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    Background and questions about the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, primarily for the use of ESL and EFL teachers.

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    Background and questions about the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, primarily for the use of ESL and EFL teachers.

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    To Kill A Mockingbird, Part 1

    Uploaded by

    Susan Kelly
    Background and questions about the movie To Kill a Mockingbird, primarily for the use of ESL and EFL teachers.

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    To Kill A Mockingbird

    Background and Questions for EFL Students

    Background
    Based on a novel, To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the South during the period of segregation.
    In other words, during this time Blacks and Whites had to live very seperately.

    Main Characters
    Scout, a tomboy Jem, her older brother Atticus, their father Dill, their friend Tom Robinson, the man Atticus defends in court Calpernia, housekeeper

    Questions
    After watching the beginning of the film discuss the following:
    How do the children spend their time? Describe childhood in this town. How does childhood here compare? If you were going to make a movie about your childhood, what are 3 or 4 activities youd show the children doing?

    About the Characters


    What are 3 adjectives youd use to describe Scout, Jem and Atticus? What about Dill? What kind of father is Atticus? What are some of the things the children believe about Boo?
    What is the basis of these beliefs?

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