DO YOU KNOW TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD?? To Kill a Mocking Bird chapters 1-3: 7 questions

1. Read to learn the identity of Scout, Jem, and Atticus. Who are they? Look beyond surface traits and attempt to see how they view the world and their place in it.

2. Read to learn the “moral universe” of Maycomb. Pay attention to the rules, constraints, possibilities, potential conflicts, and other expectations (whether spoken or not).

3. Find evidence of how Jem and Scout would define courage. What is an act of courage to them in these first few chapters?

4. Trace the background of the Radley place. Note the differences between Mr. Radley and his son Arthur (Boo) Radley.

5. Examine Scout’s first classroom experience. Are her feelings about school justified? What statements might Harper Lee be making about the education system?

6. What is acceptable behavior in the Finch house based on what you witness in the interactions of the Finch family?

7. Walter Cunningham and Burris Ewell come from similar economic backgrounds, but culturally, their parents have raised them differently. Read closely to document and justify with evidence how we could easily place them in different social classes.