08/19 Homework

8th Literature:

Bellwork:

Do you believe Nathan Radley’s explanation for why he plugged the hole in tree? Why, or why not?

Vocabulary:

1. Estimated
   1. adj – roughly calculate
2. Embalming
   1. verb – to preserve
3. Burdensome
   1. adj – difficult to carry out

Reading Questions:

1. What does Jem tell Scout about the night at Boo Radley’s?
   1. Who do you think fixed Jem’s pants?
2. What new gifts do they find in the knothole?
   1. Why do you think this person continues to leave gifts?
3. What ends the knothole gifts?
   1. If Atticus says that the tree wasn’t dying, why do you think Nathan plugged it up?
   2. Why would he want to keep his brother away from the world?