To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 2-Scout’s first day at school

What to remember: Remember the name Cunningham. Walter Cunningham’s father will threaten Atticus later on in the story. Also remember that Atticus helped Walter Cunningham’s father and that apparently does not matter later on.

Characters Dill – returns to Meridian Jem – takes Scout to school Miss Caroline Fischer – First grade teacher, 21, Scout – Also Jean-Louise. She can read already. Walter Cunningham – Atticus helped his father with a law issue. Later on Mr Cunningham would threaten Atticus. Miss Blount – another more strict teacher at school

Events Why was Scout hauled to the front of the room? Why was the palm of her hand patted by a ruler? Why did she have to stand in the corner? Atticus must stop teaching Scout to read. Calpurnia taught Scout to write (also wrong in Miss Fischer’s eyes) Scout had to explain why Walter Cunningham had no lunch The grade 1’s laughed at the way Scout was whipped and punished.

Strange Expressions Dewy Decimal System –Not a new way of education but it is the system used to organise books in a library. Peculiarities indigenous to that region – strange behaviour a belonging to people coming from a specific area Catawba worms – moth larvae used to catch fish with. Entailment – has to do with property law WPA job – Works Progress Administration – Government providing jobs for people during the depression.