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Monday, March 22, 2021

Week 7 - MP3

      MONDAY    3-22-20      A-Day: Review 6, Start 7: Jem's Pants     


        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Update #4 for your 20% Time Project is due Friday April 9.  This will be your last update for the year.

3.  Quiz on Chapters 4-7 of TKMB Friday.



        DO NOW          

Put Your Answer to the Following Question in the Chat (Please send to everyone, not just privately to Mr. DeGrandis.)

How might this excerpt from the novel show that Scout is learning about compassion?

Jem stayed moody and silent for a week. As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem’s skin and walk around in it: if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning, my funeral would have been held the next afternoon. So I left Jem alone and tried not to bother him.


Tip:  If you are tracking compassion, this a great example to use.



        LEARNING TARGETS          


I can explain the connection between racism and jury decisions.


I can explain how the racism in Maycomb could impact the outcome of a trial in that town.  Specifically the trial of Tom Robinson, a black man, accused of raping a white woman (Mayella Ewell, Burris Ewell's sister).


        MINI-LESSON          



Watch this video titled: The Big Problem with How We Pick Juries


How might the racial makeup of a jury impact the verdict of a trial?

Put your answer in this Padlet.


Pre-Reading Questions for Chapter 7

1)  What are some ways you can tell if someone is prejudice?


2)  What are some reasons people say, "That's racist?"


3)  How might prejudice play a part in trials?



        WORK TIME          


Read Chapter 7

Fill in SGQs and Theme Tracker as you read.



          ASSESSMENT          


Upcoming Quiz on Chapters 4-7.



     TUESDAY    3-23-21      B-Day: Chapter 8 - The Snowman and Miss Maudie's House     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

2.  Update #4 for your 20% Time Project is due Friday April 9.  This will be your last update for the year.

3.  Quiz on Chapters 4-7 of TKMB Friday.

5. Watch SOTA Stream News!


        DO NOW          

Periods 1, 2,4: Using www.Quizlet.com, study vocabulary list four by playing a game of your choice using the vocabulary words.

Then go to this Padlet from yesterday and check out the grade you would have received if this assignment counted in your grade. What could you have done to improve your score?


Period 1: Go to this Padlet and answer the questions there using TREAT.




        LEARNING TARGETS          


1. I can identify and explain how prejudice plays a role in the development of this chapter of the novel.

2.  I can identify how Harper Lee, the author, uses birds to symbolize sensing and doing the right thing (The Golden Rule). 


        MINI-LESSON          



FIRST:  UPDATE READING ASSIGNMENT DATES AND ANSWERS


Chapters 4-7  Due Friday 3-19-21

  1. What did Scout and Jem find in the Radley’s tree?

Two pieces of gum.

Two Indian head pennies in a velvet box.


  1. Identify Mrs. Dubose.

“Mrs. Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighborhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs. Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived.”


  1. How did Jem get even with Scout for contradicting him about "Hot Steams?"

Pushed her hard into the Radley house in the tire.


  1. What was the Boo Radley game?

A play that Jem, Dill and Scout made up about the Radley family.


  1. What does Miss Maudie think of the Radley's?

Foot-washing Baptists, keep themselves.


  1. Identify Miss Maudie.

Scout’s friendly neighbor with whom she spends time.


  1. What else did Jem and Scout find in the Radley's' tree?

Two Indian head pennies.


  1. Why do Dill and Jem want to give Boo Radley a note? What does Atticus say when he finds out about their plan?

Get him to come out and tell them what he does inside all day.


  1. How did Jem lose his pants? What did he find when he went back for them?



  1. Why would there be no more surprises in the tree?




Chapters 8 Only  Due TUESDAY 3-24-21

  1.  What happened to Miss Maudie's house? What was her reaction?



  1. Identify Cecil Jacobs.



Reading CHAPTER 9 is Optional


Chapter 10 Only  Due Tuesday 4-6-21

  1.  What brave thing does Atticus do in Chapter 10? Why are Scout and Jem shocked?




Reading CHAPTER 11 is Optional




Chapter 12 Only  Due Thursday April 8

  1.  How does Jem change?



  1. Identify Lula, Zeebo and Reverend Sykes.



  1.  What does Scout learn about Calpurnia?





BIRDS BIRDS AND MORE BIRDS

1.  At this point in the novel, everything changes and the novel shifts its focus to the trial of Tom Robinson.

2.  Finch - is a type of bird and Scout's last name.

3.  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."

