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To Kill a Mockingbird WebercizeAssignment: To create a timeline of prominent events that occurred during the timeframe of To Kill a Mockingbird. The novel took place in the 1930’s, so make sure you are not including events from the civil rights movement which began in 1954. Your timeline must have at least 15 points, or events, along with a small description of each event. Your timeline must also include at least 3 images, and a brief analysis of how this era and events helped shaped the novel.You may use these websites for information:The Great Depression ()Race During the Great Depression (Library of Congress)1930’s Facts & Summary ()Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930’s (PBS Learning Media)Picturing the 1930s (Smithsonian)“Scottsboro Boys” Trials (Famous Trials)Jim Crow’s Schools (AFT)Segregation and Injustice (BBC)Education in the 1930s ()1930’s Timeline (ThoughtCo.)Breaking News of the 1930s (PBS)America in the 1930’s (University of Virginia)The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (PBS)If you find another source you would like to utilize, please bring it to me to be approved. You must also cite any additional approved sources used. In addition to the timeline, please answer these questions using the websites provided above:What factors led to the Great Depression, and why did they have such a huge effect?Why was bartering a popular form of payment during the Great Depression?Why was quality?education difficult for African Americans to attain in the 1930s? How is this reality reflected in?To Kill a Mockingbird?What is the significance of the Scottsboro Trials? How do you feel that they influenced Harper Lee’s portrayal of Tom Robinson’s trial?A lot of the topics discussed in To Kill a Mockingbird are very serious. Why do you believe that Lee decided to tell the story from the point of view of a six-year-old girl?Based off the article above, describe how education is portrayed in To Kill a Mockingbird and how this is a commentary on the flawed system during the Great Depression. ................
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