English+(Susan+&+Stephen)

8th English To Kill A Mocking Bird

pretty good overview of part of the book []

Chapter 1 (Mat) Jem is introduced to the book as Scout’s big brother who was happy that his broken arm was healed because he could then play football. Jeremy Atticus Finch later goes on to run into a kid who lives next door named Dill. After introducing themselves and listening to Dill talk about his life in Mississippi he and his sister end up liking Dill and let him be their friend. After Jem and Scout warned Dill of the Radleys. He bought up the idea of making Boo Radley come out which interested Jem and scout then was challenged by dill to make Boo come out they were not sure how so Dill told Jem to go and touch the house. He did, as soon as he touched the house he immediately ran back as Dill and Scout follow.

Chapter 2 (Mat) As school starts again Dill goes back to Meridian. As sad as Scout is she can not help but be excited to enter the 1st grade. As Scout is escorted to school by her older brother, he makes sure that Scout knows that they "can't play any more" (pg. 16) at least not at school. When she entered her classroom she saw her teacher, Miss Auburn, name written on the board. As the day went on Ms.Auburn asked Scout to read some of her material, then found out that she was literate. She then told Scout to tell her father not to teach her anymore because "it would interfere with [her] reading" (pg.17) Scout tried to explain that her father didn't teach her, but it was no use. Ms.Auburn would not believe Scout, when she actually did learn by herself. Once lunch came along, Ms.Auburn asks people where they're going to eat. She noticed that Walter Cunningham did not have any lunch. when she asked why Scout tried to explain that it was because he was a Cunningham, and that there was no use on letting him borrow money because he couldn't pay her back. Ms. Caroline took this in an offensive way and "whipped" Scout by smacking her on the hand with a ruler. This only made the class laugh at her.

Chapter 3 (Mat) It starts with Scout beating up Walter in the schoolyard because "he made [her] start on the wrong foot" (pg.31). Jem stops her from pumblung him, and invites Walter to eat dinner with them. On their walk home they talk a little about the Radley Place. When they got home Atticus was talking to Walter when suddenly he asks for syrup. When they gave him some he poured syrup on EVERYTHING! When Scout asked what the heck he was doing Walter became embarrassed and stopped. She then was called into the kitchen, and got into trouble for making fun of how he eats.

Chapter 4 (Mat) school was still not going well for Scout. One day, as she runs past the Radley place she finds an unwrapped gum inside a knot hole. She takes it and after an examination she chews it. When Jem finds her chewing it he makes her spit it out and clean her mouth because of the storys they say about anything from the Radleys place is poisoned. On the last day of school they found another piece of gum and two polished pennies in the knot hole. After that, Dill came back to Maycomb. When Dill said he could smell fear the topic of hot steams came up. After Scout told Dill it was nothing but "nigger-talk" (pg.37) they decided to roll each other in a tire, and since Jem was still mad at Scouts remarks he pushed her WAY to hard. When Scout finally came to a stop she found herself facing the radley place and after a state of shock she ran back to her brother.

Vocabulary (Jocelyn) (: Adversity: unfortunate event or circumstances (noun) Hero: character who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, displays courage and the will for self sacrifice-that is, heroism-for some greater good of all humanity (noun) Ambiguous: open to multiple possible meanings (adj.) Archetype: an original model or pattern from which other later copies are made, especially a character, an action, or situation that seems to represent common patterns of human life (noun) Anti-hero: a protagonist who is the opposite of a traditional hero (noun) Point of view: the way a story gets told and who tells it (noun phrase) Perspective: a way of regarding situations, facts, etc., and judging their relative importance (noun) Conflict: the opposition between two chracters...between two groups of people, or between the protagonist and a larger problem, such at the forces of nature, ideas, or the attitudes of society, etc. (noun of verb) Herculean: very hard to perform, as if requiring the labors of Hercules ( a demi- God) (adj.) Heroine: woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities; the principal female character in a story, play, film, etc. (noun) Audience: the person(s) reading a text, listening to a speaker, or observing a performance (noun) Line: a mark or stroke, long in proportion to its breadth (noun) Persona: the image or personality that a person presents to other people; characters in a play (noun) Purpose: an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal (noun) Stanza: an arrangement of certain number of lines, forming division of a poem (noun) Style: a particular way in which something is done, created, or performed (noun) Tone: the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers; also, a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood (noun) Verse: writing in which words are arranged in a rhythmic pattern (noun) Word Choice: Bankrupt: at the end of one's resources; lacking (adj.) Epitaph: something written or said in memory of a dead person ; especially **:** words written on a gravestone (noun) Euphemism: a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive (noun) Irony: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of it's literal meaning' an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been expected (noun) Thwarted: to prevent (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening (adj. as used) Venerable: old and respected **:** valued and respected because of old age, long use, etc. (adj.) Assauged: made (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc (verb) Eccentric: tending to act in strange or unusual ways (adj.) Malevolent: having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person(adj.) Entailment: envolving by necessity or as a consequence Vexations: the state of being worried or annoyed **:** irritation or annoyance(noun) Mortification: feeling very embarrassed and foolish (noun)