Close read annotations will be due on Thursday, April 5th. For this assignment  you will closely read a passage from to Kill a Mockingbird. In this reading, you will examine the role Mrs. Dubose plays in the development of Jem and Scout. Look for signs that she is testing or pushing them, challenging them to behave in ways that make them uncomfortable. Your passage may include evidence that the Finch children are rising to the challenge and showing their growing maturity, and it may show them failing to be mature as well, responding in ways that are childish - BOTH of these are part of the coming-of-age process, and should be noted. Consider how Mrs. Dubose might represent ideas and points of view. Be sure to:

• Annotate - that means mark anything of significance and comment on everything you mark
• Make connections! Mark places where details are building on things which have come before.
• ANNOTATE EVERYWHERE. These pages should come back bleeding ink.