Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Directions: To begin, go to the Buena Librarys To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest homepage, which is found at the following web address: http://buenalibrary.weebly.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird-webquest.html As you look through each of the resources in this web quest, answer the questions below on this worksheet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask your teacher or Mr. Levin for help! Resource One: Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
1.) What kind of emotion does Billie Holiday express when she sings this song? How can you tell?
What do you think this song is about? What is the strange fruit being described in the song?
Resource Two: The Story of the Man Behind Strange Fruit by Elizabeth Blair
3.) Read (and listen to) the NPR article, The Story of the Man Behind Strange Fruit by Elizabeth Blair. Who wrote the song, and what are the basic details about the songwriters life?
4.) According to the article, what inspired him to write the song?
13.) Based off of the brief portions you have now seen of the film, what do you think the story of To Kill a Mockingbird is going to be about?