1. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Written by: Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird

2. Background Information  TKAM- ___________________ of author Harper Lee  Pre-Civil Rights Era  ________________Laws (1876-1965) Segregation (esp. in the South) Separate “_________________” facilities for blacks & whites  Racial Tension Lynching- illegal execution of accused by a mob  Blacks & whites competing for ___________ jobs

3. About the Novel…  A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this ________-era story is set in a small town in _________, where a __________ man is accused of raping a ________ woman.  The story takes place over _______ summers, and is seen and told through the eyes of a child.  The characters learn valuable lessons about principles, ________, __________, and _________. Even their views of the local bogeyman, change after time.

4. Importance of the Title:  “ It’s a _________ to kill a ______________” Comes from an old proverb The mockingbird is harmless and does its best to please those that listen to its songs and is ____________ against hunters.  The wrongness of killing the mockingbird becomes a __________ for the injustice of two characters who are harmless and helpless.

5. Important Facts The story describes the lifestyle of Southern America during the ______________ era of the ______________’s It also describes the judicial system of Alabama and the country before the _________________________ The main characters are good people that witness prejudice in various forms

6. What to Expect Language includes slang and _________ words. The “N” word The causes & ________ of prejudice The causes & dangers of gender ____________ The qualities of a __________ The power of the spoken word and the use of ____________

7. Some _______ Described in the Book ____________________ Prejudice Male vs. Female Female vs. Male ________________________ Prejudice Poor vs. RichRich vs. Poor ______________ Prejudice White vs. Black Black vs. White Female vs. Female

8. Genre- Realistic Fiction Features Stories with real life situations Story takes place in a _________________ setting. Places, events and characters are vividly described.

9. Realistic Fiction Introduces: Characters, ___________, Conflict/Problem, & Goal Beginning ___________Develops Story events and reaction to the events Middle _____________ to conflict or problem End

10. Realistic Fiction Plot The main character’s problem makes up the plot and is the source of the conflict Conflict Tension exists between forces in the character’s life 3 Forms of Conflict Person vs. ________________

11. TKAM Key Facts  Tense- Past – use of _________________  Setting- Time- 1933-1935 Place- _____________, Alabama (Fictional town)  Tone- Starts off ____________; ____________ Ends dark & ____________ of society

12. More TKAM Key Facts  Theme- Repeated or recurring idea/s TKAM Themes: _________________ & Racism * Inter-racial marriage Good vs. Evil (Morals) Family _________________ _____________ Education

13. Even More TKAM Key Facts  P.O.V. – Point of View _____________ person narrator Scout  Protagonist/s (main “good” character) Scout _______________________  Antagonist- (main “bad” character) Bob __________________  ______________- reference to another piece of literature, a famous person, place or event

14. Scout- Jean Louise Finch  __________ of the story  Age during story 6-9 yrs. Old  Rebellious ___________  Intelligent for her age  Scout’s _______ brother  Age during story 10-13 yrs. old  Scout’s ______friend and protector  Deals with difficult issues throughout the story Jem- Jeremy Atticus Finch

15. Atticus  Scout & Jem’s father (________ parent)  Extremely ________________  Attorney for Maycomb  Tom Robinson’s assigned ____________  State Legislative Representative

16. Dill- _______ ______ Harris  Scout & Jem’s ________  Active __________  Lives in Meridan, ________________  Stays with ______ ________ during the summer Aunt Alexandra  Atticus’ __________  Money and social status are ___________ to her  Thinks Atticus needs help with _________  Lives at ________  Stays with ________ and _____________ during trial  Wants to _______ Scout

17. Arthur “______” Radley  _ ________ neighbor of the Finch’s  Was a troubled ______ man  Town “________”  Lives with his controlling brother  Has been locked up in his house for about ________ years.  Finch’s ________________ housekeeper  ____________ figure to Scout  Lives in the “_______ world” as well as the “__________ world”  Takes Jem & Scout to church Calpurnia

18. Mrs. ________  __________, elderly, sick neighbor of the Finchs  Teaches Jem & Scout a ________ lesson in ______________  Addicted to _____________ Miss Maudie ___________  Lives across the street from Finchs  Loves __________  Friend to the Finchs especially to Scout  Good __________  _______-minded citizen in Maycomb

19. Mrs. Stephanie Crawford  Town __________  Takes a __________ part of the truth and exaggerates it until it barely resembles the truth. Tom Robinson  A _________ man accused of __________ and beating _______ ____________

20. Mayella ______  Oldest Ewell child, ______yrs. old  Lives a _________ and _________life in a run down house by the town dump  Victim of _________  Has 7 brothers & sisters Bob Ewell  __________and ___________  Has 8 children who are unsupervised  His son Burris has “__________”  Belongs to the ___________ social class in Maycomb (________ the black citizens) Spends welfare checks on ____________  ____________ Atticus and all that Atticus stands for

21. Mr. Underwood  Owner of the ______________ The Maycomb Tribune  Openly _______ blacks, however defends Tom Robinson Dolphus Raymond  A white man with mixed children  Lives on the outskirts of Maycomb  ________ to be _________ because people do not understand his life choices

22. Mr. _________  _______ farmer  _______ man-doesn’t like to considered a “charity” case  Client of Atticus  Pays Atticus in _________ & ______  One of the men in _________mob Sheriff ____ Tate  Maycomb’s ___________  An honest and _____________ man  Helps _________ a serious situation