To Kill a Mocking Bird Chapter Summaries
To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee
Honors English Summer Homework
Chapter 1-11 Summaries
Chapter 1 Scout, the main character, starts the story off by thinking back to the summer where her brother, Jem, had broken his arm. She looks back to all the things and events that lead up to this mishap. Scout introduces us to her home Maycomb, Alabama and some of its interesting townsfolk like her father Atticus Finch, Calpurnia, Dill, The Radleys, and other neighbors. Her father, Atticus, works in town as a lawyer and Calpurnia is the Finches African American housekeeper who also looks after Scout and Jem. Dill is from Meridian, Mississippi and visits his aunt every summer, Miss Rachel, who is also the Finches neighbor. The Radleys are somewhat mysterious and alienated. As Dill comes to Maycomb he sparks interest in the Radleys, beginning all of their games and schemes to attempt to make Boo Radley come outside.
Chapter 2 Dill goes back home to Meridian in early September and Scout is very excited to go back to school. On her first day her teacher, Miss Caroline, is appalled to see Scout can read and write. It is near lunch and Miss Caroline notices everyone has his or her lunch except Walter Cunningham. Miss Caroline offers Walter money as long as he pays her back, however knowing he cannot pay her back he refuses the money. Scout then decides to speak up, explain he is a Cunningham and being poor and does not have any money. Because of Scout speaking out she is punished and must stand in the corner.
Chapter 3 Scout is in the playground rubbing Walter’s nose in dirt, until Jem comes to stop her. Jem then finds out that Scout is doing this because of their incident in class, so Jem invites him to have lunch with their father. During lunch Scout in scolded by Calpurnia for belittling Walter’s eating habits. The next day at school Miss Caroline had an issue with Burris Ewell when he only comes for the first day of school. Because of Burris, Scout talks
Honors English Summer Homework
Chapter 1-11 Summaries
Chapter 1 Scout, the main character, starts the story off by thinking back to the summer where her brother, Jem, had broken his arm. She looks back to all the things and events that lead up to this mishap. Scout introduces us to her home Maycomb, Alabama and some of its interesting townsfolk like her father Atticus Finch, Calpurnia, Dill, The Radleys, and other neighbors. Her father, Atticus, works in town as a lawyer and Calpurnia is the Finches African American housekeeper who also looks after Scout and Jem. Dill is from Meridian, Mississippi and visits his aunt every summer, Miss Rachel, who is also the Finches neighbor. The Radleys are somewhat mysterious and alienated. As Dill comes to Maycomb he sparks interest in the Radleys, beginning all of their games and schemes to attempt to make Boo Radley come outside.
Chapter 2 Dill goes back home to Meridian in early September and Scout is very excited to go back to school. On her first day her teacher, Miss Caroline, is appalled to see Scout can read and write. It is near lunch and Miss Caroline notices everyone has his or her lunch except Walter Cunningham. Miss Caroline offers Walter money as long as he pays her back, however knowing he cannot pay her back he refuses the money. Scout then decides to speak up, explain he is a Cunningham and being poor and does not have any money. Because of Scout speaking out she is punished and must stand in the corner.
Chapter 3 Scout is in the playground rubbing Walter’s nose in dirt, until Jem comes to stop her. Jem then finds out that Scout is doing this because of their incident in class, so Jem invites him to have lunch with their father. During lunch Scout in scolded by Calpurnia for belittling Walter’s eating habits. The next day at school Miss Caroline had an issue with Burris Ewell when he only comes for the first day of school. Because of Burris, Scout talks