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To Kill A Mockingbird



We are reviewing Part One of To Kill a Mockingbird this week, and I thought I'd recommend a website. One of the best sites I've seen for the book is the Student Survival Guide from Nancy Louise Rutherford (a fellow high school teacher). It is well-researched, geared to the student, and includes sections on Vocabulary, Allusions, and Idioms.

Remember that the first vocabulary test is Friday. We'll start reading Part Two this weekend, and we will also watch some more of the film as we progress through the novel.

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