To Kill a Mockingbird Lesson

1. Grade: 9th grade English

Time: 52 minutes
Students: 29
2. Teacher Preparation:
a. Quiz
b. Cut outs of shoes
3. Goals/Rationale:
Goals: For students to understand people lead different lives and we have
to be conscious of this and empathize with others. For students to also
understand how this relates to the story To Kill a Mockingbird.
4. Objective:
After completing this lesson, students will understand the characters of
To Kill a Mockingbird and relate the book to real life situations.
5. Standards:
a. RL.9-10.3
i. Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of
a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot
or develop a theme.
6. Developmental Prerequisites:
a. Students will have an understanding of the plot and characters
thus far in the story
b. Students will have read through chapter 3 in the story
7. InputInstructional Procedures:
a. Introduction:
a. Warm Up- Quiz on ch. 1-3

b. Review the story chapters 1-3

c. Look specifically at Atticus line on page 30
i. You never really understand a person until you consider
things from his point of view
b. Presentation
a. Hand out a picture of a pair of shoes to each student. Students
will create a 1 page (at least) story based on their pair of shoes.
Then students will share stories in class.
8. Assessment:
a. Informal assessment:
i. Observation throughout class
ii. Observation when sharing
9. Differentiation:
a. Level 1: Students will complete the assignment as is in full
sentences
b. Level 2: Students will bullet point their observations of the shoes
and who they think would wear them
10. Closing Statement:
a. What have we learned from this?
b. How does this relate to the story?