1. To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
1960

2. MEET HARPER LEE

3. An American Classic

4. THE NOVEL’S SETTING KEY FACTS: Alabama Monroeville (Maycomb)
Early 1930’s
The Depression
Jim Crow Laws
KKK

5. Family Trees The Finches: The Ewells: The Radleys: Bob Ewell
Mayella Ewell
7 other Ewell children
The Radleys:
Arthur, Sr.
Nathan
Arthur, Jr. (Boo)
Mrs. Radley
Atticus Finch
Jem Finch
Scout Finch
Aunt Alexandra
Uncle Jack Finch
Cousin Francis

6. WHO AM I?

7. TROUBLED TIMES

8. TROUBLED TIMES

9. Ku Klux Klan

10. Civil Rights Movement

11. “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
(Atticus says to Jem)
A mockingbird is an innocent who suffers unjustly.
Examples: Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Dill, Mayella, Jem, Scout
Can you defend each one as a “mockingbird?”
Can you identify any other “mockingbirds” in the book?

12. “They’ve done it before and they did it tonight and they’ll do it again and when they do — it seems that only children weep.” Chapter 22, To Kill a Mockingbird