1.Familiarize yourself with the Scottsboro case by reading the brief
description from the jimcrowhistory.org Encyclopedia. Keep notes of
important information (facts, names, and places). You will hand these in, so
be neat and save them.
2.Check out the timeline on the Literature in Context at
[http://www.litincontext.com/mockingbird/timeline.htm]. Here you will find
out what happened and when. You can use this alongside the Civil Rights
Movement timeline at [http://www.litincontext.com/mockingbird/timeline2.htm]
for comparison. After reading the timelines, complete Activity 1.
3.After completing the first activity, refresh your memory about the town of
Maycomb. Skim the first two chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. You may use
your journals, or you may want to take a look at the To Kill a Mockingbird
Student Survival Guide at
[http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Belmont_HS/tkm/index.html]. After re-
familiarizing yourself with Harper Lee's fictional town of Maycomb, explore
the real town of Monroeville, Alabama at
[http://www.igc.org/africanam/archives/eh2/eh3/monroeville.html].
4.Using the table in Activity 2, create a chart that compares Maycomb to
Monroeville. You may use your notes or the Web sites listed above to help
you.
5.Collect information to begin writing your article. You have information
already from activities oneand two, but you will want to expand
your knowledge using the Famous American Trials at
[http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm] as
well as the site for CourtTV at
[http://www.courttv.com/greatesttrials/scottsboro/]. You may use any link
provided by these sites. See Article Information page for details on this
activity.
6.Your final task is to create a cover for the issue of Trial Television
Magazine in which your article will appear. You may use any mediums you
choose--crayons, markers, computer programs--to complete this activity. The
only stipulation is that the cover must correspond to the content of your
article. This activity is worth 30 points.
