Nataly Casillas

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TKAM: Social Inequalities and Analysis
LESSON OUTLINE

ACTIVITY: Recap Video

What is social ?
What does social inequality ?
How do these the overall novel?
ACTIVITY: Find and Seek
Why are the from the novel important?
How do they help us understand present day society?
ACTIVITY: Character preparation

ACTIVITY: RECAP VIDEO:

- Who do Scout, Dill, and Jem spend many hours speculating and reenacting the life of?

- How many times has this book been published?

- What was Lees fathers career?

- What are the good things about introductions?

- Who is Tom Robinson and what is he accused of? Is he guilty?

- Who is a reclusive monster, victims, and knight in the beginning of the novel?

- What do the broken attributes of Maycomb express?

- What is Scout called? How is she used as property?

- Who are Scouts two female allies?

- When we read what are we as readers empowered to do?

WHAT IS SOCIAL INEQUALITY?

Social inequality is the notion of not having equal rights between a , ,

status, or simply people in general.

The novel deals with social inequality surrounding all of these________, name some
________ who you think are subjected to social inequality:
o
o Tom
o
o
o Atticus

Which of these characters would fall into the race, gender, or economic status?

WHAT DOES SOCIAL INEQUALIY LOOK LIKE?

Each represents an that they have to go through throughout the novel.

o CLASS EXAMPLE: (fill in the graph)

Attic
us
Finch

HOW DO THESE CHARACTERS INFLUENCE THE OVERALL NOVEL?

Why are each of the in the novel important?
They show the between each other
Show the way worked at the time
 They touch upon some of the of the novel which are:

Inequality

ACTIVITY: FIND AND SEEK

With a partner, draw, write a poem or haiku on one scene of the novel which you think
emphasizes social inequality. Find specific page numbers and write down your ideas on your
own pages separately. Be prepared to share with the class your findings.

WHY ARE THE ACTIONS FROM THE NOVEL IMPORTANT?

Each character connects the into a complex novel. Not only do each characters
have certain , but they also emphasize the importance of their .
CLASS EXAMPLE: Atticus Finch
Atticus teaches how to at a very young age, which was not a
common thing for to be able to do. He did not Scout in her simply
because she was a girl.
He defended even after he knew that he was going to due to
the color of Toms , and the person he attacked.
Ultimately, Atticus did not subject to the that were present in
Maycomb, and treated everyone equally.

HOW DO THEY HELP US UNDERSTAND PRESENT DAY SOCIETY?

The actions presented throughout the novel all show us the way society worked during
the , yet situations and reactions can be applicable to contemporary society.
are still treated less than , and although it is not as bad as before,
its still present in everyday life
still dictates who is more important in society
 still lingers in more parts of the U.S than we think
These are just some examples of how the is still today, and how although we
might think we cannot relate to the situations of the novel, we may be able to see that we still
have the same problems as before. Maybe we havent solved the problems that we
think we have ?

ACTIVITY: CHARACTER ANALYSIS PREPARATION

It is now your turn to pick a from the novel and consider their actions, ,
and their role in the novel. Also consider their , economic status, and race
when analyzing your character. Connect their place in their society and how their actions are still
found in . You may create a type of collage, , or drawing filled with
words, phrases, character traits, and other means that the character. After you are done,
you will write one explaining why you chose your words, using the novel as evidence.
Please the page numbers, and use .