Introduction
Hey everyone,
Once you have finished the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, you will complete a one-page summary. You will need to include and discuss the main points, themes and symbols that we have gone over in class. At the end, you will analyze a character's development throughout the novel. Throughout this assignment think in terms of how you might be explaining the novel to your parents or friends who have never read it. This assignment will rely on your ability to remember in chronological order and think critically.
Task
Your task will to have accurately described and explained the summary, themes, symbols, and character development in To Kill a Mockingbird to someone who has never read it. Assume that every aspect of the novel has to be discussed in order for your audience to really understand it.
Process
1. Think back on the novel as a whole.
2. Summarize chronologically.
3. Look back in notes or recall the themes we have discussed in class.
4. Find where in your summary do they appear.
5. Add them into your summary and explain how they are working and how Harper Lee uses these themes.
6. Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 for symbols that we talked about in the novel.
7. Pick your favorite character.
8. Make a chronological diagram of how their actions and approaches to situations.
9. Think of how those actions change over time.
10. Discuss the characters development. How have they grown as a character?
Evaluation
| Beginning 0 |
Developing 1 |
Qualified 2 |
Exemplary 3 |
Score |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronological Summary | Not at all chronological | Somewhat chronological | Mostly chronological | Summary completely chronological. | |
| Included all of the themes | Did not discuss any themes | Included some themes | Included most of the themes | Included all of the themes | |
| Included all of the symbols | Did not discuss any symbols | Included some symbols | included most of the symbols | Included all of the symbols | |
| Discussed all of the main points | Did not discuss and main points | Somewhat discussed main points | Mostly discussed main points | Completely discussed main points | |
| Clearly explained the themes, symbols and main points | Did not explain themes, symbols, main points | Somewhat explained themes, symbols and main points | Mostly explained themes, symbols and main points | Completely explained the themes, symbols, and main points | |
| Stated where the themes, symbols and main points could be found | Did not state where they all can be found | Somewhat stated where they all can be found | Mostly stated where they all can be found | Completely stated where they all can be found | |
| Thoughtfully analyzed a characters development | Did not analyze character development | Somewhat analyzed character development | Mostly analyzed character development | Completely and accurately analyzed character development |
Conclusion
After you have completely this assignment you will have prepared yourself for the test on To Kill a Mockingbird. You will have also been given the opportunity to analyze and evaluate what you think is important to discuss. How can you use these skills in other classes?
Credits
Thank you Wikipedia, Good on Netflix and Cornell Lab of Ornithology for the images and thanks to Webquest for making it all possible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird