This document provides instructions and grading criteria for a research project on To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will research a topic related to the novel's setting and plot, take notes, create a 4-6 slide PowerPoint presentation, and answer questions about the class presentations. Students will receive two grades - one for their presentation materials and one for their worksheet based on the class slides. Presentations are due by a specified deadline.

1. To Kill a Mockingbird Research Project
As we are reading To Kill a Mockingbird, you will also be researching a topic related to
the novel to enhance your understanding of the novel’s setting and plot. You will work
on your own to research and present to the class the background material.
Steps:
1. Students will do research in the library as well as for homework. Students will take
notes on their research and keep a bibliography of all sources investigated (notes
and bibliography will be recorded on Noodletools and turned in for a grade.)
2. Students will create a 4-6 slide Power Point presentation.
3. Students will turn in their presentations to the teacher and the teacher will merge all
the presentations into one large slide-show for the class to view.
4. Students will answer questions about the class slide show.
Grades:
You will receive two grades for this project. (see the rubric on the back)
1. The first grade, which will count as a project grade will be based on your notes,
your bibliography, and presentation you turn in.
2. The second grade will be a classwork grade for the worksheet you complete
based on the class slide-show.
Requirements for the presentation:
1. No more than 6 slides.
2. Each slide should be easy to view and understand. You are encouraged to make
your slides fun and interesting, but be careful not to put too much information
or animation on one slide.
3. Absolutely NO copying/pasting of text. All information must be in your own
words.
4. You MUST include at least one photograph to accompany the information
presented. The photograph should represent and relate directly to the topic of
your research.
5. All presentations will be turned into Mrs. Rahmati’s HAND-IN folder here in the
building.

2. Project Rubric
8-7= Exemplary 6-5= Accomplished 4-3=Developing 2-0=Beginning
Notes and amount of information collected are sufficient for time
Preparation allotted to this project. Bibliography and Notes pages are
formatted correctly.
Information in the slide show is presented in a logical, interesting
Organization sequence which audience can follow.
Students demonstrate full knowledge of assigned topic by
Subject elaborating on topic with specific and accurate details. All
Knowledge information is paraphrased- not directly copied from another
source.
Photograph(s) Photograph(s) relate to and reinforce the information presented.
Mechanics Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Overall All slides are all formatted adequately and neatly and with visual
Presentation appeal.
All directions for the project followed: 4-6 slides, use of
Directions Noodletools, Turning into Hand-in Folder, appropriate use of media
center/computer lab time.
Total ____/56
Grade : ____%
Due: ____________ Deadline: ____________

3. PowerPoint Information:
If you need help with starting a PowerPoint Project, please sign up for one of the help sessions
posted in room 167.
Begin the PowerPoint Presentation
First, open PowerPoint. Notice the 'slide' and 'outline' tabs at the left side of the screen. One slide is already
up for you. Click the first box that says, 'Click to Add Title' and type the title of your presentation.
Add Content to the Presentation
It helps to have all the content for your presentation together before starting. You can move the text boxes
around by clicking the border of the box. You will see a 4-arrow icon. Click and drag to move the text.
Add Slides to the Presentation
To add another slide, go to 'Insert' and click 'New Slide.' Or you can go to the toolbar at the top of the
screen and click on New Slide. A new slide will appear and you will have two in the Slide Tab.
Choosing Slide Layouts
There are many slide layouts you can choose from on the right side of the screen. You can choose to have
just text, or graphs, pictures, and tables. Scroll down and you will see more options including having both
Text and Content together. Select a slide first. I'll apply a layout to my second slide. The guidelines will
appear and you can type in your information.
Choose a Presentation Background
Now you can add a background to your presentation to make it more interesting. Click the 'design' button
on the toolbar and your background templates appear on the right where your layout choices were. Choose
your background and it will be applied to all of your slides. If you want to go back to change your layout
simply click the Back Arrow at the top of the right sidebar.
View the Presentation as a Slideshow
To see a slideshow of your presentation, go to 'View' and click on 'Slideshow.' Your presentation will take up
the whole screen and you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard or just click your mouse to go through
your presentation.
Move the Slide Order in PowerPoint
If you want to change around the order of your slides go to the left sidebar on the 'Slide' tab. Here you can
click and drag the slide you wish to move.
You can also go to the bottom of the sidebar and change the 'View' to the 'Slide Sorter View.' The icon looks
like 4 tiny squares. If your slideshow is long, this is a great way to move slides around. Just click and drag a
slide where you want it.
Go back to the normal view by clicking the small icon to the left of the 'Slide Sorter View' button.
Deleting PowerPoint Slides
Delete a slide by right clicking, and select 'Delete Slide.'

4. Science/Technology/
Women of the 1930s Economic Concerns of the 1930s
Innovation during 1930s
 Fashion, careers, family  President Hoover  Television, radio,
roles, taboos for women,  President Roosevelt’s World’s Fair (1933)
the work place, wages "New Deal," social security  U.S. Nobel Prize winners
 Gertrude Stein, Mrs. Wallis  Wall Street  Glenn Curtiss, Sigmund
Simpson, Margaret  Statistics: population, Freud, T.A. Edison,
Mitchell, Jane Addams, wages and salaries, costs of Thomas Hunt Morgan
Pearl S .Buck, Amelia home, food, cars, rent  Golden Gate Bridge,
Earhar Boulder Dam
Status of African -Americans Popular Entertainment of the
Education in the 1930s
in the 1930s 1930s
 Educational Reforms: John  Jim Crow laws, voting  Movies, Hollywood Stars
Dewey - "Experience and rights, civil rights,  Dance
Education" education, occupations in  Radio Programs
 Level of education - State North and South  Popular music: "The
Laws  Discrimination, treatment Cotton Club"
 Colleges and Agricultural by white people.  Shirley Temple, Charlie
colleges, trade schools  Housing, neighborhoods Chaplin, Benny
 Literacy  W.B. Dubois, George Goodman, Glenn Miller,
Washington Carver, Judy Garland
Booker T. Washington.
Marian Anderson,
Langston Hughes, Zora
Neale Hurston, Richard
Wright, Bessie Smith, Lena
Horn
The Headlines of the 1930s: Political Concerns of the 1930s -
What and Who Made the News International Relations
  Relationships with other
 Sports, disasters, "big" world leaders
events, 21st amendment,   League of Nations
crime   Hitler, Churchill, Stalin,
 Howard Hughes, Charles MacArthur
Lindbergh, Knute Rockne,
Joe Louis, John Dillinger,
George Eastman