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Selected for vocabulary density (knothole, tinfoil, winking, attention) and thematic weight — this small sparkle is the first secret message in the whole story, even though Scout does not know yet that someone is sending it.
Two live oaks stood at the edge of the Radley lot; their roots reached out into the side-road and made it bumpy. Something about one of the trees attracted my attention. Some tinfoil was sticking in a...
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Scout finds two pieces of chewing gum in the knothole of the tree on the Radley lot. Then later she and Jem find two old polished pennies in the same hole. Who do you think is leaving these little gifts? What in the story makes you think so?
- When Scout takes the chewing gum out of the tree, Jem makes her spit it out and gargle, because anything from the Radley place might be poison. Was Jem right to make Scout spit it out, or was he being too afraid? What in the story makes you think so?
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