Announcements
- Welcome Back from Break!
- Check Your Gmail!
- Are you working on your 20% Time Project?
DO Now - Review Questions
DIRECTIONS
- Create a new document in your Notebook titled: Comprehension Questions for To Kill a Mockingbird
- Copy the following questions there and answer them succinctly (briefly).
- You do not need to quote evidence from the novel.
- You have 8 minutes!
CHAPTER 1
1. What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch, and his family?
2. What do you learn about Dill's character?
3. What, briefly, has happened to Arthur “Boo” Radley?
4. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem and Dill?
5. What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel?
CHAPTER 2
6. What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? List qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job.
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- I can use the structured note skill to read and manage information I learn from the novel TKMB.
Mini-Lesson: Review of Chapter 2
- Review questions from Do Now
- To Kill a Mockingbird Audio Book Part I
- Summary and Analysis video of Chapter 2 of TKMB.
Work Time
- Share your summary with a partner.
- Then share at least one of your notes about one character from the novel with your partner.
Assessment / Homework
- Read chapter 3
- Structured notes due for Chapters 3-5 due Friday.
TUESDAY 2-27 C-Day: Vocabulary List III Review Game
Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- Are you working on your 20% Time Project?
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DO Now - Word Ball Match War
- Grab a paper wad from your teacher.
- Do Not open it until told to do so.
- You will have thirty seconds to have a paper wad fight.
- When the lights go off, freeze.
- Pick up a paper wad closest to you.
- Unwad your paper ball. Read the word on it.
- Match your word with its synonym by finding the person who had your match!
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Learning Target(s)
- I can review for the upcoming vocabulary quiz by participating in several review games.
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Mini-Lesson: Review the Rules of Around the Room and Back
- Assign teams
- Review each station
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Work Time
- Play
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Assessment / Homework
- Study for Vocabulary test tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY 2-28 D-Day: Quizzes on List III and Chapters 1 & 2 of TKMB
Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- Work on your 20% Time Project
- Quizzes on Wednesday: List III and Chapters 1 & 2 of TKMB.
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DO Now - Study for Vocabulary Quiz
Take this time to study for your quizzes!
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Work Time
- Go to Assignment 30.0 in Google Classroom.
- Complete BOTH quizzes...
- The Vocabulary Quiz for List III
- The quiz on Chapters 1 & 2 of To Kill A Mockingbird.
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Assessment / Homework
- None
THURSDAY 3-1 A-Day: Read Chapter 3 of To Kill a Mockingbird Pages 22-32
Announcements
- Check Your Gmail!
- Are you working on your 20% Time Project?
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DO Now - Copy
Entry Title: Vocabulary List IV
1. stealth adj. (stealthy, stealthily) sneaky
The cat stealthily crouched in the grass eyeing its intended victim and waiting for just the right moment to pounce.
2. malevolent adj. (malevolently) wicked or evil
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Learning Target(s)
- I can identify examples of compassion in Chapter 3 by taking structured notes.
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Mini-Lesson: Structured Notes Review
- Get out your Structured Notes
- Read along as we listen to the first part of Chapter 3 of the novel.
- To Kill a Mockingbird Audio Book Part I
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Work Time
- Complete the structured notes for Chapter 3.
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Assessment / Homework
- Finish your notes.
FRIDAY 3-2 A-Day: Teacher-Directed DIRT Day
DIRT Day Expectations
- Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
- Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
- Be in your seat reading.
- Focus on your reading the entire period.
- Do not sub-vocalize during DIRT.
- 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.
