Questions for class discussion on the film. Primarily for ESL and EFL students.

1. To Kill A Mockingbird
Background and Questions for
EFL Students

2. Background
• Based on a novel, To
Kill a Mockingbird is
set in the South
during the period of
segregation.
– In other words, during
this time Blacks and
Whites had to live very
seperately.

3. Main Characters
• Scout, a tomboy
• Jem, her older brother
• Atticus, their father
• Dill, their friend
• Tom Robinson, the
man Atticus defends
in court
• Calpernia,
housekeeper

4. Questions
• After watching the beginning of the film
discuss the following:
– How do the children spend their time?
Describe childhood in this town.
– How does childhood here compare?
– If you were going to make a movie about your
childhood, what are 3 or 4 activities you’d
show the children doing?

5. About the Characters
• What are 3 adjectives you’d use to
describe Scout, Jem and Atticus? What
about Dill?
• What kind of father is Atticus?
• What are some of the things the children
believe about Boo?
– What is the basis of these beliefs?