To Kill a Mockingbird - Week 3 homework

Making Boo Radley come out:

Dill makes a bet that Jem would not be able to make it past the Radley's gate - Jem eventually runs into the garden, and touches the side of the Radley house.
Boo Radley places chewing gum in the hole of the tree outside his house, along with various other objects, over a few weeks.
Jem, Scout and Dill attempt to drop a note to Boo Radley through an open window, using a fishing rod
Jem and Dill, peek through the Radley house, but see nothing as inside is dark. Half way through the delivery, a large shadow was cast across Jem, but no one came out of the house. Mr Radley then shoots at Jem, mistaking him for a prowler, when the three children are running home and Jem gets stuck on the fencing wire.
When Jem returns to retrieve his pants from the wire, they were neatly folded and mended waiting for them to be collected.
When Jem and Scout continue to find small objects placed, by Boo Radley, in the knot hole of the nearby tree, the decide to write a letter to him to thank him for the small objects.
Whilst Jem and Scout are standing in front of the Radley's place during Miss Maudie's fire, Boo Radley placed a blanket around Scout shoulders without her even knowing.

Atticus' Diary Entry:

It has indeed been an interesting, and rather eventful day. It was barley 1 this morning when I woke to find Maudie 's house a blaze. I quickly fetched the children, and rushed them outside to stand in from of the Radley's house, put of the way of the fire. I was so busy trying to salvage as much of Maudie's furniture as possible, that I did not see the children move from their position across the road. But, both Jem and Scout insist that they stay put, despite returning home with a blanket they certainly did not leave the house with earlier that morning. While I knew its was Arthur Radley, I was not entirely sure that either of the children did. However, I can now say, with a degree of certainty, that it seems as though Jem has realized that Boo Radley has come out. Perhaps he will start to realize how wrong his assumption of poor Boo were.

The children, have been acting out their ideas about the Radleys in much the same way they have previously acted out stories they had read. Unfortunately, I think they believe that the family is just a part of their fictional games. They don't see the Radleys as real people and they don't realize that their game may be hurtful to people that live behind the Radley windows. When I did catch them, I tried to stop them from tormenting the poor people, and remind them that what Mr Radley does is indeed his own business.

However, after today's events, I think that both the children, perhaps Jem more so than Scout, are starting to gain an understanding of the Radley family. But before they truly learn the lesson of respect, I will be sure to prevent the children from causing anymore trouble for the Radley family.