Learning Targets: By the end of class you should be able to explain the key points in Ch. 22-27

WHEN WORKING ON VOCAB WARMUP: HAVE HANDOUT FROM YESTERDAY OUT SO I CAN DO A QUICK VISUAL CHECK

VOCAB WARMUP: SLIDES 34-36

IN CLASS: Watching film “Just Mercy”

LEARNING TARGETS: You should be able to draw parallels between the film and To Kill a Mockingbird

VOCAB WARMUPS

TUESDAY: Slides 25-27

WEDNESDAY: Slides 28-30

THURSDAY SLIDES 31-33

VOCAB WARMUP: SLIDES 2-4

LEARNING TARGETS: by the end of class you should be able to explain

A) what lesson Harper Lee is trying to get across when the kids meet Dolphus Raymond in Ch. 20

B) why Harper Lee has the trial end the way it does.

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class, you should be able to put together a theory of what really happened at the Ewells–the incident at the heart of the Trial.

In class: We read Ch. 19

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to explain what’s going on in Ch. 15

VOCAB 5

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

A) figure out how the story of Mrs. DuBose in Ch. 11 fits with the quote from Ch. 3 about understanding people by seeing the world through their eyes.

B) Understand the symbolism of Mrs. Dubose’s Camillia flowers

UPCOMING QUIZZES: VOCAB 4: TUESDAY; TKAM Part 1 (10 MC + 1 C.E.R.): TUESDAY

READING SCHEDULE

Ch. 11: IN CLASS FRIDAY

CH. 12-14 by WEDNESDAY

CH. 15: In class WEDNESDAY

CH. 16-18 by FRIDAY 12/1

CH. 19: In class Friday 12/1

CHAPTERS 20-21 By Start of Class Monday 12/4

IN CLASS TODAY: UPDATE YOUR PRESENTATIONS THROUGH CHAPTER 10

Add chapter summaries and paste in and answer the questions from the reading guide for each chapter. (REMEMBER: you can access the reading guide under the TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD TAB above.

WE will read Ch. 11 in class tomorrow. We’ll worry about the quizzes (vocab 4 and part 1 of the book after the break–both will be Tuesday).

LEARNING TARGET: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

1. Assess how the events of ch. 7 and 8 impact readers’ perceptions of BOO RADLEY
2. Explain what racial politics were like in the south at the time of the book and why Atticus’ decision to take Tom Robinson’s case is controversial in Maycomb

As a result of today’s class you should be able to

SUMMARIZE CH. 5 and 6 of TKAM

Answer the following questions

CH. 5 QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION:  

1. Who is Miss Maudie? Describe her. Is she typical of Maycomb women? Why or why not? What do the children think of her?
2. What does Miss Maudie say about Boo? How does this compare to what Scout already thinks of him?
3. Why do you think that Dill makes up so many lies? 
4. What reason does Atticus give for asking the kids to leave Boo alone? Is he right? Why or why not?

CHAPTER 6: QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

1. Why does Scout disapprove of Jem and Dill looking into Boo’s window?
2. What does Nathan Radley really know about the intruders in his garden? Who receives the blame?
3. How does this chapter help us have more sympathy for Boo?

CH. 5/6 BIG QUESTION

DEEPER DISCUSSION

BASED SOLELY ON WHAT WE HAVE READ THROUGH CH. 5 and 6

What do you think is the REAL story behind Boo Radley?  What in the text makes you feel this way?

As a result of today’s class you should be able to explain the key questions from Chapters 1-4 of To Kill a Mockingbird as well as summarize the plot of those chapters.

In class, we worked from the presentation shared at Classroom.