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MOD: “When it (his arm) healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom selfconscious about his injury…He couldn’t have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt.”
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MOD: “She was furious, and when she was furious Calpurnia’s grammar became erratic. When in tranquility, her grammar
was as good as anybody’s in Maycomb.”
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3. WOD: ______________________________
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MOD: “’I’m first,’ I said. Dill said he ought to be first, he just got here. Jem arbitrated, awarded me first push with an extra
time for Dill…”
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4. WOD: ______________________________
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MOD: “She (Miss Maudie) was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s
coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty.”
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5. WOD: ______________________________
Connotation:
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POS: __________
MOD: “Jem decided there was no point in quibbling, and was silent.”
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6. WOD: ______________________________
Connotation:
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POS: __________
MOD: “The back of the Radley house was less inviting than the front: a ramshackle porch ran the width of the house; there
were two doors and two dark windows between the doors…An old Franklin stove sat in a corner of the porch; above it a hatrack mirror caught the moon and shone eerily.”
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7. WOD: ______________________________
Connotation:
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POS: __________
MOD: “’You like words like damn and hell now, don’t you?’
‘I said I reckoned so.’
‘Well I don’t,’ said Uncle Jack, ‘not unless there’s extreme provocation connected with ‘em. I’ll be here a week, and I don’t
want to hear any words like that while I’m here.’”
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8. WOD: ______________________________
Connotation:
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POS: __________
MOD: “When the three of us came to her house, Atticus would sweep off his hat, wave gallantly to her and say, ‘Good
evening, Mrs. Dubose!’ He would tell her the courthouse news, and would say he hoped with all his heart she’d have a good
day tomorrow. It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the
bravest man who ever lived.’”
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9. WOD: ______________________________
Connotation:
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POS: __________
MOD: “I had long had my eye on that baton: it was at V. J. Elmore’s, it was bedecked with sequins and tinsel, it cost
seventeen cents.”
Prediction: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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For each box below, choose one journal prompt to address. Journals should be a minimum of 7 sentences
in length and must include the selected vocabulary word. Please darken your punctuation, highlight the
vocabulary word, and make sure sentences don’t start with a conjunction (so, and, or, but, because).
1. When Jem was younger he had a fear that his injury would cause him to never be able to play football again.
These fears were eventually assuaged, when he found out he could still pass and punt. Name a fear that
you had as a child that has since been assuaged.
2. Describe a place of tranquility. How do you feel when you are there? What about this place is calming?
3. Jem arbitrates an argument between Dill and Scout. He makes sure that both parties are happy with the
decision. Tell me about a time when a third party had to step in and arbitrate a conflict you were
involved in.
4. Choose 5 qualities that emanate from someone who is magisterial. What makes a person an authority?
5. Jem argues with Atticus, trying to convince him that they weren’t making fun of Boo Radley. Atticus, being
a lawyer, has the upper-hand in the argument, so Jem stops quibbling. Tell about a time when you got
into an silly argument with a parent and decided to stop quibbling because it was pointlessly getting you
nowhere.
6. Jem decides to venture into the Radley’s yard late at night when the moon was eerily shining. Tell about a
time when you crept out late at night. Describe your eerie surroundings.
7. Scout and Jem begin to deal with extreme provocation from friends, neighbors, and family members
regarding their father’s decision to defend Tom Robinson, a black man. Describe one of these incidents in
detail. How are the children provoked? How do they choose to deal with the situation?
8. Describe some of the gallant acts that have been performed in the book. Make sure to include who
performed the act and why the action was so heroic.
9. Describe the fanciest thing you have ever created, an item bedecked with jewels, glitter, or other
elaborate decorations.
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