Examples of student planning from 2 Year 10 English classes in regards to 4 different themes of the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. A guided tour through the quotes, body paragraph topics, evidence and essay questions for students to complete practice essays on a range of essay questions on the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. The four themes covered are: Justice and Morality; Courage; Growing up and Bildungsroman: and Racism and Prejudice.

1. TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD
ESSAY QUESTIONS
AND ESSAY PLANS

3. Forms of Prejudice
in TKAM

4. Topic / Theme: Prejudice / Racism
Student Suggested Essay questions:
Possible Plan / Structure
• Children’s lack of awareness of racism
• Adults prejudice towards the Ewell
family
• Adults racist views towards Tom
• Audiences understanding of the court
scene
In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird what
are the children’s, adult’s and audiences
perspectives on racism?
In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, Maycomb is a town
populated entirely by racists. Discuss.
Possible Plan / Structure
• Scout and Jem’s racism
• Atticus’ lack of racism
• Calpurnia’s lack of racism
• The towns racism
• The racism of the courtroom
Evidence that could be used in a Prejudice / Racism essay:
The Court scene
The shooting of Tom Robinson
Dolphus Raymond
First Purchase Church
The towns treatment of the Ewell family
Scouts learning about racism
Possible Plan / Structure
• Racism - Tom
• Sexism – Aunt Alexandra, Jem,
Mayella
• Classism – Ewell family, African-
Americans, Whites, Rich, Poor,
Professional Class
Segregation in Maycomb
Sexism in Scouts upbringing
Racist language

5. Possible Quotes to use
(Bob Ewell says) “I seen that
nigger yonder rutting on my
Mayella” (Page 84)
(Lula says) “You aint got no
business bringin’ white children
here – they got their own church,
we got our’n” (Page 158)
(Scout) “You aren’t really a nigger
lover, are you?..” (Atticus) I
certainly am, I do my best to love
everybody” (Page 107-109,
Chapter 11)
Topic / Theme: Prejudice / Racism
• “Nigger-lover is just one of those terms
that don’t mean anything, like snot-nose.
It’s hard to explain ignorant, trashy people
use it when they think somebody is
favouring negroes over and above
themselves” (Page 120)
• “As you grow older, you’ll see white men
cheat black men every day of your life”
(Page 243)
• (Cecil Jacobs said) “You gotta make me
first! My folks said your daddy is a
disgrace an’ that nigger oughta hang from
the water tank” (Page 85)
• (Scout says) “Naw, Jem, I think there’s just
one kid one folks . Folks.” (Page 250)