Sec+2+-+To+Kill+A+Mockingbird

**To Kill A Mockingbird Lesson Plan **
//by Miss Huang Si Jian //


 * CORE CURRICULUM **
 * Students can identify the motif of the mockingbird as it recurs in various passages.
 * Students can evaluate how various characters are each 'mockingbirds' in the society.
 * Students can justify their response with close reference to key lines in the text.


 * CURRICULUM OF CONNECTIONS **
 * Students understand that meaning is created through the interplay of visual and textual information.
 * Students understand that texts are written for a specific audience, driven by a specific purpose and within a specific situation.


 * CURRICULUM OF PRACTICE **
 * Students select, evaluate and organise information from the text in order to discuss the question and respond to it.
 * Students use knowledge of imagery (motif, symbol, metaphor) and elements of a novel (characterisation) to analyse the text.


 * CURRICULUM OF IDENTITY **
 * Students reflect on whether (1) mockingbirds exist in their own view (their homes, in school, or in Singapore society) and (2) whether they have knowingly / unknowingly 'killed' any 'mockingbirds' (harmed any innocents through their words or deeds). Through this, students will learn that their personal words and deeds have a larger impact on the lives of individuals and the community.


 * SAVE THE MOCKINGBIRD PROJECT **

//'Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.'// -Miss Maudie Atkinson

Miss Maudie Atkinson has hired your company to launch an advertising campaign to save the mockingbirds in Maycomb Society. Strangely, you can't quite find any avian species of that sort in Maycomb, and conclude that her cryptic instructions must apply to human subjects instead. Being hardworking and enterprising, you've narrowed down your search to 4 possible subjects, who are:
 * Atticus Finch
 * Arthur 'Boo' Radley
 * Tom Robinson
 * Mayella Ewell

Groups 1-4 will analyse one of the four characters (Group 1 will analyse Character 1; Group 2 will analyse Character 2 and so on) and uncover why he or she is indeed a mockingbird in Maycomb society (draw parallels between this character and Miss Maudie's definition). Fill in the table below.
 * TASK I **

(Cite specific evidence) || On what basis is this person mistreated? || In what way is this person a mockingbird? ||
 * || How do others treat this person?
 * Atticus Finch ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Arthur 'Boo' Radley ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Tom Robinson ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Mayella Ewell ||  ||   ||   ||

Group 5 will come up with 3 criteria that you will use to evaluate (1) whether this character is indeed a mockingbird; (2) which character deserves the title of 'Maycomb Mockingbird'. Write a 150-word evaluation report for each character based on the analysis done by the other groups, and a final report that states the rationale for your choice.

Launch a 'Save the Mockingbird' campaign for each of the 4 characters above. In your groups, design a poster for your assigned character. Your ad should
 * TASK II **
 * 1) be in Portrait layout
 * 2) contain appropriate visuals that convey the character's personality traits and situation (that deems him or her a mockingbird)
 * 3) contain a catchy tagline that will sway the citizens of Maycomb and persuade them to change their perception of him / her (you are NOT to use 'Save the Mockingbird' as your tagline)
 * 4) contain and convey the 'mockingbird' motif in one way or another
 * 5) contain any other additional text for further explanation or elaboration

Your ad should also be accompanied with a 150 words write-up explaining the rationale for the visuals and the text. All submissions are to be made via iVLE.

Write a 250-word reflective essay on any real 'mockingbirds' you have encountered in your life. Are you personally guilty of persecuting the innocent, or punishing someone for being in a helpless situation? Submissions should be made via iVLE. Sincere, thoughtful, insightful pieces of writing will be awarded ACE cps. //Happy online learning *bwahahaha* (evil laughter by evil teacher)//
 * TASK III **