To Kill a Mocking Bird: Teacher Resource Pack

by Susan Elkin

Paperback

Published January 13, 2006

About the author

A secondary English teacher for decades, Susan is now a full time author and journalist - among other things she is Education and Training Editor at The Stage. Her passions include donkeys, irises, colours, Anthony Trollope, onion chutney, Shakespeare, goats, words, ducks, Dvorak, bassoons and much more. She lives with her husband of many years and is the mother of two grown-up sons. Susan's latest book 'Please Miss We're Boys' tell the story of her hair-raising first five years in teaching when she was Danielle in the lions' den trying to cope with sex-crazed pupils in a challenging all boys' school in Deptford in 1968.

Reviews

[Reaper · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good book but i didn't really like it as one of my type of books. Mostly about a class of resistim, inacentce, and power of independence. This is really an old style book, at it takes place in Alabama in the late years. I would might recommend this book because i like the way it was written but.. its boring

[Jakob Katchem · Rating 1 out of 5]

The novel To "Kill A Mockingbird", revolves around a young girl named Jean Louise Finch who goes by the nicknamed "Scout". Scout experiences different events in her life that dramatically change her life. Scout and her brother Jem are being raised by their father, a lawyer named Atticus and a housekeeper named Calpumia in a small town in the south. At this point in time in the South racism and discrimination's towards black was a big issue.

There are many different themes present in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. The first theme which I will discuss is "Prejudice". The whole story revolved around the prejudice views of this Southern community. The whole reason why the trial was going on was because of people views towards blacks in the south. Since the alleged rape victim's father has such a prejudice view towards black, he is embarrassed that his daughter was actually flirting with a black man. To combat this he falsely accuses the innocent Mr. Robinson of rape.

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is an all time classic. If you have not read it you should!!!

[Lily Hickman · Rating 5 out of 5]

really and truly a fantastic book

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I learned that fear of what we don't know or don't understand is the most limiting thing we can do to ourselves.

[Lana Ivy LeBlanc]

I was a bit apprehensive at first, but it proved to be wonderful!I absolutely loved it.

[Philip Ware]

i have heard of this book before

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book for my Junior Cert and I didn't like it that much. I read the Harper Lee version of this book. A story about a black man accused of raping a whit girl does not interest me.

[Christian Hardin · Rating 3 out of 5]

it was okay. i think it was gay how it got good at the end. we had to read it for english.