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To Kill a Mockingbird Introductory NotesIntroductionYou are about to read the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The story is set in the sleepytown of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch is asked to defend a black man charged withthe rape of a white woman. Through the young eyes of his children, Scout and JemFinch, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in theDeep South of the 1930's. The consciousness of a town steeped in prejudice, violenceand hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle forjustice. To best understand the lessons of the novel, you must understand the author, thetimes and the place in which the story is set.TaskYour task for this web quest is to research an assigned topic and create a Power Pointpresentation to serve as an introduction for the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Yourpresentations will vary in topics from what life was like during the 1930's in the South, towho is Harper Lee, to The Great Depression and events surrounding the novel To Kill aMockingbird, by Harper Lee. You will research different websites and record informationthat your group deems interesting and relevant. Your presentation will be based on theinformation your group gathered. By the end of your presentation your audience shouldhave a good feel for the 1930's and understand the novel within its historical context.Remember your presentation should give your classmates insight into why some of theevents in the novel occurred.PowerPoint PresentationYour Power Point Presentation should be a summary of what you find out about thetopics below. Be creative include pictures, sound or anything you can to make yourpresentation interesting.The ProcessYou will be divided into groups of three. Each group will be assigned a topic. Use thewebsites listed in the resources section to fully research your group’s topic. As a group,determine what information is relevant or interesting to you. The group will then make aten slide presentation with the information gathered.Requirements1. Introductory slide2. Minimum of 8 informational slides3. Works Cited slide4. Minimum of 5 pictures5. Sound (not sound effects, but sound clips that are relevant to the presentation)6. No distracting images or techniques7. Free of spelling and grammatical errors8. Consistent font and size9. One background10. No more than 50 words per slide. You must know your information!11. Each group member must have notecards12. One slide at the end of the presentation that includes 1 key fact for the final test from each member of the group related to your topic. 13. Presentation must be shared with Mr. Burklund aburklund@Possible ResourcesUse the following websites to help you make your Power Point presentation.Biographical information about Harper Lee up in the South during 1930's Education in the 1930's. of three women who grew up in the South during the 1930's. Memory is an archive of thousands of black & white and color photos. Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers Project 1936-1940 Kill a Mockingbird: One man's historical perspective narratives of the American SouthThe Jim Crow South historian speaks on the subject of black voters in the South during the 1930's on the history of Jim Crow Laws of the name Jim Crow of Jim Crow lawsThe Scottsborough Trilals on the Scottsboro Boys trial 1931-1937 on the people and eventsThe Effects of the Great Depression site lists causes of the Great Depression. site discusses Black Tuesday, the day the stock market crashed. site provides information on the social conditions brought about by the GreatDepression. & Now. Compares costs for goods and icsHarper LeeHerbert HooverWomen in the SouthGrowing up in the Great Depression (kids)Lynching in the SouthJim Crow LawsScottsboro TrialsBlack TuesdayNew Deal1930’s Overview—typical day/prices/activities/gamesWhat was the Great Depression?Franklin Delano Roosevelt ................
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