To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
ObjectivesStudents will:
- Make generalizations, supported by specific details and examples about key concepts, characters, and themes of written works. - Identify and explain connections between what they hear, read, and view and their personal ideas and beliefs. - Evaluate how both genders and various cultures and socioeconomic groups are portrayed in mass media. - Explain the influence of others’ ideas and contributions to the development of their personal thoughts and feelings. - Demonstrate respect for cultural difference. - Demonstrate an understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive, critical, and personal. - Be exposed to a different era of American life--many of today's conflicts are rooted in our American past. - Define their own viewpoints on the themes of segregation, social order, maturation, and various human relationships. - Enrich their vocabularies through the vocabulary lessons used in conjunction with the novel. - Answer questions to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the main events and characters in To Kill a Mockingbird as they relate to the author's theme development. Essential QuestionsOn your notes, answer each of these questions the best that you can at this time. We will be asking ourselves these questions throughout the novel, and they will appear again on the final.
1. How can literature serve as a vehicle for social change? 2. How does labeling and stereotyping influence how we look at and understand the world? 3. What are your responsibilities in regard to social justice, prejudice, and change? 4. Why do some people stand up for the oppressed while others sit back and watch? 5. Does prejudice still exist today? Explain your answer. Missouri Learning Standards
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TimelineThere will be quizzes over most chapters in the book. Some of the chapters will be combined on one quiz. There will be some reading assignments you are asked to complete on your own. As always, you will be allowed to retake any quiz in which you do not do your best the first time.
Week 1 - Introduction to novel, chapters 1-3 Week 2 - Read chapters 4-10, perspective writing Week 3 - Read chapters 11-14, complete a timeline of part 1 of the novel, notes on racism and acceptance Week 4 - Read chapters 15-19, notes on themes in the novel, lynchings in America and Missouri Week 5 - Read chapters 20-23, notes on symbols in the novel, the Scottsboro Trials, write a newspaper article Week 6 - Read chapters 24-31, cause and effect, write a letter to future students Week 7 - Exam, final project You will also be asked to keep a journal while we read the book. At the end of each chapter, reflect on the lessons the characters, especially Scout, learn. Reflect on the character traits that are developed and real-world examples from your life that you can connect to the book. Learning DocumentsAnticipatory Set
Jim Crow Laws Vocabulary Price and Wage Comparison Finding Perspective Compare/Contrast Essay - Trials of the Innocent 1906 Lynchings Grew from Tensions, Racism Project Descriptions Project Rubrics - Character Collage - Modern Scout - Poem - Soundtrack Setting Symbols Trials of the Innocent Essay Rubric LinksQuizzes
Quiz links will only work on the day of the quiz. Please see Mrs. Lootens if you need to make up or retake a quiz.
Chapters 1-2 Quiz Chapters 3-5 Quiz Chapters 6-8 Quiz Chapters 9-11 Quiz Chapters 12-13 Quiz Chapters 14-15 Quiz Chapters 16-17 Quiz Chapters 18-20 Quiz Chapters 21-22 Quiz Chapters 23-24 Quiz Chapters 25-28 Quiz |