Here are my five top tips for teaching To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Don’t get bogged down by detail – So much happens in this novel. If you try to cover every page of every chapter, it will take you months to get through it all. Pick out ...
Here are my five top tips for teaching To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Don’t get bogged down by detail – So much happens in this novel. If you try to cover every page of every chapter, it will take you months to get through it all. Pick out ...
In this lesson, students examine the impact of rumors and gossip in their own lives and in To Kill a Mockingbird. After analyzing the difference between what is said and what is known about Arthur Radley, students write a sensational, tabloid-style news article. I usually use this lesson early in ...
While teaching To Kill a Mockingbird, I came to appreciate what a wonderful literary hero Atticus Finch is. Atticus provides a great male role model for readers. Unlike many other male heroes, Atticus doesn’t show his strength or courage through physical conflict. Atticus’ strength is in his unshakable morality; his ...