Crash Course
To Kill a Mockingbird, Part I - Crash Course Literature 210
In which John Green teaches you about Harper Lee's famous (and only) novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. John will cover a bit about Harper Lee's personal life, (seeing as this novel has some autobiographical elements) and her long association...
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Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Context
Join us for a comprehensive lesson on the context of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird reflects the tensions in American society during the Civil Rights Movement. But the novel’s...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 17-21 Summary
Tom Robinson, an African American man, is now on trial for his alleged rape of Mayella Ewell. A guilty verdict means death by electrocution. Will Atticus be able to convince an all white jury of Tom’s innocence? Sitting in a packed...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 6-11 Summary
The children’s second summer together is drawing to a close. But before Dill returns to Mississippi, our three mischief-makers try to catch a glimpse of the monster, Boo Radley. It nearly costs them their lives… and Jem’s trousers! More...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 22-26 Summary
The heartbreak of the Tom Robinson case is followed by more horror. The children are learning some difficult truths about the society they live in. Their consolation is that Atticus thoroughly discredited Tom Robinson’s accusers - the...
The Art Assignment
Do Not Try to Eat This
Dada was a movement known for collage, upturned urinals, and its radicality--a reaction to the horrors of World War I. It was NOT known for its food, but in 1961 artist Man Ray offered this "Menu for a Dadaist Day," and we cooked it for...
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English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Narrative Style, Techniques & Figurative Language in Prose Fiction (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Our second lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll tackle narrative style, techniques and figurative language. You’ll discover a writer’s number one rule – show, don’t tell. Soon enough, you’ll have all the tools...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 12-16 Summary
Summer has come around again and - oh no - Aunt Alexandra has come to stay. It’s a good thing that Dill shows up because the children need each other more than ever. The trial of Tom Robinson, an African American man, is about to start...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Plot Summary
Enjoy this much-loved classic as you’ve never seen it before! Join us for a journey into America’s Deep South in the 1930’s. The Great Depression has taken its toll on the people of Maycomb County, Alabama, and race relations are tense....
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 1-5 Summary
Welcome to Maycomb! Meet our protagonist Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch, her brother Jeremy (‘Jem’) and their buddy Dill Harris. Follow the children’s adventures over two summers as they make mischief all over the neighbourhood. But they’d...
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Powering Through Prose: Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapters 27-31 Summary
After the trauma of Tom Robinson’s case, things start to return to normal. Scout has her stage debut in the Maycomb Halloween pageant - her costume is a classic! Jem escorts her to and from the pageant, as a big brother should. But their...
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Q&A: To Kill a Mockingbird
Top questions and answer for To Kill a Mockingbird.
PBS
To Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird?
One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did this novel, with its...
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Mockingbird Inn Motel in Monroeville, Alabama
Mockingbird Inn Motel in Monroeville, Alabama
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Birdhouse and statue to To Kill a Mockingbird
Birdhouse and statue to To Kill a Mockingbird
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'To Kill a Mockingbird,' a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, voted America's best-loved novel by readers nationwide
'MOCKINGBIRD' CHOSEN AS AMERICA'S BEST-LOVED NOVEL IN VOTE
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Kids shine as Broadway's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' goes big
KIDS SHINE AS BROADWAY'S 'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD' GOES BIG
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Residents and visitors in the south Alabama hometown of "To Kill A Mockingbird" author Harper Lee are both excited and perplexed that the novelist is releasing a sequel to the classic more than a half-century after her first book. (Feb. 3)
"To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all.
Publisher Harper announced Tuesday that "Go Set a Watchman," a novel the Pulitzer Prize-winning author completed in the 1950s and put aside, will be released...
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Harper Lee's hometown excited for 2nd novel
Residents of Monroeville, the real-life model for the fictional town of Maycomb in Harper Lee's famous novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", told of their excitement on Tuesday (3 FEB. 2015) that a sequel will be released this summer.
"Go Set a...
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Author Harper Lee's will made public, but not her estate details
The will of "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee has been made public following a lawsuit by The New York Times, but details on her estate remain a secret.
The Times reports the will unsealed Tuesday shows most of...
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Oprah, Hugh Jackman among numerous big stars flocking to 'Mockingbird' Broadway premiere
OPRAH, HUGH JACKMAN AMONG NUMEROUS BIG STARS FLOCKING TO 'MOCKINGBIRD' BROADWAY PREMIERE