Character Cube

This is a worksheet has multiple pages and is intended to help students identify characters in the story. With this activity, students select a character and do a more indepth analysis of the character while doing a hands on activity. For this activity, you will need a writing utensil, scissors, crayons or markers, and glue or tape.

Trial Notes

This worksheet is intended to help keep track of information and witnesses during Tom Robinson's trial. Use it as a way for students to remember which witness gave what specific information and testimony to help students draw conclusions based on the facts.

Length of Activity: 30-45 minutes

For Use: This can be used once the trial has begun in Chapter 17.

Then and Now

This is a graphic organizer to help students as they read and track various characters in the story. Students can use them for only the main two characters, or they can use them for the majority of the characters that are introduced into the story.

For Use: This can be used throughout the book.

Texting With a Character

This worksheet is intended as a way for students to bring the characters in the story to life using materials and methods that are relevant to students in today's world.

Length of Activity: 20 minutes

For Use: Any time after several characters have been introduced.

Stepping in Someone Else's Shoes

This is a worksheet that was created to help students understand another person's perspective by "stepping into their shoes".

For Use: Any time after the vocabulary from the book has been taught.

Go Set a Watchman Worksheet

This is a worksheet based on the very recent article that was published in which Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, is publishing a new book titled, Go Set a Watchman. This worksheet walks through the article and asks questions related to it. It is a higher reading level activitiy.

For Use: After the book has been read and as a closing activity to help students determine whether they would like to read the next book when it is published.

Character Nouns and Adjectives Worksheet

This is a worksheet designed to assist in grammar study and discussion. It will help students identify and list nouns and adjectives as they related to the story and the study of the characters within the story.

For Use: At any time during the book.