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Activities
Week 1 Write a summary in your own words from chapters 5 to 10 in your notebook.
Week 2 Write a summary in your own words from chapters 11 to 20 in your notebook.
Week 3 write an essay: pick one of the following topics.
Exercises for Part 1 (chapter 1-11)
It is the 1930s. Maycomb is in the USA. Scout is a six years old. She lives with her brother, Jem. Their father is called Atticus. Scout and Jem spend the summer with a boy called Dill. The children are fascinated by a man call Boo Radley. Scout starts school. She does not like her teacher. Someone is putting gifts in a tree for Scout and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house sets on fire. Boo Radley puts a blanket around her. Scout and Jem still do not know what Boo Radley looks like.
• If the sentence is true write true • If the sentence is false write false
Example: Jem is a girl. False
1. Scout is 6 years old. _____ 2. Atticus is a lawyer. ___ 3. When Scout was 3 years old her mother died. ____ 4. Calpurnia is a teacher. ___ 5. Dill tells Scout and Jem interesting stories.
6. The children are fascinated by Boo Radley. ___ 7. The children have never seen Boo Radley.
8. Scout really likes school._____ 9. Miss Fisher is very nice. ____
10. Scout finds some chewing gum in a tree. _____ 11. Jem finds a mobile phone in the tree. _
12. Jem and Scout want to write a letter to Boo. ____ 13. Jem has never seen snow. ____
14. Scout makes a snowman. ____ 15. Miss Fisher’s house is on fire. ____
16. Boo Bradley puts a blanket around Scout. _____
Who’s who in the story?
In Chapter One so many characters (25) are introduced.
Do you know who is who?
1. What is the name of Scout’s brother?
2. What is the name of Scout’s father?
3. What is Scout’s surname?
4. What is the name of the cook who lives with Scout’s family?
5. What is the name of the boy who comes to stay with his aunt?
6. What is the name of the man who the children are fascinated by?
7. What is Scout’s teacher called?
8. What is the name of the boy who has a fight with Scout?
9. What is the name of the boy who Miss Fisher says is dirty and poor?
10. What is the name of the lady whose house sets on fire?
Answer these questions in full sentences
Example: Where is Maycomb? Maycomb is in the U.S.A.
1. What year does the story take place?
2. How old is Scout?
3. What job does Atticus do?
4. What happened to Scout’s mother?
5. How old is Dill?
6. What is Dill always telling Scout and Jem?
7. Who are the children fascinated by?
8. What is Scout’s teacher called?
9. Does Scout like school?
10. Why does Miss Fisher not like Walter Cunningham?
11. What does Scout find in the tree outside the Radley’s house?
12. What does Jem find in the tree?
13. When the children go to Boo’s house what do they see in the window?
14. Why does Boo Radley’s brother fill the tree with cement?
15. Whose house is on fire?
16. Who puts a blanket around Scout?
17. Do Scout and Jem know what Boo looks like?
Extra questions
1. Can you remember your first day at school?
2. Did you like the first day at school?
Exercises for Part 2 (chapter 12-31)
Atticus is a lawyer. He tells his children that he is going to defend a black man called Tom Robinson. In Maycomb, most white people are racist. Scout and Jem are given rifles for Christmas. Atticus tells them not to shoot mockingbirds because all they do is sing. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with them. Dill runs away from home because he does not like his step-father.
• If the sentence is true write true • If the sentence is false write false
Example: Atticus is a lawyer. True
1. Atticus is going to defend Tom Robinson.
2. Tom Robinson is a white man.
3. Most white people in Maycomb do not like black people.
4. Atticus says it is wrong to fight.
5. At Christmas Scout gets a computer.
6. Atticus tells his children not to shoot mockingbirds.
7. In February Atticus shoots 7 mockingbirds.
8. Jem cuts the flowers in Mrs Dubose’s garden.
9. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay for the summer.
10. Aunt Alex is not racist.
11. Scout thinks there is a snake under her bed.
12. Dill can stay with the Finchs for the summer holiday.
Answer these questions in full sentences
Example: What does Atticus do? Atticus is a lawyer.
