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    Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird No matter which conditions they grow up in‚ almost all children and adolescents have someone that they want to be like. They have someone that inspires them and pushes them to do their best all the time so that one day; those children can achieve their dreams about becoming like their role model. In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Atticus Finch is an ideal role model to his children‚ Jem and Scout Finch. He is someone who shows them how to stand up for what you believe

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    courage has been used for millions of years‚ from David fighting the giant Goliath to characters in To Kill A Mockingbird showing acts of courage. The text took place in the 1930s‚ during a time when whites and blacks were divided and the years of the great depression. Maycomb county was the small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. In To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee shows that standing for what’s right leads to the act of courage and how it can influence to change a small town like

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    prejudicial are often biased and act unfavourably to other groups‚ particularly those of differing race and socio-economic status. Ideas and themes about prejudice are strongly evoked through Harper Lee’s 1960 novel “To Kill a Mocking-bird” and the poem “The Child” by Valerie Church. “To Kill a Mocking-bird” explores the prejudices associated with the coloured and underprivileged community group in a small town of the central Alabama which contrasts to the simplistic nature of a mentally-disabled boy in

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    “...if you can stand in Bob Ewell’s shoes a minute‚ I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial‚ if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback‚ his kind always does....He had to take it out on somebody....You understand?” Atticus‚ the attorney father of Scout and Jem Finch‚ tells his children to think about others are experiencing life. This is one of the major lessons in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. To Kill A Mockingbird is about courage‚

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Differentiated Unit Essential Questions: How are biases of all kinds harmful? Can prejudice ever NOT exist? Are people entitled to opinions that may harm others? What is courage? What is justice? Learning Goals and Understandings: • Students will consider the questions‚ what is good and right and how do we decide that that? • Students will learn to identify and apply the following literary terms: point of view‚ characterization‚ setting‚ and theme • Students will evaluate how

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    courage. Not every person is willing to have such bravery‚ it takes an individual who has a passionate feeling about something and takes action‚ despite the difficulty. It is hard to have courage in this world‚ but three characters in novel “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” never back down or show signs of cowardice. First‚ Atticus Finch shows a generous amount of bravery throughout the story by defending a person who was unable to do it alone. Secondly‚ Boo Radley shows boldness

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    critically acclaimed novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ has been praised as one of the best novels of the century. It has made a significant impact on many peoples lives. It challenged and effectively changed the way many white southerners perceived African-Americans. The book‚ however‚ has been subject to much controversy over the years. Many people wanted to ban it because they claimed it was “immoral.” (Johnson 13-16). Nonetheless‚ To Kill a Mockingbird was a huge success. One of the

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    Lee born? What was her family like? Who was her childhood best friend? What did she study in college? Did she participate in any extra-curricular activities? She was born in Monroeville‚ Alabama‚ on April 28‚ 1926. Her father was a lawyer and state senator‚ who was previously a newspaper editor. Capote was her childhood best friend. Harper Lee studied law in college‚ and works as an airline reservation clerk in the 50s. 2. Why might this be important to consider while reading To Kill A Mockingbird

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    The perspective many people have to society’s ways‚ has a great impact on the way people think‚ believe‚ and hold‚ when faced with the issue of their ethical principles. Harper Lee‚ tackles this predicament and explains it through the ideas in her novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by showing how perspective affects the beliefs people attain to. Through Atticus Finch the heroine of the novel‚ and the father of the protagonist Jean-Louise (Scout) and her brother‚ Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)‚ Lee displays

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