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“IT’S A SIN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. ”

HARPER LEE- BIOGRAPHY Early Life Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama. Lee is best known for writing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). The youngest of four children, she grew up in a small town. Her father was a lawyer, as for her mother suffered from mental(�����) illness, One of her closest childhood friends was Truman Capote. In high school, Lee developed an interest in English literature. After graduating in 1944, she went to the all-female(�����) Huntingdon College in Montgomery. Lee was different from the other students—she did not care about fashion, makeup or dating(�������). Instead, she was interested in her studies and writing. Lee was a member of the literary society. (������) Junior year(�������) After college she went to Alabama university's law(����) school at Tuscaloosa. Lee was known for being an individualist. Lee wrote for the school's newspaper and its humor magazine, the Rammer Jammer, and eventually(����) she become its editor. After her first year in the program, she guessed(������) that the law—was not her true calling(����). She went to Oxford University in England that summer as an exchange student(����). But when she returned back to law school in Autumn, Lee dropped out( �������) after the first semester. She soon moved north to follow her dreams to become a writer. Successful writer In 1949, a 23 -year-old Lee arrived in New York City. She worked as a ticket agent for Eastern Airlines for several years. While in the city, Lee made friend with Broadway composer and lyricist Michael Martin Brown and his wife Joy. In 1956, the Browns gave Lee an important Christmas present—to support(������) her for a year so that she could write full time. Lee started working on a novel set in a small Alabama town, which eventually became her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' In July 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird was published(������) in Reader's Digest magazine. The following year, To Kill a Mockingbird won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize and several other literary awards(�����) . Earning eight Academy Award nominations, the movie version of To Kill a Mockingbird won three awards. A classic of American literature, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages with more than a million copies sold each year. Later life In November 2007, President George W. Bush presented Lee with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her "outstanding contribution(������� to America's literary tradition" at a ceremony at the White House. Harper Lee died on February 19, ������) 2016, at the age of 89 in Monroeville.

GROUP WORK: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: 1. What made Harper Lee to be the best known writer? 2. Which state was Harper Lee born in? 3. What was her father? 4. How was Harper different from other students at the college? 5. Where did she study after college? 6. What did Lee develop at high school? 7. Why did Harper drop out the law school? 8. What was her dream while being a student? 9. Where did she move in 1949? 10. What was her important Christmas present? 11. What prize and awards did she win? 12. How many languages was TKM translated into? 13. How many copies are sold each year? 14. Why was lee presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom? 15. How old was Lee when she died?

“TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” Match the names with their characters: a. Atticus Finch b. Scout c. Jem Finch 1. Jem and Scout’s aunt 2. Cook 3. Neighbour d. Dill Harris 4. Widowed attorney with 2 kids e. Calpurnia 5. Afro –American worker f. Boo Radley 6. His son g. Tom Robinson 7. His daughter h. Alexsandra 8. children’s friend

MATCHED PAIRS: a. Atticus Finch widowed attorney with 2 children b. Scout his daughter, who tells a story c. Jeremy Atticus Finch his son d. Dill Harris children’s friend e. Calpurnia cook f. Boo Radley neighbor g. Tom Robinson Afro-American cotton field worker h. Alexsandra Jem and Scout’s aunt

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD The story happens in a small town of Maycomb in Alabama in the 1930 s. To Kill A Mockingbird focuses on a widower(������ ) Atticus Finch who raises his children by himself and with the help of a strict housekeeper Calpurnia. Scout and Jem Finch have various small journeys throughout the story and learn many important lessons. Scout never acts like a girl. She hates the school. Jem often criticizes her for her manners but Atticus accepts Scout as she is. One day Scout and Jem discover that Atticus is going to defense an African American man, Tom Robinson who is accused(������� ) of raping and beating a white woman, Mayella. But Atticus proves that Tom could not have committed the crime and is innocent(����� ) but Tom is sent to prison anyway. Atticus is a fair man who believes in equal rights(�������� ) and most of all believes in the importance of moral. Scout and Jem also encounter troubles of their own and learn that a neighborhood "monster, " Boo Radley is not nearly the scary man they think he is. The light motive of the story is tolerance, which is vividly seen(������ ) in every action of Atticus. He is the role model(���� )how the human could be tolerant.

READ THE EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK REVIEW. FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CHARACTERS’ NAMESS. OME OF THE NAMES ARE USED MORE THAN ONCE. MAYCOMB, TAYLOR, ATTICUS, SCOUT, DILL, TOM ROBINSON, BOO RADLEY, JEM, MAYELLA BOB, CALPURNIA The story happens in a small town in Alabama. To Kill A Mockingbird focuses on two young children, ………. and ………. Finch, who have various small journeys throughout the story and learn many important lessons. Most importantly, the novel is about their father ………. and his kids. ……. is a cook, who helps ……. . to raise his children. …… is a boy who comes to …… in summer. Children become friends. One day ……. and…… discover that Atticus is going to defense an African American man, ………. , who is accused of raping and beating a white woman, ………. Most people in the town believe that Tom is guilty but …… is a fair man who believes in Tom’s innocence. He must represent …… to the best of his abilities because it is his duty as a lawyer. But judge ……… sends Tom to prison anyway ……. , ……. and ………also encounter troubles of their own and learn that a neighborhood “monster, ”……. . is not nearly the scary man they think he is.

TOLERANCE– THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT BEHAVIOR AND BELIEFS THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN

Give synonyms to TOLERANCE: tolerance

Respect others sympathetic patient Kind hearted Good listener tolerance faithful loyal Openminded smart understanding

CHOOSE ADJECTIVES AND PUT UNDER THE CORRECT COLUMN: Tolerant person polite rude Intolerant person hospitable Arrogant(�����) nationalistic sociable ignorant humorous good -listener romantic lazy quiet respectful racist aggressive hard-working outgoing

CHOOSE ADJECTIVES AND PUT UNDER THE CORRECT COLUMN: Tolerant person Intolerant person Polite, romantic, respectful, hard – working, outgoing, humorous, hospitable, sociable, good-listener, quiet rude, ignorant, nationalistic, lazy, racist, aggressive polite rude hospitable Arrogant(�����) nationalistic sociable ignorant humorous good -listener romantic lazy quiet respectful racist aggressive hard-working outgoing

THIS IS TOLERANCE……. The title of the book is taken from Atticus's advice to his children about firing their air rifles at birds: "Shoot all the blue jays(����� you want, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird". Mockingbirds do nothing but "sing their hearts out for us". The mockingbird represents innocence, and to kill a mockingbird is to kill innocence. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it. ”

TEAM WORK J OPARDY

Homework: Write short paragraph about Atticus based on vocabulary notes;

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