introduction. grew up in alabama mockingbird was her only novel partly biographical published in...
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*(Nelle) Harper Lee• Grew up in
Alabama
• Mockingbird was her only novel
• Partly biographical
• Published in 1960
• Won Pulitzer Prize (1961)
*Setting (Time and Place)• 1930s – Post-
Great Depression• 25% unemployment
• Stock market crash
• President Franklin Delano Roosevelt• “New Deal”
• Maycomb, Alabama
• Small town
• Racial inequality
*Guiding Questions• What causes us to
lose the innocence of youth?
• What was life like in the 1930s in a place of great prejudice?
• What happens when you’re given the chance to make a difference?
• How do we react when we encounter people who are different?
After reading, you should be able to cite evidence from the story that deals with each of these questions.
*The Book
• Three distinct parts• Scout and Jem’s
obsession with Boo Radley
• The trial of Tom Robinson
• The two intersect
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For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
1. Adults mainly influence children in negative ways.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
2. Everyone has prejudices about things and people.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
3. The classroom is the only place to learn important
information.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
4. Living in a small town is better than living in a big city.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
5. Most of our values and attitudes develop during childhood.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
6. Sometimes, it’s best to take the law into your own hands.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
7. To be a hero, a person must be successful.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
8. People who refuse to be social are hiding
something.
For each statement, decide whether you agree or disagree using the following scale:
5 – strongly agree 4 – agree 3 – in between 2 – disagree 1 – strongly disagree
9. A “family” must havea mother, father, and
children.