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Group 1: About the Author Group 1,Your job is to become an expert about Harper Lee. Use the links below to read her biography. You will need to read both links to answer the questions. When you are finished, answer the questions provided to you. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/harperle.htm

http://www.biography.com/articles/Harper-Lee-9377021

Questions:

1. When and where was Harper Lee born? What was her family like?

2. Who was her childhood best friend?

3. What did she study in college? Did she participate in any extra-curricular activities?

4. How did her decision to move to New York make To Kill A Mockingbird a reality?

5. What year was To Kill A Mockingbird published? When was it adapted to screen?

6. Was Harper Lee honored in any way following the publication of To Kill A Mockingbird?

7. Harper Lee's real life influenced many of the characters and events in To Kill A Mockingbird. List 3 or 4 of them.

Using your questions and sources. Now create a poster that will help explain your topic to the class. Your poster should have the title of your topic, information about your topic and some relevant pictures to go with it.

(hint, the answers to your questions should probably be on your poster as well)

Group 2: The Scottsboro Boys Group 2,Your job is to become an expert on the Scottsboro Boys. Use the link below to start learning about them. When you are finished, answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about The Scottsboro Boys and their trials. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html

Questions:1. Who were the Scottsboro Boys? How did they get into so much trouble?

2. Where and when did the Scottsboro Boys' original trial take place? How do you think this affected the outcome of their trial?

3. What does the NAACP acronym stand for? Why did the NAACP decide not to help the Scottsboro Boys?

4. The Communist Party came to the aid of the Scottsboro Boys. How did the South perceive the Communist Party, and how was it similar to the perception of blacks? What was the Communist Party's hidden agenda in providing aid to the Scottsboro Boys?

5. The Scottsboro Boy were not provided with adequate defense lawyers. Please list at least 3 ways in which the defense lawyers were inadequate.

6. Describe the trials. Were they fair or unfair? Please include at least 3 supporting facts to back up your description.

7. Were the Scottsboro Boys ever pardoned of their convictions?

8. The Scottosboro Boys' trial took place during the childhood of To Kill A Mockingbird's author, Harper Lee.. Make a prediction about how this trial might be an important impetus for the book.

Using your questions and sources. Now create a poster that will help explain your topic to the class. Your poster should have the title of your topic, information about your topic and some relevant pictures to go with it. (hint, the answers to your questions should probably be on your poster as well)

Group 3: Jim Crow Laws Group 3,Your job is to become an expert about the history of Jim Crow laws. Please read the link below. When you are finished, answer the questions provided to you. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about Jim Crow Laws. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/overview.htm

Questions:1. Where did the term "Jim Crow" come from? How is the origin of this term offensive?

List 3 ways.

2. How did the term "Jim Crow" become synonymous with the segregation laws in the South?

3. What ended Reconstruction in the South, and what effect did that have on southern blacks?

4. Legally, African-Americans had the right to vote. How was their right to suffrage compromised? Please list 3 ways whites made it nearly impossible for blacks to vote.

5. How did the Plessy v. Ferguson case (1896) uphold Jim Crow laws? What effect did this case have on the lives (transportation, education, social implications, etc) of southern blacks?

6. Who was Booker T. Washington? Where did he live? What did he believe was the best way for southern African-Americans to survive in the South?

7. Who was W.E.B. DuBois? Where did he live? What did he believe was the best way for southern African-Americans to survive in the South?

8. Why do you think Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois had differing opinions on how to survive in the South? Please give 3 facts to support your opinion.

9. How did many southern blacks escape the South? Where did they go? What was this movement called?

10. Please list 5 of the “Jim Crow Laws” below.


Group 4: Growing up White in the South Group 4,Your job is to become an expert on what it was like to group up white in the South in the 1930s. Please read the links below and answer the questions. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about what it was like to be white/black in the South. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

"Growing up White in the 1930s"http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/girl.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0227

Questions:1. Please compare the three ladies' backgrounds from "Growing up White in the

1930s."

2. How do their backgrounds differ?

3. The ladies in "Growing up White in the 1930s" talk about what made a "good family" in the South. What do they say makes a "good family"?

