Week 1 - MP 4

      MONDAY    4-19-21      A-Day: Read Chapter 15     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

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

2.  The ELA is this Thursday for in-person learners.  Remote learners will have an A-synch assignment to complete and turn in that day.

3.  Today is the first day of Marking Period 4!

        DO NOW  - Harper Lee        

DIRECTIONS

Read the paragraph below about Harper Lee and respond to everyone in the chat answering the following question...

Question: What are some of your impressions of Harper Lee after reading this paragraph?

By Charles Leerhsen

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

JUNE 2010

To spend an hour in Monroeville, Alabama, is to know why Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, ranks as one of the crankiest writers on the planet. Strongly inclined to put aside the hype and hoopla and let literature speak for itself, Lee, the best-known native of the town (pop. 6,372) that served as the model for her novel’s Maycomb, has found herself living a short drive from one restaurant called the Mockingbird Grill and another named Radley’s Fountain, after Boo Radley, the character in Mockingbird who might be voted Least Likely to Become a Restaurateur. That would be a mere T-shirt’s toss from a gift shop peddling Mockingbird hats, tote bags, necklaces, Christmas ornaments, refrigerator magnets, wrist bands (inscribed “I see it, Scout, I see it!”) and paper fans. The gift shop is in the venerable courthouse where as a child Lee watched her father practice law, and which she later rendered so vividly in her book. The courthouse has long since been turned into a Mockingbird museum, to the delight of a constant stream of camera-toting tourists, foreign and domestic. I sympathize with Lee, who has steadfastly refused to take part in the merchandising of her most famous accomplishment. Life can’t be easy when everything you hate about success stands between you and the Piggly Wiggly.

        LEARNING TARGETS          

1.  I can find examples of Taking a Stand in this chapter and how the author develops this theme in more detail.

2.  I can explain how Scout's innocence impacted the attempted lynching of Tom Robinson.

        MINI-LESSON          

Items of Note in this Chapter

1.  This chapter is a turning point in the plot.  Tom will be moved to the county jail the next day.

2.  Racism and Taking a Stand are the main themes developed in this chapter. 

Focus Questions

1.  How does the author, Harper Lee, use imagery to describe the town of Maycomb?

2.  Why did Link Deas and Heck Tate go to Scout's house with a group of men?

3.  What did they want Atticus to do?

4.  How does Jem take a stand in this chapter?

5.  How does Scout take a stand in this chapter?

6.  How does Scout "save the day"?

        WORK TIME          

1.  Fill in answers to SGQs for Chapter 15 as we read.

2.  Have your Theme Tracker out and ready to fill in.

3.  Actively listen to Chapter 15.

          ASSESSMENT          

In the chat, respond to this prompt:

Imagine you are a teacher who needs to create an essay question for a test based on this chapter of the novel.

Write a challenging essay question about one of the focus questions we discussed in chapter.

     TUESDAY   B-Day: 4-20-21  Finish Chapter 15, Update SGQs and Theme Tracker           

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

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

2.  The ELA is this Thursday for in-person learners.  Remote learners will have an A-synch assignment to complete and turn in that day.

     WEDNESDAY    4-22-21   A-Synch: Student Survey     

        ANNOUNCEMENTS          

        Today's A-synch Assignment          

Look for your A-synch assignment in Google Classroom titled Social Groups.

     THURSDAY    4-22-21      C-Day: NYSELA & A-synch Assignment     

        WORK TIME          

In-person Learners - take the NYSELA.

Remote Learners - Complete the A-synch assignment in Google Classroom.  This will be due Friday at the end of class.

     FRIDAY   4-23-2021      D-Day: Finish A-synch Assignments and Update SGQs and Theme Tracker      

What to do Today...

1. Finish yesterday's A-synch assignment if you did not take the ELA.
   
   
   
2. Update your theme tracker and SGQs up to and including Chapter 15.
   
   
   
3. Turn in Assignment 53.0 on Symbolism.
   
   
   
4. Check to see if you owe anything in Google Classroom - Click on the Classroom Tab > View My Work.