According to what does Boo look like? Jem’s description, What act of on part ends the chapter? ‘courage’ Jem’s Thinking Questions: Answer two of the following questions How old do you think the narrator is when she tells us the story? List phrases from the chapter that helped you arrive at this conclusion. Atticus tells Scout that there are ways [besides chaining them to beds] of making people “other What does he mean by ghosts? What he have in mind? List several. into ghosts.” “ways” might Given what you know of Maycomb and of the Radley the to fit family, why don’t Radley’s seem in? How might Maycomb itself be responsible for the strangeness? Radley’s Review the information about Dill. What kind of person is he? List several of your conclusions. What do you know about his background that might account for these aspects of his character? RESPONSE SPACE: Chapter Two: The Facts: Comprehension: Name the things that Scout does that Why do you think the teacher “annoy” Miss Caroline. might feel that way? Have you ever had a teacher get annoyed at you for a reason you didn’t understand? Explain. Scout seems to be ahead of where Miss Caroline expects here to be in her academic skills. Scout knows how to read and write, and can even write in script, which is not supposed to be until the 3rd grade. Scout “learned” also is very outspoken and assertive. She does not understand conversational boundaries yet. In blurting out everything that comes to her mind, literally, she baffled Miss Caroline, who is having trouble relating to children of southern rural Maycomb County.
According to Jem’s description, what does Boo look like? What act of ‘courage’ on Jem’s part ends the chapter? Thinking Questions: Answer two of the following questions How old do you think the narrator is when she tells us the story? List phrases from the chapter that helped you arrive at this conclusion. Atticus tells Scout that there are “other ways [besides chaining them to beds] of making people into ghosts.” What does he mean by ghosts? What “ways” might he have in mind? List several. Given what you know of Maycomb and of the Radley family, why don’t the Radley’s seem to fit in? How might Maycomb itself be responsible for the Radley’s strangeness? Review the information about Dill. What kind of person is he? List several of your conclusions. What do you know about his background that might account for these aspects of his character? RESPONSE SPACE: Chapter Two: The Facts: Comprehension: Name the things that Scout does that “annoy” Miss Caroline. Why do you think the teacher might feel that way? Have you ever had a teacher get annoyed at you for a reason you didn’t understand? Explain. Scout seems to be ahead of where Miss Caroline expects here to be in her academic skills. Scout knows how to read and write, and can even write in script, which is not supposed to be “learned” until the 3rd grade. Scout also is very outspoken and assertive. She does not understand conversational boundaries yet. In blurting out everything that comes to her mind, literally, she baffled Miss Caroline, who is having trouble relating to children of southern rural Maycomb County.
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