Introduction
Welcome to this webquest on To Kill a Mockingbird! I hope you're enjoying reading the book so far, but before we get any further into the book itself, I want to to explore some of the things that were influencing the South at the time the book takes place - the 1930s. Through this webquest, you will learn to understand the people of the South, how they lived, and what ideas influenced their lives.
Task
By the time you are done with this webquest, you will create a map of Maycomb, Alabama: the fictional town where the book takes place. The placements of locations on your map will be mainly up to you then, but you will be attaching brief descriptions of given locations to exhibit your knowledge of the South culture.
Procedure
Visit the websites listed below to learn more about the town of Maycomb in the story; Harper Lee's real hometown of Monroeville, Alabama; and more cultural information about small towns in the south and the South itself during this time. Be sure to explore links in all of the given sites; don't just look at the first thing you come to and move on down the list!
http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/monroeville/index.html
http://www.hotmsnnames.com/spectre/maycomb.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/struggle_congress.html
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/mcintosh/south_in_the_1930s.htm
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_HRrep.html
http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/hs/eng/hurd/prereadi.htm
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html
Creating Your Map
To actually draw your map, you will need to look back at your book for passages that describe the physical layout of certain buildings and how they stand in relation to each other. Some buildings you will not be able to find, and you will have to use your imagination and judgment. Here is a list of buildings and locations you should include:
-Miss Stephanie Crawford
-Miss Maudie Atkinson
-Mr. Avery
-Cecil Jacob
-Mrs. Dubose
-Haverford's
-The Finch's
-Deer's Pasture
-Radley's
-School
-Oak Tree
-Miss Rachel
-Jail
-Courthouse
-Dump
-Tom Robinson
-First Purchase Church
-Calpurnia
-Bank
-Mr. Link Daes
-Ewell's
-Tyndal's Hardware Store
-Macomb County Tribune Office
-Post Office
-Jitney Jungle
There are many ways to make a plausible map, but there are certain textual hints that must be followed. Be sure to look out for them. You can use the maps in some of the links above as hints, but don't copy them, obviously.
In addition to drawing the layout of the town, you must include boxes on the map or an accompanying sheet with brief explanations of various aspects of the town. For example:
-How might the layout of where certain people live be explained by cultural norms?
-What were various locations like the post office or hardware store like?
-You can come up with your own questions and answer them as well.
-Include any other explanations you can think of (they won't be factually accurate; it's a fictional story after all) for things being located where they are and why the people associated with those places live or work where they do.
Have fun with this, be creative, and be sure to think hard about the connections you may draw about the people and places in the story!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Location, Location, Location
Introduction
Welcome to this webquest on To Kill a Mockingbird! I hope you're enjoying reading the book so far, but before we get any further into the book itself, I want to to explore some of the things that were influencing the South at the time the book takes place - the 1930s. Through this webquest, you will learn to understand the people of the South, how they lived, and what ideas influenced their lives.
Task
By the time you are done with this webquest, you will create a map of Maycomb, Alabama: the fictional town where the book takes place. The placements of locations on your map will be mainly up to you then, but you will be attaching brief descriptions of given locations to exhibit your knowledge of the South culture.
Procedure
Visit the websites listed below to learn more about the town of Maycomb in the story; Harper Lee's real hometown of Monroeville, Alabama; and more cultural information about small towns in the south and the South itself during this time. Be sure to explore links in all of the given sites; don't just look at the first thing you come to and move on down the list!
