Ten

Discussion Director; Lily Miss Maudie says people in their right minds never really take pride in their talent. What do you think? Would you be surprised if you were Jem and Scout if you saw their father shooting at that dog? If you were Scout, would you wanted to brag about your father?

Summary; Hyun Jo & Walter __**Chapter 10 summary**__

Jem and Jean thought that their father was old and boring because he did not do other things that their schoolmates’ fathers did. One day, when he gave us them their air-riffles, uncle Jack said that their father would not teach them how to shoot because he was not interested in guns. However, their father warned Jem that it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird since it does not cause any harm but just make music for people to enjoy.

One Saturday, Jem and Jean decided to go exploring with their air-riffles. They noticed old dog which was acting odd so, Jem went to call Calpurnia for help. As soon as she saw the dog, she immediately called their father and the whole neighborhood claiming that there’s mad dog on the street. Everyone was very cautious of it and Atticus came back with Mr.Tate(the sheriff of Maycomb County). Instead of Mr.Tate Atticus was made to shoot the mad dog. Then Atticus amazing shot the dog at once and Jem and Jean were surprised to find the other side/ability of their father’s. And they also found out that their father was the deadest shot in Maycomb County in younger days.

Vocabulary Enricher (Garvin):
 * philippic** a bitter verbal attack


 * umbrage** offense or annoyance

or and Authoritative Probation
 * interdict** to prohibit (an action) or prohibit the use of (a thing); forbid with authority.

When Atticus has to shoot the dog with the gun, I remembered experiences that I had with toy guns like water guns and the gun games at the arcade.
====Also when Jem tells Scout not to go around bragging about Atticus's skills with the gun, which made it seem like Scout had to keep a secret between them, and I think that we all have some secrets that we can't talk about or else it might effect someone else.====

Investigator: Lily Mockingbirds: They are mostly found in North America singing and nesting near people's neighborhood. Which is why in this book, Jem and Scout find mockingbirds in their neighborhood and they sometimes wish they could shoot them, but according to the book, their father thinks that it's a sin to shoot a mockingbird, since they innocently sing a lot.