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In Their Skin

Research Planning Sheet

Character
Name

Dill

Life Span

1926-1983

Time of Focus
(maximum of 3
years, cannot
be between
1933 and 1936)

1939-1941

Place

San Francisco

Race

White

Gender

Social/Economic Class

Male

Rich/ Upper class

Use the above to come up with two research questions that will help you to better understand the circumstances of your characters
life and surroundings. The questions can have multiple parts.

Question 1: Time and Place


(Example: What was happening between 1946 and 1948 in
America? What was happening during that time in Louisiana?)

What was happening in the 1900s to 1930s in San Francisco?

Question 2: Person, Time and Place


(Example: What would life have been like for a poor black
woman living in Louisiana between 1946 and 1948?)

What would life be like for the rich people compared to poor in
San Francisco in 1946-1948?

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