ENL 121: Introduction to Literature (Dr. Vavra)
Harper Lee's
To Kill a Mockingbird
Assignments are to the Warner Books, 1982 edition.

Assignment One: 

Read: [You must be logged in through Penn College for the lnks to work.]
"(Nelle) Harper Lee," in Contemporary Authors. [Literature Resource Center]
Ricker-Wilson, Carol. "When the Mockingbird Becomes an Albatross: Reading and Resistance in the Language Arts Classroom." The English Journal, Mar., 1998. (87:3) 67-72.  [JSTOR]
Bushman, John H. "Young Adult Literature in the Classroom--Or Is It?" The English Journal. Mar., 1997. (86:3) 35-40. [JSTOR]
Schuster, Edgar H. "Discovering Theme and Structure in the  Novel." The English Journal. Oct., 1963. (52:7) 506-511. [JSTOR]

Study the Assignment for MP # 3.

Assignment Two: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 1 - 5 (pp. 5-50)
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.
Assignment Three: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 6 - 9  (pp. 50-89) [Monday, MP # 2 Due]
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.

Assignment Four: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 10 - 13  (pp. 89-134)
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.

Assignment Five: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 14 - 18  (pp. 134-189)
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.

Assignment Six: To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 19 - 25  (pp. 190-241)
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.

Assignment Seven:  To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 26 - 31  (pp. 241-281)
    Bring to class (on paper with your name also on it) one question or comment about how a specific paragraph (or sequence of paragraphs) is related to the critical concepts or critical approaches we have been discussing in the course.