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Journal Entries On To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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Journal #2 Lacen Vandenberg Pages read since last journal:42 Pages four quarter:47 I am reading To kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee I am on page 35. This book is about a girl named scout who starts school in the south in a town named Maycomb. In this journal I will be predicting and evaluating. G- I predict that the children will not meet boo Y- fear him R- acts scary - He was in a “gang” - He stabbed his dad with scissors - He committed crimes R- looks scary - Scar - Bloody hands - Drools G- two reasons kids will not meet boo I predict the kids will not go and meet Boo because they all fear him. One reason they fear him is because he acts scary. Boo was in a “gang” with his friends and did bad stuff. Also one day he was cutting paper with scissors and his dad walked by and he drove the scissors into his dad’s leg. Another reason the kids are afraid him because he …show more content…

Y- One characteristic of their family is dirty. R- they live by the dump - Has stuff crawling in his hair - Layers of dirt on their skin - They do not shower Y- another characteristic of their family is disrespectful. R- they hunt out of hunting season - their kids only go to school on the first day - Burris yelled at the teacher and called her a name G- These are two characteristics of the Ewell family The Ewell family is characterized as a dirty and disrespectful family. One characteristic of their family is they are dirty. For starters they live in the dump. Second Burris had stuff crawling in his hair. Another way their dirty is they have layers of dirt on their skin. Also none of them shower. Another characteristic of the Ewell family is disrespectful. One way they are disrespectful is they hunt out of hunting season. Also their kids only go to school one day of the year. Another reason is Burris yelled at the teacher and called her mean names. These are two characteristics of the Ewell

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