Integrity:

Watch the following video: 

Harper Lee is said to have illustrated "integrity and honesty" when she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. How is integrity demonstrated in this novel? Give specific examples. Blog your answer.

Survey Results:

Please blog about responses.  What did you find interesting about the survey results? Do you agree or disagree about the survey's findings? Explain your answer.  In addition, please respond to a published response. 

A Good Writer:

After viewing the following video, post you response as to what you think makes a great writer. 

Strange Fruit:

Read the following poem.  What is your interpretation of this work?

Southern trees bear a strange fruit,

Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,

Black body swinging in the Southern breeze,

Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.

Pastoral scene of the gallant South,

The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,

Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh,

And the sudden smell of burning flesh!

Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck,

For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,

For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop,

Here is a strange and bitter crop.

Abel Meeropol,(1932)

Listen to the interview describing the "Meet Harper Lee" contest and post your response to the winning entry.   

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7056737&ft=1&f=2

Humane Prison?

Research the prison conditions during the 1930’s, specifically the living conditions and treatment of the prisoners.  What is your opinion about prisoner treatment during this time period?

Society and Justice:

Please read attached image titled "jimcrow" and blog about your impressions of this news bulletin. What does this say about society and justice in the 1930's.

Please read attached newspaper excerpt titled "April 1935" and blog your responses about how 1935's society perceived woman.  

The Scottsboro Case:

Research the Scottsboro Case.  Post any interesting facts you may find.