In Context: To Kill a Mockingbird VIDEO (305.8 INC) 20 minutes
Juxtaposes white and black experiences in the racially segregated South of the 1930’s – 1960’s to deepen the understanding of the novel’s portrayal of racial tension and tolerated judicial bias. Uses interviews, archival footage and photographs, blues song about lynching and dramatic readings from the novel.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy VIDEO (345.73 SCO) 90 minutes
The case that sparked the civil rights movement. Interviews of surviving witnesses, film footage, photos, letters and newspaper accounts tell the story of the trials of the Scottsboro boys falsely accused of rape.
Landmark American Trials: The Scottsboro Boys VIDEO (345.73 LAN) 52 minutes Combines dramatic recreation, archival footage and commentary – produced “in association with Court TV”
Literature and Its Times BOOK (809.93 LIT) Vol. 3 p. 390 Refresher reading for teachers about the novel’s context:
Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place covers sexual taboos, mob violence, small town life, women’s role, economic background.Events in History at the Time the Novel Was Written briefly discusses the early days of the Civil Rights Movement.
The History of Jim Crow FREE WEBSITE
An educator's site that presents teachers with new historical resources and teaching ideas one of the most shameful periods in American history." The material includes essays, personal narratives, lesson plans, photographs and historic images, and maps and geographical perspectives.
Lesson Plans
Web English Teacher FREE WEBSITE
Links to lesson plans for To Kill A Mockingbird
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/lee.html
Student Research
Facts on File SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE Historic events of the 1950’s and 1960’s include Brown v. Board of Education and Civil Rights Act. These articles provide background information about post Civil War South, early civil rights movement and include many hyperlinks to events such as the bus boycott and Birmingham bombing.
Linked from Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
SIRS SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE
Rich source of periodical articles covering Civil Rights movement, Scottsboro Trial, Emmett Till
Linked from Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
Historic Events of the 20th Century: Civil Rights Movement SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE
Essays covering the origins of the movement, the fight for legal equality, the role of women, and the lasting effects of the protest of the 1950s and 1960s. Biographical profiles of activists, a chronology, photographs, primary documents, glossary and teacher lesson plans for using the site.
Linked from Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
GALE Opposing Viewpoints SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITEOffers paired essays presenting opposite viewpoints, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles
Linked from Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
GALE History Resource Center SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE
Background essays, periodical articles, primary sources and images cover Civil Rights issues.
Linked from Media Center Resources Page http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www/www.html
N.B. - Students like these sites for plot summaries, character analysis, “fake reading”
Pink Monkey
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/mocking.asp
Spark Notes