Characters and Relationships
She is the narrator of the story.
Who is Scout Finch?
Scout gets in trouble on her first day of school for knowing how to do this.
What is read?
Atticus teaches Scout that this is the best way to understand another person.
What is walking around in their skin/shoes?
This type of verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
What is a transitive verb?
This is the term for when the subject and verb must match in number (singular or plural).
What is subject-verb agreement?
This is Scout and Jem’s father, who is also a lawyer.
Who is Atticus Finch?
The children find mysterious gifts in this location.
What is the knothole of the Radley tree?
Atticus says it’s a sin to kill this bird, symbolizing innocence.
What is a mockingbird?
Identify the direct object in this sentence: 'Scout read a book under the tree.'
What is a book?
In the sentence, 'Scout runs to the Radley house,' this is why the verb 'runs' is correct.
What is the subject 'Scout' is singular, so the verb must be singular?
He is the mysterious neighbor who the children are fascinated by.
Who is Boo Radley?
Atticus shoots this dangerous animal, surprising his children.
What is a mad dog?
Scout is starting to learn this prejudice that is very present in Maycomb as Atticus starts its defense of tom Robinson.
What is racism?
In the sentence, 'Atticus gave Scout a lecture,' this word is the indirect object.
What is Scout?
Choose the correct verb: 'The children (play/plays) outside after school.'
What is play?
He is Scout’s summer friend and partner in adventure.
Who is Dill?
Scout and Jem build this after it snows for the first time in years.
What is a snowman?
"Atticus wants his children to understand that this is not about physical strength but about perseverance."
What is courage?
This type of verb does not need a direct object to complete its meaning.
What is an intransitive verb?
In the sentence, 'Each of the students has their book,' explain why the singular verb 'has' is used.
What is 'Each' is a singular subject?
This neighbor offers Scout and Jem a role model of kindness and understanding.
Who is Miss Maudie?
Mrs. Dubose struggles with and ultimately overcomes this addiction.
What is morphine?
This lesson compares the mockingbird with characters as Boo Radley and Tom Robinson.
What is incomprehension and empathy?
In the sentence, 'Jem threw Scout the ball,' identify the transitive verb, direct object, and indirect object.
What is threw (transitive verb), the ball (direct object), and Scout (indirect object)?
In the sentence, 'They were excited for the first day of school,' explain why 'were' is the correct verb.
What is the pronoun 'They' is plural, so it needs the plural verb 'were'?