To Kill a Mockingbird Article
Compose an article that compares and contrasts the trial in To Kill A
Mockingbird with the Scottsboro trial. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in
length, and formatted according to class policy:
*font should be 12 point or smaller
*margins should be no larger than one inch on all four sides
*paper should be double spaced
*paper is well written in standard American English
*paper must have a title
*include at least one rough draft
*work with another student to edit your paper
*placed finished paper and drafts in your webquest folder
Some advice for collecting information:
Create a chart like the one in ACTIVITY 2 to help you compile a list of
characteristics for comparison
Consider the question "how are these cases alike/different?" as the focus
for your research.
Use any of the resources offered previously to help you. But remember, this
article is to be in YOUR OWN WORDS.
*Somewhere in your article, you must use the following quotation from To
Kill A Mockingbird (Chapter 10):
[Atticus said to Jem one day, "I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the back
yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if
you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin To Kill A Mockingbird."]
[That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do
something, and I asked Miss Maudie about it. "Your father's right," she
said, "Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They
don't eat up peoples gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one
thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin To Kill A
Mockingbird."]
Internet Links
Use the following links to assist you in writing your article.
Famous American Trials
Court Trials