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ToKillAMockingbird
UNITOVERVIEW&INTRODUCTIONTOTHENOVEL
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ContentsofPresenta,on
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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