TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WEBQUEST
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD WEBQUEST
OPENING ACTIVITY
Video:Students will watch a video that depicts one teacher's experiment on social conformity. They will use the following sheet to respond
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THE NOTE SHEET AS THEY WATCH THE VIDEOS
LINK TO NOTE SHEET:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/216142443/Video-Comments-Jane-Elliot
PART 2
Directions: Research the following websites for each category and answer the questions below in complete sentences.
HARPER LEE
10. Who is Harper Lee?
11. What work is she most famous for writing?
12. To Kill a Mockingbird won what award?
13. Harper Lee is a descendant of whom?
14. Who were the characters Finch and Dill based on?
JIM CROW
15. What was Jim Crow?
16. Stetson Kennedy, the author of Jim Crow Guide, offered seven simple rules for Blacks to follow. Name all seven.
17. Give an example of a Jim Crow sign.
18. What is lynching?
19. What are lynch mobs?
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
20. What day and date did the stock market crash?
21. Who made $5,000 more than the President?
22. What President signed an Act of Congress that made the Star Spangled Bannerthe official United States national anthem?
23. Who became President after Hoover?
24. Adolf Hitler receives dictatorial power through what Act in Germany?
25. This is the year, when forms of dust clouds were dubbed “The Dust Bowl.”
26. This group of individuals began fleeing from Germany as Hitler begins to tighten restrictions.
27. In 2003, this famous animal is used as a topic for a movie. What type of animal is it and was is its name?
28. John Steinbeck’s epic Dust Bowl novel is?
29. How does World War II begin?
PREJUDICE AND RACISM
http://archive.adl.org/hate-patrol/racism.html#.U0Krb6hdXVo
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/brochures/participation.aspx?item=1
http://archive.adl.org/hate-patrol/racism.html#.U0Krb6hdXVo
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/brochures/participation.aspx?item=1
http://archive.adl.org/hate-patrol/racism.html#.U0Krb6hdXVo
30. Define prejudice.
31. What is stereotyping and provide an example?
32. What is race and provide an example?
33. Do people still display acts of prejudice or racism today? Use an example to explain your answer.
34. Name five things you can do to fight prejudice and racism.
35. Name five groups that are currently trying to end prejudice.
36. Will we ever become a society that is free from judging others? Why or why not?
PRE-READINGS AND QUESTIONS
37. How important are parents in shaping their children’s values and beliefs?
38. What is the role of the community in shaping young people’s values and beliefs?
39. How can we ensure that people are treated equally even though they differ in race, wealth, religion, etc.?
40. How fair is our country’s justice system?
41. What makes people good or bad?
42. What do you remember about being in first through third grade?
43. What was important during that time?
