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Featuring: To Kill a Mockingbird
This July 11th marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird (1960.) To honor the anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee’s masterpiece, EDSITEment has updated two lessons: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage and To Kill A Mockingbird and the Scottsboro Boys Trial: Profiles in Courage.
We have also reviewed resources that will enhance your students understanding of what, author, Mary McDonagh Murphy in her book, “Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of 50 Years of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ considers “our national novel.” Banned from the shelves of certain libraries while being voted as the best novel of the 20th century by American librarians, and often cited by readers of all ages as the book that had the most profound influence on them, Mockingbird continues to stir emotions, create controversy, and transform the lives of everyone it touches.
Have you read and/or taught To Kill a Mockingbird?
