Students will be able to
1) Explain how the following themes work in the
novel: The meaning of duty; How prejudice works in society; The meaning of courage
2) Discuss the meaning of the following symbol:
mockingbirds, the knot-hole, the mad dog
3) Keep a reading journal – which includes
character development, allusions, symbols, questions about the meaning of
justice or how prejudice works
4) Discuss how the author’s life and times
influences the novel.
5) Outline the plot and discuss why the author may
how chosen to structure the novel how she did.
6) Discuss how Scout grows during the novel and
why the novel can be considered a Bildungsroman.
7) Keep a detailed list of characters recording
important details about them as the student reads (starting with chapter 1)
8) Explain – why you never really understand a
person until you… (Point of View Exercise)
9) In a group write testimonies and recreate the
courtroom scene from the novel
10)
Keep a list of the various types of prejudices that occur in the novel
11)
Discuss how setting is important to this novel.
12)
Discuss how the Civil War references/allusions work in the overall meaning of
the novel.
Essential
Questions:
Does the
American law guarantee justice for all?
How does
personal experience contribute to prejudice?
How do our
preconceptions influence our sense of justice?
Can a hero
have both good and bad qualities?
Starting with chapter 1, students will keep a reading that will include the following:
1) A brief description of what happens in the chapter
2) Important literary elements (at least two per chapter) - and what larger meaning it might include
3) List of characters and how the grow or change
4) Part of plot
1) A brief description of what happens in the chapter
2) Important literary elements (at least two per chapter) - and what larger meaning it might include
3) List of characters and how the grow or change
4) Part of plot
5) Major theme connected with the chapter
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