To Kill A Mockingbird Web Quest

This web quest is due on MONDAY!  You must bring a copy of your answers to class on Monday.  If you fail to do so you will earn a 0 on the assignment.  No late work will be accepted.

In order to thoughtfully read To Kill A Mockingbird and to fully appreciate Harper Lee as an author, please read the links and answer the following questions:

Jim Crow Laws/Segregation/Scottsboro Trials
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/segregation.html
Use the years on top of the chart to go further on the timeline.

1.  Why was the ratification of the 14th Amendment important?
2. What was the Civil Rights Act?  What happened to it in later years (again, click on the years at the top of the timeline to find out)?
3. Who was Plessy and why did go to trial?  What was the verdict? 
4. Why was the Great Depression especially difficult for the African American population?
5. What was the Scottsboro about?  What was the verdict?

The Civil Rights Movement
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/timeline/civil_01.html

1. When was the Civil Rights Movement?
2. The movement spans nearly 3 decades.  From each decade, discuss 1 event that stir up extreme emotion for you and explain how you feel about the event.  Emotions to consider: surprise, hurt, disgust, excitement, happiness, etc. (Again, you should have a total of 3 events, 1 from each decade).

Harper Lee (author of To Kill A Mockingbird)

http://www.harperlee.com/bio.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/harper-lee-9377021

1. Where is Lee from?
2. What year was To Kill A Mockingbird published?  How old was she when it was published?  What year was it made into a movie?  
3. Who was Lee friends with?

THIS IS YOUR HOMEWORK IF YOU DO NOT FINISH IT IN CLASS!  It is due Wednesday, March 18th.  If you do not have it in your hand when you walk into class, you will receive a 0.  NO HOMEWORK COUPONS may be used.