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Sarah Leonard- Discussion Director & Connector Kelli Meyer - Vocab Mica Moeller - Literary Luminary & Character Captain

Discussion Questions 1) What does Calpurnia’s note to Atticus say? A. The kids were missing  2) What does Jem think the verdict is going to be? A. Tom Robinson will be found innocent. 3) What is the verdict of Tom’s case? A. Tom is found guilty.  4) Why does Jem cry? A. He thinks its unfair. 5) What does Dill say he wants to be when he grows up? A. He wasnts to be a clown.  6) What does Bob Ewell do to Atticus? A. He spits on him at the post office 7) What family was one of the jurors related to? A. The Cunninghams.  8) What happens to Tom Robinson? A. He tries to escape and gets shot 17 times. 9) Who does Atticus bring with him to tell Helen Robinson what happened? A. Calpurnia  10) Where does Aunt Alexandra tell the ladies Calpurnia went? A. She said Calpurnia was doing an errand.

Connections


 * 1) == The verdict of Tom’s case remind me of the Scottsboro Boys trial when the verdict came back guilty. -MM ==
 * 2) == Miss Maudie reminds me of someone I know who will always stand up for what they believe in, and isn’t afraid to do something. –SL ==
 * 3) ==The Tom Robinson case reminds me of Casey Anthony Trial, although the verdicts were opposite. The evidence was so obvious for the outcome-Mrs. Nelson==
 * 4) ==Scout was with the women, and didnt know what they were talking about. It reminded me when i talked with my grandmother and her friends.-KM==

Vocabulary = ** Chapter 21 ** = = Acquit (p. 207) - to release or set free from charge. verb = =Exhilarated (p. 207) - invigorating, to be cheerful. verb= =Indignant (p. 207) - something insulting or offensive. adj= = Chapter 22 = =Feral (p. 214) - wild animals, not domesticated. adj= =Ruefully (p. 215) - causing sorrow or pity. adj.= = ** Chapter 23 ** = = Dry (p. 217) - boring or dull. adj = =Furtive (p. 218) - stealthy, sly. adj= =Infantile (p. 226) - childish. adj= =Statute (p. 219) - a law or permanent rule. noun= =Vehement (p. 221) - great energy or violent; zealous. adj= =Wary (p. 227) - watchful, cautious. adj= =Wryly (p. 218) - twisted, abnormal. adj= = ** Chapter 24 ** = =Brevity (p. 233) - briefness, for a short time. noun= =Devout (p. 230) - sincere, devoted. adj= =Hypocrites (p. 234) - someone that is hypocritcal or goes against what they say. noun= =Impertinence (p. 230) - showing irrelevance or not pertaining to something. noun= =Squalid (p. 228) - filthy, repulsive. adj= =Squalor (p. 231) - misery or filth. noun= =Sulky (p. 232) - gloomy or dull. adj= =Vague (p. 229) - being not clear. adj=

= Character Captain =

Reverand Sykes - he is fair, and belives in treating everybody equally
= Literary Luminary =