1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

2. Essential ?
What impact does historical, cultural, geographical, and social context have on a novel and on the reaction of readers to it?

3. Chapters 1 - 6 Answer thoughtfully in complete sentences
Cite page numbers when using text to support your answers
Write 1 – 3 other critical questions
Be prepared to discuss

4. Socratic Seminar Guidelines
Expectations of participants in a Socratic Seminar:
Speak loudly and clearly.
Cite reasons and evidence for your statements by referring to the text.
Use the text to find support.
Listen to others respectfully.
Stick with the subject and do not move off topic.
Talk to one another, not to the leader.
Paraphrase accurately when building upon another person’s comments.
Ask the speaker to clarify ideas when confused.
Support one another for good ideas or insights.
Challenge an idea with facts, but do not challenge the speaker himself.
Pose questions in a polite manner.
Be prepared with highlighted or annotated texts.

5. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT TODAY’S DISCUSSION?
Reflection
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT TODAY’S DISCUSSION?
Question
Rate – High (5) to Low (1)
Class' Treatment of Issues
Thorough & Deep (5) – Superficial (1)
Quality of Your Own Participation
Excellent (5) – Poor (1)
Your Own Interest in the Conversation
High (5) – Low (1)
The Class' Interest, Reflected in Intensity of Conversation and % of Participation
Complexity of Discussion
Degree of Your Own Understanding of Material
Full (5) – Lost & Confused (1)
How did you feel about today's discussion?

6. Character Building Essay
Discuss the author’s use of figurative language. Identify three examples of figurative language from the novel. Why did the author use these examples? What impact does the figurative language have on characterization, description of setting, mood, foreshadowing, theme, or the novel overall? In your essay, use a different example in each body paragraph. Be sure to explain the significance of each use of figurative language.

7. Character Building Essay #2
A static character is a character who does not undergo any important change during the duration of the story. At the end they are essentially the same person they were at the beginning. The story does not affect any changes in them. In contrast, a dynamic character does undergo change - often very dramatic change -- during the duration of the story. In a well developed essay, answer the following question: Is Scout a dynamic or static character? Use citations from the text to support your answer.

8. SpringBoard 5.20
Dynamic vs. Static Characters ~ Characters experience varying amounts of change over the course of a story. Two types of characters are :
• Static characters that do not experience basic character changes during the course of the story.
• Dynamic characters that experience changes throughout the plot of a story.
Although the change may be sudden, it is expected based on the story’s events.
A story’s characters fall within a range—from very static characters that experience no change to very dynamic characters that undergo one or more major changes.
In your small group, choose a reporter, discuss the Question Set your group is assigned, and record your answers in bullet-point form with pg. #’s citing your textual evidence.