To Kill a Mockingbird: A Historical Context Although Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is a work of fiction, the story is based on and set in a historically accurate context. In order to appreciate the novel's setting and recognize its relevance today, you must understand this time period. A. Click on URLs below > Open link > Open in Safari to open websites and answer the questions regarding the novel's controversy, the Great Depression, Jim Crow Laws, and the Civil Rights Movement. We will refer to all of these topics when we discuss To Kill a Mockingbird . B. Type your answers below the questions in a different font, color, or bolded. Turn in to Google Classroom for a Classwork Grade (15 points). Controversy ALA Banned & Challenged Classics ­­ http://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics 1. Where does the novel appear on the Banned & Challenged Classics book list? 2. Name two other titles that you were surprised to find on this list. A. B. Banned and/or Challenged Books ­­ http://www.ala.org/bbooks/ufrequentlychallengedbooks/classics/reasons 3. A challenge occurs when someone attempts to remove a book from school curriculums and libraries; if the material is removed, it is considered banned. Give two reasons that To Kill a Mockingbird has been challenged? A. B. 4. Why would you agree or disagree with these challenges? The Great Depression Overview ­­ http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/about.htm 5. WHEN did the Great Depression occur? 6. WHY did the Great Depression occur? Scroll down the page to the POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS section to answer questions 7­8. 7. Who was president during the New Deal? 8. What was the New Deal? Photographs ­­ http://history1900s.about.com/od/photographs/tp/greatdepressionpictures.htm 9. Look at some photographs from the Great Depression. Describe one and explain why it has an impact on you. Jim Crow Laws/Segregation Laws ­­ http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/what.htm 10. What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws? 11. Put at least two of these laws into your own words. The Civil Rights Movement http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights­55­65/ 12. When was the Civil Rights Movement? 13. This site lists seven aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. Choose one and write at least one sentence summarizing your assigned aspect.