To Kill A Mockingbird at KS4

This unit includes everything you need to teach Mockingbird at KS4 and it will save you hours of preparation time! It is focused on essay writing skills for English Literature, but covers themes such as prejudice, segregation, bravery and innocence along the way. It includes 25 lessons and is fully resourced with lesson powerpoints, contextual information, assessment questions, quizzes, activities to exploit drama, extracts, context cards, theme cards and opportunities for online research. Page numbers refer to the Orange Faber and Faber edition with an introduction by Ian Gregor.

Lesson 1: Context research
Lesson 2: An introduction to Maycomb County and Alabama
Lesson 3: A Southern Education
Lesson 4: Miss Caroline extract practice
Lesson 5: The relationship between Atticus and Scout
Lesson 6: Atticus and Bravery
Lesson 7: Miss Maudie Atkinson
Lesson 8: How Harper Lee builds tension
Lesson 9: Growing Up
Lesson 10: Creative Writing and The Fire
Lesson 11: The rabid dog
Lesson 12: Ms Dubose and Southern Belles
Lesson 13: Segregation
Lesson 14: Aunt Alexandra
Lesson 15: Lynch Mobs and the KKK
Lesson 16: The Trial
Lesson 17: How Harper Lee creates mood and atmosphere
Lesson 18: The Verdict
Lesson 19: Character Foils: Bob and Atticus
Lesson 20: The Missionary Ladies
Lesson 21: Role Models
Lesson 22: The attack on Scout and Jem
Lesson 23: The Aftermath
Lesson 24: The Ending
Lesson 25: Chapter Revision Guides