2.  While we are reading a novel fully immersed in the life of Scout Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, you will also go beyond the story to focus on how the author, Harper Lee, tells the story  Explore how setting, conflict, and characters develop themes within the text  Reading Strategies  Interpret quotations and passages as clues to the thematic meaning  Develop a thematic statements and write a literary analysis explaining the meaning of a passage and how it contributes to the novel as a whole

3.  Flashback: an interruption in the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past  Where do we see examples of flashbacks?

4.  To introduce you to the story of To Kill a Mockingbird, we will watch the opening credits of the film version  While we view the film, take notes in the organizer on what you observe in the scene—images, lighting, sound?

5.  What predictions can you make about the story?  Down at the bottom of the page… › From the sound and the images, what can you infer about the point of view from which this story is told?

6.  As I read Chapter 1 aloud to you, Fill in the T-Chart on page 365 in Springboard  What are some facts about the narrator that you know for sure from the chapter?  What characters are mentioned in chapter 1? Write down their names.

7.  Consider your notes about the narrator.  What does this tell you about the person (narrator)? Gender? Age? Ideas/Philosophies?

8.  The next chunk of chapter 1 is written out in Springboard  Working with a partner, read the text.  Highlight in one color images and details that describe what the children look like and what they are doing as you read.  In a second color, highlight words you do not know. Look up those words, and write in a summarized definition in the space above the word.  When finished, describe the children in your own words in the margins.

9.  Finish reading Chapter 1