To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson Plans and Materials guides students through engaging explorations of point of view, historical context, symbolism, imagery, structure, thought-provoking themes, and more. Includes 30 step-by-step lessons, 26 instructional handouts, 2 primary source galleries, 7 slideshows, and answer key.
To Kill a Mockingbird Lessons: Overview
Note: Depending on your instructional goals, you might not use every lesson.
- PRE-READING: 3 lessons
- READING 1 (Chapters 1-5): 4 lessons
- READING 2 (Chapters 6-9): 4 lessons
- READING 3 (Chapters 10-14): 4 lessons
- READING 4 (Chapters 15-18): 4 lessons
- READING 5 (Chapters 19-23): 4 lessons
- READING 6 (Chapters 24-31): 4 lessons
- FOLLOW-UP: 3 Lessons
To Kill a Mockingbird Lessons: Table of Contents
1: To Kill a Mockingbird Preview (anticipation guide)
2: Primary Source Gallery: 1933(ish)
3: On Growing Up (on-demand writing)
4: Discussion Set #1
5: Scouting Point of View
6: Finch Family Values (characterization)
7: Urban Legend and Mood (creative writing)
8: Discussion Set #2
9: Atticus’ Guide to Parenting
10: The True Boo (structure and theme)
11: Symbolism Primer: “The Necklace”
12: Discussion Set #3
13: Imagery in Writing
14: Real Courage (presentation)
15: Symbol Poems (creative writing)
16: Discussion Set #4
17: Read-N-Share: Jim Crow Realities
18: Dialogue and Dialect
19: Defense Team: Evidence
20: Discussion Set #5
21: Women’s Movement Timeline (primary sources)
22: Defense Team: Closing Argument
23: Character Witnesses (social media)
24: Discussion Set #6
25: Symbol Hunt: Beyond the Mockingbird
26: Irony and Hypocrisy
27: Shadows of Things to Come (foreshadowing)
28: Theme Development
29: Defense Team: Public Speaking
30: TKM Structure (timeline display)
To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson Plans: File Types
- Lesson plans: PDF and DOCX
- Handouts: PDF and DOCX
- Slideshows: PDF and DOCX or PPTX
- Answer key: PDF and DOCX
Resource Notes:
- These To Kill a Mockingbird lessons are intended for class instruction, but many of the tasks and materials are appropriate for independent study or homeschooling.
- All the teaching materials can be edited.
- The To Kill a Mockingbird Teaching Bundle includes this resource.
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Kelley Ross –
Very helpful for my classes — they really enjoyed learning throughout this unit.
UnderneathInk –
What I loved most about this product was the plethora of activities to break up reading the novel. I only wish there was a calendar included for a recommended timeline of reading and activities.
L.H. –
I know that this is Language Arts, but the handouts and slideshows were colorful and engaging. The visuals in the activities helped me to get my students rolling.
Jaime P. –
They may not be very exciting, but I found that the reading quiz were essential. So easy to know who actually read the assignment and came to class ready to discuss and analyze the text. Will definitely be using again next year.