Driving Miss Daisy:

Research project #1 Due Feb. 5, 2010

Work will be done in groups.

Will be graded on  20%

Grade shared by group, FCA’s

-Use of own words in a written summary.

-Presentation to class and ability to answer questions

-Organization of work

1. The author and the play

-discuss the author, when the play was written   and when was it presented?

2. African American life in the south 1900-1950

-where did they come from, how many lived in the south?

-what was their life like? Could they find work, explain

3. Jewish in the United States-1900-1950

-where did they come from, how many lived in the south?

-what was their life like? Could they find work, explain

4. Prejudice in the south in 1900-1960

            Who was prejudiced against whom?

-what were the common stereotypes of the time?