"To Kill A Mockingbird" Assignment through 11/16

You will be responsible for reading through the first three chapters of To Kill A Mockingbird over the weekend.
While reading, you should jot down any questions that you have.
Aside from the vocabulary list I will be giving you, if you do not know a word please write it down and define it.

Over the weekend, you must read through chapter 3 (pg 3-32). As you read chapters 1-8, you will be completing a character chart for the following characters: Scout, Jem, Dill, Boo, Calpurnia, Atticus, and Walter.
The character chart should include:
▪Character’s name
▪A quote describing the character’s appearance
▪A quote spoken by or about the character that shows personality
▪A one sentence description showing the reader’s thoughts/ideas/reflections/speculations about the character

Think about the following questions:
1. What does it mean to "act responsibly?" Explain what a person needs to do in order to "act responsibly" in the 1930's in Maycomb, Alabama.
2. Who can people trust in Maycomb, Alabama? Identify your impressions of Dill, Calpurnia, Jem, the narrator, Atticus, the Radleys, Miss Stephanie Crawford, and Miss Caroline Fisher.
3. What are some essential family values and family history that have shaped the people in this community?
4. What behaviors are acceptable in the Maycomb community? What behaviors are not acceptable in the community?
5. Which characters inform Scout about proper behavior? How do these characters tell her to act?
6. What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behavior during lunch suggest about his home life?
7. Describe Miss Caroline's interactions with Burris Ewell. What does this suggest about Miss Caroline? What does this suggest about the Ewells?
8. What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter?
9. Does Scout learn anything from Walter's visit? What do you think this is?
10. Atticus says that you never really understand a person "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." What does this mean? What does this lesson suggest about Atticus? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn?

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