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National Endowment for the Humanities

Scottsboro Boys and "To Kill a Mockingbird": Two Trials for the Common Core

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a must-have resource for anyone reading To Kill A Mockingbird or using Harper Lee's award-winning novel in a classroom. The packet contains Miss Hollace Ransdall's first-hand, factual account of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys,...
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird - Foil Characters

For Students 9th - 12th
Not to be confused with aluminium foil, this quiz focuses on character foils in To Kill a Mockingbird. The prompts encourage readers to recognize the qualities of each character.
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Historical Background Study Guide

For Students 8th - 9th
Truly understanding a story means understanding its setting and historical background. This guide, prepared for To Kill a Mockingbird, encourages your class to explore the Great Depression, Hoovervilles, and the Scottsboro trials....
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 13 & 14

For Students 8th - 9th
What a great way to study symbols in a text! Give your class some support by offering basic pictures and the page number that is associated with symbols found in To Kill a Mockingbird. Readers analyze the mockingbird, Boo Radley, and...
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide Part II

For Students 8th - 9th
Focus your class's reading of To Kill a Mockingbird with this resource. Eighty-three questions are provided for chapters 12-31, the majority of which focus on plot recall. Since this is a word document, you can consider adding questions...
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PBS

The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Continuing Atticus’s Fight for Justice

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tom Robinson was only one man in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, but he represents many people throughout history who have not found justice in the American justice system. Language arts students discuss the theme of social justice...
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Digital Public Library of America

Teaching Guide: Exploring To Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, considered by many to be a seminal piece of American literature, contains many complex literary themes that carry through United States history. Use a series of discussion questions and classroom...
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Prestwick House

To Kill a Mockingbird

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Harper Lee's classic tale of Scout Finch's experience with prejudice and racism, To Kill a Mockingbird, provides the text for a 23-clue crossword puzzle.
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Characters: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 11th
This Fun Trivia quiz poses 15 multiple choice questions about the characters in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. It addresses basic reading comprehension and simple recall, so it will be a quick assessment to see who completed the...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

"Scottsboro Boys": A Trial Which Defined an Age

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's a must-have resource. Whether your focus is racism, the Great Depression, the "Scottsboro Boys" trial, or part of a reading of To Kill A Mockingbird, the information contained in the seven-page packet will save hours of research...
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Spark Notes

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 8th - 10th
Harper Lee's seminal novel To Kill a Mockingbird provides rich material for this interactive online reading comprehension quiz. Multiple choice questions and clear explanations with the answers to clarify details. Check content for...
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Curated OER

Lesson 2-Profiles in Courage: To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Review one of the most memorable cases in the history of the United States. After reading To Kill A Mockingbird, young scholars read and select court transcripts and other primary source material from the Scottsboro Boys Trial of 1933....
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Test

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this novel test, students complete a variety of questions including true/false, short answer, fill in the blank, essay,matching and bonus questions. The cover page of the test contains a area to record the student's score.
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird Tea

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders assume the identity of a character from the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird. They bring a southern-style dish (soul food) for social hour and wear an article of clothing that suits the character. They interact with other...
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Curated OER

To Kill a Mockingbird

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the components of racismas they read through Horton Foote's, "To Kill a Mockingbird." The trial of the main character reveals instances of justice in the face of prejudice and forms the focus of the lesson.
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West Jefferson High School

The Novel — Honor

For Teachers 9th Standards
For classes tackling To Kill a Mockingbird, this lesson plan sets readers up for discussions or essay writing with questions and prompts. The prompts encourage individuals to explore beyond the novel itself, looking at photographs from...
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Albert Shanker Institute

Making the Case for Equality: A Comparison

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Martin Luther King Jr's " I Have a Dream" speech and Atticus Finch's closing argument during the trial of Tom Robinson both address the societal need to overcome racism. After examining the rhetorical devices and figurative language used...
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Curated OER

Revision Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
In this revision activities activity, students plot the development of tension throughout the book, answer seven questions about plot, analyze characters and theme, and discuss the writing style of the author. Students answer ten short...
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

My Antonia by Willa Cather: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Willa Cather's My Antonia. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 7 short answer and essay questions about Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Spark Notes

A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature instructional activity, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Ernest Gaines's A Gathering of Old Men. Students may check some of their answers online.