4.  Later, in chapter 10, the children receive air rifles and are warned they may shoot any bird they like, but are warned never to kill a mockingbird. Why?

        WORK TIME          


Today's Reading Focus:  How might the author, Harper Lee, use bird imagery to symbolize The Golden Rule?

1.  Be sure to have your Study Guide Questions and Theme Trackers out!

2.  Remember to update your theme tracker for any of the following connections to:

The Golden Rule

Taking a Stand

Prejudice


          ASSESSMENT          


      Review Chapter 8 for homework with this handy video summary of Chapter 8.




           WEDNESDAY    3-24-21  A-Synch: Student Survey     

              ANNOUNCEMENTS          


      1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

      2.  Update #4 for your 20% Time Project is due Friday April 9.  This will be your last update for the year.


              Today's A-synch Assignment          


      Go to Google Classroom to find your A-synch Assignment for today!  Don't for get to hit submit!



           THURSDAY    3-25-21      C-Day: Cecil Jacob and Christmas with Francis and Aunt Alexandra     

              ANNOUNCEMENTS          

      1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

      2.  Update #4 for your 20% Time Project is due Friday April 9.  This will be your last update for the year.

      3.  Quiz on Chapters 4-7 of TKMB tomorrow.



              DO NOW          

      NOTE:  Use your existing Visual Synectics Entry

      Directions:  Examine the pictures below.  Pick a vocabulary word from List IV and one picture you think completes the thought and write the sentence out in your composition book.

           Vocabulary word from list IV    is like a...

      because...




      Example:  Being melancholy is like broccoli because some kids get sad when forced to eat it.


      Some Sentence starters!
      • Being benign is like ... because ...
      • Feeling acquiescing is like... because...
      • Feeling melancholy is like... because... 
      • Being stealthy is like... because...



              LEARNING TARGETS          


      I can identify examples of compassion, taking a stand and prejudice in Chapter 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird.


              MINI-LESSON          



      You will need...

      1.  Your digital copy of TKMB

      2.  Your SGQs (Study Guide Questions)

      3.  Your Theme Tracker



              WORK TIME          


      1.  Actively listen to Chapter 9 (eyes on the words as you listen and focus)

      2.  Focus Questions:

              a)  Who is Scout taking a stand for when she confronts Cecil Jacobs?

              b)  How does Atticus react to the fight Scout has with Frances, her cousin (Aunt Alexandra's son).



                ASSESSMENT          


      Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 4-7.

      Finish Chapter 9 on your own.




           FRIDAY   3-26-21      D-Day: Quiz on Chapters 4-7     





      Friday, March 12, 2021

      Week 6 - MP3

            MONDAY    3-15-2021      A-Day: Quiz on Chapters 1-3 of TKMB    

              ANNOUNCEMENTS          

      1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

      2.  Update #3 for your 20% Time Project is due this Friday, March 19, 2021.

      3.  Open your Study Guide Questions and Theme Tracker for class today. 




              DO NOW          

      Add to Vocabulary List IV

      5.  arbitrate v. (-d, -ing, -s) to act between parties to resolve their differences  
      If your two best friends are fighting over the last piece of gum in the pack, you might arbitrate by telling them to split it. 

      6.  nauseate  v. (-d, -ing, -s, nausea, nauseous) to feel sick to the point of almost vomiting

      The first few weeks of her pregnancy were difficult because Katy woke up every morning feeling nauseated and dizzy.




              LEARNING TARGETS          


      I can share my understanding of the events in the novel for Chapters 1-3.


              MINI-LESSON          



      AUTHOR's PURPOSE

      Directions:  Read the following paragraph. Then select the answer that best describes the author’s purpose in writing.




              WORK TIME          


      Tale the quiz on chapters 1-3.



                ASSESSMENT          



      The quiz.



           TUESDAY    3-16-2021      B-Day: Review of Chapter 4, Begin Chapter 5     

              ANNOUNCEMENTS          

      1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

      2.  Update #3 for your 20% Time Project is due this Friday, March 19, 2021.

      3.  Open your Study Guide Questions and Theme Tracker for class today. 

      4.  Tomorrow's A-synch Assignment is a survey in Google Classroom.


              DO NOW          

      Vocabulary List IV

        7.  melancholy adj. (melancholic)  gloomy or depressed  
        The one act play was so melancholy that I felt depressed even after I left the theater! 

