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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Chapter One – Book Notes and Reading Questions
PART 1. Novel tracking. Finish reading chapter one. Take the following notes in
CURRENT UNIT.
CHAPTER 1:
Vocabulary: Copy these words and their definitions into VOCABULARY AND
GRAMMAR.
assuaged,
dictum,
malevolent,
domiciled,
apothecary,
dispatched,
morbid,
intimidation,
taciturn,
ambled,
nocturnal,
nebulous,
unsullied,
dispatched,
predilection,
concession
Book Notes: Take Book Notes on the following… remember they can be
bulleted notes!
 Family background
 Setting
 Family dynamic-roles people play – feelings, etc.
 Characters
 Rumors
 Chapter Summary NoteS
PART 2. Deeper Reading & Connecting. Answer the following questions below in
complete sentences. Complete sentences, steal and spit.
Who is the narrator:__________________________________________________
Describe the narrator: ________________________________________________
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What is the POV: ____________________________________________________
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As our narrator, how might she affect our reading of the story? What are potential biases,
disadvantages, or advantages to her narrative? (Analyze POV)
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What is going on in the world?___________________________________________
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What evidence is presented that indicates time period/events in the world? ____________
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Scout describes the setting of the town in detail. Briefly explain Maycomb below.
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Compare Maycomb to New Rochelle
Similarities to Maycomb
Differences from Maycomb
Below are two quotes that give Maycomb its own characterization. Analyze the quotes and
describe what is revealed to the reader. (Analyze Setting)
Quote
Analysis
A day was twenty-four hours long but
seemed longer. There was no hurry,
for there was nowhere to go, nothing
to buy and no money to buy it with,
nothing to see outside the
boundaries of ___________
County
Of all days Sunday was the day for
formal afternoon visiting: ladies wore
corsets, men wore coats, children
wore shoes
Beginning with the line, “The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were
born,” Scout tells the reader the sad history of the Radley family. Briefly summarize what
happened to the family.
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Who is Boo Radley to Scout and Jem? How do the children and the community shape his
identity for him? (Character, Analyze POV)
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After Dill wonders aloud what Boo Radley looks like, Jem gives a description from his
imagination. How does he describe Boo? What image does his description evoke?
Description
Images that this evokes
The Radley house stands out against Maycomb and the community. What is different? What
could the house potentially represent? (Analyze Setting, Analyze Theme, Analyze Symbol)
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Interpret the following figurative language:
Text
“Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to
the bed most of the time. Atticus said no, it wasn’t
that sort of thing, that there were other ways of
making people into ghosts.”
Effectiveness