This lesson plan is a great resource for teaching rhetorical
devices and persuasive writing/ speech through the novel To Kill a Mockingbird
and it reinforces rhetorical concepts previously taught in the study of Martin
Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech or "Letter from Birmingham
Jail." Students explain the effectiveness of these rhetorical elements
from the point of view of a juror in the novel which provides an opportunity
to incorporate an interdisciplinary component on the judicial and jury system.
The lesson addresses a large number of common core standards including citing
textual evidence, understanding complex characters, and producing clear and
coherent writing.
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