Author Biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_Lee
Audio of the story:
https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/to-kill-a-mockingbird/213291
Audio of the story 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziCvd3gfMOc&list=PL95_V8pZbmMA6Hh4_4e2-rTL2wNCgJJpa
The 1930's in art
https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanartmuseum/sets/72157614238464621/
The Scottsboro case provided the model for Tom Robinson in the novel. This site includes an overview, legal documents, transcripts of testimony, pictures, even an editorial cartoon and postcard from the time:
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm
https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/scottsboro-boys
Jim Crow laws:
http://www.ferris.edu/news/jimcrow/what.htm
Atticus Finch delivers his closing argument at the trial of Tom Robinson. This clip is about 7 minutes long.
http://americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechtokillamockingbird.html
Below are links to sites that will help you understand and think about To Kill a Mockingbird. They are not meant to be used as substitutes for the novel. They only help when used along with the novel. They will not help you on reading comprehension quizzes. Pay attention to the analyses on these pages. They should help to start getting ideas about the book. Ignore all advertisements on the following sites.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/
http://pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/mocking.asp
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/
NEA - The Big Read:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neabigread/~5/pibkp9GhMwE/to_kill_a_mocking_bird.mp3
Vocabulary:
http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/234859#view=notes
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