Books with title To Kill a Mockingbird

When Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about the well-known Harper Lee classic. They plan controversial ways to get people to read the book, including re-shelving copies of the book in bookstores so that people think they are missing and starting a website committed to "destroying the mockingbird." Their efforts are successful when all of the hullabaloo starts to direct more people to the book. But soon, their exploits start to spin out of control and they unwittingly start a mini revolution in the name of books.This title has Common Core connections.

Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the deep south defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girlOne of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It won the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than thirty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. Most recently, librarians across the country gave the book the highest of honors by voting it the best novel of the twentieth century.Performed by Sissy Spacek

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers.

This CliffsNotes study guide on Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read To Kill a Mockingbird. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Harper Lee • Hear an Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of To Kill a Mockingbird with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com

The challenging level focuses on a variety of reading strategies to help students construct a meaningful literature experience as well as develop critical thinking and academic skills. Table of ContentsNotes to the TeacherAbout the Organization of This Literature Guide o Chapter Pages o Strategy Pages o Tests o Writer s Forum Pages o History of Social Thought Pages o Theme Pages The Groupings of LiteratureIntroducing the LiteratureSample Lesson PlanQuick Find Legal Vocabulary Book Order Alphabetical OrderQuick Find Chapter IndexBibliographyNote: The chapters in this book are untitled: the phrases after each title are placed as guidesPart One: Strategy 1: Beginning a Book Strategy 2: Marking a TextChapter 1: Dill Arrives Strategy 3: References and Allusions Consulting Outside Sources Strategy 4: Plot The Design of a Story Strategy 5: Forming Hypotheses Strategy 6: Rhetorical FiguresChapter 2: Scout s First Day of School Strategy 7: Characterization Writer s Forum 1: Description Strategy 8: Plot Conflict Writer s Forum 2: JournalChapter 3: Walter Cunningham and Burris Ewell Strategy 9: Irony Strategy 10: Point of View Writer s Forum 3: Compare and Contrast EssayChapter 4: Gum in the Oak Tree Strategy 11: Setting and Mood Strategy 12: Foreshadowing and FlashbackChapter 5: Miss Maudie; The Fishing Pole Note Strategy 13: Dialogue Writer s Forum 4: Dialogue Test 1: Chapters 1-5Chapter 6: Jem Loses His Pants...and Recovers them Writer s Forum 5: PersuasionChapter 7: Soap Figures; Thank you; Filing the Knot-Hole Writer s Forum 6: Thank-you NoteChapter 8: Snow and Fire Writer s Forum 7: ParodyChapter 9: Atticus Accepts the Robinson Case; Scout Fights Francis Strategy 14: Names and Characterizating TermsChapter 10: Mad Dog Strategy 15: Characterization ContinuumChapter 11: Mrs. Dubose Writer s Forum 8: Definition Test 2: Chapters 6-11 Part TwoChapter 12: Calpurnia s Church Strategy 16: Prior KnowledgeChapter 13: Aunt Alexandra Comes to Stay Strategy 17: Distinguishing Fact and OpinionChapter 14: Dill Runs AwayChapter 15: Friends in the Yard; Mob at the Jail Strategy 18: Historical Fiction/Autobiography Test 3: Chapters 12-15Chapter 16: The CourtroomChapter 17: Heck Tate and Robert E. Lee Ewell Testify Strategy 19: Sensory LanguageChapter 18: Mayella Ewell Testifies Strategy 20: ImagingChapter 19: Tom Robinson TestifiesChapter 20: Dill and Mr. Dolphus Raymond Meet; Atticus s Closing Speech Strategy 21: Revising HypothesesChapter 21: The Jury Decides Writer s Forum 9: News Article Test 4: Chapters 16-21Chapter 22: Reactions to the Verdict; Bob Ewell Threatens AtticusChapter 23: Picking the Jury in Retrospect; Folks Writer s Forum 10: SummaryChapter 24: Missionary Circle Meeting Strategy 22: Stock Characters and Character FoilsChapter 25: The Death of Tom Robinson Writer s Forum 11: Eulogy/AnecdoteChapter 26: Hitler and Democracy Test 5: Chapters 22-26Chapter 27: Bob Ewell Trespasses at Judge Taylor s, Trails Helen Writer s Forum 12: Possible EndingChapter 28: Halloween Pageant and Return Home Strategy 23: Adjusting Reading RateChapter 29: Scout Tells Her Story and Meets Boo Strategy 24: Logical FallaciesChapter 30: Heck Tate Decides Writer s Forum 13: EvaluationChapter 31: Scout Takes Boo Home; Last View of the Finch Family

Struggling readers frequently lack basic reading skills and are not equipped with the prior knowledge and reading strategies to thoroughly engage in the classroom literature experience. Give your students the background and support they need to understand and enjoy literature. With these reading guides, your students will practice reading comprehension skills, sharpen their vocabulary, and learn to identify literary elements. Paperback books range in reading level from 4 to 10. Reproducible. Contents Include: Teacher and student support materials, reproducible student activity sheets, an end-of-book test, and an answer key. Each reading guide divides the novel into six manageable units. Prepares all students for reading success through activating prior knowledge. Focuses reading with guiding "Questions to Think About". Build vocabulary with pre-reading and during-reading activities.