Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
1To Kill a Mockingbird
2SETTING OF THE NOVEL
- Southern United States
- 1930s
- Great Depression
- Prejudice and legal segregation
- Ignorance
31930s - Great Depression began when the stock
market crashed in October, 1929
- Businesses failed, factories closed
- People were out of work
- Even people with money suffered because nothing
was being produced for sale. - Poor people lost their homes, were forced to
live off the land.
4Racial prejudice was alive well. Although
slavery had ended in 1864, old ideas were slow to
change.
5Racial Separation (segregation)
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10Gender Bias (Prejudice)
- Women were considered weak
- Women were generally not educated for
occupations outside the home - In wealthy families, women were expected to
oversee the servants and entertain guests - Men not considered capable of nurturing children
11White trash
- Poor, uneducated white people who lived on
relief - lowest social class, even below the poor blacks
- prejudiced against black people
- felt the need to put down blacks in order to
elevate themselves
12Legal Issues of the 1930s which impact the story
- Women given the vote in 1920
- Juries were MALE and WHITE
- Fair trial did not include acceptance of a
black mans word against a white mans
13Prejudice in the novel
- Race
- Gender
- Handicaps
- Rich/Poor
- Age
- Religion
14Characters
- Atticus Finch - an attorney whose wife has
died, leaving him to raise their two children - -Jem 10-year-old boy
- -Scout (Jean Louise), 6-year-old girl
- Tom Robinson a black man accused of raping
white girl he is defended at trial by Atticus
15Point of View
- First person
- Story is told by Scout, a 10-year-old girl
- Harper Lee is actually a woman Scout represents
the author as a little girl although the story is
not strictly autobiographical
16Reading the Novel
- Setting is all important be aware of the
- where and when as you begin
- Point of View the novel is shaped by the voice
of a young girl who sees the story from a
position of naïve acceptance - Goodness vs. Ignorance (Evil) is an important
theme
17Chapters 4-6
- 1. Name two different items the children find in
the tree. - 2. What new game do the children play for most
of the summer? - 3. What is Atticuss reaction to the game?
- 4. What secret does Scout have about her tire
ride into the Radley yard? - 5. What is the childrens plan to get a note to
Boo? - 6. What will the note say?
- 7. Whose shadow do the children see on the
porch? - 8. Why does Jem return to the Radley house that
night?
18Vocabulary List 2Chapters 8-12
- 1. intimidate
- 2. auspicious
- 3. peril (2)
- 4. libel
- 5. rabies
- 6. wrath
- 7. compassion
- 8. altercation
- 9. browbeat
- 10. ambidextrous
- 11. expunge
- 13. corroborative
- 14. circumstantial (2)
- 15. unmitigated (2)
- 16. temerity
- 17. predilection
- 18. amble
- 19. cynic
- 20. pauper
19Comprehension Quiz Chap. 12-16
- 1. At Calpurnias church, for whom is a
collection taken? - 2. Who was waiting for the children when they
arrived home from church? - 3. Why did Dill run away?
- 4. Why does the group of men come to the
Finches front door? - 5. What does Mr. Underwood do for a living?
- 6. Where do the men say that Heck Tate and his
men are? - 7. Whom does Scout recognize in the crowd of men
at the jail? - 8. In effect, how does Scout manage to disperse
the men? - 9. Who had the gang covered with a gun?
- 10. Where do the children sit in the courthouse?
20Well, son, I'll tell you Life for me ain't been
no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, And
splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no
carpet on the floor --Bare. But all the time I'se
been a-climbin' on, And reachin' landin's, And
turnin' corners, And sometimes goin' in the
dark Where there ain't been no light. So boy,
don't you turn back. Don't you set down on the
steps 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard. Don't
you fall now -- For I'se still goin', honey, I'se
still climbin', And life for me ain't been no
crystal stair.
