To Kill a Mockingbird Unit - 30+ Inclusive Text Pairings and Activities

Ready to make your TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD unit more inclusive? This resource is part of a series to help teachers find supplements and updates for core texts in order to add more inclusivity to their curriculum. If you're teaching TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, this resource will save you tons of time!

Key Elements:

✅ TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD themes

✅ Essential questions for the novel

✅ Literary elements in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

We share easy changes, like paired texts (videos, poems, articles, etc.) you can incorporate on a budget. We also share more difficult changes, like substitutions you could request in the future. 

⭐️ This curated list represents 15+ hours of research. You can use any of these text suggestions as you plan your TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD unit. This resource also includes ideas for using excerpts or the entirety of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson with your unit.

❤️ We are not saying that you need to replace every text -- we want to continue a dialogue on how to make our curricula more inclusive.

What teachers like you are saying:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “There are so many resources on this download. I know this will help my students to dig deeper into the issues regarding To Kill A Mockingbird. I am excited to incorporate Just Mercy into my curriculum!”

-Mechelle D.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I'm always looking for ways to supplement unit novels, and this resource definitely helped to lighten my load. This was a wonderful resource and I look forward to using it in the years to come with To Kill a Mockingbird.”

-Amber B.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This resource helped me audit my classroom library as well as texts I use in the classroom. It helped me also open a discussion with my department about the importance of choosing representation in the texts we use to teach.” 

-Lisa P.

This resource is GOLD for helping you find fiction and nonfiction text pairings for To Kill a Mockingbird!

Your TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD resource includes:

1. 30+ inclusive text suggestions & annotated ideas organized by teaching topic

⭐️ Essential Questions for To Kill a Mockingbird:

• How do people develop compassion and understanding?
• How can we use our privilege to help others?

⭐️ Themes:

• The Ideals of Justice vs. the American System
• Integrity
• Understanding Systemic Racism

⭐️ Literary Devices/Techniques:

• Symbolism
• Irony

**This is a living document, meaning that we may update the Google Doc with more resources and ideas. Be sure to bookmark it. :)**

2. Guide for Rethinking the Classics

• Affirmations for Rethinking the Classics
• How to Audit Your Texts

This resource was co-created by Danielle Hall from Nouvelle ELA and Sheila Frye from Teaching Literacy.

>>>Find the rest of Rethinking the Classics resources here.<<<

About Your To Kill a Mockingbird Resource:

Your resource is a .pdf with a link to the Google Doc of annotated suggestions for fiction and nonfiction text pairings. Please let me know if you have any questions! You can always email me at nouvelle.ela@gmail.com. :)

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