To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest - Grosse Pointe Public ...



Hello, We will be starting our novel unit and will be reading To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. I know some of you have read the novel before, and you will read it again, gaining so much more than you can imagine. For the next two days, you will be in the computer lab working on the background information for the novel. You will start by going to my website to watch and read the To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM) Power Point presentation that you will find on the Freshman English Notes and Handouts Page or the Freshman Honors Notes and Handouts page. Then, you can start the webquest below. You will need to answer all of the questions in the webquest using complete sentences and thorough answers. Include what websites you get the information from especially if several options are listed. I am giving you two days to complete this, because that is how long it should take. If you are not done by Friday, you will need to finish it at home as homework. You may do the assignment in MS Word or on Google Docs, however, you will need to turn in the typed and completed work in hard copy printed up form Monday. If you use your time well, you will not have a problem finishing it in class—leaving you free to have fun this weekend. Take care, work hard, and be good. If you need me, email me. See you Monday.To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest?IntroductionYou are about to read the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The story is set in the sleepy town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch is asked to defend a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Through the young eyes of his children, Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930’s. The consciousness of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the quiet heroism of one man’s struggle for justice. To best understand the lessons of this great novel, you must first understand the author, the times, and the place in which the story is set.TaskYour task for this Webquest is to visit various websites (provided for you) to learn the needed background information before starting the novel. Each website will also have a few questions for you to answer, simply to ensure that you are finding the important material at each site. This Webquest will give you a good feel for the 1930’s and a good understanding of the historical context of the novel as well; therefore, you will be much more equipped to understand the introductory notes to follow and the novel itself.QuestionsYou should answer all questions thoroughly. You have ample time to complete ALL questions; so be sure to SPEND YOUR TIME WISELY. The answers will be graded for thoroughness and correctness!The ProcessYou will be working individually on this assignment—sorry no group work.ConclusionAfter completing this activity, you should have learned the following:??Background information of the author, Harper Lee??Historical background of the times??Insight into some of the events in the novelRemember – you will have more introductory notes on this information; so don’t be alarmed if you do not completely understand a particular event.?Website #1 – The History of Jim Crow. Where did the term, "Jim Crow," originate from?2. After the year 1900, what did the term, "Jim Crow," become identified with?3. What Supreme Court case upheld segregation, or "separate but equal?"4. Who was Booker T. Washington? What was his stance on the segregation debates?5. What was the name of the new literary movement, based in Harlem, New York, which featured "New Negro" poetry and literature that emphasized self-respect and defiance under the Jim Crow laws?6. How did some southern black people try to resist and escape the Jim Crow laws?Website #2 – Black Thursday. What does the term, "Black Thursday," refer to?8. What was the date of Black Thursday?9. Explain how the Wall Street Crash led to The Great Depression.Website #3 – American History 1930-1939. During The Great Depression, many Dust Bowl farmers packed their families intocars and headed where?11. Why did the farmers go?12. Who were the Presidents during the 1930’s?13. What did the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, create?14. Observe the painting, American Gothic (on the website). Describe Grant Wood’s famous work. What does it look like? What kind of life does it portray?15. What was fashion like during the 1930’s? Observe the pictures on the site and read about the trends during the times.16. Who were some of the prominent authors of the time? What famous works are they responsible for?Website #4 – The Scottsboro Boys. What were The Scottsboro Boys known for? Who were they? What did they do? How did they get in so much trouble?18. The Scottsboro Boys’ attorneys were extremely incompetent. How did the defense attorneys show their lack of experience?19. Were The Scottsboro Boys ever pardoned of their wrongful convictions?Website #5 – Harper Lee. What work is Harper Lee most famous for writing?21. When did she win the Pulitzer Prize and for what piece of literature?22. What famous Civil War general is Harper Lee related to?23. Where and during what time is Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, set?Taken From Websites #6 – Maycomb County MapUsing the maps below, answer the following questions:24. Based on the Maycomb County map, the Finch’s live next door to whom?25. Whose house is the oak tree next to?? ................
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