1. COMING OF AGE IN CHANGING TIMES Level 4 Unit 3

2. 3.22 Controversy in Context Entry Task (pg 243) Before Reading 1. Quickwrite: Chapter 27 ended with the line “Thus began our longest journey together.”  What are the literal and figurative meanings of the word “journey”?  How is reading a novel similar to and different from taking a journey?

3. 3.22 Controversy in Context Learning Targets  Analyze a nonfiction text about various controversies surrounding the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.  Evaluate the techniques and effectiveness of an argument.  Use the RAFT strategy to compose an argument in writing.

4. 3.22 Controversy in Context Table Group Discussion Now that you have read most of To Kill a Mockingbird, consider what you have learned about the early 1960s and make inferences about how readers would respond to this novel at the time of its publication:  How would the experience of reading the book then be different from the experience of reading it now?  How could the novel itself have contributed to the Civil Rights Movement?

5. 3.22 Controversy in Context Pages 244-246 During Reading  3. Mark the first paragraph of the text, noting textual evidence of the reader response to the novel.

6. 3.22 Controversy in Context 244-246 4. Chunk the remaining paragraphs into two sections of two paragraphs each. As you read each chunk, mark the text and take notes to identify the following:  What were the arguments against the novel?  What groups of people opposed the novel?  What reasons does the author give in defense of the novel?

7. 3.22 Controversy in Context 244-246 5. After each chunk, evaluate the validity of the arguments for and against To Kill a Mockingbird.

8. 3.22 Controversy in Context Key Ideas and Details (244-246)  What is the claim this author makes about the career of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?  What evidence is presented to support the author’s claim about the importance of To Kill a Mockingbird during the 20th century?  What does it mean that a literary work should have “a life within the world,” and how does To Kill a Mockingbird still remain “a part of the ongoing activities” of our world?

9. 3.22 Controversy in Context Homework  Read Chapters 28-31…. Think about Scout’s mental picture of Boo Radley before Chapter 29, and then how this picture changes in the remaining chapters of the book.