TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD READING SCHEDULE

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD reading schedule

4/1 - chapter 2 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/2 - chapter 3
4/3 - chapter 4 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/6 - chapter 5
4/7 - chapter 6
4/8 - chapter 7 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/9 - chapter 8-9
4/10 - chapter 10   ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/13 - chapter 11
4/14 - QUIZ on PART I
4/15 - chapters 12 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/16 - chapters 13 
4/17 - chapter 14 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/20 - chapter 15
4/21 - chapter 16
4/22 - chapter 17 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/23 - chapter 18
4/24 - chapter 19  ZOOM CLASS at 10 am
4/27- chapter 20
4/28- chapter 21 (QUIZ)

4/29 – chapter 22 ZOOM CLASS at 10 am

4/30 – chapter 23
5/1 Review  ZOOM CLASS at 10 am

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 OVERVIEW OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

CHAPTER 1 of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I'm not sure what the final project will be yet, but you need to understand and be able to discuss the following:

Objectives (smaller chunks of overall goal) and suggested time periods

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?