To Kill a Mockingbird...

Hi All,

I wanted to share some websites that have useful information about To Kill a Mockingbird.  

First we have on on the historical background of the novel.  It parallels historical events to events in the story.  It has some graphic organizers, including one that parallels Harper Lee's life to that of her protagonist, and a timeline of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. At the bottom there are some discussion questions that will definitely fun to talk about at a party! 

This page is from the Internet Movie Data Base.  Whether or not you've seen the movie, this page could be useful.  It has some still shots from the film, and a message board of reviews.

This page is from the National Public Radio website.  It's a short, short article that touches the controversy surrounding To Kill a Mockingbird nowadays:  In Chicago in 2001, the public library promoted the book by adding it to the list for it's book club while the public school district removed it from its syllabi for racist language.

This is another article from a news source in Pasadena (a suburb of Los Angeles... and home to my Gramma!) which discusses the controversy further.  This article is a series of letters between a member of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the principal of a public school.  

After reading so much of the N-word, why not indulge in a little modern-day satire courtesy of Dave Chappelle?  

:) Kristal