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Sunday, January 15, 2017

MP2 - Week 9

   MONDAY  1-16    No Classes for Martin Luther King Day          







       TUESDAY  1-17      B-Day:  Reading To Kill a Mockingbird       

         Announcements                                     

    • Check your Gmail!
    • Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 1-2.  Use your structured notes to study from.
    • Have the novel TKMB out and ready!
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         DO Now - Copy                                    

    Copy these words into your Vocabulary List IV entry!

    9.  benign adj. (benignly)  showing or expressing kindness or gentleness   


    10.  acquiesce v. (acquiesced, acquiescingsubmit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

    We were accustomed to prompt, if not always cheerfully 
    acquiescing to Atticus's instructions, but from the way he stood Jem was not thinking of budging.
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         Learning Target(s)                                   
    • I can identify how the author, Harper Lee, begins to introduce the theme of Taking a Stand through several characters including Scout, Jem and .
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         Work Time                                              
    • Topics for tomorrow's quiz include:  Setting, Taking a Stand, Shirley Chisholm, Character Quotes, and Details on Chapters 1 and 2.
    • Finish reading Chapter 2 and complete the Structured Notes for it.  
          • Focus:  1) Anything about Atticus   &  2) Any examples of someone Taking a Stand!

    • Then, begin Chapter 3 and complete the Structured Notes for it.
        • Focus: 1) Anything about Atticus   &  2) Any examples of someone Taking a Stand!


    Use the above link to hear each chapter of the novel read to you AND to hear a summary of each chapter!


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         Assessment / Homework       
      • Turn in your Structured Notes for a Classwork Check
      • Quiz on Chapters 1-2 tomorrow!




         WEDNESDAY   1-18   C-Day:  Quiz on Chapters 1-2  of  TKMB       

           Announcements                                       

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           DO Now - Atticus                                   

      Entry Title: Describing Atticus
      • Copy the following paragraph into your composition notebook and fill in the blanks.
           Atticus is a man who values family over money.  This is because he sacrifices his own money for them.  For example, when the narrator talks about how Atticus spent his money once he became a lawyer, she says, " _____________ ."  This proves Atticus values family over money because ___________ .  For Atticus Finch, family trumps money every time.

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           Learning Target(s)                         
      • I can demonstrate my understanding of Setting, Taking a Stand, Shirley Chisholm, Character Quotes, and Details on Chapters 1 and 2 by taking an objective test.
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           Mini-Lesson:  Google Classroom Quiz         
         
      • Open the link in Google Classroom titled, "Quiz on Chapters 1-2 of To Kill a Mockingbird"
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           Work Time                                             
      • Complete the quiz and submit when done.
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           Assessment / Homework                        
        • Correct quiz and play Kahoot! if time.




           THURSDAY  1-19    D-Day:  VOCABULARY FLASH CARDS for List IV            

             Announcements                           


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             DO Now - Think and Do             

        Entry Title: Two Words one Sentence

        Directions:  Create a sentence that uses two vocabulary words in one sentence.  It should be clear from the way you use the words in the sentence that you understand the meaning of each word.

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             Learning Target(s)     
        • I can create a study tool to use when learning the words in Vocabulary List IV.
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             Mini-Lesson:  Using FlashCard Machine      
           
        • Review of how to use FlashCard Machine
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             Work Time       
        • Work on your flashcards.  They are due at the end of the period tomorrow.
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             Assessment / Homework       
          • Turn in your cards tomorrow by the end of the period.




             FRIDAY  1-20         A-Day:  DIRT Day / Make-ups or DIRT Day       

          You may finish your flashcards or read your independent reading book.