Lets do some…Lets do some…

Crooning:

““All the way to the house, Helen said, she All the way to the house, Helen said, she heard a soft voice behind her, heard a soft voice behind her, crooningcrooning foul words.”foul words.”

Crooning:

to sing or murmur something in a to sing or murmur something in a soft low voicesoft low voice

Purloined:

““Miss Tutti was sure those traveling fur Miss Tutti was sure those traveling fur sellers who came through town two days sellers who came through town two days ago had ago had purloinedpurloined their furniture.” their furniture.”

Purloined:

to steal something, especially when the to steal something, especially when the theft breaks another's trusttheft breaks another's trust

Gait:

““We had slowed to a cautious We had slowed to a cautious gaitgait, and , and were feeling our way forward so as not to were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the tree.”bump into the tree.”

Gait:

way of walking, running, or moving along way of walking, running, or moving along on footon foot

Ghoul:

““We squandered our first nickels on the We squandered our first nickels on the House of Horrors, which scared us not at House of Horrors, which scared us not at all; we entered the black seventh-grade all; we entered the black seventh-grade room and were led around by the room and were led around by the temporary temporary ghoulghoul in residence and were in residence and were made to touch several objects alleged to made to touch several objects alleged to be component parts of a human being.”be component parts of a human being.”

Ghoul:

somebody who is morbidly fascinated somebody who is morbidly fascinated with death, disaster, or repulsive thingswith death, disaster, or repulsive things

Pinioned:

““Its owner said, “Uff!” and tried to catch Its owner said, “Uff!” and tried to catch my arms, but they were tightly my arms, but they were tightly pinionedpinioned.”.”

Pinioned:

to restrain or immobilize somebody, to restrain or immobilize somebody, especially by tying his or her armsespecially by tying his or her arms

Untrammeled:

““He liked to tell things his own way, He liked to tell things his own way, untrammeleduntrammeled by state or defense, and by state or defense, and sometimes it took him a while.”sometimes it took him a while.”

Untrammeled:

not restricted or restrainednot restricted or restrained

Prejudice

–noun 1.an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

What are some examples of prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Who would you hire to baby-sit your children?

A B C

Who you hired…

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A. Brittany Holberg robbed and murdered an 80-year-old man, striking him with a hammer and stabbing him nearly 60 times.

B. Raymond (Munch) Swan has four children and also cares for his younger brother.

C. Ted Bundy confessed to just about 30 murders but there could have been at least four more. He is one of the most notorious serial killers.

Who got expelled from school for threatening to stab another student?

A B C

A.

Are prejudice thoughts Are prejudice thoughts sometimes uncontrollable?sometimes uncontrollable? Use examples from the book, experience, or

general knowledge in your explanation.