Thematic Concepts

To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Schedule: Pre-­‐AP Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 22 Mockingbird Introduction Read Ch. 1 Friday 23 Finish Ch. 1 Read Ch. 2 Sat/Sun 24/25 Read Ch. 2-­‐3 31/Nov. 1 Read Ch. 8 26 Read Ch. 4 2 Begin Ch. 9 27 Read Ch. 5 28 Read Ch. 6 29 Read Ch. 7 30 Quiz Ch. 1-­‐7 3 Finish Ch. 9 4 Read Ch. 10 5 Read Ch. 11 6 9 10 Part 1 Activity: Part 1 Test Mrs. Dubose 16 Read Ch. 15 17 Read Ch. 16 30 Dec. 1 Persuasive Appeals Quiz Persuasive Appeals 7 Read Ch. 29 8 Read Ch. 30 7/8 Review Study for Part 1 Test 11 12 13 14/15 Part 1 Activity: Read Ch. 12 Read Ch. 13 Read Ch. 14 Mrs. Dubose 18 19 20 21/22 Read Ch. 22-­‐
Watch Trial Scenes Ch. 17-­‐18 Ch. 19-­‐20 Ch. 21 25 Thanksgiving Break 2 3 4 5/6 Analyze Read Ch. 26 Read Ch. 27 Read Ch. 28 Atticus’s Jury Speech 9 10 11 Read Ch. 31 Part 2 Test Theme Activity Thematic Concepts
As you read, flag quotes that show the following concepts: Integrity: following moral and ethical principals; soundness of moral character; honesty (antonyms: dishonor, dishonesty, corruption) Innocence: freedom from sin or moral wrong; naiveté; lack of knowledge or understanding; harmlessness (antonyms: guilt, jaded, corruption) Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery (antonyms: fear, cowardice) Tolerance: a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry (antonym: prejudice, judgmental) Empathy: the identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another (antonym: apathy, unfeeling, lack of care) Maturity: fully developed in body or mind, as a person; coming of age; completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind (antonym: unread, childhood, youth) List of Characters
Character Description Jean Louise “Scout” Finch Atticus Finch Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch Arthur “Boo” Radley Bob Ewell Charles Baker “Dill” Harris Miss Maudie Atkinson Calpurnia Aunt Alexandra Mayella Ewell Tom Robinson Link Deas Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose Nathan Radley Heck Tate Mr. Underwood Mr. Dolphus Raymond Mr. Walter Cunningham Walter Cunningham