Group+3--Ch.+5-11+Literary+Elements

Emily-Character Captain Taylor-Lit. Luminary Hannah-Discussion Director Ashley-Vocab

** Discussion Director Questions ** Chapter 6 Q Why does Scout disapprove of Jem and Dill’s plan to snoop on the Radley’s?
 * She says no one just goes for a walk, and she is afraid Atticus will wake and find out that they have gone to spy on the Radley’s.

Chapter 7 Q What does Jem tell Scout when he returns from retrieving his pants? Q When Jem and Scout decide to send a letter to the person who leaves the gifts in the tree, something stops them. What is it, who did it, and why?
 * Jem tells Scout that the Radleys knew he was coming back because he returned to his pants stitched where they were ripped and folded next to the fence.
 * The hole in the tree is filled with cement and Nathan Radley has done it. Nathan said that the tree was “dead.”

Chapter 8 Q Why does Scout question Atticus about his visit to the Radley place? How much information does Atticus reveal to her? Q Why does Atticus save Miss Maudie’s oak rocking chair from the fire? Q When Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem realize?
 * Scout questions Atticus because she wants to know more about Arthur (Boo) Radley. All Attics tells her is that he did not see him.
 * Atticus saves the oak rocking chair because it is said to have been the most valuable to Miss Maudie.
 * Jem realizes that he, nor Scout, ever noticed it. They think that one of the Radleys must have placed it on her shoulders.

Chapter 9 Q How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for “white” lawyers to defend black clients in Alabama? Q Scout and Jem say they have “mixed feelings” about Christmas. What things contribute to why they do or do not like Christmas?
 * Atticus believes he should defend Tom until the end, if he didn’t defend him he would have lost many of the things he values. Yes, it is normal for white lawyers to defend “black” clients.
 * ** Things They Like ** ||  ** Things They Do Not Like **  ||
 * The Tree || Francis ||
 * The Cooking || Aunt Alexandra’s coldness ||
 * Uncle Jack Finch ||  ||

Q Uncle Jack Finch tells Scout that she is growing out of her pants. What does he mean by this?
 * He is referring to the fact that Scout is acting too old for her age: saying things she should not be saying (cussing).

Chapter 10 Q Atticus tells the kids that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Why does Atticus feel it is a sin to kill a mockingbird? Q Why does Heck Tate not want to shoot Tim Johnson?
 * Mockingbirds are harmless, all they do is sing, unlike other birds who pick at gardens ect.
 * He claims that this is a “one-shot job,” which suits Atticus perfectly.

Chapter 11 Q How does Atticus tell Jem to react to Mrs. Dubose’s comments? Q What request does Mrs. Dubose make for Jem? Is this a fair punishment for his “crime?” Q What does Atticus think about insults such as, “nigger-lover?”
 * He tells Jem to ignore them and not say anything to her about them.
 * Mrs. Dubose requests that Jem reads to her every day for two hours. Yes, this was a fair punishment.
 * Atticus thinks that it is just another word to describe someone, that makes the person saying it feel better.

**Characters**


 * Miss Maudie Atkinson ** - Is an older friend of the finches. She has a passion for justice. She is the same age as Atticus's brother. She loved to garden.


 * Mr. Avery ** - He is fat.. He told Jem & Scout that "the weather changes because of bad children like you"


 * Cecil Jacobs **- Scout tries starting a fight with Cecil Jacobs because Cecil is being racist about Scout's dad.


 * Aunt Alexandra ** - Snotty, rude


 * Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose ** - lives two houses down from the Finches & a sickly old woman. She says mean things to Scout and Jem.


 * Tom Robinson ** - Accused of raping a white woman.


 * Miss Rachel ** - Finches neighbor, watchful of ownings.

**Literary Luminary**
 * Main Passages**

In chapter 6 I chose the passage where Jem, Dill, and Scout go over to the Radley place to peak in through a shutter to see if Boo Radley is alive or not. As they look in, the two boys and young notice a man in a shadow; then hear a noisy gunshot behind them. When the group reaches home there are a group of adults saying Mr. Nathan Radley shot at a negro man. Atticus becomes suspicious of where they really were.
 * Passage number #1 **

**Passage number #2** In chapter 5 Scout notices Jem and Dill seem to be getting closer. In no one’s surprise, Scout becomes jealous and feeling of left out. However, Scout starts to go over to Miss Maudie Atkinson, a widow with a beautiful garden that Scout loves to tend. Miss Maudie begins to speak of Boo Radley telling Scout that all the rumors are fals; he was friendly and very polite as a child. Scout was unsure to believer her or not.

**Passage number #3** __School__ has begun yet again for Scout; yet she’s still a trouble maker. Jem promises her that school will only get better if she tries; but she’s just so unhappy as to where she was unhappy in first grade. Scout starts to shake things off because lately Jem and Scout have been receiving these “presents” in the knothole of the door. They are bit confused to know if it is for them or for someone else?

