Day 1-Chapters 1 and 2 and study questions. *Please write in complete sentences.
Day 2-One question quiz, discussion of Chpt. 2, close read of Chpt. 2. HW: Read 3-5 and be ready to discuss.
Day 3-Discussion of Chpts. 3-4, study question worksheet for Chpt. 5. HW: Read 6, complete study questions for 5-6
Day 4-Day in Life of Working Poor activity, discuss Chpt. 5-6. HW: Read 7-8
Day 5-Discuss 7-8, begin reading ch. 9-10. HW: Read Chpts. 9-10, study questions
Day 6-Close read of chpt. 9, iPhone assignment. HW: Finish iPhone worksheet.
Day 7-Read Chpt. 11, class discussion. HW: Read 12-14, Chpt. 12 study questions, (we'll do Chpts. 13-14 study questions in class).
Day 8-Open book quiz on Chpts. 13-14, begin reading Chpt. 15-16. HW: Finish reading chpt. 15-16 if not done in class.
Day 9-Close read of chpt. 15, group discussions of 15-16. HW: Read chpt 17-18.
Day 10-Courtroom reporter activity, full class discussion of chpt. 17-18. HW: Read chpt. 19-22.
Day 11-Full class discussion of chpt. 19-20, solo completion of study questions for chpt. 21-22. HW: Finish chpt. 21-22 questions; choose any word from the chapter and complete the vocabulary building worksheet.
Day 12-Discuss essay topics-completed essays are due two weeks from today, choose essay topic, begin brainstorming, harvesting quotes from book. HW: Begin prep work/research on essay topic.
Day 13-Scottsboro Boys Activity. HW: Finish Scottsboro Boys questions if not done in class; read chpt. 23-24.
Day 14-Close read of chpt. 23, discuss study questions, full-class discussion, begin reading ch. 25-28. HW: Finish reading chpt. 25-28
Day 15-Open book quiz-chpts 25-28, begin reading chpt. 29-31. HW: Finish the book!
Day 16-Discuss chpt. 29-31, full-class discussion, police report of Ewell crime scene. HW: Finish police report, be readiy for in-class research/writing time.
Day 17-in-class time to work on essay. HW: Review for unit exam (Day 20), essay due day 22.
Day 18-Created your own Mockingbird Blacked Out Poem. HW: None
Day 19-Flyswatter game, timeline review. HW: Unit exam tomorrow, bring essay materials in case you finish the test.
Day 20-Unit exam. HW: Bring essay materials to work on.
Day 21-in-class essay research/writing time. HW: Essay due tomorrow.
Day 22-Turn in essays, movie
Essay topics:
Choose ONE of the five sentences below and consider whether you agree or disagree with the idea. Build a persuasive essay in which you examine the idea in the statement and either prove or disprove it using an example from To Kill a Mockingbird and a separate example from our modern world (1980 to today). This persuasive essay will require you to dig into Harper Lee’s novel to provide textual support for your stance, as well as evidence of research on the modern example that you include in your argument. Be sure to keep track of your source citation material, as M.L.A. in-text citation and a Works Cited page are required. Some research and writing time will be provided in class, but much of this work will be done at home.
Topic Options:
1. America will never achieve true racial and social equality.
2. Friends are a more powerful influence on children than parents.
3. The quietest people are often the most powerful.
4. A lady knows that one can trap more flies with sugar than vinegar.
5. It is impossible to become a strong, productive adult if one had an
abusive or neglected childhood.
Day 2-One question quiz, discussion of Chpt. 2, close read of Chpt. 2. HW: Read 3-5 and be ready to discuss.
Day 3-Discussion of Chpts. 3-4, study question worksheet for Chpt. 5. HW: Read 6, complete study questions for 5-6
Day 4-Day in Life of Working Poor activity, discuss Chpt. 5-6. HW: Read 7-8
Day 5-Discuss 7-8, begin reading ch. 9-10. HW: Read Chpts. 9-10, study questions
Day 6-Close read of chpt. 9, iPhone assignment. HW: Finish iPhone worksheet.
Day 7-Read Chpt. 11, class discussion. HW: Read 12-14, Chpt. 12 study questions, (we'll do Chpts. 13-14 study questions in class).
Day 8-Open book quiz on Chpts. 13-14, begin reading Chpt. 15-16. HW: Finish reading chpt. 15-16 if not done in class.
Day 9-Close read of chpt. 15, group discussions of 15-16. HW: Read chpt 17-18.
Day 10-Courtroom reporter activity, full class discussion of chpt. 17-18. HW: Read chpt. 19-22.
Day 11-Full class discussion of chpt. 19-20, solo completion of study questions for chpt. 21-22. HW: Finish chpt. 21-22 questions; choose any word from the chapter and complete the vocabulary building worksheet.
Day 12-Discuss essay topics-completed essays are due two weeks from today, choose essay topic, begin brainstorming, harvesting quotes from book. HW: Begin prep work/research on essay topic.
Day 13-Scottsboro Boys Activity. HW: Finish Scottsboro Boys questions if not done in class; read chpt. 23-24.
Day 14-Close read of chpt. 23, discuss study questions, full-class discussion, begin reading ch. 25-28. HW: Finish reading chpt. 25-28
Day 15-Open book quiz-chpts 25-28, begin reading chpt. 29-31. HW: Finish the book!
Day 16-Discuss chpt. 29-31, full-class discussion, police report of Ewell crime scene. HW: Finish police report, be readiy for in-class research/writing time.
Day 17-in-class time to work on essay. HW: Review for unit exam (Day 20), essay due day 22.
Day 18-Created your own Mockingbird Blacked Out Poem. HW: None
Day 19-Flyswatter game, timeline review. HW: Unit exam tomorrow, bring essay materials in case you finish the test.
Day 20-Unit exam. HW: Bring essay materials to work on.
Day 21-in-class essay research/writing time. HW: Essay due tomorrow.
Day 22-Turn in essays, movie
Essay topics:
Choose ONE of the five sentences below and consider whether you agree or disagree with the idea. Build a persuasive essay in which you examine the idea in the statement and either prove or disprove it using an example from To Kill a Mockingbird and a separate example from our modern world (1980 to today). This persuasive essay will require you to dig into Harper Lee’s novel to provide textual support for your stance, as well as evidence of research on the modern example that you include in your argument. Be sure to keep track of your source citation material, as M.L.A. in-text citation and a Works Cited page are required. Some research and writing time will be provided in class, but much of this work will be done at home.
Topic Options:
1. America will never achieve true racial and social equality.
2. Friends are a more powerful influence on children than parents.
3. The quietest people are often the most powerful.
4. A lady knows that one can trap more flies with sugar than vinegar.
5. It is impossible to become a strong, productive adult if one had an
abusive or neglected childhood.