LEARNING TARGETS: By the end of class you should be able to explain the relationship between
A) The scene with the ROLY POLY and
B) The scene about Miss Gates and Hitler
you should also be able to connect these to larger themes in the novel.
REMINDERS: FOR TUESDAY BE READ THROUGH PAGE 357
Learning Target: as a result of today’s class you should be able to
A) Explain the best practices for participating in a full class/roundtable discussion.
B) Explain why you think Harper Lee had the trial turn out the way it did.
C) Explain what Lee is doing with the Dolphus Raymond interlude.
In class: we put all of the tables in a circle and had a roundtable discussion about The Trial chapters.
TOMORROW: reading day. Should be through Ch. 24 by Thursday.
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s lesson you should be able to
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to
Explain what Harper Lee wants us to notice about the following characters in Chapters 12-14
Jem
Calpurnia
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus
IN CLASS: Worked in teams on some questions (handout) over these chapters.
WORK DAY: You can use this time to either do your reading (Ch. 12-14 should be read by tomorrow) or either of your following two assignments
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to
A) Explain the importance of chapter 11 and the novel’s little side trip to the home of Mrs. Henry Lafayette DuBose.
B) Be able to explain how Chapter 11 builds on the two big thematic quotes we studied earlier (“Shoot all the blue jays you want….but it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” and “You never really understand a person until you see things from his point of view….until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”)
In class: we had a quick reading quiz and then discussed Ch. 11.
Time remaining was used for work time.
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to answer the questions/identify the key points in Chapter 9/10 that are covered in the presentation.
HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY: Read Ch. 11
Learning Targets: As a result of today’s lesson you should be able to
A) Explain Atticus’ decision to defend Tom Robinson in the context of JIM CROW
You should be able to explain the importance of Atticus and the Dog (ch. 10)
VOCAB WARMUP: SLIDE 22
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to
Explain the basics of the SETTING of To Kill a Mockingbird
Explain the basic character traits of Scout, Jem, Atticus and Dill
Explain the concept of FORESHADOWING and suggest examples of it in Chapter 1.
IN CLASS: We read chapter 1 of Mockingbird
HOMEWORK: READ CH. 2
LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to
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