To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Created for teaching language through literature, these prompts are perfect for homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities.

With a variety of prompts, these will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of the themes and characters in the novel. From the introduction to Scout, Jem, and Atticus Finch to the mysterious Radley house, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative storytelling.

This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of Chapter 1. Don’t miss out on this invaluable tool for teaching Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.

The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for Chapter 1
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can plan or write their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a short prequel to the events in Chapter 1. It should focus on the early days of the Finch family, such as Simon Finch’s journey from England, and explore the challenges and adventures that he faced.
➤ Write a letter from Jem to a friend, it should explore his thoughts and feelings about Dill’s arrival in Maycomb, the events of that summer, and the Radley Place.