ENGLISH 9 DAY 24Objective: To understand context of To Kill a Mockingbird

TEST

• As we discuss each question on the test, figure out why you may have missed something.

• These ideas are the foundation of the school year; you need to understand them in order to be successful later on.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

• TKM was written in the 1960s but is set in the 1930s. •What do you know about each time period? • Create a circle map of your knowledge.

• Now, look at the picture your group was given. What conclusions can you draw about the environment and time period of the picture? • Write your conclusion on a post-it and post it by the

picture. • Switch groups and complete the same process. • Walk around the room, looking at the pictures and

conclusions. • Add information to your circle maps.

PREDICTIONS

• Based on your circle maps, what do you think TKM will be about? List your ideas in your frame of reference.

• Now, answer the following prompt.

• Summarize what you learned from the photographs about the context of the setting, writing and publication of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Be sure to: • Begin with a topic sentence summarizing your understanding of

the context. • Include specific relevant details about images that stood out or

informed your understanding. • Provide commentary about that you saw and learned.