Announcements
- Get your Chromebook and composition book!
- Make sure you have To Kill a Mockingbird.
DO Now - Free Write
Entry Title: Thinking about Performance
- In your composition book, answer the following question:
- What makes for a good theatrical performance? Try to jot down at least 3-5 ideas.
Learning Target(s)
- I can analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story reveal aspects of a character (RL 8.3).
- I can cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL 8.1).
Mini-Lesson
- Review of Chapter 1 of TKAM. Laying the groundwork for the rest of the novel. What do we know so far?
- I want your help in getting a better sense of who these characters are. Performing vignettes will help us do this.
- Co-creation of rubric: What do we want to see in our vignettes? What will make for an effective AND informative performance?
- RUBRIC LINKS: Rubric 1 Rubric 2 Rubric 3
- Each group will be responsible for creating a performance about a certain character that reveals something about who that character is.
- Characters:
- Scout
- Atticus
- Jem
- Dill
- Boo Radley
- Calpurnia
- Maycomb
- Periods 1 & 2: Types of performance you may want to consider:
- Act out the scene you think best captures that character
- Do an impression of that character
- Show how the character might act in a different situation (real or imagined, past or present)
- Act out several different scenes together
- Periods 6 & 9: Act out one scene from Chapter 1.
- Form groups for performance.
Work Time
- Group work: Join your group and begin planning your performance.
Assessment / Homework
- Evaluation of group work during class.
- Keep thinking about how your group will portray your character.
TUESDAY 3-1 D-Day: Vignette group work
Announcements
DO Now - Copy
Entry Title: Performance Vocabulary
Learning Target(s)
Mini-Lesson
Work Time
Assessment / Homework
Announcements
- Get your Chromebook and composition book!
- Make sure you have To Kill a Mockingbird.
DO Now - Copy
Entry Title: Performance Vocabulary
- Vignette: a short, impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or gives a particular insight into a character, idea, or setting
Learning Target(s)
- I can analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story reveal aspects of a character (RL 8.3).
- I can cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL 8.1).
Mini-Lesson
- Check-in: how is the planning going so far? Remember to keep in mind the rubrics we created.
- Tips for creating your presentations:
- Periods 1 & 2:
- Think of a problem your character needs to solve (either in story or one you make up)
- Think of what your character's backstory might be
- Act out a scene from the book using a different character's point of view
- Periods 6 & 9:
- Consider how your scene is portrayed in the book, and what you may want to add or change
- Think about the traits of the characters in your scene. How would they act in real life?
Work Time
- Group work: join your group and continue planning your performance for Wednesday.
Assessment / Homework
- Evaluation of group work during class.
WEDNESDAY 3-2 A-Day: Performances!
Announcements
- Get your Chromebook and composition book!
- Make sure you have To Kill a Mockingbird.
DO Now - Final Prep
Entry Title: None
- Join your group to make final preparations before the performances today!
Learning Target(s)
- I can analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story reveal aspects of a character (RL 8.3).
- I can cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL 8.1).
Mini-Lesson
- Final preparations before performances.
Work Time
- Start the show!
Assessment / Homework
- Performances evaluated according to rubric.
- Self-evaluations according to rubric to be submitted as well.
THURSDAY 3-3 B-Day: Ch. 1 Quiz
Announcements
- Get your Chromebook and composition book!
- Make sure you have To Kill a Mockingbird.
DO Now - None
Entry Title: None
- Take some time to review Chapter 1 before quiz.
Learning Target(s)
- I can analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story reveal aspects of a character (RL 8.3).
- I can cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text (RL 8.1).
Mini-Lesson
- None
Work Time
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Assessment / Homework
- Quiz graded.
FRIDAY 3-4 C-Day: DIRT Day
- Do Now - Start a DIRT Day Entry
- Entry Title: DIRT DAY
- Check out the DIRT Day Guidelines for more Information
- Alternate option: Do a TKAM Webquest
