Outline To Kill a Mockingbird
Study Questions
Complete the following questions thoroughly. Consider this preparation for an essay. Gather evidence meticulously. Except for the research required in question one, DO NOT USE THE INTERNET or other summaries to assist you in completing the work. Do not work in groups. Please type and keep a saved copy.
1. RESEARCH the 1930s. Answer the following in complete sentences:
a. How did the Great Depression impact American society?
b. What was the New Deal and how did it affect American society?
c. Describe segregation in the American South during this time.
d. Provide examples of segregation depicted in the novel.
2. MAKE CONNECTIONS: What does the reading make you think of? Does any particular scene or character remind you of anything or anyone? Make connections with other texts or concepts or historic events. Do you see any similarities? [Answer in at least one paragraph of at least five sentences.]
3. THEME: Atticus says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." Pick one character and explain how he or she comes to understand this and what this passage means. [Write one full paragraph of at least five sentences.]
4. Choose YOUR favorite scene and discuss its value to the novel as a whole. [Minimum one full paragraph of at least five sentences.]