introduction. grew up in alabama mockingbird was her only novel partly biographical published in...

Introduction

*To Kill a Mockingbird

*(Nelle) Harper Lee• Grew up in

Alabama

• Mockingbird was her only novel

• Partly biographical

• Published in 1960

• Won Pulitzer Prize (1961)

*Setting (Time and Place)• 1930s – Post-

Great Depression• 25% unemployment

• Stock market crash

• President Franklin Delano Roosevelt• “New Deal”

• Maycomb, Alabama

• Small town

• Racial inequality

*Guiding Questions• What causes us to

lose the innocence of youth?

• What was life like in the 1930s in a place of great prejudice?

• What happens when you’re given the chance to make a difference?

• How do we react when we encounter people who are different?

After reading, you should be able to cite evidence from the story that deals with each of these questions.

*The Book

• Three distinct parts• Scout and Jem’s

obsession with Boo Radley

• The trial of Tom Robinson

• The two intersect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N3_wsjW7AY




*Focus Questions

For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:

5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree

1. Adults mainly influence children in negative ways.



2. Everyone has prejudices about things and people.



3. The classroom is the only place to learn important

information.



4. Living in a small town is better than living in a big city.



5. Most of our values and attitudes develop during childhood.



6. Sometimes, it’s best to take the law into your own hands.



7. To be a hero, a person must be successful.



8. People who refuse to be social are hiding

something.



9. A “family” must havea mother, father, and

children.



10. If someone is found guilty in court, they must

have done the crime.

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