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ToKillAMockingbird

UNITOVERVIEW&INTRODUCTIONTOTHENOVEL

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ContentsofPresenta,on

GoalsofUnit

Understandingplotse6ngandcharacterdevelopment Understandingthedevelopmentofimportantthemes IncreasingtheuseofvocabularyandlanguageDevelopabilitytothinkcri,callyaboutwhatisinanovelorothertextLearninghistoryofsegrega,onsouthernU.S.A.greatdepressionandlegalbales

Introduc,ontoNovel

TheCharactersPlotSequenceThemes&SymbolsBackgroundIssuesAboutAuthor

ThingstoConsiderWhileReading

ImportantQuotesUsingResources

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GoalsofUnit

Thereareseveraltopicsthatwewill

befocusingonduringourstudyofTo

KillAMockingbird.

Thesetopicswillhelpyoudevelop

importantskillsthatyouwillrequire

inallsubjectsthroughouthigh

schooluniversityandyourcareer.

Thisunitwillfocuson

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GoalsofUnitPlotSe6ng&CharacterDevelopment

Whatis

PLOT?

Themaineventsthatmakeupthebeginning

middleandendofastory.UnderstandWHAT

HAPPENSinastoryiscrucialtofiguringout

WHYthingshappen.

Whatis

SETTING?

Essen,allythese6ngisWHEREandWHEN

thestorytakesplace.ToKillAMockingbird

usesthese6ngofsouthernAlabamathe

townofMaycombandthecourtroomto

developthestory

WhatisCHARACTER

DEVELOPMENT?

Asthecharactersdevelopweseechanges

thatarereflec,onsoftheplot.Asthings

happentheylearnthingsandmoveon

hopefullykeepingthereadersinterestinthe

process.

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GoalsofUnitThemeVocabularyCri,calThinkingandHistory

Whatis

THEME?

Themereferstothemainideaandthepurposeofthe

work.Whatisthenoveltryingtoaccomplishand/orteach

thereader?

Improve

VOCABULARY!

ToKillAMockingbirdmakesuseofmanywordsthatyoumaynotknow.Ifyoudonotknowthewordyouwillnotbe

abletounderstandtheplotse6ngcharactersortheme.

Thereforethisunitwillfocusonregularvocabulary

improvement.

Learn

HISTORY!

Thisnovelmakesmen,onofmanyhistoricalaspectsthat

requiresomeknowledgeinorderforthenoveltomake

completesense.Thereforewewilldiscusssomeofthe

historywithinthenovelbeforeandduringourstudyofTo

KillAMockingbird.

Think

CRITICALLY!

Youwilllearnhowtoques,onwhyauthorsmakedecisions

aboutthewordstheyusethedecisionsofthecharacters

andtheeventsoftheplotandhowthesethingstellthe

readeranimportantmessage.

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Introduc8ontotheNovel

Tohelpyourunderstandingofthenovelyouwillbefirstintroducedto:

Characters

PlotEvents Background

Informa,on

Themes&

Symbols

Background

Informa,on

The

Author

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Introduc8ontotheNovelTheMainCharacters

A6cusFinch

Lawyerandprominentci,zen

FamilyhasbeeninMaycombforgenera,ons

FatherofScoutandJem

DefendsTomRobinson

Strongmorals

Jean-LouiseScoutFinch

Femalenarratorofstory

Oentellsofherpast(sose6ngand,melinejumpsagreatdeal)

DaughterofA6cus

Exploresthemeofjudgmentbasedonrela,onshipwithBooRadley

CharlesDillHarris

BoywhovisitsMaycombeachsummer

SevenYearsoldBefriends

ScoutandJem

Verysmart;enjoysreadingandac,ngoutstories

ArthurBoo"Radley

Thirty-threeyearoldreclusenextdoor

Asachildcommiedacrimeandwaskepthomebyhisfather

Doesnotleavehouselaterinhislifeexceptatnight

RescueschildrenandbefriendsScout

BobEwell

DaughteraccusesTomRobinsonofrape

Feelsashamedthatawhitemanmadeaccusa,onsabouthisfamily

TerrorizesFinchfamily

Killedtowardsendofstory

TomRobinson

Youngblackmanaccusedofrapingwhitegirl

Whenincourtclearevidencedefendinghimisignoredduetodiscrimina,onat,me

Sentencedtodeath

Shotdeadduringescapeaempt

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Introduc8ontotheNovelPlotSequence

TheBooRadleyPlot

Introduc,ontothecharactersincludingtheFinchfamilyhistoryScoutandJemDillHarrisandtheinteres,nghistoryofArthurBooRadley

Developmentofthechildrensan,csintheirpursuitofBooRadleywhichincludesdaresandgamestogethisaen,on.DuringthispartA6cusFinchwarnsthechildrentonotjudgeBootheyneedtolivelifeinhisshoes.

ChildrentrespassonRadleypropertyandareshotatcausingJemtolosehispants.ThisfurtherdevelopsBooscharacteraswewitnesshisac,ons.

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Introduc8ontotheNovelPlotSequence

TheTomRobinsonPlot

AwhitewomanMayellaEwellisraped.SheaccusesTomRobinsonablackman.A6cusFinchagreestodefendRobinsonwhichangersandupsetsMaycomb.

Maycombisfuriousabouttrialandcollec,velywantstolynchRobinson.Finchfacesuphillbalebasedonblacksposi,oninsociety.

Trialbecomesone-sideddespiteclearevidenceinfavourofRobinson.Robinsonwasinrela,onshipwithEwellaccordingtofactualevidencebutnonethelessRobinsonfoundguiltandsentencedtodeath.Robinsonclearlyinnocenttriestoescapethejailandisshottodeath

EwellfamilyaackstheFinchfamilyduetotheshameandhumila,onA6cusFinchsubjectedthemtoduringthetrial..

