Contextual investigation
Updated Term 1 2019
To Kill a Mockingbird The following links will help you to research the context of To Kill a Mockingbird. History.com article on Alabama Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica page on the South An excerpt from a book written in 1993 by sociologist John Shelton Reed explaining Southern culture [archive*] *what does [archive] mean? History.com article about school integration in 1957 History.com page on Rosa Parks History.com page on the Civil Rights movement Harper Lee's obituary in The Guardian |
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The Outsiders The following links will help you to research the context of The Outsiders. As you do further research, note that much of the material online has been created by other school students and may not be reliable. You may need to search more broadly to find accurate sources. History.com page on the 1960s A brief background on Tulsa, Oklahoma World Public Library article on Greasers The Greaser: An American tough guy A brief explanation of 1960s culture The biography of S.E. Hinton on her website |
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