".....there was no such thing as hoodooing,...." HOODOOING?
a religion practiced in parts of the Caribbean and the southern US and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession; voodoo.
How do Jem, Dill, and Scout make a squeaky gate hinge open quietly?
the spit on it
How many times has Atticus whipped Jem?
Never, that Jem can remember
What examples are given that show Scout, Jem and Dill are curious children when it comes to Boo Radley.
They try to look in the windows; they try to give him a note; they talk about him a lot trying to get information about him.
Page 86 - discuss how the Japanese government handled the Samurai defeat of the Mongols the first time
the monastery prayers had done the trick; there were bad omens for the Mongols; no mention of the Samurai part in the defeat.
"Golly, looka yonder." YONDER?
at some distance in the direction indicated;
"He said he was trying to get Miss. Maudie's goat." What figurative language; what does it mean.
hyperbole; to get her annoyed or angry or upset
3/4 of colored folks and 1/4 Stephanie Crawford say Arthur (Boo) Radley is crazy/dangerous. We call this.....?
gossip
"Foot washing Baptists" told Miss Maudie her flowers were sinful. WHY?
We now call them Southern Baptists and they felt things that give happiness are sinful.
page 86 - 87 Discuss what the Japanese built that rivaled China
A "great wall" that protected the Bay of Hakata
"Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone....." ROSETTA STONE
The message, inscribed on the Rosetta Stone in 196 BC, is a decree (an official message) about Pharaoh Ptolemy V. It says that the priests at the temple in Memphis, Egypt, supported the Pharaoh. It translates as a bit of a list of all of the good things Pharaoh Ptolemy V did for the priests and the people of Egypt
According to Miss Maudie, how is a foot-washing Baptist different than a regular kind of Baptist?
The foot-washing Baptists, like Mr. Radley, believe that anything that brings pleasure is a sin
"....tell your father not to teach you any more. .....I'll try to undo the damage"
Miss Finch thought the parents were illiterate, she could teach better and it opposed the curriculum
Education: Atticus' view vs Scout's view
Atticus: get an education; follow the teacher; teacher knows. Scout: Atticus taught her to read; Atticus learned at home; Atticus could teach her
page 88 - how did the Samurai handle the 2nd invasion of Kubla Khan?
Their archers were able to cause casualties by using the "great wall" as their protection, they set fire to the Mongol's ships
"I heard something next door in Miss Rachel Haverford's collard patch." COLLARD

"In spite of our warnings and explanations it drew him as the moon draws water...."
The moon's gravity creates tides
a load of stovewood; a sack of hickory nuts; crates of plants and holly; turnip greens
people that had no money, paid their bills in this way.
gum of unknown origin: Jem's view vs Scout's view
Jem: could be poison; don't eat it. Scout: it tasted ok; it's ok to eat it
Page 91 - how is this 2nd Mongol defeat represented in history?
The Samurai gave the Mongols one of the few defeats of their Empire.
....."no church baskets and no scrip stamps." SCRIP STAMPS?
a temporary substitute for a part of the regular currency
"The sheriff hadn't the heart to put him in jail alongside Negroes,......"
It shows the racial disparity of the time, to not put a white man in the same cell as an African American.
"Been comin' to the first day o' the first grade fer three year now,...."
many children did not attend school regularly; it was not uncommon for 17 year old's to be in elementary grades; you could not move on to higher level until you passed the teacher's requirements.
found pennies. Jem vs Scout
Both the same; didn't know what to do; decided to ask around see what people said.
page 91 - 92: How were the Samurai rewarded for this 2nd defeat?
They weren't. Monasteries, temples and shrines were rewarded much more than the Samurai.