4. What are some other interesting facts that you learned?

Using your questions and sources. Now create a poster that will help explain your topic to the class. Your poster should have the title of your topic, information about your topic and some relevant pictures to go with it. (hint, the answers to your questions should probably be on your poster as well) You may want to consider a Venn diagram for your poster.

Group 5: The Great DepressionGroup 5,Your job is to become an expert on the Great Depression. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the Great Depression. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_DepressionUse this website for the first 4 questions.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Memories+of+the+dust+bowl:+for+people+of+the+Southern+Plains,+the+...-a0144296833Use this website for the last questions.

Questions:1. What is "Black Tuesday" and why does it mark the beginning of the Great

Depression?

2. Many people believe that WWII marked the end of the Great Depression. How did the war affect the economy?

3. What president was inaugurated in 1933? What were some of the changes made by this administration?

4. What was the New Deal? How did the New Deal affect American citizens?

5. What was the Dust Bowl?

6. How did the Dust Bowl affect the Southern Plains?

7. What affect did the Dust Bowl have on agriculture? How would this affect farmers and their employers?

8. Given what you learned about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, make a prediction about what you think the setting of To Kill A Mockingbird will look like. What will the houses look like? What will the characters be wearing? How will the characters act towards each other? How will Scout's classmates act toward Scout knowing that her father is a lawyer?


Group 6: The Civil Rights MovementGroup 6,Your job is to become an expert on the Civil Rights Movement. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the Civil Rights Movement. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfricanAmerican_Civil_Rights_Movement_(1955%E2%80%931968)

Questions:1. What time period was the civil rights movement in?

2. What year was the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling in?

3. What was the Brown vs. Board of Education case about?

4. What impact did this case have on segregation?

5. Explain the Rosa Parks/Bus Boycott of 1955-1956 in 2-3 sentences.

6. Explain the freedom rides of 1961 in 2-3 sentences.

7. Explain the march on Washington in 1963 in 2-3 sentences.



8. What is the Civil Rights act of 1964? What impact did this have on society?

9. Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? What role did he play


Group 7: Truman CapoteGroup 7,Your job is to become an expert on Truman Capote. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about Truman Capote. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://capotebio.com/ - use for questions 1-7

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5244492 – use for question 8

http://www.tokillamockingbirdfirstedition.com/harper-lee-and-truman-capote/- use for question 9

Questions:

1. Where and when was Truman Capote born?

2. Who was Truman Capote’s childhood friend?

3. Why is Truman Capote relevant to studying the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

4. What magazine did Capote work for as a young man?

5. What novel did Capote write about a murder in small town Kansas?

6. What literary style did Capote invent while writing this book?

http://www.tokillamockingbirdfirstedition.com/harper-lee-and-truman-capote/-

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5244492

http://capotebio.com/

7. When did Capote die?

8. What rumor surrounds Capote and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird? Is the rumor true? Explain in 2-3 sentences what the rumor is and what evidence there is to prove whether or not it is true.

9. How are Truman Capote and the character Dill similar? List several similarities between these two.


Group 8: Emmett TillGroup 8,Your job is to become an expert on Truman Capote. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about Emmett Till. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515

Questions:

1. When was he born?

2. Where was he from?

3. How old was Emmett when he went down to visit family in Mississippi?

4. What did Till do that made some of the white men mad?

5. What did the white men do to Till?

6. Why did Till’s mother want an open casket funeral?

7. Why was Moses Wright testifying at the trial such a big deal?

http://www.biography.com/people/emmett-till-507515

8. What was the verdict of the case?

9. What happened 100 days after the murder?

10. What happened 9 years later?

11. Why is this case such a big deal?


Group 9: Maycomb vs MonroevilleGroup 9,Your job is to become an expert on Maycomb County. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about Maycomb County. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/monroeville/ questions 1-4

http://froggertshomework.blogspot.com/ questions 5-6

Questions:

1. When was the Monroeville courthouse built?2. What was the courtroom used as?3. Who is the character of Boo Radley modeled after?4. “ I would go ... where the dark, shuttered house was. All of us my age were afraid

of it.” Where would they go?5. Based on the map of Maycomb, who do the Finch’s live next to?6. Who’s house is the oak tree next to?

http://froggertshomework.blogspot.com/

http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/monroeville/

7. Take a look at the two maps. Create a venn diagram comparing the fictional town of Maycomb to the real town of Monroeville. (At least 5 items in each area) If you need to do more research, do so.


