TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Christina Schaefer Blog post #1
Chapters 1-3
Perspective: Jem

Hello, my name is Jeremy Atticus Finch and I live in a very old town called Maycomb. I have a father named Atticus, he owns a farm called the Finch’s Landing. I also have a younger sister named Jean Louise but we all call her Scout. When I was about 13 years old I got my arm broken. Once it healed I was scared that I would never be able to play football again. I was also very self conscious about my arm. During the summer scout and I played a lot with a boy named Charles Backer Harris, his long name did not suit him so we called him Dill. Dill lived right next ton us at his Aunt Rachel’s house for the summer and should be coming back every summer from now on.
A week after dill left Maycomb, Scout and I started school. I was going onto 5th grade and it was Scout was starting 1st grade. As we walked to school I had to carefully explain to her that during school hours she was not to bother me, approach me, talk about my private life with anyone, follow me during recess, or embarrass me. At first she did not understand that we could only play at home not at school because school is much different then home, but then she understood after her teacher Miss. Caroline patted her on the wrist and made her stand in the corner of the class until noon.
Scout is a very smart girl. I’ve taught her a lot of things that kids in her grade don’t even know. Miss. Caroline thinks my father has taught her all her knowledge, but when my dad comes home from work he is so tired all he does is sit on the couch and read. Miss. Caroline has a new way of teaching so she wants me to stop teaching Scout and let her do it her way.
In Scout’s class there’s a Cunningham boy. His name is William. ON the 1st day of school he did not have any lunch, or any money to buy lunch so I invited him over for some lunch that Calpurnia had made for us. Overall it was a good 1st day at school.