Fowl Deeds in Maycomb or Bye, Bye, Birdie!

An Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic unit exploring Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird The Pulitzer-prize winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird is an important work of literature because it depicts life in Alabama during the 1930's. Though set in the 1930's, it speaks to the emerging civil rights conflicts of the 1960's. The novel creates an appreciation of the value of tolerance and respect for others.