TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD REVIEW

ENGLISH 9

BACKGROUND Harper Lee’s birthplace and year: ___________________ • Monroeville, Alabama/1926The character based on Lee’s father is _____________.• Atticus 

BACKGROUND Epigraph for her novel:_______________.

“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”

THEMES1. Growing Up 2. Prejudice 3. Courage 

FIVE THINGS LEE’S WRITING IS PRAISED FOR:

1. Simple, strong storytelling

2. Authentic characters

3. Dialogue

4. Attack on important social issues 5. Humor 

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRDNarrator of the novel:

• Scout Maycomb’s Usual Disease:

• Prejudice Setting (time period and state) of the novel:

• 1930’s - Alabama

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRDThe action of the novel spans _______________.• 2 1/2 years Scout’s real name is ___.• Jean Louise

MOCKINGBIRDSTwo symbolic mockingbirds:

Boo (Arthur) Radley Tom Robinson

HISTORYJim Crow was the name of a ______________________.• Racial Caste System

Whites were considered superior to Blacks in all ways.

HISTORYThe Supreme Court ruling of ________________________ made racial segregation in public

schools illegal.

• Brown vs. Board of Education

HISTORYThe Tom Robinson case was based on the ___________________ trial.

•  ScottsboroThe trial took place in _________________during 1931-1932.

• Alabama

HISTORYWPA stood for ___________.

• Works Progress Administration

VOCABULARY WORDS 1. recluse – someone who stays away from society and the company of others 2. notoriety – well-known; fame 3. nondescript – dull; with no special or interesting qualities 4. gait – pace, walk 5. irascible - angry

VOCABULARY WORDS6. rout - defeat 7. reprimand - scold 8. blandly – smoothly without excitement 9. connived - secretly 10. railing - painful

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