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This is the first treasure in the tree. Harper Lee chooses the word 'winking' so the tree almost feels like it is smiling at Scout on purpose. Scouts should notice that Lee does not say 'shining' or 'sparkling' — 'winking' makes the tinfoil feel like a secret shared between the tree and Scout.
Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun.
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Narration Prompt
Tell a grown-up what happens in chapter four in three or four sentences. Start with the tinfoil in the tree and end with the laughing sound Scout heard inside the Radley house.
Discussion Questions
- Scout finds two pieces of chewing gum in the knot-hole and Jem tells her to spit them out. What in the story tells you why Jem is afraid of gum from that tree?
- When Scout and Jem find the small box with two shiny pennies inside, Jem says they will keep the pennies until school starts and then ask everybody. How do you know Jem is being fair and not just greedy?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A thin, shiny metal sheet often used to wrap chewing gum or food.
Item 2
A hard round place in a tree trunk where a branch once grew.
Item 3
A height that is the same as something else, not higher and not lower.
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