To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Analysis

1. To Kill a Mockingbird Literary Analysis Rough Draft Revising and Editing

2. We’re ready to revise! • Here is the link for the Kahoot! Jumble. Before each step in our revision process, we will complete one Kahoot Jumble puzzle. 2. Here is the student analysis paragraph that we will edit together on your handout. 3. Highlight / label each part of your essay draft, annotating where you need to made edits.

3. Essay Organization and Structure

4. Introduction • Introduction • Hook • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Hook A general statement that introduces the theme kernel. Do not mention the novel yet. Essay Structure The notion of courage has been explored in literature since the dawn of time. This is possibly because tales of bravery inspire readers to be more courageous themselves. A related quote from a different author A hypothetical situation Questions are usually cheesy. Don’t quote from TKAM

5. Introduction • Introduction • Hook • Connection • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Connection to the novel This is where you can introduce the novel. Think about what would be relevant to your essay: the time period? The characters’ names? Major conflicts? Essay Structure

6. Introduction • Introduction • Hook • Connection • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Connection to the novel In the beloved coming of age novel To Kill a Mockingbird, a young girl learns to recognize and practice courage through a series of experiences in her Depression-era Alabama childhood. Through her innocent perspective, readers learn that courage comes in many forms. Essay Structure

7. Introduction • Introduction • Hook • Connection • Thesis • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Thesis The last sentence of the intro The main statement (claim) of the essay Author, title, theme statement, literary devices Essay Structure

8. Introduction • Introduction • Hook • Connection • Thesis • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Thesis Through characters and conflicts, author Harper Lee illustrates that a person of high morals will show courage at times when it is needed most. Essay Structure

9. Body Paragraphs • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Topic Sentence First sentence of the paragraph Tells how the literary device relates to the theme of the novel. The setting of rural Alabama in the 1930s helps to exemplify how accepted racial prejudice was. Topic Sentence First sentence of the paragraph Tells how the literary device relates to the theme of the novel. The character Atticus Finch constantly grapples with racial prejudice in his line of work. Essay Structure

10. Body Paragraphs • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence • Support • Context • Quote • Justification • Transition • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Support • Briefly state what is going on in the novel. • Blend this with the quote from the book. • Use only the part of the quote that you need. • Cite the quote. • Try to avoid “This quote shows...” • Justify -- explain thoughtfully -- what elements of this quote really prove the theme. • Transition to next support Essay Structure

11. Student sample Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of a crime he did not commit. Atticus Finch agrees to defend him when no other lawyer will take the case because, if he refuses, he “couldn’t hold [his] head in town … [he] couldn’t even tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something” because he would be a hypocrite (Lee 75). Atticus knows that it is wrong to let this man be unfairly tried, so he takes the case and defends him as best he can. The whole town tells him not to, and that it is a lost cause, but he knows what is right. Atticus later…

12. Secure Sample Context of the quote Blended quote Justification Transition Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of a crime he did not commit. Atticus Finch agrees to defend him when no other lawyer will take the case because, if he refuses, he “couldn’t hold [his] head in town … [he] couldn’t even tell [Scout] or Jem not to do something” because he would be a hypocrite (Lee 75).Atticus knows that it is wrong to let this man be unfairly tried, so he takes the case and defends him as best he can. The whole town tells him not to, and that it is a lost cause, but he knows what is right. Atticus later…

13. Body Paragraphs • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence • Support • Context • Quote • Justification • Transition • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion How do I reach “Exceeds”? • Quotes are *the* best quote to prove the theme, blended in present tense and 3rd person, and they are cut down to the essential part that proves the topic sentence/thesis. • Justification goes beyond “explanation” and digs into the quote on a deeper level. It might analyze several different things about the quote; for example, Atticus’s role in the community AND his role as a father, since both are in the quote. Essay Structure

14. Body Paragraphs • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence • Support • Clincher • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Clincher • Sums up the evidence presented in this paragraph • Connects the paragraph to the overall thesis • Answers the question, “So What?” Essay Structure

15. Body Paragraphs • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Topic Sentence • Support • Clincher • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion Clincher Topic sentence states what device will be addressed: The character Atticus Finch constantly grapples with racial prejudice in his line of work. Clincher sums up the evidence and connects to overall theme: Because Atticus confronts racial prejudice in his law practice, his character demonstrates that high morals demand great courage. Essay Structure

16. Conclusion • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion • Restate thesis • Summarize points • Closing It’s a mirror image of the intro: Essay Structure Intro General statment Connect to Novel Main point (thesis) Main point (thesis) Summarize main points in novel General statement Conclusion

17. Conclusion • Introduction • Body Paragraph 1 • Body Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph 3 • Conclusion • Restate thesis • Summarize points • Closing What about the closing? It should “conclude” something that reflects your own thinking. Possible approaches: • Why is Lee sharing this message? • Does she succeed? • How does it apply to our time? • Connect it to the hook Essay Structure

18. MLA Formatting

19. • 1 inch margin • Size 12 • Times New Roman • Double Spaced MLA Heading • “Right” indent. • Make sure this is in the same font. • • • Hit “enter” once to place in the right spot. • Insert -> Page Number Last Name # Your Name Instructor Name Course Name Due Date Title Exceeds: A creative title including your theme Secure: A title including your theme Developing: Name of assignment Beginning: Title of the book

20. Citing your source Context “quote” (Lee ##). or Context “quote” (##). ← you do not have to put Lee in the parentheses since you’re quoting from only that one source. Notice where punctuation goes and where it does not go.

21. Citing your source Here is what should be at the end of your paper if you read the black/ivory colored book. You’re Welcome. Work Cited Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. New York: Grand Central, 2015. Print.

22. Transitions

24. Formal Voice

25. Rules for Formal Voice

26. Verb tense

27. Through the book's context the readers can tell that Walter Jr. has never learned manners. While at dinner with the Finches, “Walter [pours] syrup on his vegetables and meat with a generous hand” (Lee 32). Write about literature in present tense. This writer changed the word “poured” in the quote to [pours] to stay in present tense.