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To Kill a Mockingbird
Point of View
Chapters 1-3
Point of view is the vantage from which a narrator tells a story.
What is Atticus’s advice to Scout at the end of chapter 3? Write the quote here:
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What does the quote mean? Paraphrase it here:
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Put yourself in Scout’s shoes. Review the following events from Scout’s first day of school. First, provide evidence of her
point of view by providing a quote from the text. Then, think about how her day would have been different if she
followed Atticus’s advice.
Event
Jem walks Scout to school.
Miss Caroline finds out Scout
can read.
Scout explains to Miss Caroline
about the Cunninghams
Walter eats lunch at the
Finches’ house.
Calpurnia calls Scout into the
kitchen.
Scout tries to get Atticus to let
her stay home from school.
Scout’s Point of View
(Quote from Text)
How would her day have been different
following Atticus’s advice? Explain.