Designed for KS3, TKAM is a full SOW and has all resources embedded. The SOW explores all chapters with homework also embedded and helps build students’ knowledge over time. The SOW is 24 lessons long and can be taught over a 6 or 8 week period. The Formative and Summative assessment has also been uploaded. This SOW was created for Higher ability but could also be differentiated for all learners. What you will receive: Complete SOW/slides/lessons All resources are embedded Embedded homework Formative and Summative assessment.

Specifically tailored for Edexcel IGCSE - a comprehensive (100 slides) unit of work for the novel. Looks through all key elements and characters, analysing in detail in a very user and pupil friendly format. Context, authorial method and themes are all analysed. Looking at crafting thoughtful points and an extensive range of key quotes is included in the PowerPoint.

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make clear, detailed and well-informed links between Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and its social and historical context. In particular, students develop their understanding of the 1930s American South, The Great Depression, and racial inequalities, before connecting this understanding with what they read in precisely-selected extracts. The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: Creating American South timelines using clearly explained context cards, in order to establish an understanding of context; Researching further information about the social and historical context of the novel, using a guided research sheet;’ Reading selected extracts from the text, in order to link ideas regarding context and text together; Analysing how the features of context are portrayed in the novel; Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts; Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; Timeline Cards Research Template; Selected extracts (from chapters 1, 9 and 15); Essay template Comprehensive lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 10 and 11 classes, however colleagues have used them for between year 8 and year 13 with some adaptations. Please note that students will need internet access for the research introduction task. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Teachers have found them particularly useful in exam revision, comprehension tasks, or guided reading sessions. They are perfect for aiding the progress of students towards meeting the KS4 expectations within the new National Curriculum framework - this makes the tasks suitable for all examining bodies. Students have found these resources extremely engaging, and for teachers there is explicit information within each task regarding which comprehension strands the task is designed to demonstrate. They also relate to key extracts, characters, and themes from the story, ensuring that students gain a deep understanding of the text. Activities within the booklet include: ‘Context: 'The Great Depression’ - to aid students with ‘Drawing on knowledge of the purpose, audience and context of the writing, including its social, historical and cultural context and the literary tradition to which it belongs, to inform evaluation;’ ‘Lee’s Description’ - to aid students with ‘Analysing a writer’s choice of vocabulary, form, grammatical and structural features, and evaluating their effectiveness and impact;’ Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Bob Ewell’ - to aid students with ‘Seeking evidence in the text to support a point of view, including justifying inferences with evidence;’ ‘Editing the Text’ - to aid students with ‘Making an informed personal response, recognising that other responses to a text are possible and evaluating these.’ Plus many, many more activities (the booklet is around 30 pages in length!) I’ve also added it as a PDF in case the formatting differs on your computer. All images are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on a separate document (included).

This engaging and informative lesson enables students to make clear, detailed and well-informed interpretations regarding the purpose of Boo Radley’s character in To Kill a Mockingbird. In particular, students develop their understanding of how the character is introduced, before understanding how perceptions of him change across the novel. Students then consider Lee’s purposes for Boo’s inclusion, considering social and historical context. -The lesson follows a step-by-step learning journey, in which children learn through: -Reading selected extracts from the text and answering comprehension questions about boo’s introduction at the start of the novel; -Tracking how Scout’s perception of Boo changes over the course of the novel; -Understanding how the character of Boo aids Lee in getting across her key messages about society, considering social and historical context; -Peer assessing each other’s learning attempts. Included is: Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and comprehensive; Boo Radley development graph sheet; Selected extract (from chapter 1); Character Profile template; Essay template; Comprehensive lesson plan. There are also opportunities for group learning, speaking and listening, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. I originally used these resources with year 10 and 11 classes, however colleagues have used them for between year 8 and year 13 with some adaptations. All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.

This resource contains insightful comments and notes on many aspects of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Characters: Scout, Atticus, Jem, Aunt Alexandra, Dill, Calpurnia, Arthur 'Boo' Radley, Miss Maudie, Mr BB Underwood, Miss Gates Themes: justice, childhood & maturity, prejudice & racism, courage & conviction, education & learning, empathy & identity, conformity, loneliness, the mockingbird Events: summer with Boo Radley, snow & fire, Christmas at Finch's Landing, Mrs Dubose, Church, the Lynch Mob, the trial, the Missionary Society Context: lists many contextual reference points to draw into your essay, e.g. the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King, the Scottsboro incident, lynch mobs Includes lots of quotations from the book to back-up points Aimed at GCSE students studying the book for English Literature exams

This PowerPoint Presentation is really useful for Year 10 classes studying 'To Kill a Mockingbird' because this PowerPoint includes details of the context of the book and how the book portrays racism. Good, Useful, Revision PowerPoint after book is finished. (Year 10).

A resource which contains a number of detailed lessons spanning the book. Made for a top set who are studying Edexcel IGCSE Literature. I have also included a revision powerpoint and some theme mindmap sheets. The PP contains references to assessment objectives, but could be adapted for other exam boards. A range of tasks included.

This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising Harper Lee’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Chapter by Chapter Summary (with quotes); Main Characters; Themes; Lee’s Language Devices; Influences on the Writer. Key words and ideas are underlined for easy reference. The resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).

An exemplar essay on innocence within the novel. This essay is designed for Edexcel GCSE and IGCSE, with a focus on context and argument. The essay has a notes column for annotations, as well as a summary grid within which students can identify the quotes, context and structure of the essay. The extension task encourages students to see how these paragraphs/arguments could be tailored to fit multiple essay titles.

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

Thorough and detailed contextual information to go with To Kill a Mockingbird. Includes information on: slavery, Civil War, Scottsboro Boys etc.

This summary guide contains the key literary devices used in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. All AOs are targeted with contextual information being included in addition to key quotations which are integral to forming a strong essay.

This 14-page resource is a set of short writing tasks, and formal essay questions in the style of A Level, AP and IB examinations. The initial tasks focus student attention on significant aspects of each chapter and build up a full understanding of what Harper Lee is trying to achieve, how she is trying to achieve it, and how successful she has been. The chapter-based questions can, additionally, be used as a basis for class discussion, and the essay topics as an invaluable tool for pre-examination revision and rehearsal. At a time-saving level, teachers will be relieved of the need to develop their own units of study for the work, and to seek out relevant questions from past examinations. ‘These prompts are a terrific tool for generating class discussions, creating short answer exams, or longer essay assignments. I have purchased a number of them and am impressed with each one’ (from the LitWorks.com Commendations page).

The worksheet contains over 100 key quotes from the novel in chapter order. Students are asked to link each quotation with one of the main themes using a code. Students found this to be a highly effective revision tool.

Comprehensive and thorough resource pack. Wide and interesting range of tasks and activities.

Essay instruction sheet for essay on To Kill A Mockingbird with hints and tips - good half term hmwk or could be prepared in class as an exercise in essay planning.Question is: 'Explore the ways in which Harper Lee presents the development of Scout and Jem in the first section of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’.'

Some activities designed for more able students studying key characters in the novel.