Monday, February 9:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Ch. 3-4 questions
- Ch. 3-4 Discussion
- Your group will be assigned a page number from either chapter 3 or 4
- Write a 1-2 sentence summary of your page
- Copy a quotation and explain WHY it is important
- Find an unknown word and define it (use context clues or look it up)
- Copy a passage that appears interesting and explain why
- Decide who is going to speak for your group. Each group will share its findings.
- HW: Read Ch. 5 by Wednesday
- Ch. 1-5 Quiz on Wednesday!
Tuesday, February 10:
- Warm-Up
- Reading day - Ch. 5 is very long. Finish the chapter before tomorrow's class period and be ready for discussion.
Wednesday, February 11:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 1-5
- Ch. 6 Close Reading Activity - Talk to the Text (TttT) as you read and answer the questions on the handout.
Thursday, February 12:
- Discuss Ch. 6 Close Reading Activity
- Chronology Activity
- Each slip of paper represents an event in Their Eyes Were Watching God. In your groups, put the events together in what you believe to be the correct order of the events for the rest of the novel. Use your knowledge of Ch. 1-5 to help you with this task. We will discuss the correct order at the end of the hour.
Friday, February 13:
- TEWWG Figurative language practice + discussion
- Have a great Mid-Winter Break! :)
Monday, February 2:
- SNOW DAY! Enjoy your day off! :)
Tuesday, February 3:
- SNOW DAY! Enjoy your day off! :)
Wednesday, February 4:
- Warm-Up
- Finish listening to Ch. 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God and complete/discuss the processing sheet
- Begin listening to Ch. 2 and completing Janie's family tree
Thursday, February 5:
- Warm-Up
- Finish listening to Ch. 2 of TEWWG and complete/discuss Janie's family tree
- Finish reading Ch. 2 on your own
- HW: Read Ch. 3-4 by Monday
Friday, February 6:
- Warm-Up
- TEWWG Metaphor Construction and Practice
- HW: Ch. 3-4 Processing due Monday
Monday, January 26:
- Turn in TKAM vs. The Help Compare/Contrast Essay
- Book room "field trip" - return To Kill a Mockingbird and pick up Their Eyes Were Watching God, The Catcher in the Rye, and The Great Gatsby
- Binder clean out
- New homework and bathroom passes
Tuesday, January 27:
- Warm-Up
- Read "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" aloud as a class (p. 860 in the literature book) for the first half of the reading
- Finishing reading the second half of the essay in groups. Work on questions #5, 6, and 7 on p. 865.
Wednesday, January 28:
- Warm-Up
- Notes: Harlem Renaissance
- Read the three Langston Hughes poems on the handout. Analyze the poems for tone and theme.
Thursday, January 29:
- Warm-Up
- Zora Neale Hurston background - Talk to the Text and summary activity
- Bring Their Eyes Were Watching God to class tomorrow
Friday, January 30:
- Finish Langston Hughes poem activity and work on question #8 on p. 865 in the literature book (comparing Hurston's essay to Hughes's poems)
- Turn in questions, #5, 6, 7, and 8
- Discuss Hughes's poems
- Begin reading/listening to Ch. 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God - complete the processing sheet as you read/listen
Monday, January 12:
- Binder check - continue to work on your outline packets while binders are checked for points
- Essay Rough Draft due Thursday
Tuesday, January 13:
- Computer lab time to type essays. This is a great opportunity to ask for help!
Wednesday, January 14:
- Last day in the computer lab to type essays/get help
Thursday, January 15:
- Stamp Rough Drafts
- Self and peer-editing
- Complete fragments, run-ons, and semicolons worksheet - due tomorrow
Friday, January 16:
- Check and go over grammar worksheet
- Exam info/study tips - use the time in class to ask questions and study for the exam
Monday, January 5:
- Watch The Help and, using a t-chart, look for and write evidence of Skeeter's struggle with discrimination. In addition, fill out the other side of the chart with evidence of Scout's struggle with discrimination (this movie will be used for a compare/contrast essay along with To Kill a Mockingbird).
Tuesday, January 6:
- Continue watching The Help and completing the t-chart
Wednesday, January 7:
- Finish watching The Help and complete the t-chart
Thursday, January 8:
- Notes: Tips & Tricks for Compare/Contrast Essay
- The Help vs. To Kill a Mockingbird Compare/Contrast Essay
- Rough Draft: Due Thursday, January 15
- Final Draft: Due Monday, January 26 (this is due the week after Final Exams, so this will be the first assignment in the grade book for 2nd semester)
- Begin finding quotes and outlining the essay. You may use the shaping sheets provided in class.
Monday, December 15:
- Watch To Kill a Mockingbird
- TKAM Final Test on Friday
Tuesday, December 16:
- Continue watching To Kill a Mockingbird
Wednesday, December 17:
- Finish watching To Kill a Mockingbird
- To Kill a Mockingbird Film and Novel Assignment:
- Now that you have watched the film in its entirety, you may have noticed some missing scenes that were present in the novel. Choose one missing scene or significant absence (character) and discuss its importance in the novel with a connection to at least one theme the novel presents. Defend the scene/absence as if you are trying to convince a director or producer of its merit/significance and the necessity of its inclusion in the film. This assignment should be at least 2 paragraphs in length. Due tomorrow.
Thursday, December 18:
- TKAM Test review
- 10th grade counselor meetings (Plymouth) - please go to the Plymouth Cafeteria if you meet the following criteria:
- 1st hour - last name A-G
- 2nd hour - last name H-O
- 3rd hour - last name P-Z
Friday, December 19:
- TKAM Final Test
- Have a safe and happy break! :-)
Monday, December 8:
- Warm-Up
- Complete "Character Responses to Trial" in your groups
- Pass back and go over Ch. 8-11 and Ch. 12-19 quizzes
- HW: Read Ch. 25-27 by tomorrow
Tuesday, December 9:
- Warm-Up
- Discuss characters' reactions to verdict
- Discuss Ch. 25-27
- HW: Finish the book and character sheet by Thursday
Wednesday, December 10:
- TKAM Socratic Seminar - preparation questions
- Work on the questions and/or finish reading the book during the hour
- HW: Finish the book and character sheet by tomorrow
- HW: TKAM Socratic Seminar questions due Friday
Thursday, December 11:
- Stamp character sheet
- Final Quiz
- Work day for Socratic Seminar questions - due tomorrow
Friday, December 12:
- 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.
