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Race and justice in “to kill a mockingbird” “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” ― Harper Lee “People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.” ― Harper Lee “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Essential Questions Why does justice sometimes vary from person to person and group to group? Why does racism exist? How do people advocate for social change? How does the community in which one lives affect their worldview and beliefs.

Students Will Know… -Literary terms/devices: theme, conflict, irony, symbolism, and methods of characterization -Important historical information from the South in the 1930s including segregation and Jim Crow laws -Key characters, events and concepts from the novel -The Seven Analytical Reading Levels -Key vocabulary from the reading -Sentence Patters 1-4 in “The Art of Styling Sentences”

Students Will Be Able To… -Use the ladder of inference and iceberg model to analyze their own and others’ thinking and apply to argumentative texts -Write a constructed response using Analytical Reading Levels -Identify and analyze key themes and symbols in their reading -Lead their own small group discussions using literature circles -Use context clues and word structure to determine the meaning of unknown words -Write sentences that include a variety of forms and structures -Use close reading skills to analyze select passages

Activities Performance Task: Goal: To prepare for an article on the 50th anniversary of “To Kill a Mockingbird” by analyzing the themes of the novel and relevant current events. Role: A student journalist who has been assigned to write an article about the relevance of “To Kill a Mockingbird” today, including its implications and themes for justice and race in America. Audience: To appeal to a young audience between the ages of 18-30 by showing how this famous novel is still relevant today. Situation: You are just beginning the assignment, and you need to “sell” it to your editor in order to write it. This means you need to conduct analysis on the novel and research current events that relate to its themes. You also need to write a rough sketch of your ideas and why you think this novel is important.