do with Atticus? Miss Caroline says that she can no longer read with her father. 11. What compromise does Atticus make with the narrator after hearing about this? -Atticus says she must keep going to school‚ and he will continue reading to her. 12. The Cunninghams are considered “poor but proud.” What is meant by this? -It means that they don’t have a lot of money but they are pride people who work hard. 13. Why does Miss Caroline tell Burris Ewell to go home? -Because she
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To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Guide Questions Chapter 1 1. a) Pride in ancestry and “tradition”“Being Southerners‚ it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings.” (pg.1‚2)-pride in ancestry “It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead‚ Finch’s Landing‚ and make their living from cotton.” (pg.2)- pride in tradition b) Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are
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Chapter 1 1a. A sentence which illustrates pride in ancestry and “tradition is‚ “. . . source of shame. . . we had no recorded ancestors. . . All we had was Simon Finch . . . who lived to an impressive age and died rich.” 1b. A sentence which illustrates pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different is‚ “The Radleys kept to themselves and kept their shutters and doors closed on Sundays.” 1c. A sentence which illustrates awareness of difference in social classes is‚ “The Cunninghams
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1. In To Kill A MockingBird‚ Harper Lee describes the school setting and Southern culture to better understand the story and its plot. Lee describes deep divisions between the people in Maycomb‚ divisions that the everyone in the town is aware of. For example‚ when Scout’s first grade teacher‚ Miss Caroline‚ is new to Maycomb and does not know of these divisions‚ she is quickly showed them. She tells Burris Ewell after a “cootie” comes out of his hair‚ to go home and wash his hair‚ but is puzzled
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buy it with…” (Lee‚ 6) Narrow span of interest and almost no interest in the world outside of Maycomb ‘...nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.” (Lee‚ 6) Approximately when does the story begin? Show evidence to support your answer. The story approximately begins in the 1930s‚ after the Great Depression hit Alabama. They are dealing with the struggles that come along with this serious financial strait.“There was no hurry‚ for there was nowhere to go‚ nothing to buy and no money
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To Kill A Mockingbird Summer Reading Journal 1. The books title: To Kill A Mockingbird Authors name: Harper Lee Copyright date: 1960‚ Renewed in 1988 Number of pages: 323 2. Summary Of The Plot: The story is from the point of view of Scout Finch‚ a little girl growing up in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ after the Great Depression. The story follows her life as she lives through many social issues‚ including racism in the deep South. This issue is shown when her dad who is an attorney has to defend
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I wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear we were studying this book in class but I found that I really enjoyed it. I really liked it because of the fact that the prominent theme of racial prejudice is so controversial. I found it very hypocritical that the gossiping friends of Aunt Alexandra could be so concerned about the maroons in Africa and yet be so racial to the black people in their society. There’s nothing more distracting than a sulky darky”‚ is what Mrs. Merriweather says. It is also completely
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1. It depends on who you’re asking but the most trustworthy seems to be Atticus. 2. 3. Integrity & not to have prejudice 4. Racism‚ tolerance 5. Scout’s teacher‚ Calpurnia‚ and Atticus. 6. Walter is more independence; his home life isn’t very good. 7. It suggests she’s a no-nonsense type of person. 8. 9. Scouts learns to accept others such as Walter 10. He means that you can’t understand a person until you ’live their life’. This is hard for Scout to learn as
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just waiting for those lights to turn green. 3. Have you ever sneezed and wondered about how fast that sneeze is actually traveling? Probably not‚ but on average‚ sneezes move at approximately 100 miles per hour. 4. Avocados are poisonous enough to kill…birds. 5. Different animals react differently to certain emotions‚ such as happiness. For example‚ gorillas react to happiness by burping. 6. As far as we know‚
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evidence‚ examine and explain the devices used by the author to create this complex character. Then‚ describe how this character has contributed to the development of the plot in Chapters 7-11. Scout is a complex character in the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”. From the beginning of the story‚ Scout goes against the stereotype of the “prissy little girl that plays with her dolls.” She prefers to play with Jem and Dill instead. She prefers to wear denim overalls instead of dresses. Throughout the
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