INHERIT THE WIND NOTES
"With all due respect to the bench, I hold that the right to think is very much on trial."



Historical Connections
Inherit the Wind is a work of fiction. Nevertheless, much of the plot and many (but not all) of the characters are based on the events and people involved in the 1925 trial of John T. Scopes, a trial that has become known as the "Monkey Trial." 



Web Resources for Scopes Trial
Check out the Scopes Trial Website. Click on this link: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scopes/scopes.htm


Here is the link to a report of the recent Dover Pennsylvania court case:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10545387/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 


Video Web Resources related to Scopes Trial:
For the packet on the Monkey Trial video, click here.

To view a short clip of the basic history, click on this Website:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/08/2/l_082_01.html

✭ For a very good overview of all the key facts, click on this Website  (The narrator speaks too quickly, but the content is very good): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhE26ooD_Vo


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Working with the Text of Inherit the Wind
NOTE: Click on links to  class handouts in this section if you need copies.
 
Study Guides: 
1- Click here for a copy of Study Guide to Act 1. (This also has vocabulary words and allusions for Act 1.
2 - Click here for a copy of Study Guide to Acts 2 and 3.
3- Study Guide Checklist for CP test on March 16.

Handout on Character Analysis - Be sure to know what characters are round, and which are flat, and why. ALso be sure to know the difference between static and developing characters and be able to apply these terms to the characters in Inherit.  Follow directions carefully. Click here for copy of handout.

Vocabulary will be a key focus in this unit. Be sure to keep up with the vocabulary assignments and try to use all the new words you learn in your everyday conversations. 
1 - Vocabulary review handout for 1st set of vocab words. 
2 - Additional vocabulary words are listed in the Act 1 Study Guide--see link above. 

Allusions are also important. make sure that you can explain the allusions for Act 1. Click here for a link to the allusions worksheet. Write down any references that confuse you and bring your questions to class.

Satire, irony,  oxymorons, and sarcasm are frequently  used by Lawrence and Lee, especially when Hornbeck is speaking. Be sure that you can recognize and define these literary terms as easily as Hornbeck uses them. See the Satire worksheet.

Also see a sample of a video paradigm of satire:click HERE.

Writing the Essay (Block 3)
 Handouts:


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The Movie Adaptation


          Be sure to look for the changes made to plot and character in this 1999 adaptation. See the movie worksheet for more information.