Mother To Son -Langston Hughes
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22I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -Maya
Angelou
Free bird leaps on the back of the win and floats
downstream till the current ends and dips his
wings in the orange sun rays and dares to claim
the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow
cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his
wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he
opens his throat to sing. The caged bird
sings with fearful trill of the things
unknown but longed for still and is tune is
heard on the distant hillfor the caged bird sings
of freedom
The free bird thinks of another breeze an the
trade winds soft through the sighing trees and
the fat worms waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and
he names the sky his own. But a caged bird
stands on the grave of dreams his shadow shouts
on a nightmare scream his wings are clipped and
his feet are tied so he opens his throat to
sing The caged bird sings with a fearful
trill of things unknown but longed for still and
his tune is heard on the distant hill for the
caged bird sings of freedom.
23- Directions Interpretation and Reflection
- - Beside each stanza interpret the meaning that
you find within each. Look deep! - - Answer the following questions in complete
sentences - 1. Explain the surroundings of the bird in the
poem. - 2. What does the bird look like.
- 3. Who/What could the image of the caged bird
represent and why? - Themes represented in the poem?
- Your opinion of the poem.
24TKM List 2 Test
- 1. _____false publication
- 2. _____anger, rage, violence
- 3. _____to remove, erase
- completely
- _____absolute, downright
- _____ a noisy quarrel
- _____ a very poor person
- _____ something that may
- cause harm or danger
- _____ rash, daring, bold
- _____ not of primary
- importance
- 10. _____ to intimidate or bully
- auspicious
- libel
- peril
- rabies
- wrath
- altercation
- browbeat
- expunge
- circumstantial
- unmitigated
- temerity
- corroborative
- prejudice
- subsequent
- pauper
25Based on your knowledge of the definitions of the
following words, tell whether each is used
correctly. (Yes/No)
- 11. Can a person amble?
- 12. Is a cynic a good friend to have?
- 13. Would you like to feel condescension?
- 14. Can a tree be ambidextrous?
- 15. You have a predilection for flavors of ice
cream. - 16. Buying a pack of gum would be a phenomenal
event in ones life!!
26Please use each of the following words in a
sentence that clearly shows its meaning
- 17. prejudice
- 18. rabies
- 19. corroborative
- 20. concessions
- 21. browbeat
- 22. indigenous
- 23. compassion
- 24. peril
- 25. auspicious
27Reading Schedule
- Monday CW Ch. 1 HW Finish
- Tuesday CW Ch.2 HW Ch. 3
- Wednesday CW Ch. 4 5 HW Ch.6
- Thursday CW Ch. 7 8
- Friday Finish for Monday
28Vocabulary List 3Chapters 19-31
- 11. demise (3)
- 12. recluse (2)
- 13. notorious
- 14. tact
- 15. judicious
- All words from last week. (40 words total!)
- 1. rouse (1)
- 2. credible
- 3. capital (1)
- 4. misdemeanor
- 5. vehement
- 6. acquittal
- 7. hung jury
- 8. hypocrite
- 9. due process (3)
- 10. queasy
29Reading Guide CH16-18
- Atticus spends a great deal of time discussing
Mayellas injuries. What does he want to reveal? - Describe the Ewell home and their home-life.
- What is so important about Toms physical
appearance? Why is this important?
30Chapters 19-21
- 1. According to Tom, when did Mayella ask Tom to
chop-up the chiffarobe? - 2. According to Tom, for what purpose did
Mayella invite Tom into her house? - 3. According to Tom, where were all the Ewell
children? - 4. According to Tom, why did he run from the
Ewell house? - 5. According to Tom, is he strong enough to
choke a women and throw her to the ground? - 6. What one mistake does Tom make on the witness
stand?
31Essay
- Respond to the following quote Atticus was
right. One time he said you never really know a
man until you stand in his shoes and walk around
in them. Meaning? Significance? - What is the connection between the title of the
book and the themes expressed throughout the
novel?