To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Questions
Directions: Answer ALL 4 essay questions. Each
question must be answered with a well
written paragraph. Each paragraph should contain specifically cited details from the story
to support your answer. Each detail must be explained. You may use your book and notes to find examples to
support your answers.
Remember to RESTATE the question and provide support
1. Although criticized
openly, Atticus is respected throughout the town of Maycomb. Why is this true?
Why do people criticize him? How is it possible to prove that the majority of
the town still respects him even after the loss at the trial?
2. Explain how the importance of the line, "it is a sin
to kill a mockingbird." How does this line show up multiple times
throughout the novel? What is a "mockingbird" in this novel?
3. Scout and Jem mature through the course of the novel.
What changes do they go through, and what causes these changes?
4. How does the real Boo Radley compare to the stories that
the children have heard in the town? What lesson can you learn from this?
5. If Harper Lee were to discuss society and human nature, what would she say? What aspects of social behavior does Lee want to stress to the reader?
5. B. In a short statement, write and explain one lesson that Lee conveys to her readers.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.J
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.K
Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K