Group 10: The MovieGroup 10,Your job is to become an expert on To Kill a Mockingbird the movie. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the Movie. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(film) questions 1-10

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/ 11-12

Questions:1. When was the movie made?

2. What famous actor plays Atticus Finch?

3. In 1995, what ranking did the movie get on the AFI 100 greatest movies of all time?

4. Who played Tom Robinson?

5. Who plays Scout?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(film)

6. Who plays Jem?

7. What then unknown actor made his film debut as Boo Radley?

8. The American Film Institute named Atticus Finch the ________________

9. How many academy awards did the film receive? What were they?

10. List 5 differences from the novel.

11. Using IMDB, list 3 pieces of interesting Trivia about the movie.

12. Read some of the User Reviews…. What are some people saying about the film?


Group 11: Ku Klux KlanGroup 111,Your job is to become an expert on the Ku Klux Klan. Read through the links provided, and then answer the questions below. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the Ku Klux Klan. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan questions 1-4

http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=6553 question 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan questions 6- 9Questions:

1. When was the KKK founded?2. When did the group disband?3. What brought resurgence in the organization?4. In the early 1990’s how many members were there estimated to be?5. in the 1950s, what was the name of the most important sect of this group? (hint led

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan

http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=6553

http://www.history.com/topics/ku-klux-klan%20questions%201-4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Film_Institute

by Robert Shelton)6. What brought about the rebirth of the clan in 1915? (hint it’s a movie)7. What book was the basis for this movie?8. Explain the burning of the cross.9. Read the list of Klan activities in the 1950s/1960’s. List the 3 that you feel are the

most brutal.


Group 12: Growing up Black in the South Group 12,Your job is to become an expert on what it was like to group up black in the South in the 1930s. Please read the links below and answer the questions. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about what it was like to be black in the South. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

"Growing up Black in the 1930s"http://library.thinkquest.org/12111/mculley.html

Questions:1. Explain Mrs. Barge's background from "Growing up Black in the 1930s"?

2. How do you think Mrs. Barge would describe a "good family"?

3. Based on your explanation, would Mrs. Barge's family be considered a "good family"? Why or why not?

4. List the occupations available to black women in the South in the 1930s according to Mrs. Barge's interview. How did these occupations influence Mrs. Barge's perception of white people?

Using your questions and sources. Now create a poster that will help explain your topic to the class. Your poster should have the title of your topic, information about your topic and some relevant pictures to go with it. (hint, the answers to your questions should probably be on your poster as well) You may want to consider a Venn diagram for your poster.

Group 13: American History 1930-1939 Your job is to become an expert on American History in the 1930s. Please read the links below and answer the questions. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the 1930s. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html

http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html

Questions-

During the Great Depression, many Dust Bowl farmers packed their families into cars and headed where?

Why did the farmers go?

Who were the Presidents during the 1930’s?

What did the sculptor Gutzon Borglum create?

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?

What was fashion like during the 1930’s? Observe the pictures on the site and read about the trends during the times.

Who were some of the prominent authors of the time? What famous works did they write?


Group 14: Lynching Your job is to become an expert on Lynching. Please read the links below and answer the questions. Be sure to read carefully because you will be teaching your classmates everything you know about the topic. You may type out your answers or write them on a separate piece of paper.

Lynching

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/2000/lynching.htm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlynching.htm

Define lynching.

How did lynching get its name?

Describe what happened to Elijah Parish Lovejoy.

What is the main objective of the Ku Klux Klan?

What did George Henry White propose?

Why was Henry Hayes executed in 1997? Explain the situation.


http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAlynching.htm

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/african/2000/lynching.htm

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