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PBS

Pbs: Identity, Oppression, and Protest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan supplements a study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. The lesson is designed to help learners understand the impact of Jim Crow Laws and their impact of oppression on African Americans. Blues music is shared to help...
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Curated OER

Pbs: News Hour Extra: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Actors: Photograph

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Photo of Gregory Peck and Mary Badham in the film, 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Harper Lee

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn more about the life and work of Harper Lee when you visit this informative site. This site provides links to activities, vocabulary lessons, newspaper articles and more focused on the book "To Kill A Mockingbird."
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Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: Arts and Literature: Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical portrait of Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: (Nelle) Harper Lee

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The biography includes numerous passages from the novel, and how the novel related to Lee's life and environment.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Mob's Voice vs. Hero's Voice

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, is used to get students to explore point of view and issues related voice in writing and social justice. This lesson requires the students to analyze and discuss the...
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Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Literature Links

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities links for American Literature. Intended for teachers and students, this site contains web links that provide many ways to assist and assess...
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Rick Beach

Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition: Chapter 10: Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The textbook entitled Teaching Literature to Adolescents, 2nd Edition contains activities for Chapter 10 reflection. Intended for teachers, this site contains activities that will extend the content from the Chapter 10. Focus of the...
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Swiss Educ

Swiss Educ: Lee, Harper 1926

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a rich collection of both background and teaching ideas, with a great number of multimedia files. Includes what purports to be a phone message from Lee herself.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Literature Inspired Writing Lesson: I Never Knew That!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem discover that their seemingly "feeble" father has an astonishing ability with a rifle. For this assignment, writers will compose a letter to a parent or loved one, asking for a return letter that...
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Other

Critical Thinking Community: Remodeling Lessons for High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to re-model your lesson plans to include room for critical thought and higher levels of learning. Re-modeled lessons cite specific critical thinking strategies. Wonderful examples include "Vitalizing Vapid Vocabulary," "To Kill A...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Summer of Reading Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Get summer started on the right page with PBS LearningMedia's Summer of Reading collection! These videos, activities, and interactive games help to build vocabulary and reading comprehension while bringing storybook characters to life.
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Courtroom Dramas

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest Courtroom Drama movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "To Kill a Mockingbird" which was...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Perspective in Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive instructional activity which allows students to determine the perspective or point of view of a story character by imagining actually spending a day in their "shoes." Based on Atticus's statement in "To Kill a Mockingbird."...
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Other

Study guide.org: Writing an Approach Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
This study tutorial shows how to do an "approach paper" concerning novels read in class. This web page explains the assignment and offers a sample approach for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Brock Peters

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Brock Peters, an American actor who employed his powerful bass voice and strong presence in portrayals of a wide range of characters, notably in the role of Tom Robinson in To Kill a...
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The English Teacher

Teaching Literature Fiction and Non Fiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An English teacher's collection of lessons and notes on teaching a variety of high school level fiction.

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