Unit Plan
Film Foundation

To Kill a Mockingbird: The Filmmaking Process

For Teachers 7th - 10th
"I'll just wait for the movie version." How often have you heard that line? Transform passive viewers into active readers of visual images with an understanding of the three stages of the filmmaking process. This 28-packet packet is...
Interactive
Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to an essay question based on Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
Unit Plan
Film Foundation

To Kill a Mockingbird: What Is a Movie?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
The challenge film makers face when creating a film based on a novel or nonfiction text is the focus of a interdisciplinary resource that uses To Kill a Mockingbird to teach viewers how to read the visual images of film. A...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

To Kill A Mockingbird: Characterization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze several of the characters from "To Kill a Mockingbird". They view segments of the film, create character webs based on the most revealing film scenes, write journal entries and participate in class discussion.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The First Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock trial. Given the scenario, students prepare a cases concerning the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assemble. In groups, students prepare an opening and closing statement, as well...
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
CliffsNotes offers a comprehensive overview of the novel by Harper Lee entitled "To Kill a Mockingbird." Here you can find chapter summaries, character analyses, study help, a biography of the author, and more.
Lesson Plan
Other

Learn Nc: Justice for All?: To Kill a Mockingbird and a Time to Kill

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan uses the novels To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill; after viewing the courtroom scene in each movie, learners will be able to demonstrate comparisons. RL.9-10.7 analyze 2 media
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: To Kill a Mockingbird

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia explores the 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee. The article includes a description, a plot summary, and a look at the movie adaptation and other cultural influences.
Website
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Movie Speech: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph, an audio mp3, and a transcript of Atticus Finch's monologue as he delivers the closing arguments in Tom Robinson's trial in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, learners will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the...
Website
Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Courtroom Dramas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Courtroom Drama movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "To Kill a Mockingbird" which was...