To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 12-15
Project
1.) On a blank sheet of paper, trace a pair of socks.
2.) As you read Chapters 12-15, look for ways that Jem and Scout are growing a part or becoming different. These examples will mostly focus on the fact that Jem’s mindset is changing while Scout’s is staying the same. These changes will also cause conflict between the two.
3.) Just as socks often get lost or pulled away from each other over time or in the laundry, Scout and Jem will begin to grow a part in these sections of the novel. One sock will represent Scout and the other will represent Jem. Label them. Decorate the socks to represent things or ideas that are important to each Jem and Scout. You will now have two mismatched socks.
4.) As you read, record examples of how Jem and Scout are growing a part on the outside of the socks. Be sure to use quotes from the text and correctly cite them. Your examples and quotes should point to the character sock with which they show the most about.
5.) Construct a one-paragraph answer (you need all parts of a literary analysis body paragraph) to the following:
Throughout the beginning of Part Two of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem begins to mature as a character. Explain how Harper Lee uses details in her novel to show the development of Jem’s character and Scout’s conflict with his changes.
Vocabulary
For each vocabulary word, locate the sentence in the book that demonstrates use of the word. Copy the sentence and include the page number in a citation. Then create your own sentence using the word and show the meaning of the word in your sentence based on the context. To study the vocabulary words for the quiz, write the word and definition 5 times each.
Chapter 12
*Ecclesiastical : related to a church or a religion
Chapter 13
*Prerogative: a right to do something
*Curtness: being brief in a rude way
Chapter 14
*Pensive: thinking deeply
*Antagonize: to cause anger or irritation
*Tentative: not certain or not completely agreed upon
Chapter 15
*Stifle: to keep down or hold back
Short Answer Questions
Respond to the following in at least 3 sentences each with detail and explanation.
1.) Describe Scout and Jem’s visit to First Purchase Church. What does she learn there?
2.) Explain Aunt Alexandra’s character. What negative characteristics does she have?
3.) What do we learn from Dill’s accounts of running away?
4.) What is the “nightmare” that now descends on the children? How can you relate this to the historical aspects of the novel?