Chapters 4-8

Dr. GoodEnglish 10

A Surprise in the Radley Tree• On their way

home from school, Jem and Scout find chewing gum inside a knothole in a tree in front of the Radley’s house.

• Later, they find pennies in a fancy jewelry box.

A New

Game

• When Dill arrives for the summer, he, Jem, and Scout decide to play a new game: “Boo Radley.”

• They take turns portraying the members of the Radley family, and acting out the incident when Boo stabbed his father.

• When Atticus sees them, he forbids them from playing the game again.

• Scout ends up on the Radley’s lawn when the tire she is riding in goes the wrong way.– She heard laughter coming

from inside the house.

Miss Maudie Atkinson

• Family friend who lives across the street.

• She is a role model for Scout.

• Miss Maudie tells Scout the story of Boo Radley. She encourages Scout to have sympathy for him.

A Night’s Adventure• On Dill’s last night, the friends

decide to go to the Radley’s to peep through the windows.

• Mr. Nathan Radley (Boo’s brother) hears them and fires his shotgun at Jem.

• Jem loses his pants on the fence.

• Jem goes back to look for his pants, and finds that they are neatly folded and the tears have been sewn up.

In the Knothole…

• Since they first found the gum, Jem and Scout have found many items in the knothole of the oak tree in front of the Radley place.

• One day they find perfectly carved dolls – a boy and a girl.

• Another day, they get a pocket watch and penknife.

• After they leave a thank-you note in the knothole, it is filled with cement by Mr. Nathan Radley.

• The children are devastated.

Fire and Ice

• Maycomb has its first snow in many years, and Jem and Scout build a snowman.

• One night, Miss Maudie’s house burns down. All the men in the town turn out to try to put out the fire.

• While Jem and Scout are watching the fire, someone puts a blanket around them.

Four Square Activity

• Choose an event from Chapters 4-8• Fold a sheet of plain paper into

quarters• In the upper left corner, create a

title for the chapter you have chosen

• In the upper right corner, choose a significant quote from the chapter

• In the lower right corner, illustrate the quote

• In the lower left corner, explain why the event is significant to the story