Examining "Coming of Age" Aspects through Bildungsroman Literature

We just finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. One of the main concepts we discussed was how Lee's work serves as Bildungsroman, or "coming of age" literature, that focuses on the moral, intellectual, spiritual, or emotional growth of a character. This module sets the stage for students to consider what they have learned about these concepts, and then demonstrate that they can identify and explain Bildungsroman traits in other literature, including “The Flowers” by Alice Walker and excerpts from Songs of Innocence and Experience by William Blake. It also requires students to be able to cite the sources of the evidence they cull and expand upon in their analysis.