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.