Journey Through History

After we finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird, my students did character sketches, which served a dual purpose. First, they delved more deeply into the character that they were assigned, but they also collectively reviewed key points in the novel. I began by demonstrating presentation skills for the students by modeling the PowerPoint I created on the character of Braxton Bragg Underwood. Then, I gave students time to work in pairs to complete their own PowerPoint and present them to the class.

This assignment worked well for To Kill a Mockingbird, but could certainly be adapted to any piece of literature.