Chapter 1:Narrator (Jean Scout Finch) explains her family
ancestry Jem (Jeremy, Scout’s brother) and Scout meet Dill
(Charles Baker Harris) Explain about the Radley House
Spooky, taken care of Family lived there for a while Closed
windows and doors on Sunday “Pecans are poisonous”
Family didn’t attend church Family: Father Mother Older son:
Nathan Younger Son: Boo/Arthur Myths of the Family: Boo
started to associate with the wrong group of boys
(Cunninghams) -Like a cult Started doing sketchy things
Tricked the sheriff and locked him in a room Boo then
stabbed his father in the leg with scissors Nathan moves
back and takes care of the hosue when Mr. Radley dies Dill
dares Jem to touch the side of the Radley House.
Chapter 2: Dill moves back to
Mississippi Scout and Jem begin school
Mrs. Caroline is Scout’s teacher Scout
gets in trouble for being able to read
and write because that was the
teachers job. (Calpurnia taught Scout
how to to write, Atticus taught her
how to read.) Walter Cunningham is a
classmate of Scouts that did not bring
a lunch and refused to borrow a
quarter because of pride. Scout
explained to the teacher of what a
Cunningham is
“They never take money they
can’t pay back” (chapter 2) refers
to the cunningham’s walter
comes to dinner at the Finch’s
talking to Scout Atticus
Chapter 3: Scout beats Walter up for getting her in to
trouble While walking home, Jem asks if walter wants to
eat dinner with them and he accepts Dinner: Walter
puts a lot of molasses on his food Scout criticized Walter
for it but Calpurnia scolds her and slaps her They go
back to school and Miss Caroline is scared about a bug
The bug came from Burris Ewell’s hair Burris only goes
to the school for the first day then doesn’t come back
He’s considered an “Ewell” They only go the first day of
school so they don’t get in trouble with the law. No
mother “Paw” father is right continuous” Burris has a
temperament Burris got forced to leave and then said
some very mean words to the teacher that she started
crying Everyone went home from school Atticus is about
to read with Scout but she doesn’t want to She
compromised with him that they will read on the side
but keep it a secret