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Selected for vocabulary density (crawled, tiptoed, detached) and thematic weight — this is the closest the children have ever been to seeing the inside of the Radley house, and Lee builds the moment carefully so we feel each step the way Scout feels it.
We crawled past the windows on the side, around to the back of the lot, up to the gate. Dill stopped behind us. Then we tiptoed up the dirt-covered side porch. A shadow detached itself from a column 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
- Atticus told the children very clearly in Chapter 5 to stop tormenting Boo Radley. In Chapter 6 the children sneak onto the Radley porch anyway. Was sneaking onto the porch the same thing as tormenting, or was it something different? What in the story makes you think so?
- When Jem realizes he has to go back for his pants in the middle of the night, he tells Scout, 'Atticus ain't ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way.' Why is going back for the pants important enough for Jem to risk being shot? What in the story makes you think so?
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