Year 10 English
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This subject guide is to support your Year 10 ENGLISH study of
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
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Anderson, N.G. (2016). Harper Lee. The Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved from http://www.encyclopediaofalabam. a.org/article/h-1126
Harper Lee [Video file]. (n.d.). Biography. Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/video/harper-lee-mini-biography-2174101417
Harper Lee: Biography. (n.d.). Sparknotes. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com/author/harper-lee/
McGovern, E. M. (2010). The book and the author: Biography of Harper Lee. In Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird (pp. 8-15). Salem Press. Retrieved from Literary Reference Centre.
Werlock, A. H. (2013). Lee, Harper. In Encyclopedia of the American Novel, 3-Volume Set, Second Edition. New York: Facts On File. Retrieved from Bloom’s Literature database.
WQXR. (2016, February 24). Harper Lee’s Only Recorded Interview About ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ [Audio]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/EfsFeMRF7CU
BBC Bitesize. (2018). Plot Summary. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zsrfg82/revision/1
From this page you can also access information about the themes, characters, form, structure and language and context.
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Bernard, C. (2003). Understanding To kill a mockingbird. San Diego, California: Lucent.
Contains information about the author’s life, historical background of the novel, the plot, characters and literary criticism.
eBook
Bloom, H. (2010). Harper Lee’s To kill a mockingbird. Retrieved from AccessIt database.
This text discusses the writing of the novel by Harper Lee and includes critical essays and a brief biography of the author.
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Giddens-White, B. (2007). Harper Lee’s To kill a mockingbird. Oxford: Heinemann Library.
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Handley, G. (1985). Harper Lee: To kill a mockingbird. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
A study guide on the novel.
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Johnson, C. D. (1994). Understanding To kill a mockingbird : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historic documents. California, U.S.A: Greenwood.
This book includes: Literary analysis – Unifying elements of To Kill a Mockingbird; Historical context – The Scottsboro trials, the civil right movements, realities and stereotypes, the issue of heroism & the issue of censorship.
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Mahoney, J., & Martin, S. (1987). To kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee. London, England: Letts Educational.
A study guide on the novel.
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Mancini, C. (2008). Racism in Harper Lee’s To kill a mockingbird. Detroit: Greenhaven.
Presents essays that examine racism and other related issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, discussing such topics as new and old Southern values, and the connection between class, gender, and racial prejudice.
ClickView
Mulligan, R. (Director). (1962). To kill a mockingbird [Video file]. U.S.A: Universal Pictures. Retrieved from ClickView database.
This is the 1962 film based on the novel.
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Schmermund, E. (2017). Reading and interpreting the works of Harper Lee. New York, N.Y: Enslow Publishers.
This text examines how Lees Southern background and racial tensions in the Deep South during that time came together to influence the plot, characters, and themes of To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Sims, B. (1997). To kill a mockingbird. Harlow, Essex: Longman.
A study guide on the novel.
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Sims, B. (2010). To kill a mockingbird, Harper Lee. London, England: York.
An easy to read study guide. Provides in-depth coverage and analysis of everything from themes and contexts to characters, plots and language.
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O’Neill, T. (2000). Readings on To kill a mockingbird. California, U.S.A: Greenhaven Press.
Includes an examination and criticism of Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as in-depth biographical information. Explores literary techniques, social issues, and character development of the novel.
ClickView
To kill a mockingbird: exploring the text [Video file]. (2005). Clayton, Vic: Learning Essentials. Retrieved from ClickView database.
The context
BBC Bitesize. (2018). To kill a mockingbird: context. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z3wcdmn/revision/1
An easy to read overview of the social and historical context, including information on slavery, segregation, the justice system and racist groups.
Sparknotes. (2018). To kill a mockingbird: context. Retrieved from http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/context/
The Great Depression
eBook
Burg, D. F. (2005). The Great Depression. Retrieved from AccessIt database.
CrashCourse. (2013, October 10). The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU
eBook
McNeese, T. (2010). The Great Depression, 1929-1938. Retrieved from AccessIt database.
Segregation
A+E Networks. (2018). Jim Crow laws. History.com. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/jim-crow-laws
Jim Crow law. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from Britannica School.
Racial segregation. (2018). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from Britannica School.
The Scottsboro Case
A+E Networks. (2018). The Scottsboro boys. History.com. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/scottsboro-boys
Emory University. (2012, February 13). The Scottsboro boys [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmsYLmqx3wg
The Civil Rights Movement
A history of the civil rights movement. (1994). Retrieved from Clickview database.
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Anderson, M. (2004). The civil rights movement. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library.
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Banting, E. (2009). Civil rights movement. New York, New York: Weigl.
BBC Bitesize. (2014).The civil rights movement in America. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/20th_century/civil_rights_movement_america/revision/2/
History.com. (2009). Civil rights movement. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement
Khan Academy. (n.d.). The civil rights movement. Retrieved from https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-8#apush-civil-rights-movement
A series of 10 articles to give you a good overview of the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Killcoyne, H. L. (2016). The civil rights era. New York, New York: Britannica Educational Publishing.
eBook
McNeese, T. (2007). The civil rights movement. Retrieved from AccessIt database.
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Uschan, M. V. (2010). The Civil Rights Movement. Detroit: Gale.
Search the following eResources for extension and wider reading:
Bloom’s Literature
A search in this database will find you other articles to help you write about the text, for example:
Bloom’s How to Write about Harper Lee
EBSCO : Literary Reference Center
You will find numerous articles and reference books on the novel.
For example:
Critical Insights: To Kill a Mockingbird
Crash Course. (2014, May 1). To Kill a Mockingbird, Part I – Crash Course Literature 210 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/3xM8hvEE2dI
Crash Course. (2014, May 8). Race, Class, and Gender in To Kill a Mockingbird – Crash Course Literature 211 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/mDS32LEe1Ss
Video Sparknotes. (2010, October 12). Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird Summary [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/uqkohqLvClI
CrashCourse. (2013, October 10). The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQfMWAikyU
Buncombe School. (2017). To Kill a Mockingbird research topics. Retrieved from https://mlnda.buncombeschools.org/UserFiles/ Servers/Server_97148/File/suzie/To%20 Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%20Research%20Paper%20Topics.pdf
Prody, K., & Whearty, N. (n.d.). To Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Perspective. Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/lessons/mockingbird/index.html
Small, A. (2015). Hitting the refresh button- unit of work. Retrieved from Scootle.