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"Copy-change collaborations invite young writers to use an established text as a framework for writing an imitation piece that follows the original sentence for sentence, but that somehow remakes it completely. In this version, ninth-grade students collaborate to write a piece about "To Kill a Mockingbird" that is based on a recent Times article about viral Internet content."

It's time to stop pretending that "To Kill a Mockingbird" is some kind of timeless classic that ranks with the great works of American literature. Its bloodless liberal humanism is sadly dated, as pristinely preserved in its pages as the dinosaur DNA in "Jurassic Park."

An interesting column on the relevance of TKAM and how it is perceived by black authors and readers.

This guide is written for teachers and students who are studying Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The guide is written specifically for students in the UK, but I hope it may be helpful to users from other parts of the world. To Kill a Mockingbird is a set text for GCSE exams in English literature. It may also be studied for teacher-assessed coursework in English in Key Stages 3 and 4 (GCSE reading