http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/monroeville/index.html
http://www.hotmsnnames.com/spectre/maycomb.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/struggle_congress.html
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/mcintosh/south_in_the_1930s.htm
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_HRrep.html
http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/hs/eng/hurd/prereadi.htm
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html
Creating Your Map
To actually draw your map, you will need to look back at your book for passages that describe the physical layout of certain buildings and how they stand in relation to each other. Some buildings you will not be able to find, and you will have to use your imagination and judgment. Here is a list of buildings and locations you should include:
-Miss Stephanie Crawford
-Miss Maudie Atkinson
-Mr. Avery
-Cecil Jacob
-Mrs. Dubose
-Haverford's
-The Finch's
-Deer's Pasture
-Radley's
-School
-Oak Tree
-Miss Rachel
-Jail
-Courthouse
-Dump
-Tom Robinson
-First Purchase Church
-Calpurnia
-Bank
-Mr. Link Daes
-Ewell's
-Tyndal's Hardware Store
-Macomb County Tribune Office
-Post Office
-Jitney Jungle
There are many ways to make a plausible map, but there are certain textual hints that must be followed. Be sure to look out for them. You can use the maps in some of the links above as hints, but don't copy them, obviously.
In addition to drawing the layout of the town, you must include boxes on the map or an accompanying sheet with brief explanations of various aspects of the town. For example:
-How might the layout of where certain people live be explained by cultural norms?
-What were various locations like the post office or hardware store like?
-You can come up with your own questions and answer them as well.
-Include any other explanations you can think of (they won't be factually accurate; it's a fictional story after all) for things being located where they are and why the people associated with those places live or work where they do.
Have fun with this, be creative, and be sure to think hard about the connections you may draw about the people and places in the story!
Welcome to this webquest on To Kill a Mockingbird! I hope you're enjoying reading the book so far, but before we get any further into the book itself, I want to to explore some of the things that were influencing the South at the time the book takes place - the 1930s. Through this webquest, you will learn to understand the people of the South, how they lived, and what ideas influenced their lives.
Task
By the time you are done with this webquest, you will create a map of Maycomb, Alabama: the fictional town where the book takes place. The placements of locations on your map will be mainly up to you then, but you will be attaching brief descriptions of given locations to exhibit your knowledge of the South culture.
Procedure
Visit the websites listed below to learn more about the town of Maycomb in the story; Harper Lee's real hometown of Monroeville, Alabama; and more cultural information about small towns in the south and the South itself during this time. Be sure to explore links in all of the given sites; don't just look at the first thing you come to and move on down the list!
http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/monroeville/index.html
http://www.hotmsnnames.com/spectre/maycomb.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/struggle_congress.html
http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/techtrac/plus/mcintosh/south_in_the_1930s.htm
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_HRrep.html
http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/hs/eng/hurd/prereadi.htm
http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-15481_19268_20778-52530--,00.html
Creating Your Map
To actually draw your map, you will need to look back at your book for passages that describe the physical layout of certain buildings and how they stand in relation to each other. Some buildings you will not be able to find, and you will have to use your imagination and judgment. Here is a list of buildings and locations you should include:
-Miss Stephanie Crawford
-Miss Maudie Atkinson
-Mr. Avery
-Cecil Jacob
-Mrs. Dubose
-Haverford's
-The Finch's
-Deer's Pasture
-Radley's
-School
-Oak Tree
-Miss Rachel
-Jail
-Courthouse
-Dump
-Tom Robinson
-First Purchase Church
-Calpurnia
-Bank
-Mr. Link Daes
-Ewell's
-Tyndal's Hardware Store
-Macomb County Tribune Office
-Post Office
-Jitney Jungle
There are many ways to make a plausible map, but there are certain textual hints that must be followed. Be sure to look out for them. You can use the maps in some of the links above as hints, but don't copy them, obviously.
In addition to drawing the layout of the town, you must include boxes on the map or an accompanying sheet with brief explanations of various aspects of the town. For example:
-How might the layout of where certain people live be explained by cultural norms?
-What were various locations like the post office or hardware store like?
-You can come up with your own questions and answer them as well.
-Include any other explanations you can think of (they won't be factually accurate; it's a fictional story after all) for things being located where they are and why the people associated with those places live or work where they do.
Have fun with this, be creative, and be sure to think hard about the connections you may draw about the people and places in the story!
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