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Don't Kill This Mockingbird

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Don't Kill This Mockingbird

Collector: Ann V.

Harper Lee's classic To Kill A Mockingbird is not only listed as one of the most frequently taught books, but also one of the most frequently banned. The materials in this collection provide information about the parallels to Lee's life and the real events reflected in Tom Robinson's trial, as well as lesson plans, activities, and assessments.

9th - 12th English Language Arts, Reading: Literature 99 Views 9 Saves

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Concepts

to kill a mockingbird, harper lee, banned books, censorship

Common Core

To Kill A Mockingbird: Historical Background

Use to set the stage for a reading of the novel.

Presentation
To Kill a Mockingbird: Biography

Background info on Lee. Most appropriate as a teacher resource.

Lesson Plan
Symbols and Words of Hate

Use to establish the protocols for discussion.

Lesson Plan
Literature Circle Activity

Use to establish the protocols for the group discussions that will continue throughout the reading.

Lesson Plan
Focus On: Censorship & Banned Books

Handouts & Reference
The History of Book Banning in America

Provides information on topics that cause books to be banned.

Lesson Plan
tkam into poems

Poems appropriate for a TKAM unit.

Printables & Template
To Kill a Mockingbird: Study Guide

Provide to readers as they begin the novel.

Study Guide
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-31 Questions

Worksheet
Discussion Web for To Kill a Mockingbird

Use after readers have completed chapter 9

Graphic Organizer
passage response TKAM

A reading comprehension check.

Worksheet
To Kill a Mockingbird: Narrative and Point of View

A point of view lesson asks readers to re-imagine the novel in another character's voice.

Lesson Plan
Pattern Guide for To Kill a Mockingbird

The guide asks readers to record evidence of Scout's changing attitudes.

Graphic Organizer
Memory Box

Readers create a memory box for the major characters in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Worksheet
Building a Social Ladder

Groups rank the TKAM characters according to their status in the Macomb community.

Activities & Project
To Kill a Mockingbird: Symbols

The symbolic nature of the names Lee uses in for her characters.

Lesson Plan
To Kill a Mockingbird: Animal Assessment Assignment

Kids select animals they feel are most like characters in TKAM

Worksheet
"Scottsboro Boys": A Trial Which Defined an Age

Provides class members with links to research sites.

Lesson Plan
Scottsboro Boys and "To Kill a Mockingbird": Two Trials for the Common Core

Provides background information on the Scottsboro incident.

Lesson Plan
A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement

Covers the murder of Emmitt Till.

Unit
To Kill a Mockingbird: Historical and Cultural Context

Designed for use with the film version on the novel.

Unit
To Kill a Mockingbird: End of Novel Critical-Thinking Questions

Use as part of the final discussions on the novel.

Worksheet
To Kill a Mockingbird - Foil Characters

Draws attention to character foils and the contrasts between the pairs.

Worksheet
High School Writing: Student Guide

While not specifically designed for TKAM, use the guide to sequence writing activities throughout the school year.

Activities & Project
Multiple Intelligences Projects for TKAM

Final projects based on the theory of multiple intelligences.

Activities & Project
To Kill a Mockingbird Creative Project Choices

An additional list of final projects for TKAM.

Activities & Project
A Creative Plan for the book To Kill a Mockingbird

Lesson Plan
Six Degrees of Lord of the Rings

Worth a look to see where To Kill A Mockingbird is placed in this vision for a sequenced curriculum

Presentation

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