To+Kill+a+Mockingbird+WebQuest

= = = Purpose: To support your literature circle's comprehension of //To Kill a Mockingbird// by Harper Lee. =

= = == Assignment: Each member of your group will be assigned a specific background issue to research and bring information back to share with the group. To organize your research and report, use the questions provided as a guide. Your report must include answers to the questions and specific evidence to support your answer from a provided source. ==

Author: Wh​o is Harper Lee? Why did she choose to write about such an explosive event in a fictional novel?
· (Nelle) Harper Lee (1926-) [] · Nelle Harper Lee []

Scottsboro Boys: What real-life event was the trial in the novel based on? Do you believe the defendants were guilty? Why or why not?
· THE TRIALS OF "THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS" [] · Scottsboro Trial []

Life in the 1930’s: What was the political and economic climate in America during the 1930's? In what specific ways might these influence the characters in the novel?
· American Cultural History: 1930 – 1939 [] · A Photo Essay on the Great Depression []

==Race Relations: What was the status of racial segregation in the South during this time? How do you expect those social norms to impact Scout's relationship with Calpurnia and the community's view of Atticus defending a black man in the novel?== · INTERVIEW: GROWING UP BLACK IN THE 1930s IN McCULLEYS QUARTERS, ALABAMA [] · INTERVIEW: GROWING UP WHITE IN THE SOUTH IN THE 1930s [] · Jim Crow Laws []

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