        8.  aloof  adj. (aloofly) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

        After meeting Janine for the third time, Michael realized she wasn't shy, just aloof, because she hardly spoke and acted bored every time they went out.



                LEARNING TARGETS          


        1.  I can explain how Jem Takes a Stand for himself, Scout and Dill in Chapter 5.

        2.  I can explain how the children show a lack of compassion for Boo Radley?

        3. What prejudices does Scout share about Boo Radley with Miss Maudie Atkins?


                MINI-LESSON          



        Materials you will need today:

        1.  The novel.

        2. Theme tracker.

        3.  Study Guide Questions.


                WORK TIME          


        Fill out the SGQs and Theme tracker as we read today.



                  ASSESSMENT          


        1. Finish reading Chapter 5 on your own.

        2. Complete the Study Guide Questions for Chapter 5!

        3. If you are tracking compassion, be sure to fill out your theme tracker.

        4. If you are tracking prejudice, be sure to fill that out as well.




             WEDNESDAY    3-17-2021   A-Synch: Which Theme are You Tracking Survey     

         DON"T FROGET THAT UPDATE #3 for YOUR 20% Time PROJECT IS DUE THIS FRIDAY!


                Today's A-synch Assignment          


        Fill out this survey called What Theme are You Tracking?



             THURSDAY    3-18-2021      C-Day:  Begin Reading Chapter 6: Jem's Pants     

                ANNOUNCEMENTS          

        1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        2.  Update #3 for your 20% Time Project is due tomorrow, March 19, 2021.

        3.  Fire Drill Procedures

            a) Remote Students - log off and come back to class in ten minutes.

            b) In Person Students - Stay calm and quiet. Go right down the hallway and exit building at end of the hall.


                DO NOW          

        Copy These Final Two Vocabulary Words Into List IV

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

         Until Jem and Dill excluded me from their plans, she was only another lady in the neighborhood, but a relatively benign presence.


        10.  acquiesce v. (acquiesced, acquiescing) submit 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.




                LEARNING TARGETS          


        I can define the following terms: prejudice, stereotypes, racism, explicit bias, and implicit bias. 

        I can explain how Harper Lee depicts how prejudice impacts Scout's neighbors, specifically the scene where Jem loses his pants.

         (Standards addressed in this lesson: RL.8.1, RL.8.3, RL.8.10, W.8.4, W.8.6,W.8.9)



                MINI-LESSON          



        Click Here for a Kahoot! Review of Chapter 5

        https://create.kahoot.it/share/to-kill-a-mockingbird-chapter-5/84a07581-a32a-4aa2-92c8-4d20db5f9815


        Start a New Entry Titled: Racial Prejudice & Discrimination

        Watch the first 3 minutes and 51 seconds of this video titled, Racial/Ethnic Prejudice & Discrimination: Crash Course Sociology #35.

        Feel free to watch the video in its entirety on your own.

                WORK TIME          



        DIRECTIONS
        COPY THESE QUESTIONS INTO THE ABOVE ENTRY AND THEN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEO.

        1.  Define the following questions according to the video...

                a.  Define prejudice.

                b.  What are stereotypes? 

                c.  Define racism. 

                d.  Define Explicit Bias 

                c.  Define Implicit Bias 

        2.  Give an example of prejudice from page 49 of the novel.  Based on the definitions above, how might you describe the prejudice in this scene and why?

        Power Tip:  If you are tracking prejudice you may want to use this in your theme tracker.


        Read Chapter 6 and

        Fill in SGQs and Theme Tracker as we read.



                  ASSESSMENT          


        TICKET OUT THE DOOR

        In THIS PADLET, respond to this question:
        Based on the video definitions, what type(s) of prejudice are shown in this chapter?  Use evidence from the text to support your answer.




             FRIDAY     3-19-2021      D-Day: Vocabulary List IV Flashcards     

                ANNOUNCEMENTS          

        1. Check your Gmail twice a day - before school and after school.

        2.  Update #3 for your 20% Time Project is due today by 11:59 PM.


                DO NOW          


        None for Today



                LEARNING TARGETS          


        I can create study a study tool for Vocabulary List IV.


                MINI-LESSON          



        Review of how to submit completed vocabulary flashcards using www.quizlet.com.


                WORK TIME          


        Complete your cards by the end of the period.   See Assignment 48.0 in Google Classroom.



                  ASSESSMENT          


        Quiz next week Friday on Chapters 4-7.