In chapter 9, __Christmas__ is nearing and Atticus’s brother and sister are arriving for a week to spend time for the holidays. After Christmas, they all go to the Finch’s cabin where Francis, scout’s cousin, lives; Scout isn’t happy due to the fact Francis is the most boringest child alive. One night Francis is talking badly about Atticus saying he is a “nigger lover” because he sticks up for black men in the courtroom. In Scout’s defense, she beats Francis up!
 * Passage number #4 **

In chapter 11, Jem isn’t no better than Scout. Why? Because there is an old bitter lady that lives on the same block as his family named, Mrs. Dubose. She constantly yells at Jem and Scout for walking on her sidewalk going to school. One day, the bitter old lady made remark that upset Jem so much she went up and destroyed all of her bushes! In her defense, Jem now has to read to her everyday for a month for his punishment. After a month of his punishment, she dies because she was ill and had an addiction of morphine. Mrs. Dubose had a __special__ box for Jem; inside was a white camellia. ** Connections ** My connections to the main passages above
 * Passage number #5 **

I would have to say my first connection would be when Scout, Jem, and Dill go over to sneak into the Radley’s place. I can connect to this because there is the really old abanded house a couple blocks from my house. One Halloween night, my siblings dared me to run up to the door, knock, then run. I couldn’t do it because of the old scary man that lived there. Just like relation with the kids and Boo Radley.
 * Connection #1 **

Following onto connection #2 is all about the time when Amanda and Luke decided to have all these fun games but not including me. That is how I became a mommy’s girl!(: Eventually Amanda grew apart from Luke because he would sit on her and squish her, so she came back to me! Another connection would be when friends decide to leave other friends just because of their looks or for no reason at all. In my own opinion that isn’t right, everyone should be treated equal.
 * Connection #2 **

Scout is a trouble maker at school; I can deftinatly relate to that in many ways. I’ve been in trouble quite a lot this school year to the point I just don’t care anymore; too stressed! Another instance would be Luke always has had an opinated mouth, so I guess he’s my example for why my behavior isn’t the best!
 * Connection #3 **

Whenever it is Christmastime at the Dement house, it’s full of crazy ambition. Growing up I never had a cousin that was the same age as me, so it always boring for me. Until I started to grow up to play with the bigger kids just because they would always tease me first then let me play with them. Now it’s just about the fun and games with the Dement kids.
 * Connection #4 **

My very last connection reminds me of my brother, Luke. Now, even as a child Luke would always help out the elderly. This old lady that lived across the street from us was very polite, she very old so Luke would read to her and help out the lawn. The day she moved, Luke was upset but he received some valuable stuff; just like Jem.
 * Connection #5 **

=Vocabulary---Ashley= __ Chapter 5 __
 * Asinine: adj- extremely stupid or foolish
 * Benevolence: adj- well-meaning or kindly
 * Benign: adj- gentle, kindly, or gracious (p. 42)
 * Chameleon: adj- person who changes their opinions or behavior according to the situation (p. 42)
 * Cordiality: adj- warm and friendly pg.43
 * Edification: n- instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually pg. 49
 * Morbid: adj- characterized by or appealing to an abnormal and unhealthy interest in disturbing or unpleasant subjects.
 * Quibbling: n- slight objection or criticism

__Chapter 6__
 * Collards: n- a cabbage of a variety that doesn’t develop a heart
 * Eerily: adj- strange and frightening
 * Malignant: adj- very virulent or infectious, reoccurring (pg. 55)
 * Prowess: n- skill or expertise in a particular action or field
 * Ramshackle: adj- state of severe disrepair
 * Respiration: n- act of breathing
 * Rigid: adj- unable to bend or be forced out of shape

__Chapter 7__
 * Cleaved: v- to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow
 * Meditative: adj- given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative
 * Vigil: n- period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep pg. 62

__Chapter 8__
 * Aberrations: n- the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course (pg. 63)
 * Cordial: adj- courteous and gracious, friendly, warm
 * Morphodite: n- shortened version of a hermaphrodite
 * Perpetrated: v- to commit, present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner
 * Procured: v- to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means (pg. 66
 * Taffeta: n- a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plan woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.
 * Touchous: adj- oversensitive and irritable
 * Unfathomable: adj- not able to be completely understood, incomprehensible

__Chapter 9__
 * Analogous: adj- corresponding in some particular (pg. 77)
 * Catwalk: n- narrow walkway, used to provide access or allow workers to stand or move
 * Changelings: n- a child secretly or unintentionally substituted for another
 * Compensation: n- something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury…
 * Constituted: v- to appoint to an office or function, make or create
 * Deportment: n- the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher (pg. 81)
 * Gallantly: adj- brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous
 * Harbored: n- a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents
 * Hookah: n- a tobacco pipe of Near Eastern origin with a long, flexible tube by which the smoke is drawn through a jar of water and thus cooled
 * Invective: n- an insulting or abusive word or expression (pg. 87)
 * Obstreperous: adj- resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly (pg. 85)
 * Uncompromising Lineaments:

__Chapter 10__
 * Alist: adj- inclined to one side, heeling or listing (pg. 95)
 * Bout: n- period, session, spell
 * Rudiments: n- a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something (pg.90)

__Chapter 11__
 * Apoplectic: adj- intense enough to cause a sudden hemorrhage
 * Calomel: n -a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide
 * Degradation: n- the act of degrading- reduced in rank, position, reputation (pg. 102)
 * Escapade: n- reckless adventure or wild prank
 * Interdict: n- Civil Law any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer (pg. 102)
 * Oppressive: adj-burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical
 * Passé: n- the numbers 19 through 39 in roulette (pg. 99)
 * Philippic: n- any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation
 * Rectitude: n- rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue (pg. 102)
 * Tirade: n- a prolonged outburst of bitter speech (pg. 106)
 * Umbrage: n - offense; annoyance; displeasure (pg. 102)
 * Undulate: v- to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
 * Viscous: adj- having a relatively high resistance to flow (pg. 107)