TES Global
Blendspace: Introduction To: To Kill a Mockingbird
A twelve-part learning module with links to videos and a text to use before reading Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
TES Global
Blendspace: Intro to Kill a Mockingbird
An eighteen-part learning module with links to videos, a quiz, images, texts, and slides to use while reading Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
TES Global
Blendspace: To Kill a Mockingbird
A learning module with thirty-six links to images, texts, videos, and websites to use while reading Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: John Brown's Raid
John Brown was considered a madman by many and a martyr by others. Read about his ill-fated raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Why did this raid cause such a reaction in the Southern states?
Other
David's Gallimaufry: To Kill a Mockingbird, Study Guide
Written by an experienced high school teacher, this study guide includes notes about the book, about its 1930's setting, review material and quizzes. Also provides links to other relevant sites on Lee, the novel and the time period.
Civil War Home
Home of the American Civil War: John Brown
This website details the life of John Brown, the abolitionist, including his attack at Pottawatomie and the raid at Harpers Ferry. Information is from Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird: Building Knowledge
As a conclusion to a class study of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, students create models and pictures based on the novel's descriptions to illustrate the effect of setting on plot and character.
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Antietam on the Web
A comprehensive resource from Antietam on the Web of the Battle of Antietam, including historical documents, battle maps and much more.
Library of Virginia
Death or Liberty: John Brown's Raid
The Library of Virginia details John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry as a prelude to the U.S. Civil War. Content also lists various records and resources regarding John Brown's Raid held in the library.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Study Guide [Pdf]
A great resource for students reading "To Kill a Mockingbird," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, introductory article, novel background, and vocabulary words), as well as brainstorming activities and thought-provoking...
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: To Kill a Mockingbird
In this unit students begin by connecting to the story To Kill A Mockingbird through quotes taken from the text; they explore the background information about the author and the Civil Rights Movement. After reading, they plan and develop...
PBS
Africans in America: John Brown
PBS Online provides a brief biography of John Brown and the way his life affected the abolitionist movement and contributed to the start of the U.S. Civil War.
Other
Civil War Homepage: "Recollections of a Private"
This Civil War Homepage site provides some of the text to Goss's published account of the life of a soldier in the Civil War. Part I is a good second-hand look at the Battle of Bull Run. Part II, a march from Washington to Harper's Ferry...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Literature Inspired Writing Lesson: I Never Knew That!
In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout and Jem discover that their seemingly "feeble" father has an astonishing ability with a rifle. For this assignment, writers will compose a letter to a parent or loved one, asking for a return letter that...
PBS
Pbs: News Hour Extra: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Turns Fifty
Background on the history of the novel, 'To Kill a Mockingbird', banned in many U.S. school districts for many years, but now recognized as one of the greatest American novels. (July 14, 2010)
Other
To Kill a Mockingbird the Student Survival Guide
A study guide for "To Kill A Mockingbird." Gives chapter summaries, vocabulary words, and allusions with helpful hints. Also provides links to other sources and lesson plans for teachers.
Quizlet
Quizlet: To Kill a Mockingbird Theme Quotes
A set of 34 flashcards about thematic elements in To Kill a Mockingbird. Play games, match definitions, and take a quiz to learn. Registration may be required to access some resources.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: To Kill a Mockingbird Character Interviews Podcast
Students will write and produce character interviews based on the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The interviews will be produced as a podcast based on characters from the novel and students' interpretation of the events in the novel, as...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Movie Speech: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A photograph, an audio mp3, and a transcript of Atticus Finch's monologue as he delivers the closing arguments in Tom Robinson's trial in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: To Kill a Mockingbird
Analysis of the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird includes the symbolism, imagery, and allegory used. Shmoop also provides a summary and information on the themes and characters.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Thomas J. Jackson
General Stonewall Jackson, born in Clarkesburg, W. Va., January 21st, 1824, died at Chancellorsville, Va., May 10th, 1863, was graduated from the United States Military Academy, in 1846. He was ordered to Mexico, became a lieutenant in...
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