1. Who is Atticus going to defend?
2. Why does Atticus think Tom Robinson will go to jail?
3. Why are most white people in Maycomb angry with Atticus?
4. Why does Atticus tell his children not to shoot mockingbirds?
5. Why is Jem angry with Mrs. Dubose?
6. Where does Calpurnia take Scout and Jem?
7. What are the people talking about in church?
8. Who is Aunt Alexandra?
9. Why is Aunt Alexandra angry?
10. What does Aunt Alexandra want to do to with Calpurnia?
11. Do Scout and Jem like Aunt Alexandra?
12. Is Aunt Alexandra racist?
13. Who is hiding under Scout’s bed?
14. Why has Dill run away from home?
15. Can Dill stay with the Finch’s for the summer holidays
Essay Questions
1. Why does Atticus choose not to reveal to his children that Judge Taylor appointed him to Tom's case? How does his decision affect Scout's perception of her father?
2. Do you think that the adult Jean Louise telling the story through Scout's eyes may have added any embellishments to the story? Think of an event from your own life that occurred at least five years ago. Do you see the event differently now? How do memory and education affect your perception of the event?
3. If Scout and Jem's mother were still alive, how might the following people be different: Atticus, Scout, Jem, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra?
4. Would Heck Tate have filed charges against Tom Robinson so quickly if Tom were white? Why or why not? Would Sheriff Tate have been so unwilling to file charges against Boo Radley if Boo was black? Why or why not?
5. Compare and contrast the relationship between Jem and Scout with the relationship between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra.
6. Based on what you know about Scout, describe the adult Jean Louise Finch.
7. Suppose that Mayella had admitted that she was lying when she testified against Tom. What would have happened to her? What would've happened to Tom? How would Scout, Jem, and Dill perceive the situation differently? Would the town have been willing to accept Tom's innocence? Why or why not?
8. What significance do the items that Boo leaves for the children have? What do they tell you about Boo? Why does his brother object so strongly to his leaving items for the children?
9. Harper Lee uses language and grammar that mirrors how the characters actually speak. Is this technique helpful in understanding the characters? Is it distracting? Could Lee have told the same story with the same impact if she'd used proper grammar throughout?
10. Compare the way Miss Caroline treats Scout on her first day of school with the way the town treats Mayella Ewell.
11. What, if any, prejudices do African Americans face in today's world? Have the issues that Lee discusses in To Kill a Mockingbird been resolved or are they ongoing? What forms of prejudice can you identify in your own community? Have you ever been the victim of prejudice? Did the situation end justly? Explain.
12. Why does Boo Radley stay inside all the time?
Week 1 Write a summary in your own words from chapters 5 to 10 in your notebook.
Week 2 Write a summary in your own words from chapters 11 to 20 in your notebook.
Week 3 write an essay: pick one of the following topics.
Exercises for Part 1 (chapter 1-11)
It is the 1930s. Maycomb is in the USA. Scout is a six years old. She lives with her brother, Jem. Their father is called Atticus. Scout and Jem spend the summer with a boy called Dill. The children are fascinated by a man call Boo Radley. Scout starts school. She does not like her teacher. Someone is putting gifts in a tree for Scout and Jem. Miss Maudie’s house sets on fire. Boo Radley puts a blanket around her. Scout and Jem still do not know what Boo Radley looks like.
• If the sentence is true write true • If the sentence is false write false
Example: Jem is a girl. False
1. Scout is 6 years old. _____ 2. Atticus is a lawyer. ___ 3. When Scout was 3 years old her mother died. ____ 4. Calpurnia is a teacher. ___ 5. Dill tells Scout and Jem interesting stories.
6. The children are fascinated by Boo Radley. ___ 7. The children have never seen Boo Radley.
8. Scout really likes school._____ 9. Miss Fisher is very nice. ____
10. Scout finds some chewing gum in a tree. _____ 11. Jem finds a mobile phone in the tree. _
12. Jem and Scout want to write a letter to Boo. ____ 13. Jem has never seen snow. ____
14. Scout makes a snowman. ____ 15. Miss Fisher’s house is on fire. ____
16. Boo Bradley puts a blanket around Scout. _____
Who’s who in the story?
In Chapter One so many characters (25) are introduced.
Do you know who is who?
1. What is the name of Scout’s brother?
2. What is the name of Scout’s father?
3. What is Scout’s surname?
4. What is the name of the cook who lives with Scout’s family?
5. What is the name of the boy who comes to stay with his aunt?
6. What is the name of the man who the children are fascinated by?
7. What is Scout’s teacher called?
8. What is the name of the boy who has a fight with Scout?
9. What is the name of the boy who Miss Fisher says is dirty and poor?
10. What is the name of the lady whose house sets on fire?
Answer these questions in full sentences
Example: Where is Maycomb? Maycomb is in the U.S.A.
