Finish the novel this weekend if you have not already done so. Begin preparing for these five essay questions:
1. In what ways is this a novel about courage?
2. What values does Atticus teach his children?
3. What major life lessons does Scout learn over the course of the novel?
4. How is this a novel about growing up?
5. How are the Boo Radley and Tom Robinson plot lines connected?
To begin preparing for these questions write down one-sentence or two-sentence responses to each question:
1. What is the novel saying about courage?
2. What is the novel saying about values?
3. What is the novel saying about life lessons?
4. What is the novel saying about growing up?
5. What is the novel saying about scapegoats or victims?
Looking at the essay topics in this way will help you focus your thinking and help you write a stronger essay.
