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Friday, February 24, 2017

MP3 - Week 4

   MONDAY     2-27    B-Day:  Gallery Walk Part II         

     Announcements                                     

  • Check Your Gmail! 

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     DO Now - Think and Do                       

Go into the stream in Google Classroom and respond to the post titled, "Moral Dilemma," about the Golden the Rule.
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     Learning Target(s)     
  • I can identify scenes from the novel that depict The Golden Rule.
  • I can identify similarities and differences between the text and film versions of a scene in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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     Mini-Lesson:  The Golden Rule in Action     
     
  • Share your response to the Do Now with a partner.
  • Explain your thinking.
  • Class discussion
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     Work Time       
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     Assessment / Homework                    

      • SGQs for Chapters 8-9  - See Assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom - Due Thursday by end of the period.




         TUESDAY     2-28    C-Day:  Read Chapter 8: The Morphodite and Miss Maudie's Fire     

           Announcements     

      • Check your Gmail! 
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           DO Now -  Copy                             

      New Entry Title: Vocabulary List VI
      • 1.  adjacent adj. - next to something else
        Clara parked her bike adjacent to mine and locked them together.
      • 2.  accost v. (-s, -ed, -ing) - approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
        Celebrities are often accosted by aggressive fans hoping for an autograph.
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           Learning Target(s)     
      • I can create and answer questions about Chapter 8 of the novel TKMB.
      • I can identify how Harper Lee, the author, uses birds to symbolize sensing and doing the right thing (The Golden Rule).
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           Mini-Lesson:  Symbolism of Birds          
         
      • At this point in the novel, everything changes and the novel shifts its focus to the trial of Tom Robinson.
      • Reading Focus:  How might the author, Harper Lee, use bird imagery to symbolize The Golden Rule?
      • Finch - is a type of bird and Scout's last name.
      • When Miss Maudie's house catches fire, Scout says, "Just as the birds know where to go when it rains, I knew when there was trouble in our street."
      • Later, in chapter 10, the children receive air rifles and are warned they may shoot any bird they like, but never to kill a mockingbird.
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           Work Time                                               
      • Listen to audio of Chapter 8.
      • Text of chapter 8 can be found here.
      • Be sure to have your Structured Notes open and be ready to write.
      • Here is a video summary of Chapter 8.
      • Use this to crate your own summary for your structured notes if you need to.
      • Remember to include information in the conclusion section about any of the following:
        • The Golden Rule
        • Taking a Stand
        • Bird Imagery and Symbolism
        • Racism
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           Assessment / Homework       
        • SGQs for Chapters 8-9 - See Assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom - Due Thursday by end of the period.




           WEDNESDAY   3-1    D-Day:  Chapter 9     

             Announcements                                      

        • Check your Gmail!
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             DO Now - Copy into List VI                                      


        • 3.  procure v. (-s, -ed, -ing, procurement) to obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
          In order for Jeremy to procure his new Xbox One, he had to work another part time job as a paperboy and save enough money to purchase it.
        • 4.  perpetrate v. (-s, -ed, -ing, perpetrator) to carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action.
          The perpetrator broke into the school office and stole $45 worth of fax paper.
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             Learning Target(s)     
        • I can create and answer questions about Chapter 8 of the novel TKMB.
        • I can identify how Harper Lee, the author, shows the racism of Maycomb's children and even within Scout and Jem's own family (Uncle Jack).
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             Mini-Lesson:  Cecil Jacobs and Uncle Jack       
           
        • Harper Lee begins to show us how deeply racist Maycomb is.
        • We see this in several ways...
          • Cecil Jacbos
          • Uncle Jack
          • Use of the N-word.
        • Scout's Mini-trial

