Santa Susana High School Library

CRAYON: an electronic source for creating a student newspaper
Life During the Great Depression, 1930s Great Depression: This site provides excellent decade information; it can help students better understand and appreciate life in the 1930s.

SCORE: To Kill A Mockingbird--Teacher Guide: "This supplemental unit To Kill a Mockingbird was developed by Linda Taggart-Fregoso in the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project."
Education World? : Teacher Lesson Plans: Mapping the Mockingbird: This lesson plan emphasizes setting as students map Maycomb County.
To Kill a Mockingbird lesson plan: This WebQuest will allow students to identify and understand the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird. They will also attain "a greater understanding of the personal, social, and political issues which are dealt with in the story."
SCORE: To Kill A Mockingbird--Teacher Guide: A comprehensive cyberguide lesson for teachers who want to extend curriculum content
To Kill a Mockingbird Instructional Activities: This site gives lessons which link the novel and the movie together.
To Kill a Mockingbird Webquest: A nice webquest created by English teachers
To Kill a Mockingbird Resources: A resource created by WebEnglishTeacher.com

African American Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship: This online exhibit has a wonderful collection of primary source materials related to the African American experience and the civil rights movement.
Monroeville Chamber Home Page: Learn more about the city in which Maycomb was based and the movie version of the novel was filmed.
AFRO-Americ@: The Scottsboro Boys: This site chronicles the true story of a similar court case
Monroe County Heritage Museums: This museum is located in the town's courthouse, which served as a model for the courthouse in the book as well as the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Chronology of the Civil Rights Movement: This site gives a timeline and movie clips chronicling the civil rights movement.
African American Odyssey: The Civil Rights Era (Part 1): learn more about the civil rights movement
America in the 1930s: At this site, students can gain an understanding and appreciation for the trials of life during the 1930s.

The TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Student Survival Guide: a great source for helping students better understand the novel
Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird: a goldmine of information about the novel and the author
MapQuest : Driving Directions, Maps & Live Traffic Reports: Find a map of Monroeville, the city which is the inspiration for Maycomb.
InfoTrac Web: Santa Susana High: This is a commercial database which contains extensive magazine and journal collections. Remember, the passwords can be found on the bookmarks at the LMC.

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