To Kill a Mockingbird
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Written by: Harper Lee
Background Information
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TKAM- ___________________ of author Harper Lee
Pre-Civil Rights Era
 ________________Laws
 Segregation
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(esp. in the South)
Separate “_________________” facilities for blacks & whites
Racial Tension
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(1876-1965)
Lynching illegal execution of accused by a mob
Blacks & whites competing for ___________ jobs
About the Novel…
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this ________-era
story is set in a small town in _________, where a
__________ man is accused of raping a ________
woman.
The story takes place over _______ summers, and is
seen and told through the eyes of a child.
The characters learn valuable lessons about
principles, ________, __________, and _________.
Even their views of the local bogeyman, change
after time.
Importance of the Title:
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“It’s a _________ to kill a ______________”
Comes
from an old proverb
The mockingbird is harmless and does its
best to please those that listen to its
songs and is ____________ against
hunters.
 The wrongness of killing the mockingbird
becomes a __________ for the injustice of two
characters who are harmless and helpless.
Important Facts
The story describes the
lifestyle of Southern America
during the ______________
era of the ______________’s
It also describes the judicial system
of Alabama and the country before
the _________________________
The main characters are good people that
witness prejudice in various forms
What to Expect
Language
includes slang
and _________
words .
The “N” word
The causes &
________ of
prejudice
The qualities of a
__________
The causes &
dangers of
gender
____________
The power of the
spoken word and
the use of
____________
Some _______ Described in the Book
______________ Prejudice
White vs. Black
Black vs. White
________________________ Prejudice
Poor vs. Rich
Rich vs. Poor
____________________ Prejudice
Male vs. Female
Female vs. Male
Female vs. Female
Genre- Realistic Fiction
• Stories with real life situations
• Story takes place in a
Features _________________ setting.
• Places, events and characters
are vividly described.
Realistic Fiction
Beginning
• Introduces:
Characters, ___________,
Conflict/Problem, & Goal
Middle
• ___________Develops
• Story events and reaction to
the events
End
• _____________ to conflict or
problem
Realistic Fiction
• The main character’s problem makes
Plot
up the plot and is the source of the
conflict
Conflict
• Tension exists between forces in the
character’s life
3 Forms
of
Conflict
• Person vs. ________________
• Person vs. ________________
• Person vs. ________________
TKAM Key Facts
TensePast – use of _________________
 SettingTime- 1933-1935
Place- _____________, Alabama (Fictional
town)
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Tone Starts off ____________; ____________
 Ends dark & ____________ of society
More TKAM Key Facts
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ThemeRepeated
or recurring idea/s
TKAM Themes:
 _________________
& Racism
* Inter-racial marriage
 Good vs. Evil (Morals)
 Family
 _________________ _____________
 Education
Even More TKAM Key Facts
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P.O.V. – Point of View
 _____________ person narrator
 Scout
Protagonist/s (main “good” character)
 Scout
 _______________________
Antagonist- (main “bad” character)
 Bob __________________
______________- reference to another piece of
literature, a famous person, place or event
Jem- Jeremy
Atticus Finch
Scout- Jean
Louise Finch
__________ of
the story
 Age during story
6-9 yrs. Old
 Rebellious
___________
 Intelligent for
her age
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Scout’s _______
brother
 Age during story
10-13 yrs. old
 Scout’s ______friend
and protector
 Deals with difficult
issues throughout the
story
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Atticus
Scout & Jem’s father (________ parent)
 Extremely ________________
 Attorney for Maycomb
Tom Robinson’s assigned
____________
 State Legislative Representative
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Dill- _______
______ Harris
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus’ __________
 Scout & Jem’s
 Money and social status
________
are ___________ to her
 Active __________
 Thinks Atticus needs help
 Lives in Meridan,
with _________
________________  Lives at ________
 Stays with ________
 Stays with ______
________ during the and _____________
during trial
summer
 Wants to _______ Scout
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Arthur “______”
Radley
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_________ neighbor of
the Finch’s
Was a troubled ______
man
Town “________”
Lives with his controlling
brother
Has been locked up in
his house for about
________ years.
Calpurnia
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Finch’s ________________
housekeeper
____________ figure to
Scout
Lives in the “_______
world” as well as the
“__________ world”
Takes Jem & Scout to church
Mrs. ________
Miss Maudie
___________
Lives
across
the
 __________,
street
from
Finchs
elderly, sick
 Loves __________
neighbor of the
 Friend to the Finchs
Finchs
especially to Scout
 Teaches Jem & Scout
a ________ lesson in  Good __________
______________
 _______-minded
citizen in Maycomb
 Addicted to
_____________
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Mrs. Stephanie
Crawford
Town __________
 Takes a
__________ part
of the truth and
exaggerates it
until it barely
resembles the
truth.
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Tom Robinson
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A _________
man accused of
__________ and
beating _______
____________
Bob Ewell
Mayella ______
Oldest Ewell child,
______yrs. old
 Lives a _________
and _________life in
a run down house by
the town dump
 Victim of _________
 Has 7 brothers &
sisters
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__________and ___________
Has 8 children who are
unsupervised
His son Burris has “__________”
Belongs to the ___________
social class in Maycomb
(________ the black citizens)
 Spends welfare checks on
____________
____________ Atticus and all
that Atticus stands for
Mr. Underwood
Owner of the
______________
The Maycomb
Tribune
 Openly _______
blacks, however
defends
Tom Robinson
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Dolphus Raymond
A white man with
mixed children
 Lives on the outskirts
of Maycomb
 ________ to be
_________ because
people do not
understand his life
choices
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Mr. _________
_______ farmer
 _______ man-doesn’t
like to considered a
“charity” case
 Client of Atticus
 Pays Atticus in
_________ & ______
 One of the men in
_________mob
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Sheriff ____ Tate
Maycomb’s
___________
 An honest and
_____________ man
 Helps _________ a
serious situation
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