PPT-To Kill A Mockingbird

Notes on York Notes for GCSECliff Notes HARPER LEE AUTHOR AND CONTEXT 1926 Nelle Harper Lee is born in Monroeville Alabama 1929 Following the Wall Street Crash the Great Economic Depression causes widespread poverty and unemployment. Exam Revision. Keep in Mind. This presentation is not a final and definitive set of notes. The following slides are merely signposts to point you in the right direction as you write your own set of study notes.. by Harper Lee. Themes. Themes. The theme of a story is the story’s main idea. . The theme of a fable is its moral.. The theme of a parable would be the lesson it teaches.. The theme of a novel is what it tells us about life and the way people behave.. By Harper Lee. Why Do We Read . To Kill A Mockingbird?. We can all agree on a few things…..racism exists….we hate it, but it does.. Racism is not just about color. It is about gender, age, economic status….etc.. Chapter Five. My nagging got the better of . Jem. eventually, as I knew it would, and to my relief we slowed down the game for a while. He still maintained, however, that Atticus hadn’t said we couldn’t, therefore we could; and if Atticus ever said we couldn’t, . Annotating simply means marking the page as you read with comments and/or notes. WHY???. Increases Understanding. Important items easily located. Key ideas . Evidence/Proof. Your reactions. Annotating May Include. Content adapted from . http://writingcenter.unc.edu. and . http://home.earthlink.net. . Introductions. Introduction paragraphs. An introduction serves to set your reader up. For an explanatory paper, we will use the introduction to orient our reader on a couple of points. In connection with “Choices” in Harper Lee’s . To Kill a Mockingbird. Moral Dilemma. A train is about to . crash off the track, . killing many people. You can pull a lever that will switch the train . To Kill a Mockingbird. Setting, Genre, Tone. Maycomb. , Alabama (fictional city). 1933-1935. Fiction; coming-of-age story. Nostalgic, humorous yet dark at times. Themes. Racial Prejudice. Growing Up. “Shoot all the . bluejays. you want, if you can hit ‘. em. ,. but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”.. To Kill a Mockingbird – . Cultural Context. Next to each statement put a “1” if you strongly agree, a “2” if you somewhat agree, a “3” if you somewhat disagree, and a “4” if you strongly disagree.. Complete . the following poem on one of the characters from your novel. Bio Poem. First Name of Character. 4 adjectives that describe the character. Relative of…. Lover of….. Who feels….. Who needs…. Chapter1 and 2 . What do people say about Atticus?. What do they say about Boo . Radley. ? Is that fair? . 3. .What are the three confrontations that Scout encounters at school? . 4. . How is Miss Caroline different from Atticus?. Take out a scrap sheet of paper!. Before We Start…. Historical Background Quiz. Answer the following question on your scrap sheet of paper. This will be worth 5 points.. What is the difference between . An Introduction. Sneetches. What . did you notice about the film? What was happening?. What . comes . to mind in regards to the video?. Why do you think . Dr. . Seuss wrote this story? What message do you think he was trying to get across?. Streptomyces, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Paenibacillus, Micromonospora,