Historical Background To Kill a Mockingbird Major Events from Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Proclamation Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow Laws KKK KKK Lynching Lynching The Great Depression The Great Depression Major Court Cases Major Court Cases

Stereotype Using images of people, events or issues to make broad generalizations or oversimplified statements. Think of a candy mold. In order to easily “know” things about people we tend to fit them into “molds” or categories. This creates an “us” versus “them” mentality.

Prejudice Forming positive or negative opinions based on preconceived stereotype images or thoughts rather than accurate and complete information. This is “pre-judgment”-judging before we know. Can be based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, religious belief, age, etc. Steve Rosenfield Photography

Action that denies rights to people based on prejudice. This includes treatment of an individual or group based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or social category. Types of discrimination include age, disability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, health related, etc. We discriminate when we act on our beliefs and opinions. Discrimination

Race Is “socially constructed” meaning that is created by human thought and interaction. There is no biological basis for racial categories. Humans do not have separate subspecies or races the way some animals do. Is “socially constructed” meaning that is created by human thought and interaction. There is no biological basis for racial categories. Humans do not have separate subspecies or races the way some animals do.

Racism Noun: the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Many modern sociologists, researchers, and advocates define racism as “Prejudice + Power”

DO NOW: Take out your vocabulary from last class and review the definitions quietly for a few minutes. Do you have any questions/concerns? If you were absent, extra worksheets are in the hanging file folder. DATE REMIND ERS AGENDA: Finish unit vocabulary Review Mini- Research Project Assign group topics Work on project. OUR LEARNING FOCUS FOR TODAY : Explore unit vocabulary for To Kill a Mockingbird and explore history of slavery leading up to the Jim Crow era in which the novel takes place. HW: LAST CLASS: Began TKAM unit and vocab. NEXT CLASS: Begin mini- research project Get any necessary supplies for 2 nd semester. Jan. 14, 2015 Create vocabulary sentences

Noun: the state or quality of being unequal; disparity. Synonym: imbalance, inequity, variation, inconsistency Inequality

Justice The quality of being just, unbiased, or fair. Ex: In a court of law, the judge, jury, and prosecutor use evidence and reasoning to determine guilt or innocence. However, when things are unequal it is often seen as an injustice. Ex: Two people being sentenced differently for the same crime.

the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences Moral = concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character Moral Courage