To Kill a Mockingbird
PROJECT UPDATE: You need to do the following by Friday, March 6th:
1. Upload the final copy of your essay to Moodle.
- Log on to the MS Library Moodle
- Find your topic and click on the link.
- Click on the "Add A New Discussion Topic" button.
- The subject of your discussion should be the title of your essay.
- Copy and paste your entire essay into the large text box.
- Click on the "Post to Forum" button.
2. Turn in your final Annotated Bibliography to Ms. Harris
- Staple ALL your RAD forms and your ROUGH DRAFT to the final copy.
Welcome!
This research unit will help you understand the historic events leading up to, contributing to and occurring during the writing of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Resources: The links below include copies of directions, handouts, worksheets, web links, and more to help you complete your project.
Project Directions #1 With due dates
Project Directions #2 With some more details
Forgot your topic? Look Here: Topic Assignments
Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism when Taking Notes
Annotated Bibliography Sample (with reminders and directions)
TKAM Moodle Link (Coming Soon)
Recommended Sources for Research:
NOTE: The grade for your annotated bibliography will be partially based on your research choices and how well you justify those choices. ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE BEST SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR YOUR TOPIC. Ask questions and request feedback from Ms. Harris or Mr. Scotlan!
- Oxford African American Studies Center
- History Resource Center - US
- The American Memory Project from the Library of Congress
- Black History Resources at the National Archives
- Blackpast.org from the University of Washington
- eLibrary
- In the Library..
- We have books on many of your topics - check the library catalog or ask Ms. Harris.
- Also see the Reference Section for..
- American Eras (MS REF 973 AME)
- Eyewitness to America (MS REF 973 EYE)
- American Decades (MS REF 973 AME)
- The African American Encyclopedia (MS REF 973.049 AFR)