Webquest: The Trials of Our Times: Fact and Fiction
By Courtney Lubs

Activity 2

Compare the fictional town of Maycomb to the real town of Monroeville, Alabama using this chart. Print this page, and fill in your answers. Be complete: write full sentences. Remember to place similar items across from each other. You may use the Web sites listed in numbers 3 and 4 or your notes to help you.

Maycomb
Ex: Located in the South, which has a specific attitude during this time regarding African Americans.
Ex: a real place, in Alabama
Monroeville
Ex: also located in the South, which has a specific attitude during this time regarding African Americans.
Ex: fictional place
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Evaluation

This activity is worth 10 points. Point breakdown is as follows. Remember to place your chart in your folder when you have finished.

10--at least 5 items on chart; items of similarity are placed across from each other on the chart; items are significant and demonstrate critical thinking.

8--at least 4 items on chart; items of similarity are placed across from each other on the chart; most items are significant and demonstrate critical thinking.

6--at least 3 items on chart; items of similarity are near each other on the chart; most items are significant and demonstrate critical thinking.

4--at least 2 items on the chart, placed near each other; items may not be significant, but demonstrate some critical thought.

2--less than 2 items on chart, which may not relate to each other; items are not important and may not demonstrate critical thought.

0--activity not submitted or completed.

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