Mr.Bramanti's Classroom
245 "Where English Comes Alive!"
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Content Objectives:
-
Make connections between the author’s life, the time period and the novel
-
Identify and explain themes
-
Define responsibility and provide examples from the text
-
Identify the factors that comprise one’s identity and relate these factors to their own lives and the characters’ lives
Essential Questions:
-
How did the author's life and time affect his/her novel?
-
How do society, relationships, and experiences influence people's thoughts and actions?
-
What is responsibility and what are our responsibilities to others?
-
What factors hsape our identity and how does our identitty shape our perceptions and experiences?
-
How does narrative affect how one reads and interprets a novel?
-
How do controversial works of literature (dealing with topics such as racism, abuse, and religion) promote tolerance?
Quiz Yourself
Other Stories to Consider:
If you liked To Kill A Mockingbird,
you may like the following:
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam Jr.
A Time to Kill by John Grisham
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
Another Voice, Another Room by Truman Capote
The Green Mile by Stephen King
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel