Ms. Aviña - 8th Grade Core

Maycomb & the South

• To Kill A Mockingbird: Parallels to Jim Crow America
• Jim Crow Laws in the South
  at jimcrowhistory.org
• To Kill a Mockingbird and The Scottsboro Trial WebQuest: The Trials of Our Times
• Alabama.gov
  the official site of the state of Alabama
• Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel
• Alabama Department of Education
• Detailed Map of Alabama - PDF format
• John Singleton Mosby Museum
  the real Gray Ghost of the South
• "The Gray Ghost" TV series based on J.S. Mosby
• READ THIS FIRST
  An example of why you should not believe everything they read on the Internet

Learning More

• Searchable Text of Chapters 1-26 of TKAM
• Mockingbird References
  a comprehensive resource for referencing TKAM, includes page numbers
• TKAM Student Survival Guide
  vocabulary help
• Mapping the Mockingbird
• To Kill a Mockingbird: Growing up in the 1930s
  a Webquest
• The Mockingbird Sings
  a Webquest
• TKAM Webproject
• Studying To Kill a Mockingbird
  from the UK
• In Today's News: To Kill a Mockingbird Webquest
  a Webquest
• To Kill a Mockingbird:A Historical Perspective
• ...And Justice for All
  a newspaper project
• TKAM Preparation Activities
• Discussion Questions from the Chicago Public Library
• Mayella Ewell!!
  hilarious note posted to a site that displays strange notes and posters

Harper Lee

Race, Stereotypes, and Civil Rights

• Race: Power of an Illusion
  PBS documentary series about the science and psychology of race and racial identity
• California Newsreel's site for Race: Power of an Illusion
  includes handouts, questions, and other information
• Ethnic Notions documentary
  Also from California Newsreel; include a transcript and other background info
• Ethnic Notions - Transcript of the episode
• The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
  an educational exhibit from Ferris State University in Michigan. One of the Museum's purposes is to "serve as a resource for civil rights and human rights organizations."
• Nursery Rhymes from the Denver Public Library
  Listen to these nursery rhymes. Think about how they stereotype people, animals, and groups in both positive and negative ways.
• "What are Little Boys Made of?"
  Info about this nursery rhyme that stereotypes girls and boys.
• American Civil Rights Movement
• The Civil Rights Movement
• Civil Rights Timeline
  Milestones in the modern civil rights movement
• In Memory of Four Little Girls
  a site dedicated to the story of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

Other Interesting Tidbits

• John Wesley - founder of Methodism
• The Gray Ghost character in the Seckatary Hawkins series
  ok, seriously, my husband and I spent, like, an hour trying to find this.
• Info on the Gray Ghost and TKAM
• Rosetta Stone @ wikipedia
• An image of scholars examining the Rosetta Stone in 1874
• The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum
• Audio description of the Rosetta Stone (from the British Museum recording)
• Champollion's Alphabet
• An unusual obituary
• The Bangles' video "Walk Like an Egyptian"
• Pagliacci Wiki
• Vesti la giubba Wiki
  A translation and brief explanation of this most famous libretto from _Pagliacci_
• Pavarotti & Pagliacci video
  Luciano Pavarotti performing "Vesti la giubba"
• "No, pagliaccio non son"
  More Pavarotti from _Pagliacci_
• Coca Cola Pagliacci commercial
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "The Tears Of A Clown"
  including a reference to _Pagliacci_
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "Tracks of My Tears"
  including a reference to "Tears of a Clown" and _Pagliacci_

The Great Depression

• Hoover Carts
  from a speech by Harry Truman
• Great Depression and World War II
• Great Depression Timeline