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Alaurah Alderson-Vocabulary & Character Captian Jenni Beck-Connector Shea Parkin-Literary/Luminary Jon Lona-Discussion/Director Who does scout oveorhear talking about Tom Robinson? Atticus and Jack saying that he is doomed but its inacent. Why does jem lose his temper at Mrs.Dobose house? She said that Atticus not any better than the Negros that he works with. What was Mrs.Dobose addicted to and what did she do the help her addiction? She was addicted to Morphine and reading help her addiction. When Scout is left out by Jem and Dill who does she start hanging with? Her neighbors. What was going on when Jem, Scout and Dill hear a shot gun go off? Mr. Radley heard some noise outside and said it was a negro going through is garden. What does Jem and Scout find in the knothole? A ball of gray twine. Who puts the blanket on Scout after the fire? Boo Radley. Why does Scout nearly start a fight at school? Cecil Jacobs declares that Scout's daddy defends negro's. Jenni: Text to world; Atticus defending a negro is the same as Samuel Leibowitz in the Scottsboro Trials because they both were going against what other people thought. John: Text to Text TKAM reminds me of the Pledge of Allegiance. Atticus stands up for Tom even though he is a negro displaying we truly are the same people under God. Shea: Text to character- Shea connected to Ms. Maudie because she was grumpy all of the time, even when people said nice things like “Good Morning”. Alaurah: self to text: when I was younger, people treated me like I was dumb and unsophisticated. Like Scout I knew it was hard to be understood and adults just would not listen to me.

Page 42- Miss Maudie hated her house; time spent indoors was time wasted. She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat men’s coveralls, but after her 5 o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty.

I choose this because usually we don’t see people dressed like this anymore, a long time ago we did.

Page 45- Miss Maudie stopped rocking, and her voice hardened.

I choose this because it reminds me of me, because I harden my voice and it reminds me of you guys when you get mad

Alaurah: as·i·nine

adjective

1.foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid

be·nev·o·lence

noun

1. desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness: to be filled with benevolence toward one's fellow creatures.

2. an act of kindness; a charitable gift.

be·nign (42)

adjective

1. having a kindly disposition; gracious: a benign king.

2. showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness

cha·me·le·on

noun

1. any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue.

2. a changeable, fickle, or inconstant person.

cor·dial·i·ty (43)

noun, plural

1. cordial quality or feeling.

ed·i·fi·ca·tion (49)

noun

1. an act of edifying.

mor·bid

adjective

1. suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.

quib·bling

adjective

1. characterized by or consisting of quibbles; carping; niggling: quibbling debates.

col·lard

noun

1. a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.

2. collards. Also called collard greens. the leaves of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.

ee·rie

adjective

1. uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.

ma·lig·nant (55)

adjective

1. disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred.

2. very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect.

prow·ess

noun

1. exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.

res·pi·ra·tion

noun

1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.

rig·id

adjective

1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.

2. firmly fixed or set.

3. inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior.

verb 4. exacting; thorough; rigorous: a rigid examination.

5. so as to meet precise standards; stringent: lenses ground to rigid specifications

Cleave

adjective

1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually followed by to ).

2. to remain faithful (usually followed by to ): to cleave to one's principles in spite of persecution

vig·il (62)

noun

1. wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.

ab·er·ra·tion (63)

noun

1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

cor·dial

adjective

1. courteous and gracious; friendly; warm: a cordial reception.

noun

5. a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.

per·pe·trate

verb

1. to commit: to perpetrate a crime.

pro·cure (66)

verb

1. to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.

taf·fe·ta

noun

1. a medium-weight or light-weight fabric of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk, usually smooth, crisp, and lustrous, plain-woven, and with a fine crosswise rib effect.

2. any of various other fabrics of silk, linen, wool, etc., in use at different periods.

a·nal·o·gous (77)

adjective

1. having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous.

cat·walk

noun

a narrow walkway, especially one high above the surrounding area, used to provide access or allow workers to stand or move, as over the stage in a theater, outside the roadway of a bridge, along the top of a railroad car, etc.

change·ling

noun

1. a child surreptitiously or unintentionally substituted for another.

2. (in folklore) an ugly, stupid, or strange child left by fairies in place of a pretty, charming child.

3. Philately. a postage stamp that, by accident or intention, has been chemically changed in color.

com·pen·sa·tion

noun

1. the act or state of compensating.

2. the state of being compensated.

3. something given or received as an equivalent for services, debt, loss, injury, suffering, lack, etc.; indemnity: The insurance company paid him $2000 as compensation for the loss of his car.

con·sti·tute

verb

1. to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.

2. to appoint to an office or function; make or create: He was constituted treasurer

de·port·ment (81)

noun

1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.

gal·lant

adjective

1. brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.

har·bor

noun

1. 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.

hook·ah

noun

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

in·vec·tive (87)

noun

1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.

ob·strep·er·ous (85)

adjective

1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

un·com·pro·mis·ing

adjective

1. not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.

lin·e·a·ment

noun

1. Often, lineaments. a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour: His fine lineaments made him the very image of his father.

2. Usually, lineaments. distinguishing features; distinctive characteristics: the lineaments of sincere repentance.

3. Geology. a linear topographic feature of regional extent that is believed to reflect underlying crustal structure

bout

1. a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.

2. period; session; spell: a bout of illness.

3. a turn at work or any action.

4. a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping

ru·di·ment (90)

noun

Usually, rudiments.

ap·o·plec·tic

adjective

1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.

cal·o·mel

noun

a white, tasteless powder, Hg 2 Cl 2, used chiefly as a purgative and fungicide.

deg·ra·da·tion

noun

1. the act of degrading.

2. the state of being degraded.

3. Physical Geography. the wearing down of the land by the erosive action of water, wind, or ice.

4. Chemistry. the breakdown of an organic compound.

es·ca·pade

noun

1. a reckless adventure or wild prank.

noun

1. Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.

2. Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.

op·pres·sive

adjective

burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.

Phi·lip·pic

noun

1. any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.

rec·ti·tude (102)

noun

rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.

Tirade (106)

noun

a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.

Umbrage (102)

noun

offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness

Undulate (102)

verb (used without object)

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.

Viscous (107)

adjective

1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.

2. having the property of viscosity

Alaurah- __Characters__

Miss Maudie- She is nice, but picky, she care a lot about her gardens. Her house eventually started on fire and caused 3 others to catch on fire but they survived.

Mrs. Dubose- She’s mean, she was sick, she had a bad attitude towards Jem and Scouts father.

Uncle Jimmy- Jem and Scouts uncle, he realized he didn’t know a lot about children when Scout told him the real side of the story of the fight with her cousin Francis.

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