          Lee foreshadows how the jury will treat Tom [Robinson] in Scout's confrontation with Uncle Jack. Uncle Jack punishes Scout without first hearing her side of the story. In her "trial," she was guilty until proven guilty. However, unlike Tom Robinson, Scout does win on appeal when she tells her uncle, "'you never stopped to gimme a chance to tell you my side of it — you just lit right into me,'" at which point he does listen to her story. Lee adeptly helps readers understand how Tom feels by having a child experience the same emotions.
          Still, even after Scout's "acquittal," Uncle Jack continues to fumble with the truth by dodging Scout's request for a definition of "whore-lady." Readers gain a better sense of Atticus' moral code when he reprimands his brother for not directly answering Scout's question: "'Jack! When a child asks you something, answer him . . . children . . . can spot an evasion quicker than adults, and evasion simply muddles 'em.'"  (This analysis excerpt  was copied from this site)
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             Work Time                                             
        • Listen to audio of Chapter 9.
        • Text of chapter 8 can be found here.
        • Be sure to have your Structured Notes open and be ready to write.
        • Here is a video summary of Chapter 9.
        • Use this to crate your own summary for your structured notes if you need to.
        • Remember to include information in the conclusion section about any of the following:
          • The Golden Rule
          • Taking a Stand
          • Bird Imagery and Symbolism
          • Racism
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             Assessment / Homework                       
          • SGQs for Chapters 8-9 - See Assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom - Due Thursday by end of the period.




             THURSDAY    3-2    A-Day:  Catch Up     

               Announcements     

          • Check your Gmail!
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               DO Now - Copy into List VI                            

          • 5.   devour v. (-s, -ed, -ing) to eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.
            Having not had food for several weeks, the great white wolf eagerly devoured its prey and disappeared into the night.
          • 6.   perplex v. (-s, -ed, -ing, perplexity) to complicate or confuse a person or situation.
            A progressive computer test becomes more perplexing as a student answers questions correctly eventually becoming too complicated to complete.
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               Learning Target(s)     
          • I can create and answer questions about Chapter 8 of the novel TKMB.
          • I can summarize chapters 8 and 9.
          • I can record my thoughts about chapters 8-9 in my structured notes.
          • I can draw inferences (conclusions) based on my notes and summary of chapters 8-9 about The Golden Rule, Talking a Stand and other literary elements of the novel.
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               Mini-Lesson:  Review                            
             
          • Review of completing the following:
                • Structured Notes
                • Study Guide Quetions
                • Summaries
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               Work Time                                             
          • Complete reading Chapters 8-9, SGQs and Structured Notes.
          • These are due at the end of the period.
          • Then begin reading Chapter 10 on your own.  
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               Assessment / Homework                    
            • SGQs for Chapters 8-9 - See Assignment 28.0 in Google Classroom - by end of the period TODAY!




               FRIDAY    3-3    B-Day:   DIRT Day     



            DIRT Day Expectations

            1. Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
              1. Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
              2. Be in your seat reading.
            2. Focus on your reading the entire period.
            3. Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
            4. Complete 10 thoughts using the Active Reading Model by the end of the period. Do more for extra credit.



            If You Finish a Book…
            In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write a review about your book in 3-paragraph essay format.
            Guidelines for the Essay:
            • ¶ 1 - title, author and genre of the novel and your opinion of the book (controlling idea).
            • ¶ 2 - short summary of the book and include at least two text-based examples from the book
                     that support your controlling idea in ¶
            • ¶ 3 - explain why you would or would not recommend this book to a friend and where they might be able to find it or purchase it.

            If You Forgot Your Book…
            • Choose a book from the class library or Mr. DeGrandis will give you one.
            • Be sure to bring your book next week.

            If You Want to Switch Books…
            In an email to Mr. DeGrandis, write an Abandon Book Essay.
            Guidelines:


            • ¶ 1 – title, author and genre of the novel you are abandoning and
                      three reasons you don’t like the book (controlling idea).
            • ¶ 2 through 4 - Develop each reason using text-based details from the book.
            • ¶ 5 - Offer your suggestions for other novels you have read that another student might enjoy.

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