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Boo Radley

Boo Radley. The Legend of Boo. Urban Myth & Legend. Urban Legend: an often shocking story based on hearsay that’s widely circulated as true The urban legend of alligators living in the sewers Also called urban myth

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Boo Radley

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  1. Boo Radley The Legend of Boo

  2. Urban Myth & Legend • Urban Legend: an often shocking story based on hearsay that’s widely circulated as true • The urban legend of alligators living in the sewers • Also called urban myth • A story about an unusual event or occurrence that many people believe is true but that is not true

  3. Popular Examples… • Bloody Mary • Wait 30 minutes before swimming • Daddy Long Legs/swallowing spiders • 10% of your brain • Facebook’s Graph App • Mr. Rogers, Navy Seal • Creatures (sasquatch, Loch Ness monster, chupacabra)

  4. And, of course… Chuck Norris

  5. Boo Radley • Chapter 1 introduces us to Boo Radley • With your group, find the descriptive words (p.13) used to characterize Boo & create a character sketch. What does Boo look like? • Cite two quotes with page numbers that justify your characterization • Write a summary in your own words that describes Boo Radley’s appearance.

  6. Urban Legend • What can your group infer about how the town feels about Boo based on Chapter 1? State your inference and cite 2quotes from Chapter 1 with page numbers that support it. • Based on this, what makes Boo Radley an urban legend? • Find specific evidence in Ch. 1 that supports the idea that Boo is an urban legend and identify your support with page numbers

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