Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird   

Unit Overview:
Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird is about a young girl’s experience growing up in Alabama during the 1930s. The story follows the Trial of Tom Robinson, a fictional event that was based upon the Scottsboro Boys Trials that took place during Harper Lee’s childhood.

Link to the Text:
To Kill a Mockingbird
Audio of the novel

Links to Maps of Maycomb:
Map #1
Map #2

Interesting Links:
How to Find a Theme
The Scottsboro Boys
1930s photos and art
The Courthouse Ring
Onion Article by Atticus Finch
What was Jim Crow?
Harper Lee & More
The Origin of “Jim Crow”
Examples of Jim Crow Laws
The Great Depression
Historical Context
Civil Rights Memorial
41 Lives for Freedom
Civil Rights Movement
American Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement

Videos:
Harper Lee Video
Historical Context
Scottsboro Boys

Research Sites:
McCann Library
MassCat
Infotrac
Bio
American History Online
History
Britannica Online

Sources:
Book Cover Image: http://dangerousbooks.wordpress.com/
Film Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atticus_and_Tom_Robinson_in_court.gif