Will the Real Mockingbird Please Stand Up?? To Kill a Mockingbird Will the Real Mockingbird Please Stand Up??

Anticipation Guide AGREE or DISAGREE If someone is on trial for murder, they are probably guilty. I never judge a person based on their appearance. People often fear what they don’t understand. It is difficult to stand up for something when no one else agrees. Any set of beliefs is okay as long as you believe in them sincerely. Laws are designed to make society fair for all citizens. People should always try to tolerate people, no matter their differences. Courage is doing what you think is right when the odds of succeeding are stacked against you.

DARTS (Ch. 1-3) I can analyze the effect of the mood on elements of a text, such as setting and plot. I can analyze relationships between characters in a text and how those relationships evolve over time. I can analyze and cite important details from a text.

Chapter 1-3 Questions (Notes Section) How does Scout get Jem to accept Dill’s dare to touch the Radley house? What incident in the past is cited as “proof” that Boo is a violent person? Which details in Chapter 1 hint that Arthur Radley has been a victim of abuse? Which details give the Radley house a “haunted-house” atmosphere? What does the discussion between Atticus and Scout in Ch. 3 suggest about their relationship? What does it suggest about ideas that might prove important as the plot unfolds? Discuss the atmospheres that Lee creates for the Finch household and Scout’s classroom. Cite details from the text.

Chapter 1-3 Writing Task (Include in your NOTES) Write two paragraphs in which you analyze what you know so far about the town in which the novel takes place. Use evidence from the text to support your analysis. Cite your evidence with proper page numbers.

DARTS (Ch. 4-8) 1. I can ask questions on all three levels of the text: literal, inferential, and thematic. 2. I can write a good discussion question. 3. I can participate in a discussion on various topics in a text.

Chapters 4-8 Questions (NOTES SECTION) Do you think the children’s dramatization of Boo’s life is a foreshadowing of upcoming events? Explain your answer. What do you learn about Miss Maudie through her descriptions of Arthur and the Baptists? How do the children become even more interested in the Radley place even before Dill returns for his second summer?

Questions Continued… 4. Which details reveal that Boo watches the children very closely? 5. List at least three very important traits that Atticus has. Use evidence from the text to support your answers. WRITING: In a paragraph, explain why Jem wants to stop Atticus from returning the blanket to the Radleys.

DARTS (Ch. 9-14) I can analyze symbolism in characters’ names. I can write a found poem using evidence from passages of text. I can cite passages of text that support a purpose.

Chapters 9-14 Questions Why does Atticus agree to be Tom Robinson’s defense attorney? Does he expect to win the case? Why does Jem ask Scout not to antagonize Aunt Alexandra? When Scout learns that Dill will not be coming to town that summer she says that, “without him life was unbearable. I was miserable for two days.” What is humorous about what she says?

9-14 Questions (cont.) 4. How does the experience at Calpurnia’s church affect Jem and Scout’s perception of Calpurnia? WRITING ACTIVITY: Write a paragraph describing Aunt Alexandra’s personality.

DARTS (15-19) I CAN: Analyze and interpret important symbols in a literary text. Make inferences about characters in a novel.

QUESTIONS (Ch. 15-19) Who meets with Atticus the weekend before Tom Robinson’s trial begins? Why? Cite details that help you understand that the JAIL is a symbol of Maycomb’s resistance to progress. Cite at least 10 facts—dialogue, actions, etc.—from chapters 17 and 18 that give you a picture of the Ewells.

Questions Continued… 4. What does Atticus mean when he speaks of “polite fiction”? 5. Describe the way that Tom Robinson conducts himself on the witness stand. WRITING ACTIVITY: Write two paragraphs that tell how Atticus shows that Tom is not guilty of the crime with which he is charged.