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Introduc8ontotheNovelPlotSequence

Connec8ngtheTwoPlots

OverthecourseofthenovelDillScoutandJemcon,nuetobuildarela,onshipwithBooRadleytryingtogethimtocomeoutofthehouseduringtheday

AerthetrialofTomRobinsontheac,onsofBobEwell(fatherofvic,mMayellaEwellprogressfrommenacingtheFinchfamilytobreakingintothejudgeshouseun,lhefinallyaacksJemandScout.

BooRadleysaveJemandScoutandBobEwelldies.BooisthenforcedtoreturntohidingintheRadleyhouse

Scoutfinallyunderstandswhatherfathersaidaboutnotjudgingapersonandthisreinforcesherbeliefintheul,mategoodnessofman.

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Introduc8ontotheNovelExploringThemes

MoralreasoningbyA6cusFinchActsofBooRadleyLossofinnocenceActsoftheEwellfamily:decep,on

harassmentliesandviolence

Goodvs.Evil

Perspec,ve:LifeinsomeoneelsesshoesA6cusFinchdefendingTomRobinsonBooRadleyandhisbackgroundMorals:RightandWrong

ThetreatmentofTomRobinsonRacialdividebetweenblacksandwhites

during,meperiod

TreatmentofwhiteswhodefendblacksSocialInequality

RacismandDiscrimina,on

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Introduc8ontotheNovelExploringSymbols

SYMBOL:Awordorobjectthat

representsanotherword

orobject

Beonthelookoutfor:

Small-TownLife

BooRadley

Mockingbirds/Birds

Whatdothesesymbols

represent!?

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Introduc8ontotheNovelBackgroundInforma,on

ToKillAMockingbirdincludes

severalreferencestohistoricalevents.Knowingsome

informa,onaboutthisevents

isimportantforunderstanding

thenovel.

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Introduc8ontotheNovelBackgroundInforma,on

GREAT

DEPRESSION

Aperiodofextremedrought

povertyandhardshipsduring

the1930s.

25%ofpopula,on

hadnojob

Eventhosewithjobs

wereaffected

becausenothingwas

beingproduced

Averagefamily

incomedropped

to50%by1935

Hundredsof

thousandslost

homesfarms

andpossessions

StockMarketCrash

causedpeopletolose

billions.En,rebanks

werewipedoutand

by1933over0%of

popula,onwas

consideredpoor

Thenoveltakesplaceduringthemid-1930sata,mewhenthegovernmentwas

aemp,ngtostoptheGreatDepression.ThePresidentatthe,meFranklinRoosevelt

famouslysaidtheonlythingtofearisfearitselfashisgovernmentcreatedprogramsto

createjobshousethehomelessandfeedthestarving.

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Introduc8ontotheNovelBackgroundInforma,on

Racismand

SocialClasses

Althoughslaverywasabolishedinthe1890s

racismanddiscrimina,onwerealiveandwell

duringthe,meofthenovel.

Thenovelisbasedonmanyhistoricalfacts

thathelptodrivethestory(andallowthe

readerstoexploreasad,meinAmerican

history)including:

JimCrowLaws(1890s1960s)

Sco^sboroTrials(1931)

SocialInequality(Forever)

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Introduc8ontotheNovelBackgroundInforma,on

SocialInequality

TheFinches

WhitefolksofMaycomb&

MaycombCounty

TheEwellFamily

TomRobinson

Eventhelawwasone-sided:Jurieswerealwaysall-whiteandall-male.Thewordofa

blackmanmeantnothingagainstthewordofawhiteman.

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Introduc8ontotheNovelAbouttheAuthor

ToKillAMockingbirdissemi-autobiographicalfora

numberofreasons:

LeegrewupinAlabama

Fatherwasprominentlawyer

ExperiencedGreatDepression

ScosboroTrials

Scoutbasedonherlife;Dillbased

onlifeofchildhoodfriendTruman

Capote

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ThingstoConsiderWhileReading

Thefirst,meyoureadthenovelshouldbe

togetageneralideaofthese6ngcharactersplotandthemes.However

becausethisnovelcanbedifficultyouare

providedwithsomethingstothinkabout

whilereadingthatwillhelpyouunderstand

thenovel.

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ThingstoConsiderWhileReadingImportantQuotes

Asyoureadbeonthelookoutfortheseimportantquotesfromthenovel:

Youneverr

eallyunderstanda

personun,l

you

considerthin

gsfromhispo

intofview...un,

l

youclimbin

tohisskina

ndwalkarou

ndinit.

-A6cus

Finch

Rememberit'sasintokilla

mockingbird.Thatwastheonly,meI

everheardA6cussayitwasasintodo

somethingandIaskedMissMaudie

aboutit.Yourfather'srightshesaid.

Mockingbirdsdon'tdoonethingbut

makemusicforustoenjoy...butsing

theirheartsoutforus.That'swhyit'sa

sintokillamockingbird.

Whyreasonablepeoplegostarkravingmadwhenanything

involvingaNegrocomesupissomethingIdon'tpretendto

understandIjusthopethatJemandScoutcometomefortheiranswersinsteadoflisteningtothetown.Ihopethey

trustmeenough-A6cusFinch

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ThingstoConsiderWhileReadingUsingResources

Havingdifficultyunderstandingthenovel?Trytheseresources:

SparknotesFreeWebResource:hp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/

TKMStudentSurvivalGuide

Wikipedia.org:ToKillAMockingbird

Dontforgetaboutme!Askmeques,onsyoumayhave!

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ToKillAMockingbird

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/33302079/To-Kill-A-Mockingbird