Setting in To Kill a Mockingbird

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Title:

 Setting in To Kill a Mockingbird

URL:

 https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ilwnet17-ela-lit-tkam/setting-in-to-kill-a-mockingbird/

Content Source:

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

In this interactive lesson, students explore the importance of setting in literature and apply their learning to the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Students are introduced to the three main components of the setting: time, place, and the social conditions in the story. Using these three components as a framework, students gain a deeper understanding of the setting in To Kill a Mockingbird by learning about the 1930s. This resource also includes embedded vocabulary practice. A final writing assignment asks the students to write an essay synthesizing their knowledge of the time period and the book. This lesson works for students who are already engaged in studying the novel and have read at least the first two chapters.

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 11
R7. Use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar spoken or written words.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 11
1. Read, analyze, and evaluate complex literary and informational texts written from various points of view and cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on works of American literature.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 11
3. Analyze how an author explicitly exhibits his/her cultural perspective in developing style and meaning.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 11
11. Compose and edit both short and extended products in which the development and organization are relevant and suitable to task, purpose, and audience, using an appropriate command of language.

Examples: paragraphs, constructed responses, essays

a. Incorporate narrative techniques in other modes of writing as appropriate.

Examples: flashback, anecdote, foreshadowing, story-telling, sensory details, character development

b. Write explanations and expositions that examine and convey complex ideas or processes effectively, develop the topic utilizing and citing credible sources of information or data when relevant, use intentional transitions, choose precise vocabulary, and maintain an organized structure.

c. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning supported by relevant and sufficient evidence, making rhetorical choices that convey a specific tone or style, including intentional transitions, and providing a logical conclusion that captures the larger implications of the topic or text.
Tags: American Literature, analysis, context clues, cultural perspective, Expository writing, Harper Lee, historical context, place, setting, time, To Kill a Mockingbird
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Author: Jessica Byrd