To Kill A Mockingbird
by
Harper Lee
By the end of this unit, I will be
able to use the unit vocabulary to
compare a character from this
novel to another text I have
studied this year.
Essential Academic Learning Requirements
1. Communication
I use listening and observation skills and strategies
to gain understanding.
I use communication skills and strategies to effectively
present ideas.
2. Reading
I understand the meaning of what is read.
3. Writing
I understand and use a writing process.
Important Words for This Unit:
Prejudice—to have an opinion about
people before you know them
Tolerance—to accept people who are
different
Compassion—feeling sorry for others who
have bad things happen to them
Society—the group of people who live in
the same place
Segregate—to separate or divide
Important Words for This Unit:
Rational—the ability to use reason or logic
to think out a problem
Culture—similar attitudes, values, goals,
and behavior of a group of people
Injustice—something that isn’t fair
Controversial—something that people
don’t agree on
Important Words for This Unit:
Turmoil—extreme confusion, anger, or
pain
Novelist—someone who writes books
Ban—to not allow something
Impact—to affect something or someone
Endeavor—a goal that you want to achieve
Characters
Jean Louise “Scout” Finch
A smart, innocent little girl who is a tomboy
Lives with her dad and brother
Narrates the story
Jeremy Atticus “Jem” Finch
A boy who comes of age during the story
Breaks his arm at the end of the story
Mom died when he was young
Loves football
Atticus Finch
Wife is dead
A lawyer who is well-known in his community
Believes in racial equality and justice
A good man, raising his 2 children to have compassion
Characters
Calpurnia
African American maid who works for the Finch family
Mother figure to Jem and Scout
Arthur “Boo” Radley
Never leaves his house, and is victim of many rumors
All kids and even some adults are afraid of him
Is rumored to have tried to kill his dad with scissors
Charles Baker “Dill” Harris
Lives with Scout and Jem’s neighbor during the summer
Has no parents, he’s from Mississippi, and lies a lot
Wants to get Boo to come out of his house
Bob Ewell
Very poor, uneducated, and racist
Spends most of his time drunk
Accuses Tom Robinson of raping his daughter
Mayella Ewell
Very poor, lonely, and uneducated
Takes care of all her younger siblings
Her dad abuses her
Accuses Tom Robinson of raping her
Tom Robinson
African American accused of raping Mayella Ewell
Very friendly and honest
Defended by Atticus Finch
Miss Caroline
Scout’s 1st grade teacher
She is from North Alabama and has a college education
She doesn’t understand Maycomb’s culture
She doesn’t want Scout to read with Atticus
Walter Cunningham
Scout’s classmate who is very poor
He doesn’t have shoes for school
He has hookworms from feeding pigs without shoes
Mr. Cunningham
Very poor, but honest and a hard worker
Pays Atticus with food from his garden and firewood
Tries to lynch Tom Robinson with a mob
Miss Maudie
Scout and Jem’s neighbor
She is very nice and lets the children play at her house, and
eat things from her garden
Her house burns down
Mrs. Dubose
Old, mean, racist woman
Lives near the Finches
Conquers morphine addiction before dying
Heck Tate
Sherriff of Maycomb County
Doesn’t want to tell people who saved Jem & Scout
Says that Atticus is the best shot in Maycomb
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Rich white guy who prefers to live with black society
Has children with his black mistress
Pretends to be a crazy drunk
Aunt Alexandra
Very proud of the Finch family heritage
Wants Scout to act like a lady
Atticus’ sister
Nathan Radley
Boo’s brother
Plugs the knothole with cement
Doesn’t allow Boo to have interaction with others
I agree because…
I disagree because….