

C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Theme-- Relate the quote to the theme (author's message)  (continued)

(continued)

            Example-- Scout stands on the Radley porch and "sees" past events from Boo's point of

View, therefore she realizes that Author Radley (Boo) is really a nice caring person who protected her, consequently saving her life (Bob Ewell.) She realizes that she was wrong to judge (discriminate) him (or anyone) based upon rumors, gossip and outward appearances. 

Your Answer--

 

STEP THREE-- CLASS DISCUSSION

1.      Refine (What works, what does not) and Additional examples

 

 

 

Give at least SIX EXAMPLES

AND

USE THE A,B,C,D, ANALYSIS METHOD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Schedule

November/December 2004

Friday             10/31/04            Introduction—Interest Inventory & Preview Selection Guide

Monday            11/1/04            Introduction—Packet close sheet            Hw-- None

Tuesday             11/2/04            Read Chapter #1                                Hw Chapter 1

Wednesday             11/3/04            Go over Chapter #1                                Hw Chapter 2 & 3

Thursday             11/4/04            Go over Chapter #2&3               Hw Chapter#4&5

Friday             11/5/04            Go over Chapter #4&5               Hw Chapter#6&7

 

Monday            11/8/04            Go over Chapter #6&7               Hw Chapter#8

Tuesday             11/9/04            Go over Chapter #8                                Hw Chapter#9 & Quiz 1-9

Wednesday             11/10/04            Quiz 1-9,Go over Ch#9               Hw Chapter# 10& 11

                        (End of marking Period)

Thursday             11/11/04                        NO SCHOOL !!!

Friday             11/12/04                        NO SCHOOL !!!

 

Monday            11/15/04            Go over Chapter #10 &11                        Hw Chapter#12 & 13

Tuesday             11/16/04            Go over Chapter 12& 13                        Hw Chapter#14 & 15

Wednesday             11/17/04            Go over Chapter #14 & 15                    Hw Chapter#16 & 17

    & Quiz 10-17

Thursday             11/18/04            Quiz 10-17, Go over Ch #16&17            Hw Chapter#18 & 19

Friday             11/19/04            Go over Chapter #18 & 19                    Hw Chapter#20,21, &22

 

Monday            11/22/04            Go over Chapter #20-22             Hw Chapter#23 & 24

Tuesday             11/23/04            Go over Chapter #23 & 24                    Hw Chapter#25, 26, 27

Wednesday             11/24/04                        NO SCHOOL !!!

Thursday             11/25/04                        NO SCHOOL !!!

Friday             11/26/04                        NO SCHOOL !!!

 

Monday            11/29/04            Go over Chapter #25,26, & 27            Hw Chapter#28 & 29

Tuesday             11/30/04            Go over Chapter #28 &29                         Hw Chapter#30 & 31

                                                                                                                   & Quiz 24-31

Wednesday             12/1/04            Quiz 24-31, Go over Ch #30 & 31            Hw Character Sheet

Thursday             12/2/04            Character Review                                    Hw Unit Test & Packet

Friday             12/3/04            To Kill A Mockingbird Unit Test  & Collect Packet

 

Monday            12/6/04            ESSAY & GRAMMAR

Tuesday             12/7/04            ESSAY& GRAMMAR

Wednesday             12/8/04            ESSAY& GRAMMAR

Thursday             12/9/04            ESSAY& GRAMMAR

Friday             12/10/04            ESSAY& GRAMMAR

 

 

 

 

CONTINUED NEXT PAGE …

Monday            12/13/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

Tuesday             12/14/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

Wednesday             12/15/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

Thursday             12/16/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

Friday             12/17/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

 

Monday            12/20/04            MOVIE & GRAMMAR

Tuesday             12/21/04            Grammar Unit Test

Wednesday             12/22/04            Holiday readings

 

 

 

Happy Holidays!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

***Homework Includes

Reading

Packet Questions

Characterization

Prepared for a quiz on ANY day

 

 

Please bring PACKET AND BOOK to class EVERYDAY. 

Thank you!