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To Kill a MockingbirdChapters 1-3
Setting Information:Place
Small town in the south
Maycomb, Alabama
TimeGreat Depression- 1930’s
Poverty is extensive; few jobs, little $
Segregation- caused a lot of tension
Characters Narrator: Scout (Jean Louise
Finch)• Jem Finch – Scout’s brother• Atticus Finch- Scout and Jem’s
father• Alexandra Finch – Jem & Scout’s aunt• Jack Finch – Jem and Scout’s uncle• Calpurnia- Finch family cook; takes
care of Jem and ScoutBoo RadleyAurther Radley- Boo’s fatherNathan Radley- Boo’s brotherMiss Caroline Fisher- Scout’s teacherWalter CunninghamMr. Cunningham
Chapter 1
Intoduction of Scout as the narrator
Introduction of Calpurnia, Dill,and the Boo Radley legend
Chapter 2
Scout’s first day of school- September
Miss Caroline and Scout argue about Scout’s ability to read
Miss Caroline humiliates Walter Cunningham
Chapter 3
Walter comes to dinner
Miss Caroline meets Burris Ewell
Atticus talks to Scout about Miss Caroline
Group Review of Chapters 1-3Go back to chapters 1-3 and jot down notes
about what’s important that readers learn about…
1. Dill2. Boo Radley legend3. Walter Cunningham – incident at school/
Finch house4. Burris Ewell5. Atticus
Chapter 1Dill•Real name is Charles Baker Harris•From Meridian, Mississippi, but spends his summers with his aunt, the Finches next door neighbor, Miss Rachel•Page 7- Tiny for his age, cowlick on his forehead, and snow white hair
Boo Radley LegendPg. 11- According to the legend, Boo Radley
stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. After the incident, his father locks him up in his house for 15 years.
Mr. Radley dies – Nathan Radley comes in to take care off Boo and the lock-up continues
Atticus tries to teach Jem and Scout to mind their own business & leave Boo alone
Chapter 2
Walter Cunningham – extremely poor
Miss Caroline wanted to lend Walter money for lunch
Walter refused to take the money because he couldn’t pay her back
Miss Caroline scolds Scout for sticking up for Walter
Chapter 3•As the chapter opens, Scout is beating up Walter in the schoolyard
•Jem stops her and invites Walter over for dinner
•Scout embarresses Walter by asking him why he’s pouring molasses all over his food
•Calpurnia calls Scout into the kitchen and lectures her on hospitality- She tell Scout that Walter is a guest in their home and he can do as he pleases without being judged (this scene shows Scout’s innocence)
Burris Ewellp. 26- comes to school with “cooties” in his
hair – Miss Caroline tries to send him home
Burris is rude and disrespectful to Miss Caroline – tells her he is never coming back
Another student explains that the Ewell’s always come on the first day and never return (truancy)
AtticusInvites Scout to read with him after dinnerScout tells her father that Miss Caroline scolded her for being able to readAtticus tells Scout to try and see things from Miss Caroline’s perspective- Miss Fisher is trying to do her best in a new town
Atticus – fiercely non-racist –Believes in the law and the idea that civil liberties must always be respected
Write down any questions you have about chapters 1-3 in your notebook!
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