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Group Literary Elements Sarah Leonard - Character Captain & Lit Luminary Mica Moeller - Vocabulary Kelli Meyer - Discussion Director & Connector

** LITERARY DEVICES & ELEMENTS ** []
 * ** Literary Term ** || ** Definition ** || ** Examples ** ||
 * **Allusion** || References to literature, mythology, history, religion or folklore || The Civil War (North vs. South), Roosevelt’s inaugural speech, Dracula (movie) ||
 * **Mood** || The feeling of the story || Schocking, surprising ||
 * **Tone** || The writer’s attitude towards the story or character. The voice the author gives. || Light hearted ||
 * **Foreshadowing** || Parts that hint at events that will happen later in the story || Having an all white jury and when they say that black people never win trials it foreshadows that Tom Robinson will lose his case. At the beginnning when is says Jem had his arm badly broken. When Scout says she would never see Boo Radley. ||
 * **Setting** || Where the story takes place || Maycomb, Alabama during the Depression. ||
 * **Irony** || The opposite of what is expected happens || It is ironic that towards the end of the book Scout says that Boo Radley is the least of their worries but in the end he leaves his house and saves Jem and Scout's life. ||
 * **Symbol** || Something that represents another thing || They symbol in this book is the mockingbird. ||
 * **Hero** || The main character in a story || Scout Finch ||
 * **Characterization** || How the character is described by the author || Boo Radley is a skinny, pale and tired looking man. He is very shy and quiet. ||
 * **Conflict** || The main problem of the story || We think prejudices against race and women and social standings are the main conflicts. ||
 * **Theme** || The major idea of the story || Prejudice and tolerance ||
 * **Inference** || An educated guess based on things happening in the story || It is infered that Boo Radley killled Bob Ewell at the end of the story. ||
 * **Dynamic Character** || A character that changes in an important way || Jem and Scout Finch ||
 * **Round Character** || A main character who faces problems and is changed by it || Scout Finch ||
 * **Static Character** || A character that stays the same throughout the story || Calpurnia, Atticus ||

** VOCABULARY ** Chapter 1

Characters Chapters 1-4

Character: Example: Excellent effort! I am impressed by all your work. Keep up the superb work!

Adjectives: Outgoing, Friendly, Daring Information: Jem is Scout’s older brother and the son of Atticus Finch. He’s in fifth grade. || Pg.3 Paragraph: 1 “he was seldom self-conscious” Pg.7 Paragraph: 2 “why don’t you come over” Pg.13 Paragraph: 5 “In all his life, Jem had never declined a dare.” || Adjectives: Smart Information: Scout is the narrator of the story, Jem’s younger sister, and the daughter of Atticus Finch. She’s in first grade. || Pg.17 Paragraph: 8 “reading was something that just came to me” || Adjectives: Headstrong Information: Atticus is Jem and Scout’s father. || Pg.5 Paragraph: 1 “profound distaste for the practice of criminal law.” || Adjectives: Intelligent Information: Uncle Jack is Atticus Finch’s brother. || Pg.5 Paragraph: 2 “chose to study medicine” || Adjectives: Information: Alexandra is Atticus Finch’s sister. || We don’t know enough about Aunt Alexandra yet. || Adjectives: Watchful, Caring Information: Calpurnia is the Finch’s maid. || Pg.29 Paragraph: 6 “Calpurnia bent down and kissed me.” Pg.29 Paragraph: 4 “one of yours always in callin’ distance.” || Adjectives: Mean Information: Mrs. Dubose lives in the Finch’s neighborhood. || Pg.35 Paragraph: 4 “Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived.” || Adjectives: Mischievous Information: Dill is a friend of Jem and Scout’s who comes to Maycomb every summer. || Pg.14 Paragraph: 5 “I won’t say you ran out on a dare an I’ll swap you //The Gray Ghost// if you just go up and touch the house.” || Adjectives: Information: Miss Rachel Haverford lives in the Finch’s neighborhood and is Dill’s aunt. || We don’t know much about Miss Rachel Haverford yet. || Adjectives: Dangerous Information: Boo Radley lives by the Finch’s. || Pg.11 Paragraph: 2 “Boo drove the scissors into his parent’s leg” || Adjectives: Quiet, Mysterious || Pg.9 Paragraph: “Mrs. Radley seldom if ever crossed the street” || Adjectives: Dirty, Lazy Information: They are the Finch’s neighbors, the children rarely go to school, and the mother is gone. || Pg.26 Paragraph: 11 “He was the filthiest man I had ever seen.” Pg. 30 Paragraph: 5 “They were people, but they lived like animals." || Adjectives: Nosy Information: Miss Stephanie is a neighbor of the Finch’s and is the town gossip. || Pg.40 Paragraph: 1 “had more to say about the Radleys than anybody in Maycomb.” ||
 * Character Name: Jem
 * Character Name: Scout
 * Character Name: Atticus Finch
 * Character Name: Uncle Jack
 * Character Name: Aunt Alexandra
 * Character Name: Calpurnia
 * Character Name: Mrs. Dubose
 * Character Name: Dill
 * Character Name: Miss Rachel Haverford
 * Character Name: Boo Radley
 * Character Name: Mrs. Radley
 * Character Name: Ewell’s
 * Character Name: Miss Stephanie Crawford

