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First Six Weeks
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Week One: August 22-August 26
| Tuesday |
Stnd: Introduction to To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAM)
TAG: Begin annotations in TKAM, Maycomb Maps (mood, character, conflict, description). More information to come.
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| Wednesday |
ALL: Discuss Poem Assignment. This will be your first grade.
Stnd: Continue Introduction to TKAM
TAG: Continue maps/annotations
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| Thursday |
Stnd: Begin Archetypes. Archetype Self Test
TAG: TKAM Maps
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Week Two: August 29-September 2
Monday
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TAG: Maycomb Map Work: remember, you need page numbers, quotes,
characters, location etc.
Stnd: Archetype Notes
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| Tuesday |
All: Discuss Reading Groups. Bring your summer reading book tomorrow. I will
tell you where to go.
TAG: Archetype Self Test and Hero Chart Homework: (1)Print the archetype notes (see Monday for attachment). Print so there are multiple pages (6 or 9) on each sheet. (2) Bring TKAM Thursday
Stnd: Finish Archetype Notes (see Monday for attachment).
Write a story in groups. Use at least six archetypes. This is in class,
I'll give another opportunity to finish.
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| Wednesday |
All: Summer Reading Discussion Groups
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| Thursday |
(edited 8/31)
Stnd: Brainstorm the qualities of the characters from your
summer reading. We'll look at archetypes, and internal/external
conflict. Defined: Internal and External conflict characteristics.
(Edited 9/1)TAG: possible quiz (hint, hint). Discussion of theme
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| Friday |
All: Free Reading Friday. BRING A BOOK
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Week Three: September 6-September 9
| Tuesday |
(Edited 9/6)
Stnd: Begin reading TKAM as a class. I'll demonstrate
annotations (we did most of chapter 1). Homework: finish annotating
chapter 1 for Friday.
Example (the rest are in the file in my room, sorry it's upside down!): Page One TKAM
TAG: Begin annotating TKAM as a class. Homework: finish
annotating chapters 1-2. You can do this with your partner. It will be
checked Friday. On Thursday, I'll check your journals for themes and
evidence.
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| Wednesday |
Summer Book Groups: Archetypes. Bring your book and your journal.
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| Thursday |
ALL: Computer Lab: writing assignment.
Stnd: Character Summer reading (either archetypes or internal/external characteristics and conflicts)
Tag: Theme essay: TKAM. I'm also checking Theme brainstorming in your journals.
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| Friday |
ALL: Free Reading Friday. This is the first week I'll be checking that you read an hour in
in the past week. If you haven't, you will have to make it up by Monday. The hour
you make up will not count as your hour for next week. Meaning: you'll have two.
(edited 9/6): I'll check TKAM annotations today.
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Week Four: September 12-16
| Monday |
Stnd: Review annotations for chapter 2 (due today). Begin reading and annotating chapters 3-4 (due Thursday)
TAG: Define and discuss: Situational Irony, Dramatic Irony, Theme, Idiom. Annotate chapters 3-4 (to use tomorrow).
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| Tuesday |
Stnd: Discuss Character (review internal/external characteristics and conflict and direct and indirect characterization. Create Chart. Read TKAM.
TAG: Read/Respond to an article on the Scottsboro Trial.
Discuss tomorrow's assignment (find another court case or event that links to TKAM).
Work on TKAM maps. Remember: Quotes for: locations, mood, character, events, conflicts etc.
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| Wednesday |
All: Last Book Discussion
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Thursday
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All: Computer Lab.
Stnd: Essay question on chapters 1-4. When finished: read TKAM.
TAG: Research/Response.
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Friday
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Free Reading and Picture Day
Stnd: Chapter 5 Due Monday.
TAG: Due Monday: annotate through chapter 10 in TKAM. Due Thursday: at the end of class...research assignment. We will have computers on Thursday.
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Week Five: September 19-23
| Monday |
Stnd: TKAM Reading.
TAG: Go through annotations. Work on Maps. You have until Wednesday to make changes to
your theme essays.
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| Tuesday |
Stnd: TKAM Reading.
TAG: Work on Maps. Reminder: revisions are due tomorrow. Track Changes! Turn in both copies for credit.
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Wednesday
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ACT Testing
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Thursday
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updated 9/22
TAG: Work on research project. We will have computers today.
Due Tuesday (extended deadline): TKAM
Research/Connections project. (Assignment link on 9/16). Reminder: if
you choose to show your connections in a way other than an essay be sure
to "ok" it with me. Make sure you have a small write-up to explain your
presentation. Use the search tools I gave
you! Sweetsearch.com, the LOC, and the personalized Google search engine
are great resources. Annotate on Diigo.
Stnd: Annotations for chapters 1-8 (end of 8) are due
today. Begin adding new events/people to your list (began 9/13). Add
page numbers. Check that you have more than just highlighting in your
TKAM books.
Due Monday: Read and annotate through to the end of
chapter 10. Finish List (through to the end of chapter 10). Possible
quiz Monday.
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Friday
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All: Free Reading Friday. I will check for your hour of reading
Stnd: I will have a computer set up so you can print your TKAM essays from last week.
TAG: You can work on your research OR read today.
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Week Six: 9/26-9/30
| Monday |
Stnd:
Possible POP Quiz on Chapters 1-10 (to the END of 10). I will check
your chart (we started it on 9/13, and added to it 9/22). Remember-you
need page numbers so you can go back and forth between your list and
your book).
TAG: Finish Research (possibly...this will be decided
Friday, 9/23). We may also have a few presentations today-depending on
product. Extension until
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| Tuesday |
Stnd:
Discuss Character (character dolls--you and someone from TKAM). Begin
Situational Archetypes (possibly). 6th period: possibility to make up
quiz from yesterday.
TAG: Mr. Bohac will be in to talk to us today.
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| Wednesday |
Stnd: Read TKAM, continue character or archetypes from yesterday.
6th: character.Continued from Tuesday-Go over MLA format,
create two character booklets. One for you and one for a TKAM character.
TKAM: five qualities inside, five outside. Six quotes.
example: "Aunt Alexandra was a back-porch
listener. The moment she was out of sight Francis came out head up and
grinning" (Lee 95).
TAG: Presentations.
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| Thursday |
Stnd:Read
TKAM, continue from yesterday/Tuesday. Went through journals to make
sure everyone was up-to-date. I've attached the lists for each class.
Remember, your pages don't need to match mine..they just need to match
up with the content in YOUR journal! Table of Contents (1st,2nd,3rd,6th)
TAG: Presentations.
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| Friday |
All: Free Reading. I will check for your hour of reading.
Stnd: Homework: Read and annotate Chapters 11 and 12. Answer questions (use full thoughts PLUS quotes in MLA format).
***there are two pages of questions:***They are the exact same. I saved it this way so I can print it out on half pages***
example of MLA FORMAT: "Aunt Alexandra was a back-porch listener. The moment she was
out of sight Francis came out head up and grinning" (Lee 95).
TAG: Finish Presentations-Read. |
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