Week of December 16-20

Monday, December 16:

• Socratic Seminar preparation:  Explain the rubric and discussion questions.  The discussion questions should be completed by Thursday, and Socratic Seminar will be held on Thursday.
• Class time to begin completing the discussion questions
• HW: Read Ch. 25-27 by tomorrow
• To Kill a Mockingbird final test on Friday!

Tuesday, December 17:

• Continue to read and work on Socratic Seminar questions
• HW: Finish the book and Socratic Seminar questions by Thursday

Wednesday, December 18:

• Counselor Meetings (meet in your home school location):
• A-G - 1st hour
• H-O - 2nd hour
• P-Z - 3rd hour
• Work day for the remaining students in class

Thursday, December 19:

• To Kill a Mockingbird Socratic Seminar
• Get questions stamped for completion
• Sit in either the inner or outer circle.  Inner circle holds discussion for 20 minutes while the outer circle listens.  Both circles will switch places during the 2nd half of the hour; all students will have participated in discussion by the end of the hour.
• Write a reflection of your participation on the rubric.  Turn in your rubric and questions by the end of the hour.

Friday, December 20:

• To Kill a Mockingbird final test
• Have a great break! :)

Week of December 9-13

Monday, December 9:

• Warm-Up
• Discuss Ch. 16-17:  Each group will receive the name of a new character that has been recently introduced or a character with new information.  Gather as much information as possible about the character and report out to the rest of the class.  We will use the findings to discuss the trials.
• HW: Read Ch. 18-19 by tomorrow

Tuesday, December 10:

• Last reading day of the unit!  Please read Ch. 20 by tomorrow so we can discuss the end of the trial and closing argument.  Expect a quiz this week. :)

Wednesday, December 11:

• Quiz: Ch. 12-19
• In your small groups, complete the Processing the Trial worksheet. Summarize the testimonies of Heck Tate, Bob Ewell, Mayella Ewell, and Tom Robinson.  We will discuss our findings as a whole class.  The second part of the worksheet will be completed tomorrow.
• HW: Read Ch. 20-22 by tomorrow

Thursday, December 12:

• Processing the Trial, pt. 2: Read Atticus's closing argument and place summary boxes on the right side of the page after each paragraph.  Summarize each paragraph with your group and write your responses in the summary boxes.  Focus on summarize the most important details of his closing remarks.  We will discuss these as a class during the second half of the hour.

Friday, December 13:

• Quickwrite:  What is a simile?  What is a metaphor?  We will share and discuss answers as a class.
• Complete the simile and metaphor worksheet in your groups.  Don't over-think your responses; write whatever comes to mind.  Be creative!  Discuss answers as a whole class.
• In your small groups, create similes and metaphors for the following characters from To Kill a Mockingbird:  Scout, Jem, Atticus, Bob Ewell, Mayella Ewell, and Mrs. Dubose.  Each group should write their answers on the whiteboard.  Groups will share responses and explain how they came up with their similes and metaphors.

Week of December 2-6

Monday, December 2:

• Quiz: Ch. 8-11
• Continue reading Ch. 12-13 and working on your Ch. 8-11 questions.  Both are due tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 3:

• Check Ch. 8-11 Discussion Questions
• Notes: Theme and Thematic Statements
• HW: After using the notes to write a thematic statement with your partner, find 4 cited quotes from the book that support your thematic statement.  This is due tomorrow.  Use the rest of your class time to get started.
• HW: Read Ch. 14-15 by Thursday

Wednesday, December 4:

• Warm-Up
• Check thematic statements and quotes
• Discuss Ch. 8-11
• Activity: one student will volunteer to write his or her thematic statement on the board.  With your group members, choose a quote from TKAM that best represents this thematic statement.  You may choose to use a quote from your homework assignment if it fits.  Write your group's quote on the board.  As a whole class, we will choose the quote on the board that best fits the thematic statement and discuss why.
• Pass back and go over Ch. 1-7 quizzes

Thursday, December 5:

• TKAM Group Body Paragraph:  In your groups, complete a body paragraph based on one of the topic sentences (TS) given below.  Use the two-chunk format you have learned in class (CD, CM, CM, CD, CM, CM, CS).  You only need this one sheet per group with all of your names on it.  Make sure all of your CDs have the proper background, the quote itself, and the citation.  This is due by the end of the hour.
• (TS) In TKAM, Atticus epitomizes fairness and equality.
• OR
• (TS) The subject of compassion is supported throughout TKAM.

Friday, December 6:

• Reading day
• HW: Read Ch. 16-17 by Monday