TKAM chapter 9

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Chapter 9

Christmas at Finch's Landing

In chapter 9 the writer uses an allusion,
what kind of literary device is an allusion?

Harper Lee expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
Why does To Kill a Mockingbird allude to the Civil War?
page 84

return to Chapter 1

Listen carefully to the reading from the beginning of the book.

Then write a short summary of 

the existence of Finch's Landing.

summary

the Finch family were Southerners. Simon Finch had emigrated from Cornwall England to Mobile. Simon Finch 'made a pile practicing medicine'. he bought three slaves and built a homestaed o the banks of Alabama River. 

The custom was for the men to remain on Simon's homestead. The Landing was self-sufficient except for ice, flour and clothing that was brought by boat to the landing.

Atticus was the first Finch not to remain at Finch's Landing, his sister Alexandra Finch remained in his stead.

Chapter 9 turn to page 88 

a bluff = A steep cliff, or bank

a jetty = A landing stage or small pier at which boats can dock or be moored

 a bale = A large wrapped or bound bundle of paper, hay, or cotton

a two-rut-road =

two-storeyed white house with 

porches

Read about Finch's Landing page 88-89. What does the description of Finch's Landing allude to?

Vocabulary chapter 9

postponement

indicative

guilessness

p.90 attire

p.92 tentatively

postponement
John Taylor was kind enough to give us a postponement...
what does the word mean?

indicative
The internal arragements of the Finch house were indicative of Simon's guilessness and absolute trust which he regarded his offspring.
what does indicative mean?

p.92
he asked tentatively

what does guilessness mean?

attire

The casual tone with which Scout uses a racial slur suggests that..

1. she's using it in a malicious way
2. she’s parroting language she’s heard others use.
3. she 's saying it on purpose so that Atticus won't send her to school again

page 83 -84 

1)How does Atticus explain his reasons for defending Tom Robinson? 

2)What factors influenced his choice to take the case seriously? 

3) How does he expect the case will turn out?

 ( 2:03 -3:54)

3. Pg. 83 -84 How does Atticus explain his reasons for defending Tom Robinson? What factors influenced his choice to take the case seriously? How does he expect the case will turn out? ( 2:44 -3:54)

Pg. 87 why is Scout cursing? What is the difference between how her father, Atticus, responds and her uncle Jack?
page 87 and page 97

What metaphor followed by a simile does Alexandra use to decsribe the role that Scout should play in het father's life because she is a girl? 

18:50

Discussing the Tom Robinson case with Uncle Jack, Atticus refers to "Maycomb's usual disease."What does he mean? Why doesn't he suffer from it?

37:01 -

Chapter 10: “It’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird” + Mad dog shooting

Tim Johnson VS Tom Robinson – Symbolism

1. What do we learn at the beginning of Chapter 10 about the way that Scout and Jem feel about Atticus?

 Page 99

Atticus instructs Scout and Jem that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” 

What does this advice mean? Look for evidence in the text to help you explain it. 

3. Atticus instructs Scout and Jem that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” What does this advice mean?
Look for evidence in the text to help you explain it.

How does this advice help explain why Scout and Jem did not know that their father was “the deadest shot in Maycomb County”? How does Miss Maudie explain Atticus’s feelings about his sharpshooting skills?

2. Everything we know about the events in To Kill a Mockingbird is filtered through Scout’s perspective. Take a moment to imagine what some of the other characters might think about the events you have read about. 

Write a diary entry about the mad dog incident from either Jem’s or Atticus’s point of view. How do you think their perspective would be different from Scout’s?

(word count 300)

Both the mockingbird and the mad dog are symbols. Based on what you have read so far, what or who in this story might the mockingbird symbolize? What or who might the mad dog symbolize? Look for evidence to support or refute your hypothesis as you read the rest of the novel.

5. Throughout the story you read that Scout and Jem are parting ways. How do Scout and Jem continue to “part ways” in this chapter? How do they interpret the revelation of Atticus’s sharpshooting skills differently? Pg. 130

6. Describe the pacing of this chapter. What does the pacing suggest about how Harper Lee views the importance of the events in this chapter?

How does this advice help explain why Scout and Jem did not know that their father was “the deadest shot in Maycomb County”? How does Miss Maudie explain Atticus’s feelings about his sharpshooting skills?