TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Mrs. Donna McLaughlin
Social Studies/ELA 8
St. Francis of Assisi School
dmclaughlin@sfaschool.org
INTRODUCTION:
In this web quest we will be investigating the different types of discrimination the author introduces and develops in this novel. After the reconstruction period in the South (1877), the Jim Crow Laws created a dual society in which the Southern Black was treated with indignity and inhumanity. You will become public policy analysts. You will evaluate the types of discrimination in the South during the Jim Crow period and you will find public policy solutions to eliminate future indignities.
TASK:
Using the steps of Public Policy Analysis you will analyze the problem and present your findings to a Congressional Sub Committee who is empowered to make new laws, which will create new public policies. This is not a responsibility that should be taken lightly because what you present will affect generations to come.
PROCESS/RESOURCE:
Your group will also be responsible for designing and presenting a power point presentation which identifies the problem, finds evidence for the problem, determines the causes and the effects, and proposes possible solutions. You will adhere to the PPA format.
Your PowerPoint will include a minimum of six slides; each slide will discuss the information from the six worksheets. Each team member will be responsible for one slide, but the entire group will go through the analysis steps together.
The following websites will help you make an informed analysis:
Growing Up in the South: Two Points of View
To create your works cited list (bibliography) for the sources you used for your answers:
EVALUATION:
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2 |
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Content |
Presentation shows in-depth analysis and understanding of historical matters |
Presentation shows understanding through explicit references to historical matters |
Presentation shows understanding through implicit references to historical matters |
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Organization |
Presentation is clear with complex sentence structure |
Presentation varies length of sentence structure |
Presentation uses basic sentence structure |
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Style |
Presentation is arranged in an aesthetically appealing way with attractive graphics or photographs |
Paper is arranged in a basic way with no historical photographs and articles cover all themes required |
Paper is not arranged in an aesthetically appealing way; articles do not cover all themes required |
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PPA |
Six steps all answered thoroughly and thoughtfully |
Most steps answered with some thought and thoroughness. Some steps neglected. |
Few steps answered with thought and thoroughness. Some steps neglected |
CONCLUSION:
Through your research, you saw the social problem of racism in the South and observed the public policy that existed at this time to address the social problem. Based on your research and efforts to create an effective public policy, you testified before Congress and hopefully influenced the lawmakers in their creation of new laws to codify a solution.
STANDARDS
CCSS for ELA R.2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
CCSS for ELA R.7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. *
CCSS for ELA R.8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
CCSS for SS Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: MOV, SOC, CIV, ECO