TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Day 6: The Trial

Courtroom Sketches

Create a courtroom sketch for Tom Robinson’s trial.

Draw what we see as the reader. Who do we see? How are they acting? How are they dressed? Capture their character.

Back up your drawing with evidence from the text (examples and quotes).

Sympathy

During the trial, Tom Robinson made the mistake of saying he felt sorry for Mayella because she seemed alone and didn’t have help at home.

Why did this statement cross a line? Did you feel any sympathy for Mayella

during our reading assignment?

Mr. Dolphus Raymond

When Scout takes Dill outside during the trial, Mr. Dolphus Raymond talks to the children and helps put things in perspective.

Mr. Raymond chooses to act drunk when he comes to town instead of explaining his life and standing up for his beliefs.

How does this make him different than some of our other characters?

What do we learn about Dill from this interaction?

Ms. Maudie

Ms. Maudie speaks to the children about the good people in Maycomb and says this trial is proof of their existence.

Is Miss Maudie right and why? Why do you think Miss Maudie chooses

to hold this conversation with the children?

Jigsaw Directions and Jobs

Directions

Each group will be assigned a supplementary reading with which to work

Group members will have individuals jobs related to their reading and TKaM.

Jobs: Analyzer

Analyzes the meaning of the topic Develops 3-5 questions from the initial group discussion

Connector Compares the ideas of the reading and book to the world

today Create a T-chart to demonstrate understanding (minimum 3

ideas per column) Conflict Identifier

Identifies 3 conflicts with the reading/book Label each conflict (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs.

self, man vs. society) and explain why it is labeled so Artist

Create a visual of a main concept of the topic Artwork must be original

Letter Writer Write a letter between 2 of the characters in the book relating

the themes of the book and reading Creator

Create, create, create, something.