Project from the book and the movie!

Option 1

1. Create a Collage: Using any images you may find, create a collage that contains scenes or images that could appear in the novel or the movie. The images should be period and region appropriate. They should look like the Southern  U.S. and should contain nothing that did not exist before 1939. The homes, styles of clothing and dress, and automobiles should be from this era. In Maycomb, there are only white and black people in the story so be sure to only include images of this sort.

Collage may be cut and pasted or composed using images from the net on a web page, or a piece of computer-size/printer-size paper or any other medium you choose as long as it is not smaller than a 8 1/2 x 11 page.

This link will be helpful for images: Depression Era Pictures but you should also include images from at least two other sites.

Collage Rubric

Criteria	Weak 0-3	Good 4-7	Excellent 8-10
Pictures P/R approp.	Not appropriate for region or area: Alabama/deep South	Acceptable visual for the region or area	Excellent visual for the region or area
Technologically approp.	Not appropriate for period: 1930's	Acceptable visual for the time period: 1930-39	Excellent visual for the time period.
Final Product	Poorly constructed, composed, and arranged.	Good effort with construction, composition and  arrangement	Excellent construction, composition, arrangement.

construction - no - lifted edges, rough or frayed edges, wrinkled images, glue on images, poster-board visible through/beneath images, stains or incidental marks on final product

composition - pictures are simply pasted on a sheet with no thought towards composing artistically

Technological appropriateness - no item appears that was not in existence by 1939

Region/Area appropriate - nothing is visible that would not appear in the deep southern U.S.

2. Create a poster for a NEW version of the movie. Cast each of the parts with an actor from YOUR experience and generation. The actors must be age appropriate for the part you give them. Example: Hillary Duff is too old for Scout's part. Find an actor who is no more than 14 years old for Scout and an actor no older than 16 for Jem. Your actors may come from television, stage, or movies.

1. You must have an actor cast in each of  the following parts: Atticus, Jem, Scout, Nathan Radley, Calpurnia, Tom Robinson,  Bob Euell,  Etta May Euell and Boo Radley! You may cast other parts if you wish. (9 actors)
    
2. The poster must contain an image of a southern town or vista that matches what we learn about Maycomb. and the faces of the actors you cast must appear on the poster.
    
3. Each actor used must be referred to by making reference to another movie or show they have appeared in. Example: Starring as Scout, the lovable Lisa Simpson, fresh from her Oscar triumph in "Bart Goes to Military School"
    
4. You must have a short synopsis of the movie, no more than 25 words in 16 font size or less.
    
5. You must create a short, catchy phrase that will stick in the mind of those who see the poster. It must be in 16 - 24 font size. Example: "I'll be back." or "Make my day."
    
6. You must prepare a Works Cited page to contain a thumbnail-size view of the image and the URL.  example.

You may NOT use cartoon characters as I did in my example above. All actors must be real people.

You may not use racial slurs or epithets in your poster!

Poster Rubric

Criteria	Weak 0-3	Good 4-7	Excellent 8-10
Picture of "Maybcomb"	Not appropriate for region or area: Alabama/deep South	Acceptable visual for the region or area	Excellent visual for the region or area
Actors cast	Not age appropriate, no reference to previous work.	Actors reasonably age appropriate for the part, previous work mentioned	Actors age appropriate, reference to previous work included and
Synopsis	None or very poorly done.	Synopsis present but weak or not done to specifications	Excellent short synopsis present meeting all criteria
Catchy Phrase	None or very poorly done	Catch phrase present, but weak or not memorable, or not meeting criteria	Catch phrase strong, memorable, and meeting criteria
Final Product	Poorly constructed, composed, and arranged.	Good effort with construction, composition and  arrangement	Excellent construction, composition, arrangement.
Reference/Works Cited Page	No page containing URL's and thumbnails	Page is present without meeting all criteria: incomplete listing of sources, no thumbnail images,	Complete listing of ALL image sources with thumbnail photos accompanying URL

Option 2

1. Write a Summary of the Events of the Scottsboro Trial and the Results. The trial in To Kill a Mockingbird is based on a real trial that took place in the south during the time that is the setting for the book. Give a complete summary of what happened, the trials, and the eventual results for the Scottsboro Eight. It must be at least 350 words but no more than 800.

2. Create a cover page with a collage of images of the actual people and events. The collage must contain at least 6 images!

This link should be very helpful, but remember to cite it if you quote and use images from the site. The summary MUST be in your own words. IF you cut and paste, it must be in quotation marks, Indented from your own text, and cited by placing the URL under EACH quote: The Scottsboro Boys