TKAM Guided Reading Notes: Chs. 5-8 (part of 9)
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1. Characterize Miss Maudie. Use her actions, words, and Scout descriptions. (Analyze Character)
Miss Maudie 1.
Characterization
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2. What is a “foot-washing Baptist” according to Miss Maudie? What do they believe? (Comprehension)
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3. Interpret the following quote: “sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the
hand of [another].” (Interpretation, Analyze Theme) _______________________________________________________
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4. Why do you think it’s important to Scout and Miss Maudie that Atticus acts the same at home as he does in public?
What does it say about Atticus’s morals vs. community morals? Can we do this? (Inference, Analyze Theme)
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5. How does Scout’s internal conflict affect her actions in this chapter? (Analyze Conflict)
Conflict
Effects on Scout
Potential Changes to Scout Later
TOPIC
CHAPTER 6
WHO
MAIN IDEA
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WHAT
1. Describe the effects of the description of the back of the Radley house. (Analyze Setting)
Description/Details
Effectiveness
Comparison to Neighbors
2. Jem faces many conflicts in this chapter. What are the conflicts, and which conflict is the biggest in his mind? Why?
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3. What literary devices build suspense in this chapter and the children’s desire to communicate with Boo?
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TOPIC
CHAPTER 7
WHO
WHAT
MAIN IDEA
*** Always provide examples from the text to support your answer. ***
1. Scout takes the advice of her father at the beginning of the chapter. What is that advice, and what does it reveal
about her character that she follows it? (Character, Theme) _________________________________________________
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2. Who do you think fixed Jem’s pants? Provide TWO details from the text to support your answer. (Inference)
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Detail 2:
3. Scout describes the settings in Alabama. What does she describe? What might a change in setting signify? (Analyze
Foreshadowing) ____________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What might the items Jem and Scout find in the tree symbolize? (Analyze Symbol)
Symbol
Deeper Meaning/Interpretation
5. Why do you think Mr. Radley filled the knothole with cement? Describe how his POV might affect his actions.
(Inference, Analyze POV) _____________________________________________________________________________
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6. How have Scout and Jem matured in their attitude toward Boo Radley? What does this say about their character?
(Analyze Character, POV) _____________________________________________________________________________
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TOPIC
CHAPTER 8
WHO
WHAT
MAIN IDEA
*** Always provide examples from the text to support your answer. ***
1. How does the setting change in the beginning of the chapter? How does this change affect the neighborhood?
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2. What main conflict is faced in this chapter? What happens as a result of this conflict? __________________________
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3. Why do you think Boo “joined” the community that night? What was his purpose and what does it say about his
character? How might our views of his identity have changed? (Analyze Character, Motivation) ____________________
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TOPIC
CHAPTER 9
WHO
WHAT
MAIN IDEA
*** Always provide examples from the text to support your answer. ***
1. Why is Atticus defending Tom Robinson and what does that say about his character? (Analyze Motivation)
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2. Atticus tells Scout that he’ll be fighting friends, but they’ll remain friends when it’s over. Do you think that’s possible?
Connect this situation to the theme of individual morality vs. community morality. (Theme)
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