1. To Kill A Mockingbird:
Experiencing the Old South through Evidence-Based Claims and Close Reading `

2. Forming EBC: To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee
MATERIALS:
To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee
Notebook

3. Independent Reading By yourself,
read chapter three of To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee.
As you read, concentrate on the characters of Maycomb County, Georgia. In small groups you will present evidence on the character that was assigned to the group.
Assign in class or as homework

4. EBC: To Kill A Mockingbird
Join your small groups.
You will share your observations
about your assigned character.
When citing textual evidence,
include the page number of your
textual evidence.
After having read the first three chapters, the students will have working knowledge of the characters in To Kill A Mockingbird. The students will present evidence for the characters.
Insert: Jackson Five

5. Miss Caroline Three Things We Find Interesting
Miss Caroline went to her desk and opened her purse. "Here's a quarter," she said to Walter. "Go and eat downtown today. You can pay me back tomorrow.“ (page 13)
The teacher models how to cite textual evidence. The teacher may add other textual evidence on Miss Caroline. (Forming and EBC will be the focus of Activity 4.) For now, the students are to concentrate on the gathering of textual evidence.

6. Jean Louise “Scout” Finch
Three Things We Find Interesting
The student groups present textually based evidence about the characters. They are present raw information from the text. The forming of EBC will begin with Activity 4.

7. Atticus Finch 
Three Things We Find Interesting

8. Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch
Three Things We Find Interesting

9. Calpurnia 
Three Things We Find Interesting

10. Arthur “Boo” Radley Three Things We Find Interesting
Do Not Show Photo until he is revealed in the book/film

11. Ticket Out the Door: Writer’s Choice
Choose one of the characters presented today. Write a paragraph on your impressions about that character. Use textual evidence to enhance your writing. .

12. Independent Reading By yourself,
read chapter four and five of To Kill A Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee.
Insert: Ernest Hemmingway