1. What year does the story take place?
2. How old is Scout?
3. What job does Atticus do?
4. What happened to Scout’s mother?
5. How old is Dill?
6. What is Dill always telling Scout and Jem?
7. Who are the children fascinated by?
8. What is Scout’s teacher called?
9. Does Scout like school?
10. Why does Miss Fisher not like Walter Cunningham?
11. What does Scout find in the tree outside the Radley’s house?
12. What does Jem find in the tree?
13. When the children go to Boo’s house what do they see in the window?
14. Why does Boo Radley’s brother fill the tree with cement?
15. Whose house is on fire?
16. Who puts a blanket around Scout?
17. Do Scout and Jem know what Boo looks like?
Extra questions
1. Can you remember your first day at school?
2. Did you like the first day at school?
Exercises for Part 2 (chapter 12-31)
Atticus is a lawyer. He tells his children that he is going to defend a black man called Tom Robinson. In Maycomb, most white people are racist. Scout and Jem are given rifles for Christmas. Atticus tells them not to shoot mockingbirds because all they do is sing. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with them. Dill runs away from home because he does not like his step-father.
• If the sentence is true write true • If the sentence is false write false
Example: Atticus is a lawyer. True
1. Atticus is going to defend Tom Robinson.
2. Tom Robinson is a white man.
3. Most white people in Maycomb do not like black people.
4. Atticus says it is wrong to fight.
5. At Christmas Scout gets a computer.
6. Atticus tells his children not to shoot mockingbirds.
7. In February Atticus shoots 7 mockingbirds.
8. Jem cuts the flowers in Mrs Dubose’s garden.
9. Aunt Alexandra comes to stay for the summer.
10. Aunt Alex is not racist.
11. Scout thinks there is a snake under her bed.
12. Dill can stay with the Finchs for the summer holiday.
Answer these questions in full sentences
Example: What does Atticus do? Atticus is a lawyer.
1. Who is Atticus going to defend?
2. Why does Atticus think Tom Robinson will go to jail?
3. Why are most white people in Maycomb angry with Atticus?
4. Why does Atticus tell his children not to shoot mockingbirds?
5. Why is Jem angry with Mrs. Dubose?
6. Where does Calpurnia take Scout and Jem?
7. What are the people talking about in church?
8. Who is Aunt Alexandra?
9. Why is Aunt Alexandra angry?
10. What does Aunt Alexandra want to do to with Calpurnia?
11. Do Scout and Jem like Aunt Alexandra?
12. Is Aunt Alexandra racist?
13. Who is hiding under Scout’s bed?
14. Why has Dill run away from home?
15. Can Dill stay with the Finch’s for the summer holidays
Essay Questions
1. Why does Atticus choose not to reveal to his children that Judge Taylor appointed him to Tom's case? How does his decision affect Scout's perception of her father?
2. Do you think that the adult Jean Louise telling the story through Scout's eyes may have added any embellishments to the story? Think of an event from your own life that occurred at least five years ago. Do you see the event differently now? How do memory and education affect your perception of the event?
3. If Scout and Jem's mother were still alive, how might the following people be different: Atticus, Scout, Jem, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra?
4. Would Heck Tate have filed charges against Tom Robinson so quickly if Tom were white? Why or why not? Would Sheriff Tate have been so unwilling to file charges against Boo Radley if Boo was black? Why or why not?
5. Compare and contrast the relationship between Jem and Scout with the relationship between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra.
6. Based on what you know about Scout, describe the adult Jean Louise Finch.
7. Suppose that Mayella had admitted that she was lying when she testified against Tom. What would have happened to her? What would've happened to Tom? How would Scout, Jem, and Dill perceive the situation differently? Would the town have been willing to accept Tom's innocence? Why or why not?
8. What significance do the items that Boo leaves for the children have? What do they tell you about Boo? Why does his brother object so strongly to his leaving items for the children?
9. Harper Lee uses language and grammar that mirrors how the characters actually speak. Is this technique helpful in understanding the characters? Is it distracting? Could Lee have told the same story with the same impact if she'd used proper grammar throughout?
10. Compare the way Miss Caroline treats Scout on her first day of school with the way the town treats Mayella Ewell.
11. What, if any, prejudices do African Americans face in today's world? Have the issues that Lee discusses in To Kill a Mockingbird been resolved or are they ongoing? What forms of prejudice can you identify in your own community? Have you ever been the victim of prejudice? Did the situation end justly? Explain.
12. Why does Boo Radley stay inside all the time?
