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FRESHMAN ENGLISH TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD SOCIOGRAM PROJECT

WHAT IS A SOCIOGRAM? Literary sociograms are visual displays of characters’ relationships. You are going to explore the various social relationships between characters and the place of characters within the larger social framework of the book. As we know, Maycomb provides a picture of small-town life in the South where we meet many individuals from varying parts of the social environment. Your group’s sociogram will reveal to what extent you have really understood the story because the relationships between characters indicate the relative significance of the characters to each other as well as to the plot, subplot(s) and thematic motifs/threads.

SOCIOGRAM DIRECTIONS: 1. Form a group of no more than four people and begin brainstorming character descriptions and the character’s relationships with others. What are the alignments/connections this character has with others? 2. Locate quotations which support your claims directly or when interpreted reveal a character’s relationship with another or characters motivations. Jot these down. You need three quotes for each character. 3. Out of the main characters that you have chosen for the sociogram (this may also include some minor characters), decide who the group believes to be the protagonist. Your group will place this character in the center of the sociogram and then work from there as the starting point. Your group must include at least five characters in the sociogram. 4. Now, your group is ready to begin creating. Using symbols, shapes, arrows, lines, quotations, observations and perhaps different colors for these things, your group’s task is to illustrate the character relationships in To Kill Mockingbird. Creativity is required and so is insightful assessment of the characters. 5. This is a test of how closely you have been reading, so as your group creates the sociogram there should be discussion in regards to how your group perceives the relationships. After the sociogram is created, your group will be expected to explain it. How did your group come to particular conclusions? How can ties be made to thematic motifs/threads?