TKAM chapters 5-6

Hey my beauties,
Thanks for a great class on Wednesday!  I really enjoyed teaching you and discussing the novel! You did a wonderful job, and I'm very proud of you!

For Friday, I hope you can join in the discussion at 2PM (Friday, 4/3).  We will analyze chapters 5 and 6.  Please read these chapters, complete the packet work, and be ready to discuss!

Here are some notes for chapters 5 and 6:
**There are great examples of metaphors and allegories in this chapter.  Add them to your literary terms list in the beginning of your packet.  Allegory, think Ms. M's story of weeds.  (There are two examples of allegories....)

Chapter 5

Jem and Dill have become closer friends, and Scout, being a girl, finds herself often excluded from their play. 

Dill, in childish fashion, has decided to get engaged to Scout, but now he and Jem play together often and Scout finds herself unwelcome. 

Instead of playing with the boys, Scout often sits with their neighbor, the avid gardener Miss Maudie Atkinson, watches the sun set on her front steps, or partakes of Miss Maudie's fine homemade cake. 

Miss Maudie is honest in her speech and her ways, with a witty tongue, and Scout considers her a trusted friend. 

Scout asks her one day about Boo Radley, and Miss Maudie confirms: He's alive, the rumors aren't true, they're religious, they like to stay inside, and he was a nice boy. 

The next day, Jem and Dill hatch a plan to leave a note for Boo in the Radley's window, using a fishing line...This is a great plan, right?

 Jem tries to deliver the note with the fishing pole, but finds that it's harder to maneuver than he expected. Obviously, Atticus arrives and catches them all. He tells them to stop tormenting Boo, and lectures them about how Boo has a right to his privacy.  

Poor Atticus, it's like talking to a wall.

Chapter 6: The children come even closer to bridging the distance between themselves and Boo.

-Dill's last night in Maycomb for summer....of course he's up to mischief!

-Someone could have been killed!  Where are Jem's pants?

How does Scout feel about this adventure?

Why does he lie to Atticus?  (His principles/ beliefs????)  How does the lie show his respect for Atticus?

We will be reading 7-8 for Monday


SHOULD YOU NEED TO DO RESEARCH FOR ANOTHER CLASS:
If anyone would like to use the PowerLibrary or Proquest databases for enrichment, students can access them remotely using the links on the high school library website.  

The PowerLibrary password is 24752000189470 or they can use a public library card number.  

The Proquest login is username: berwickhs, password: berwickhs.  Please let me know if you need help with anything!