To Kill A Mockingbird

Harper Lee

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Quick Write
Based on the lines and phrases from the opening pages of the novel,
what do you think this book is about?
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Maycomb County had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself.
What do you think the writer means by this?
What assumptions can you make about Maycomb based on this line in the novel?
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The Help

Video Notes:
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Creative Quick Write
Choose (circle) one of the following characters:
Atticus

Tom Robinson

Scout Finch

Mayella Ewell

Write about the character (example: general characteristics, social status, race, position in the
story, relationship to other characters, etc)
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Now, heres the fun part! Change the social status, race, position of the character you chose.
Does this affect the story? If so, how? If not, why do you think the story would stay the same?
There are no wrong answers here!
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Revising Checklist
Directions: Before you turn in your newsletter, read through the following list of objectives.
Circle the smiley face if you feel that you successfully completed the objective. Circle the
frowny face if you did not successfully complete the objective.
J L There is a topic sentence that mentions the title, author, character(s), and main idea to
be discussed in your newsletter.
J L At least three specific details or quotations from the book are provided that make a
direct connection to the ideas of the topic sentence.
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book.

There are page numbers from the book provided for each detail or quotation from the

J L The writer fully explains how the example/text detail connects to the topic sentence.
ANALYSIS!
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The writer uses transitions in the paragraph (example: Furthermore For instance)

There is a conclusion sentence that wraps up the ideas of the whole newsletter.

The writer underlined or used quotation marks for the title of the book.

J L The writer did not use I, my, or you (this does not apply to the quotations from
the book)
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The writer did not use contractions (example do not versus didnt)

The writer spent time proofreading his or her newsletter.

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Atticuss Closing Speech
Quick Write
This case is as simple as black and white.
How is this case literally about black and white?
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How is the case black and white, figuratively speaking?
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Atticuss Lesson to Jem

Atticus tells Jem, As you grow older, youll see white men
cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you
something and dont you forget itwhenever a white man does
that to black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how
fine a family comes from, that white man is trash
After reading To Kill a Mockingbird, reading and watching excerpts from The
Help, and learning about past and current events in American history, how do you
feel about Atticuss statement? Write your reactions to this statement and make
connections to at least 1 outside text.
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(extra credit assignment)

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Option #1 -- Students will complete a 3-5 page paper in which they compare a current events
figure (pre-approved) to a character in "To Kill a Mockingbird".
Option #2 Students will complete a 3-5 page paper in which they change the social status,
cultural background and/or race of a character (Atticus Finch, Scout Finch, Mayella Ewell, Tom
Robinson), determining whether or not this changes the course of the novel.
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