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About This Passage
These short, simple sentences open the story of Dill's arrival. They name the season, the setting (the back yard), and the moment Jem and Scout first hear Dill nearby — the tiny beginning of a big summer friendship.
That was the summer Dill came to us. Early one morning as we were beginning our day’s play in the back yard, Jem and I heard something next door in Miss Rachel Haverford’s collard patch.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Retell what happens in chapter 1 in three or four sentences. Say who Scout and Jem are, who Dill is, and what the Radley Place is.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Jem and Scout feel afraid of the Radley Place? Point to one thing that happens or one thing someone says.
- How do you know that Dill wants to make friends with Jem and Scout? Find one thing Dill does or says when he meets them.
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Item 1
the warmest season of the year, when school is usually out
Item 2
the grassy space right next to a house, often where children play
Item 3
picked up a sound with your ears
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