1. To Kill a Mockingbird
10/15-10/19

2. Bell Work 10/15
Harper Lee uses intense diction to show how the town gossips extensively about Boo. The following three words in the text are used to describe Boo: turtle, phantom, bloodstained. Determine the connotations associated with these words and choose the one that you feel best fits Boo. Using what little you know from the text and using your best inference skills, explain why the word you chose is better than the other two words.
6-8 Sentences. Be Ready to discuss.

3. Connotation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

4. Chapter 1 Word Connotations
Turtle = shy and harmless
Phantom = illusive and unknown
Bloodstained = violent and scary

5. Agenda 10/15 Bell Work/Discussion
15 minute reading group chat over Ch. 1-4
5-10 min share/class discussion
Re-read Ch 3 last paragraph
Wrap up.

6. Chapter 2-3
Individually in your journal list all you remember from chapters 2-3 (you have 3 minutes).
Share with a partner and add to your list
Then, place a number by each event putting it in chronological order

7. Reread Last paragraph of Chapter 3
What is the symbolism of this anecdote?
What is the message of the passage? Theme?