Adjectives: Mean, Serious Information: Miss Caroline is Scout’s first grade teacher. || Pg.17 Paragraph: 8 “Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now.” || Adjectives: Stubborn, Independent Information: Walter is Scout’s classmate. || Pg.20 Paragraph: 6 “never took anything they can’t pay back” || Adjectives: Belligerent Information: Miss Blount is a sixth grade teacher at Scout and Jem’s school. || Pg.22 Paragraph: 2 “If I hear another sound from this room I’ll burn up everybody in it.” ||
 * Character Name: Miss Caroline Fisher
 * Character Name: Walter Cunningham
 * Character Name: Miss Blount

Adjectives: Kind Information: Little Chuck Little is Scout’s classmate. || Pg.26 Paragraph: 3 “he was a born gentleman” ||
 * Character Name: Little Chuck Little

Literary Luminary 1) Pg.3 Paragraph 1 I chose this paragraph because it’s the beginning lines in this story. It tells us that Jem broke his arm when he was 13 but we don’t know why. It’s puzzling because it’s laid out right at the beginning.  2) Pg.6-7 Paragraph 6-10 I chose this paragraph because it introduces us to Dill, who comes to stay in Maycomb with his aunt Rachel every summer, and you can tell he will be a big part of this story. 3) Pg.9 Paragraph 1 I chose this paragraph because it tells us about the Radley house, which is a very mysterious house in the neighborhood that all the children are scared to go near.  4) Pg.17 Paragraph 4-6 I chose this paragraph because it shows us that right off the bat, Miss Caroline has it out for Scout. She doesn’t like the fact that Scout can read and write. 5) Pg.37 Paragraph 11 I chose this paragraph because it shows us how when Scout, Jem, and Dill are together they can sometimes get a little mischievous. They like to dare each other and are bound to get in trouble.  6) Pg.33 Paragraph 4 I chose this paragraph because this is where Scout finds some gum by a tree at the Radley house. She later finds a penny there as well, and we don't know why this is happening. 7) Pg.27 Paragraph 6 I chose this paragraph because it tells us about the Ewells. They seem to be unclean and the children rarely ever make an appearance at school. It shows us that there could be some kind of social ranking in Maycomb.

**1.** When I think about the Radley's house I think about other scary looking houses I see in town.-KM **2.** The Radley's remind me of odd people that some people may judge without knowing them.-KM **3.** One time I had a teacher who didn't like kids who were smart because she felt like she couldn't teach them. This reminds me of Miss Caroline-KM. **4**. Reminds us of stories from the great depression.-SL **5.** My older brother is embarrased of me like Jem is embarrased of Scout.-MM ** DISCUSSION QUESTIONS **  Are there answers to the questions? If there are, you might be wise to get these in asap or the grade will change.
 * CONNECTIONS Love it! **
 * 1. What is Dill like? ** A- adventurous **2. Why was the Radley's place so scary? **  A- It has a bad reputation and Boo Radley never leaves
 * 3. Who wanted to try to make Boo Radley come out of his house? ** A- Dill
 * 4. What does Dill dare Jem to do?** A- Touch the Radley house
 * 5. How does Jem feel about taking Scout to school?** A- He thinks she will embarrass him.
 * 6. Who is Burris Ewell?** A- One of the kids who only come to school on the first day of school.
 * 7. What was the bargain between Atticus and Scout?** A-That Atticus will keep reading to Scout if she goes to school.
 * 8. How does Scout feel about school?** A- At first she is excited to go.  **9. How are the Radley's involved in their play? ** A- The kids act out what the Radley's do during the day.  **10. Who is Calpurnia? **  A- Their maid