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Learners and Standards
Since To Kill a Mockingbird is taught during grade 9 at
Crawfordsville High School, this WebQuest is intended to be used at that
level. The English department is continuously revising its
curriculum to meet the State of Indiana's English/Language Arts
Standards. The following 9th grade standards are addressed in this
WebQuest activity:
READING
- 9.2.3: Generate relevant questions about readings on issues
that can be researched.
- 9.2.4: Synthesize the content from several sources dealing
with a single issue; paraphrase the ideas and connect them to other
sources and related topics to demonstrate comprehension.
- 9.2.7: Evaluate an author's argument or defense of a claim by
examining the relationship between generalizations and evidence, the
comprehensiveness of evidence, and the way in which the author's
intent affects the structure and tone of the text.
- 9.3.7: Recognize and understand the significance of various
literary devices.
- 9.3.12: Analyze the way in which a work of literature is
related to the themes and issues of its historical period.
WRITING
- 9.4.4: Use writing to formulate clear research questions and
to compile information from primary and secondary Internet sources.
- 9.4.6: Synthesize information from multiple sources, including
Internet sources.
LISTENING and SPEAKING
- 9.7.4: Use props, visual aids, graphs, and electronic media to
enhance the appeal and accuracy of presentations.
- 9.7.5: Produce concise notes for extemporaneous speeches.
- 9.7.15: Deliver expository (informational) presentations.
Resources
In addition to the Internet resources cited on the Process page, the
WebQuest requires access to asynchronous discussion forum like
Angel. Additional resources may be needed depending on how teams
decide to present their allusions to the class.
Conclusion
I hope you find this WebQuest useful in helping students grasp what it was
like to grow up during the 1930s, the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird.
The study of allusions will also aid students in gaining a better
understanding of the novel. When students read other pieces of
literature, they will be able to identify and examine allusions they find
in the text.
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