1. Chapters 4-8
Dr. Good
English 10

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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