En 9 h project presentation
- 1. Topics for Presentations On your handout, place stars by the topics you are most interested in.
- 2. Choose one of three kinds of topic: Thematic Topics -- focus on a close reading of the text Research Topics -- focus on historical information Social Justice Topics -- applying the lessons of the novel to today
- 3. Thematic Topics What are the repeated elements in this book? What are its important themes? Choose one and look closely at what the novel implies about it.
- 6. Sympathy for the Devil
- 7. The Ethics of Atticus Finch
- 8. Gender Roles
- 9. Parents, Good and Bad
- 10. Research Topics What is the historical context for this book? Research a topic that influenced it or was influenced by it. How have people responded to the novel?
- 14. The Novel as a Political Act
- 15. Social Justice Topics What issues here, today, are as controversial as racism was in the American South in the 1930s? What lessons can we draw from the novel that would apply to the current controversies?
- 16. Islamophobia
- 17. Homophobia
- 18. Speciesism
- 19. Poverty
- 20. Disability
- 21. The Environment
- 22. Time to choose! You may work with a partner if you wish.