1930s Research Project: Introduction of  Setting in  To Kill A Mockingbird

Picture Source: Kingwood College Library:  American Cultural History 1930-1939

Task Definition

Information Seeking Strategies

Location and Access

Use of Information

Synthesis

Evaluation

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Objective:  To research an aspect of the 1930s in order gain an understanding of the
                   setting in terms of time and place of the novel, To Kill  A Mockingbird.

Requirements:

In this major assignment you will practice the skill of preparing a 5-minute presentation related to your research.  You will research a social or historic issue from the 1930s at home and at school.  Once you have completed your research and formulated an opinion, you will organize your ideas and practice your public speaking skills by preparing a class presentation on your research.  Remember, learning to research and present well is hard work!  To do this assignment, you will need to complete the following steps:

Part I Research

1. Research your topic.  A minimum of 3 sources and 9 note cards are required per person. You must have the following types of sources in your group: at least one book, one online database, and one Web site.  **No Wikipedia or Google**

Part II Prepare a 5 Minute Presentation

1. Organize your notes and identify the critical pieces that must be in your presentation.                 
2. Brainstorm a creative way to present your information.  Examples: PowerPoint, Skit, Book, Poster, Movie, etc.  It is important to also consider necessary props.                                            
3. Practice your presentation (time yourself!).                                           
4. Deliver your 5 minute presentation.                                           

What will be graded?
9 note cards – 27 points
Works Cited – 10 points
Presentation (including visual) – 50 points

Possible topics:

All topics relate to the United States in the 1930s.  Suggested topics are listed, but more should be sought out. 

2. Information Seeking Strategies

  
  Golden Gate Bridge photos from the Official Website of the Golden Bridge

Find information in encyclopedias, biographies, newspapers, personal interviews, and the Internet. The Library Media Center and other libraries.

Walter Johnson’s Learning Research Hub provides access to a wide variety of general and subject-based online reference materials. The links below provide access to useful research tools for this project.  

E Books

 

3. Location and Access 

For this assignment, the following Dewey Decimal classification numbers will be helpful:
 

000-099 General	100-199 Philosophy/Psychology	200-299 Religion/Mythology	300-399 Social Sciences	400-499 Language
001.5			301.531   309.173 330.973   338.5   345 380.5   391  391.09
500-599  Nat Sciences/Mathematics	600-699 Technology	700-799 The Arts	800-899 Literature	900-999 Geography/History
		700 782.81 782.81 792 792.09 796 796.03		973.9 973.91 973.916 973.917

 

WOMEN OF THE 1930s

Distinguished Women of Past and Present American Women's History: A Research GuideEducation American Women's History: A Research Guide Women's Rights American Women's History: A Research Guide Women In The Workplace Women in American History

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FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE 1930s

Eleanor and Franklin D.Roosevelt

Margaret Mitchell house & Museum Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Home Page Glenn Curtiss, San Diego aviation pioneer Thomas Edison American Inventor 1847 –1931 The Wizard of Menlo Park Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866-1945) Salvador Dali 1904-1989 Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso (1881-1973) The World of Gertrude Stein Pearl S. Buck Truman Capote Amelia Earhart - A Timeline Amelia Earhart 1897-1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt:Thirty-Second President 1933-1945 Joe Louis Joe Louis' Biggest Knockout John Dewey (1859-1952) Herbert Hoover Thirty-First President 1929-1933 Herbert Clark Hoover The Lindbergh Case -The Crime of the Century The Kidnapping

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ECONOMICS IN THE 1930s

	THE GREAT DEPRESSION Modern world history: The Wall Street Crash 1920s & 1930s: The Depression & The New Deal I remember . . ." (Reminiscences of the Great Depression) Then and Now: Prices Compare Prices During the Great Great Depression Timeline Depression to Prices Today The Great Depression and the New Deal The Great Depression and WWII, 1929-1945 Modern American Poetry: The Great Depression
	THE DUST BOWL Voices from the Dust Bowl

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE 1930s

World's Fair and Exposition Collectibles Images From A Century of Progress The Nobel Foundation Official Web Site of the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, Pictures and History Boulder Dam Smithsonian: Transportation History

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POLITICS IN THE 1930s

	The Covenant Of The League Of Nations League of Nations Home Page Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations The History Place - The Rise of Adolf Hitler Winston Churchill Homepage The Rise to Power of Winston Churchill Sir Winston Churchill Biography Joseph Stalin (1879-1953) Stalin Biographical Chronicle Adolf Hitler Biography Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Sir Winston Churchill

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EDUCATION IN THE 1930s

John Dewey

The Center for Dewey Studies John Dewey (1859-1952) John Dewey

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN LIFE IN THE 1930s

Jim Crow Laws ( NPS.org) Jim Crow Law (Encyclopædia Britannica Guide) Ku Klux Klan Lynching Plessy v. Ferguson The African-American Mosaic National Civil Rights Museum Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History The Scottsboro Trial Scottsboro Case Scottsboro: An American Tragedy The Harlem Renaissance The World Famous Cotton Club

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THE ARTS IN THE 1930s

American Cultural History 1930-1939 The Authentic History Center Greatest Films of the 1930's America in the 1930's History of the New Deal Art Projects Federal Writers' Project: Interview Excerpts Radio Programs of the 1930's

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GENERAL INFORMATION SITES ABOUT THE 1930s

The Depression News: The 1930's The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum Kingwood College Library: American Cultural History : 1930 - 1939 The New Deal Network Social Security Administration: History Page Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century The Media History Project Interview: Growing up White in the South in the 1930s Interview: Growing up Black 1930s in McCulleys Quarters,Alabama Photographs of the 1930's New Deal Photo Gallery and Document Library

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD:  Literary Analysis and Study Guides, Harper Lee Biography

To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide To Kill a Mockingbird: Student Survival Guide Harper Lee Biography (Nelle) Harper Lee (1926-) To Kill a Mockingbird Play Guide

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4. Use of Information

Recording Information

• Source cards (3 - 5 source cards)
• 30 Note cards

5. Synthesis

Credit sources

• (Tips for citing sources)

Finished assignment fulfills task.

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