1. To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 20-24 10/24
Bellwork:
Copy: A clause is a group of related words that has both a subject and a verb.
Independent clauses can stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Copy: [She gave him a ride] [so he wouldn’t be late].
Underline the subject(s) once and the main verb(s) twice in the following sentence. Identify all clauses. Then, identify all parts of speech: “Unless I work hard, I will not do well.”

2. Background
Timeline of current events around 1960:
1954: segregated schools ruled unacceptable. KKK membership surges.

3. 2. 1956: In Montgomery, Alabama black citizens boycott segregated bus seating.

4. 3. 1960: The “lunch counter demonstrations” begin. 4
: The “lunch counter demonstrations” begin : To Kill A Mockingbird is published.

5. Chapters 20, 21, 22
Tom Robinson is another killed mockingbird.
Even though the reader knows what the jury’s decision will be, the way it delivers the news is surprising
After the trial, Atticus is thanked by the black community and scorned by whites. Bob Ewell poses a new threat.

6. Emmett Till
Real life case where two white men are brought to trial for murdering 14-year- old Emmett Till. They are declared innocent.

7. Chapters 23, 24
Atticus is dangerously wrong for the first time in the novel, underestimating the threats of Bob Ewell.
The action subsides and the children are left to deal with sorting out their reaction to the recent events.
Aunt Alexandra and Atticus give two different theories of social organization. Themes of courage, prejudice, and education are covered quite seriously.

8. VI. Assignment
Read chapters 20-24
Study guide due next class.