Today we will spend the class period doing some background research on the novel, its author, and the historical timeframe in which it was published. Here's what I would like you to do:
1. Pick a partner
2. Link to the WebQuest attached below
3. Follow the instructions on the WebQuest, responding to each of the questions To Kill A Mockingbird Web Quest
4. At the end of the class period, send me your response (you may enter them into the attached word document, save it, and then email it to me). The WebQuest will be worth 30 Miscellaneous Points.
5. If we have time, I will show you how to post things to this class Wiki and ask you (with your partner) to post information about one of the specific topics addressed in the WebQuest.
6. When you are done with the WebQuest, please begin work on a mulitmedia page for your assigned topic:
The History of Jim Crow -- Tucker and Ashley
Black Thursday - Tim and Mike
American History 1930-1939 - Eric and Joe
The Scottsboro Boys -- Jack and Joon
Harper Lee - Parker, Matt, Adam, and Ronnie
To Kill A Mockingbird
Today we will spend the class period doing some background research on the novel, its author, and the historical timeframe in which it was published. Here's what I would like you to do:1. Pick a partner
2. Link to the WebQuest attached below
3. Follow the instructions on the WebQuest, responding to each of the questions
To Kill A Mockingbird Web Quest
4. At the end of the class period, send me your response (you may enter them into the attached word document, save it, and then email it to me). The WebQuest will be worth 30 Miscellaneous Points.
5. If we have time, I will show you how to post things to this class Wiki and ask you (with your partner) to post information about one of the specific topics addressed in the WebQuest.
6. When you are done with the WebQuest, please begin work on a mulitmedia page for your assigned topic:
The History of Jim Crow -- Tucker and Ashley
Black Thursday - Tim and Mike
American History 1930-1939 - Eric and Joe
The Scottsboro Boys -- Jack and Joon
Harper Lee - Parker, Matt, Adam, and Ronnie
The mulitmedia pages will be due at the beginning of class on Monday. You can email them to me, or go ahead and attach them to our Wiki. It will be worth 30 Miscellaneous Points.
Jim Crow
Black Thursday
American History 1930-1939
The Scottsboro Boys
Harper Lee
Harper Lee 2