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Discussion Directer-AJ Connecter and Charcter Captian- Blaine-o Vocabulary- Nick Lit. Lumnary-Terry Discussion Directer AJ What is Jems altitude when he turns twelve? He is being snotty and rude. Did dill come to Maycomb? No his mom remarried and he stayed back to help build a boat with his step dad. Where does Calpurnia take the children on Sunday? She takes them to a colored church. Does aunt Alexandria stay back with the children? Yes because she thinks they need a feminine influence. Why has dill run away from home? Because his mom and new father didn’t pay attention. Why was there a group of men at the jail house? They were going to lynch tom Robbins. Why is the colored church called first purchase? Because the slaves purchased it after fredom. When scotts goes to sleep what does she find under her bed. It was dill he had ran away form home Wy did dill run away form home. Because his new dad and his mom did not pay enough attion to him.

Blaine Recker- Character Captain and Connector


 * **//__ Characters __//** || **//__ Adjectives __//** || **//__ Example of behavior/actions __//** ||
 * Jem || Moody, Difficult || Jem was 12. He was difficult to live with, inconsistently, moody. He is going through changes, becoming a young man. ||
 * Scout || Upset, Disappointed || Scout was told by Jem to start acting like a girl. ||
 * Calpurnia || Caring || She took the children to an all black’s church. ||
 * Dill || Independent || He wanted to stay with his mom and new dad. ||
 * Reverend Sykes || Welcoming, Demanding || He welcomes the whites into his church. Demands that everyone pay ten cents so that Tom Robinson’s wife, Helen, has money for her family. ||

Vocabulary –Nick Allsup v Chapter 12 v Chapter 15 v Chapter 16 v Chapter 17
 * Ø Alien: (adj.) not a person’s normal behavior (P.)(115)
 * Ø Appalling: (adj.) causing dismay (p.)(115)
 * Ø Austere: (adj.) serving in manner or appearance (p.)(122)
 * Ø Boded: (adj.) to serve as an omen or to announce beforehand (p.)(115)
 * Ø Futility: (n.) the quality of being useless in a situation (p.)(153)
 * Ø Impassive: (adj.) without emotion (p.)(154)
 * Ø Stifle: (v.)To suppress or withhold (p.)(146)
 * Ø Succinct: (adj.) to express in few words (p.)(151)
 * Ø Elucidate: (v) (without object) to clarify (P.)(160)
 * Ø Fey: (adj.) being in unnaturally high spirits (p.)(156)
 * Ø Sundry: (adj.) diverse or various (p.) (162)
 * Ø Acrimonious: (adj.) stingy or bitter in nature (p.)(171)
 * Ø Amiably: (adj.) friendly, social, good in nature (p.)(169)
 * Ø Infinite: (adj.) endless (p.)(169)
 * Ø Quelling: (v.) to vanquish, subdue, or suppress (p.)(173)
 * Ø Sullen: (adj.) sluggish or gloomy (P.)(169)