Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a beloved novel for high school literature classes.  In this playlist of 39 videos (1 lesson video for each chapter)  from Course Hero, students will be guided through each chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Each chapter summary and analysis provides a short overview allowing students to determine the theme or central idea of the text.  They will also learn how characters develop over the course of the text.  The videos will aid students in analyzing various points of view and cultural experiences reflected in To Kill a Mockingbird. The overall aim of this playlist is to help students read and comprehend this piece of literature.  Course Hero also provides free resources like study guides and infographics at the link below. For a list of Common Core State Standards addressed, see below.

Download the free study guide and infographic for Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee here: https://www.coursehero.com/lit/To-Kill-a-Mockingbird/

Common Core State Standards To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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• Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

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• Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

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• Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

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• By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.