Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
Lesson plans and teaching resources

Students respond to 10 statements before and after reading the novel. Access requires MS-Word or compatible application.

This teaching guide to accompany the screenplay is designed for grades 9 and 10. It includes a summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading.

Words are presented in context and with definitions. Click on the word for its pronunciation, examples of use, synonyms, and more.

Working with the Film

A rich resource for helping students see the importance of camera angles, lighting, sound effects and more in telling this story in film as opposed to text.

Suggestions for how to teach this skill. Includes stills from the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird .

Students will view the courtroom scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill and determine factors which influenced the verdicts in each trial. Students will recognize and identify examples of prejudice, identify verbal and non-verbal persuasive tactics, identify similarities and differences in each trial, identify cultural factors that influenced each verdict, and select an issue and take a stance which reflects the viewpoint of the particular period.

Atticus Finch delivers his closing argument at the trial of Tom Robinson. This clip is about 7 minutes long.