Week 1:

• Author Biography: Harper Lee / Date Timeline

• Setting: Why is it important?  Alabama.

• Historical Context:

1. Jim Crow Laws

2. The Great Depression

3. Scottsboro Trials

4. Rosa Parks

Week 2:

• Characters 1 (Atticus, Scout, Jem)

• Round V Flat Characters

• Complex Characters

• Profiles

Week 3:

•  Characters 2

• Subtext in TKaMB

• Calpurnia and Her Role / Prejudice

• Boo Radley

• Ewells / Great Depression

Week 4:

• Characters 3

• Boo Radley Continued, Plus Connection to Tom Robinson

• Boo Radley / Bogeyman Debate

• Role Play from Chapter 6

• Tom Robinson Character Notes / Court Scene Clip

Week 5:‍ ‍

• Minor Characters Review

• Symbolism Part 1; Mockingbirds, Mad Dog

• Themes Part 1; Coming of Age, Bildungsroman

Week 6:

• Symbolism Part 2;  Mad Dog and Camellias, Mrs Dubose

• Themes Part 2; Racism, Prejudice, Intolerance

• Tension Created in Chapter 6, Literary Devices Used.

• Past paper question:

• Minor Character: Dolphus Raymond
  

Week 7:

• Chapter 15: Atticus' Character in Front of the Jail House

• The Trial and Court Scene

• Where Does Racism Come From?

• U.S. Court System, 'A Fair Trial'.

• Fingerprinting and Lie Detection.

Week 8:

• Essay Comparison

• Chapter 12: First Purchase Church, Calpurnia and Dialect

• Regional Language to Reveal Characters

• Metaphors and Other Literary Devices

• Role Play : Dill