1. Historical Timeline TRP’s
Your 3 TRP’s should answer this basic questions:
How does your historical research connect to the book?
How does your historical research help you better understand the book?

2. Example
Research Question: How was a typical white woman supposed to act in the 1940’s?
Historical Research: middle-class women in the 1940’s were expected to be well-dressed at all times. They typically wore petticoats, knee-length dresses, and corsets (Williams, 1999).
Book Quotation: “I was wearing my pink Sunday dress, shoes, and a petticoat, and reflected that if I spilled anything Calpurnia would have to wash my dress again for tomorrow” (Lee, 261).

3. TRP
Scout’s clothing shows that she is changing into a typical Southern woman. Women in the 1940’s were expected to dress presentably; petticoats and dresses were the standard for a white middle-class female (Williams, 1999). When Scout attends Aunt Alexandra’s tea party, she says, “I was wearing my pink Sunday dress, shoes, and a petticoat, and reflected that if I spilled anything Calpurnia would have to wash my dress again for tomorrow” (Lee, 261). This description illustrates that Scout is dressing more like a typical woman. Lee shows us that Scout is maturing through her change in clothing.

4. Checklist Do I have TEN historical facts?
Do I have TEN quotes or incidents from the novel?
Do I have proper citations for EVERYTHING?
Do I have a works cited page (bibliography)?
Do I have at least TWO primary sources?
Do I have at least TWO secondary sources?
Do I have at least FIVE pictures?
Do I have THREE TRP’s?