Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
A glossary of vocabulary words and some assignments.

Inherit the Wind Hot Links
A series of lesson ideas related to the play.

Inherit the Wind returns to Broadway
This 5-minute audio clip from NPR explores the play's history and its modern relevance.

An Interdisciplinary Unit on Inherit the Wind
"This is a series of lessons that allow middle school or high school students to explore the question of whether and how evolution should be taught in the public schools. … Each group of students will be responsible for completing research on one aspect of the trial."

Monkey Trial
This site supports the PBS film about the Scopes Trial. Activities 1 and 2 under "history" support language arts learning objectives.

Movie Speech from Inherit the Wind
In this clip from the 1960 movie, Henry Drummond questions Matthew Brady about the scientific accuracy of the Bible. The clip is just under 17 minutes long. Scroll down to read the script. Requires Windows Media Video or MP3 player (audio only).

Scopes Trial Home Page from "Famous Trials in American History"
Documents related to the trial that inspired Inherit the Wind, including the Tennessee anti-evolution statute, scathing reports from the town by H. L. Mencken, editorial cartoons, photos, biographies, and excerpts from the trial transcript.