MONDAY Superintendent's Conference Day
TUESDAY 4-24 D-Day: Finish Chapter 25, Start 28
Announcements
- Remind Mr. D. to take attendance right now!
- Congrats to THE 8TH GRADE CHESS PLAYERS!
- Check Your Gmail!
- Sadie and Jayla, please see Mr. DeGrandis before the end of class today!
- Structured Notes due for Chapter 28 tomorrow!
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DO Now - Visual Synectics
EEntry Title: Add to your Visual Synectics entry
Developing a theme as a writer is like _______
because ______ .
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain how Harper Lee develops the symbol of the mockingbird through the characterization of Boo Radley in chapter 28 by tracking specific details.
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Mini-Lesson: The Symbol of the Mockingbird
- The Mockingbird represents innocence and beauty in the novel.
- Tom Robinson is one "mockingbird" in the novel.
- What are some other characters that might be considered mockingbirds and how?
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Work Time
- Use your structured notes to identify examples of how Harper Lee uses the character of Boo Radley to develop how he is like a mockingbird Chapter 28.
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Assessment / Homework
- Finish Chapter 28 structured notes for a HW check tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY 4-25 A-Day: Read Chapter 29
Announcements
- Remind Mr. D. to take attendance right now!
- Check Your Gmail!
- Structured Notes due tomorrow for Chapter 29!
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DO Now - Developing Theme
Entry Title: (Add to this entry from last week)
Directions: Find evidence from the novel that proves the statement below in the following excerpt from the novel. Paste your evidence after the statement.
I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint
line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making me read most of My First
Reader and the stock-market quotations from The Mobile Register aloud, she
discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste. Miss
Caroline told me to tell my father not to teach me any more, it would interfere
with my reading.
“Teach me?” I said in surprise. “He hasn’t taught me anything, Miss Caroline.
Atticus ain’t got time to teach me anything,” I added, when Miss Caroline smiled
and shook her head. “Why, he’s so tired at night he just sits in the livingroom and
reads.”
“If he didn’t teach you, who did?” Miss Caroline asked good-naturedly.
“Somebody did. You weren’t born reading The Mobile Register.”
“Jem says I was. He read in a book where I was a Bullfinch instead of a Finch.
Jem says my name’s really Jean Louise Bullfinch, that I got swapped when I was
born and I’m really a-”
Miss Caroline apparently thought I was lying. “Let’s not let our imaginations run
away with us, dear,” she said. “Now you tell your father not to teach you any
more. It’s best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take over from
here and try to undo the damage-”
“Ma’am?”
“Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now.”
Statement 1: In the beginning of the novel, Harper Lee introduces the theme of taking a stand in a simple way through the character of Scout who takes a stand for herself.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can explain how Harper Lee develops the theme of growing up through the characterization of Scout.
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Mini-Lesson: Developing a Theme Over the Course of a Novel
- When an author write a novel, they typically develop several themes throughout the book.
- Good authors introduce the theme at the beginning of a novel in a simple way and as the novel progresses, they explore more complicated aspects of the theme.
- For Example
- In The Lion King by Walt Disney Pictures, the producers develop the theme of power through the character of Simba.
- In the beginning of the novel Simba has an naive view of power. The song, I Just Can't Wait to be King, is evidence that he thinks being king is about status and being fierce, singing, "I'm brushing up on looking down. I'm working on my roar!"
- Later in the film, Simba learns from his father that being king is more than just having power over his subjects. Mufasa says, "Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."
- By the end of the film, and after the loss of his father, Simba realizes that being King means taking responsibility for his people when he returns to Pride Rock to defeat Scar.
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Work Time
- Complete the structured notes for Chapter 29.
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Assessment / Homework
- Finish your notes for a HW check on Monday.
- There will be a a quiz on chapters 18-30 Friday or Monday. Be prepared!
THURSDAY 4-26 B-Day: Teacher Directed DIRT Day
Announcements
- Remind Mr. D. to take attendance right now!
- Check Your Gmail!
- Structured Notes due tomorrow on Chapter 30!
- Quiz Friday or Monday on Chapters 17-30.
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Learning Target(s)
- I can record details about themes in the novel by completing structured notes.
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Work Time
- Read Chapters 30-31 and complete the structured notes.
- Sue Monday!
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Assessment / Homework
- There may be a a quiz on chapters 18-30 tomorrow or Monday. Be prepared!
FRIDAY 4-27 C-Day: 20% Time or DIRT Day
Do the following BEFORE the bell rings…
Open your DIRT Day Assignment in Google Classroom.
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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.
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.
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.
¶ 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.
