Webquest: Life During the Depression
Introduction toTo Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
>>What is
a webquest?
This is a
guided exercise that will ask you to find information on the Internet
using resources provided for you.
Our class goal: To familiarize ourselves with the era of the Great Depression, which is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. The information collected from these websites will help you to better visualize the story. It will also help you to complete a project that follows the webquest.
Click on
the corresponding titles, which are links to websites that will help you to
answer the questions below. Be sure to read the complete articles - other
students in the class may be asking you further questions about your
findings!
- Need a copy of the webquest
questions or the project
rubrics?
Website 1:
"I Remember . . ." - Reminiscences of the Great Depression
Website
2:
Growing Up Black in the 1930s
Website 3: Growing Up White in the 1930s
Website 4:
The Depression News
Website 5:
Background on the New Deal
>>After you or your group has
read the information on
your website, be sure to answer all the questions on the worksheet.
Everyone has 20 minutes to complete the questions...
... the FIRST group done will decide which group gets to present
their findings first.