Hello everyone,
I hope you have all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! 12th graders, don't forget that your final draft of your essay is due on Friday at 8:00 AM, shared as a Google Doc with msatwill@gmail.com
Monday
Periods 1, 5 and 7
Reading Logs from last week due
Classwork: Read p. 43-53 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Add to Identity Charts for Boo Radley, Scout, Jem, Atticus and Tom Robinson.
Homework: Re-write the scene in front of the jail from the perspective of Atticus, Tom Robinson, or Walter Cunningham. What is this character feeling? How do they react to the children's arrival?
Periods 2 and 6:
Reading Logs from last week due
Classwork: Work on drafting body paragraphs. Use the Integrating Quotations handout to incorporate quotes, and use the Essay Checklist to make sure you include everything you need to get a perfect score.
Homework: Complete your body paragraphs using all six pieces of evidence.
Tuesday
Periods 1, 5 and 7
Classwork: Read p. 53-59 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Add to Identity Chart for Mr. Ewell.
Homework: Write 1/2 page: Why do you think Mr. Ewell didn't take Mayella to the doctor if she had just been raped? What does this show about him as a character? How does this connect to the central idea of dehumanization?
Periods 2 and 6:
Classwork: Work on writing introductions and outlines.
Homework: Complete your introductions and outline. We will be meeting in the computer lab tomorrow and using Google Drive, so if you don't have a gmail account, please create one tonight so you are prepared for tomorrow!
Wednesday
Periods 1, 5 and 7
Classwork: Review the Interim Exam Prompt to prepare for tomorrow's exam. Watch To Kill a Mockingbird from 51:30 (Scene where Scout fights Cecil Jacobs) to 1:07:49 (the end of the scene at the jailhouse).
Homework: Write 1/2 page on one central idea from today’s scenes, and how one writing strategy (Characterization, point of view, setting, etc) develops this central idea to prepare for tomorrow’s exam!
Periods 2 and 6:
Classwork: Meet in the computer lab. Create a Google doc, and share with msatwill@gmail.com so that I can comment, but not edit. Use the Revision Checklist to revise your essay.
Homework: Independent reading, and complete your revision of your essays. Tomorrow’s writer’s workshop is our final one, so come to the computer lab prepared to edit and polish your final draft.
Thursday
Periods 1, 5 and 7
Classwork: Text Analysis Exam on To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Independent Reading, reading logs due tomorrow!
Periods 2 and 6:
Classwork: Meet in computer lab for our final writer's workshop! Use the editing checklist to edit your work and make sure everything is perfect.
Homework: Independent Reading, (Reading Logs due tomorrow) and make any final revisions or edits to your essay. The final draft is due by tomorrow at 8:00 AM, so make sure you make any final changes tonight! Make sure it is a Google Doc shared with msatwill@gmail.com!
Friday
Periods 1, 5 and 7
Reading Logs Due
Classwork: Read p. 59-66 in To Kill a Mockinbird. Identity Charts: Tom Robinson.
Homework: Write ½ page on the central idea of dehumanization in today’s reading. How did it affect the actions and reactions of the characters?
Periods 2 and 6:
Reading Logs Due
Classwork: Read p. 198-199 and p. 202-206 in Malcolm X, and identify shifts in style and tone. What does this reveal about Malcolm' character development?
Homework: Write ½ page: Analyze how style and content contribute to the power or beauty in chapter 12.
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