Background Research: "Of Mice and Men"

Ø Follow these directions very carefully.

----- First, go to the following website. Then, follow the directions answer the questions below on a seperate sheet of paper.

http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhs/mhs_area_imc/webquests/Mice%20and%20Men/index.htm

1. a.. Go to “Pulitzer Prize”
b. Write a paragraph which explains what the Pulitzer Prize is.
c. Make a list of 5 past Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, including the year.

2. a. Go to “The Great Depression”
b. Click on “PBS- Timeline of the Great Depression”
c. Answer: What happened in March 1930?
d. Answer: What happened in March 1931?
e. Answer: What happened in May 1934?
f. Answer: What happened in October 1936?

3. a. Go to “Migrant Experience”
b. Then click on “The Migrant Experience”
c. Read and take notes on the first 3 paragraphs.

4. a. Stay on “Migrant Experience”
b. Then click on “Exploring the United Farm Workers' History”
c. Read through the web page and write a one-paragraph summary.
d. Choose 2 photos and write a description and analysis of each.

PowerPoint: Native American Cultures

Ø Go to http://www.intertribal.net/
Ø Scroll down and click on: “Native American Tribes”
Ø Look through the list of Native American Tribes and choose one.

You Should Include Cultural Elements Such As:

Tribal name
Brief History
Cultural Information
Beliefs
Artwork/jewelry
Myths or stories
Location/maps
Important people from tribe
Include at least 3 pictures

Storytelling Lesson: "Urban Legends"

---Please complete the following work on a separate sheet!

Ø The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight In Heaven is made up of stories that sometimes seem to “stretch the truth” or have the same qualities of folklore or myths.
Ø Urban legends are familiar to many young people and are a version of our own modern myths.

1.Go to http://www.americanfolklore.net/

2. Click on “Urban Legends” under the Myths and Legends box

3. Choose 3 urban legends

4. Summarize each story.

5. For each story, answer the questions:

a. What is the story trying to teach?
b.What does it really mean?
c.Where or when have you heard similar stories before?

HARPER LEE: AUTHOR OF "MOCKINGBIRD"

---Use the web page below to answer questions about Harper Lee, author of To Kill a Mockingbird.

1. When and where was she born?

2. Is she still alive, and if so, how old is she?

3. What colleges did she attend?

4. Describe what happened when To Kill a Mockingbird was published.

5. How was her early childhood similar to Scout Finch?

6. What did Lee think about the movie?

7. Name and describe the award she won on Nov. 5, 2007.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee

JIM CROW LAWS- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

What Was Jim Crow?:

http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/what.htm

1. Write down 3 examples of Jim Crow "Etiquette Norms."

2. Write down 3 "Simple Rules" for Black people talking to Whites.

3. Scroll up and down and notice the signs. What emotions do you feel as you read the signs?

4. Write down 3 examples of specific Jim Crow laws.

5. Describe the race riots.

Jim Crow Photos: http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/lessonplans/amlit_lp_activity3.htm

1. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

Study Guide: "A Raisin In the Sun"

Study Guide: "A Raisin In the Sun"

1. Go to the study guide by clicking the link below.

2. Go the the section called "Meaning of the Title."

3. Re-read the poem and think about how it connects to the play.

4. Click on the section called "Study Questions and Essay Topics"

5. Choose THREE questions and answer on a seperate sheet (one paragraph for each response).

http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Raisin.html#study

Lorraine Hansberry Biography

Take Cornell Notes on the Life of Lorraine Hansberry here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Hansberry