1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD PART I TEST TOMORROW!
Part 1 Summary
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD PART I TEST TOMORROW!

2. Chapter 1 Setting – Maycomb, small town southern America
Tone of mystery
How did Jem break his arm?
Who is Boo Radley? Is he a monster?
Atticus
Independent (left family business)
Fair (listens to both sides of children’s arguments)
Respectful of all (including children)

3. Chapter 2 Social Hierarchy School System is mocked Cunninghams Ewells
Miss Caroline and Scout’s reading
Outsider who doesn’t understand Maycombe

4. Chapter 3 Mystery of Boo Radley Scout’s lessons
Guests deserve respect (Calpurnia)
Understand others by seeing from their perspective (Atticus)

5. Chapter 4 Mystery of Radley’s Prejudice
Gifts in tree (infer this is Boo; is he a monster?)
Tire episode (Scout hears laughter inside the Radley house)
Prejudice
Play the Boo Radley game
Atticus forbids them from doing this

6. Miss Maudie Open minded
Respectful of children and Radley’s (calls Boo Arthur)
Enjoys life in the moment

7. Chapter 6 Mystery of the Radleys Jem grows up Jem’s pants are mended
Jem takes responsibility – doesn’t want to let down Atticus

8. Chapter 7 Mystery of the Radley’s Scout matures Gifts in the tree
Mr. Radley blocks the hole
Jem cries at loss of friendship and Arthur’s unfair isolation
Scout matures
Patient and understanding of Jem
Puts herself in his shoes
Jem tells her about the pants

9. Chapter 8 Prejudice Mystery of Boo Radley Mr Avery’s snowman
Atticus makes them change it
Mystery of Boo Radley
Boo provides blanket during fire
Scout is still frightened (immature)
Jem tells Atticus about Arthur (mature)

10. Chapter 9 Prejudice Parenting Methods Courage
School children tease Scout about her father’s case involving Tom Robinson
Atticus warns Scout she will hear some nasty talk and encourages her to fight with her head, not her fists
Scout does not understand
Francis calls Atticus a “nigger-lover” and Scout hits him
Parenting Methods
Jack spanks Scout without hearing her side of the story
Jack avoids answering Scout’s awkward question
Atticus says to answer kids’ questions and listen to both sides
Courage
Atticus takes Tom’s case despite the opposition of the town
Scout tries not to fight

11. Chapter 10 Ageism Courage Mockingbirds
Jem and Scout feel Atticus is too old to do anything
Courage
Atticus confronts the rabid dog
Atticus is peace-loving and avoids using guns
Mockingbirds
Atticus refuses to teach them to shoot
If you must shoot, never kill a mockingbird as they only sing and do no harm
Mockingbirds in the novel – Tom Robinson, Boo Radley

12. Chapter 11 Prejudice Courage Mrs. Dubose mocks Atticus to Jem
Jem assumes Mrs. Dubose is just a cranky old lady for no good reason
Courage
Jem reads to Mrs. Dubose every day (somewhat unwillingly)
Mrs. Dubose is trying to kick her morphine addiction and die clean showing courage
Courage is not a man with a gun but to fight for what you believe even when you no you cannot win
Atticus also takes the Robinson case because he has courage