Fact and Fiction:
The Scottsboro Boys Trials and To Kill a Mockingbird
Objective: To compare and contrast the real life Scottsboro Boys Trials to the fictional Tom Robinson trial in To Kill a Mockingbird.
1. Make sure you have a copy of the Guided Notes and Venn Diagrams.
2. Watch Prezi lecture. (It may take a minute to load, so be patient.) Pause to take notes or fill in Venn Diagram.
3.Complete your blog on one of the three topics below.
2. Watch Prezi lecture. (It may take a minute to load, so be patient.) Pause to take notes or fill in Venn Diagram.
3.Complete your blog on one of the three topics below.
Lecture
If, for whatever reason, you're having trouble seeing it on this site, you can also view the lecture at Prezi.
Notes
You can also down the notes either as PDF or Microsoft Word
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Blog
After you finish the lecture and notes, choose one of these topics and write a paragraph on it. Post to your blog.
- What are some of the key differences between the Tom Robinson case and the Scottsboro Boy trials? Infer why Harper Lee made these changes. How do the changes affect the story’s narrative (the way events are put together) or its message?
- Does learning about the Scottsboro Boys trials, change your opinion about To Kill a Mockingbird? Does it make you look at the trial in a different way? Explain how your knowledge of the Scottsboro Boys trial affects your thoughts/ feelings about To Kill a Mockingbird?
- If this case happened today, what would be the same and what would be different? Provide evidence by referencing recent current events.
Resources
The videos below are the same one seen in the lecture. The two buttons will take you to the websites where I got my information on this case.