Day 1 - Classroom Activities

1. Why was race so important when the novel was published?
   

   Kind of Activity: whole class
   Objective: to understand the historical context of the novel’s publication
   Time: 10-15 minutes

   Structure: To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960 as the Civil Rights Movement was growing in the United States. Racial segregation was a significant social…

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