Friday, May 1, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Extra Credit - Soap Carvings of Scout and Jem, Color Drawing of Boo Radley
3. Kahoot - Character and Plot of To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Test - Part 1 - To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Vocabulary Study - To Kill a Mockingbird
Homework: Complete TKAM Vocabulary Study.
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Extra Credit - Soap Carvings of Scout and Jem, Color Drawing of Boo Radley
3. Kahoot - Character and Plot of To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Test - Part 1 - To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Vocabulary Study - To Kill a Mockingbird
Homework: Complete TKAM Vocabulary Study.
test_on_part_1_tkam.docx | |
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Library - 20 minute Posttest on Library Media Center
3. Vocabulary Walkabout on Vocabulary Study from Part 1 of TKAM
4. Vocabulary Study on Suffixes as they help determine parts of speech and meanings
5. Figurative Language Study - simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
Homework: Complete Figurative Language study.
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Library - 20 minute Posttest on Library Media Center
3. Vocabulary Walkabout on Vocabulary Study from Part 1 of TKAM
4. Vocabulary Study on Suffixes as they help determine parts of speech and meanings
5. Figurative Language Study - simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
Homework: Complete Figurative Language study.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. TKAM Vocabulary on Quizlet - Landstown Clay TKAM Vocabulary Part 1
3. Return and review graded quizzes on Misplaced Modifiers
4. Figurative Language Study - Check homework completion, Identify examples from novel and analyze meanings
5. Return and review tests on Part 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird - Retakes?
6. Begin Chapter 12 - What does this chapter tell us about Calpurnia and the black community of Maycomb, Alabama? (Lula, Reverend Sykes, Zeebo)
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 12. Answer study guide questions.
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. TKAM Vocabulary on Quizlet - Landstown Clay TKAM Vocabulary Part 1
3. Return and review graded quizzes on Misplaced Modifiers
4. Figurative Language Study - Check homework completion, Identify examples from novel and analyze meanings
5. Return and review tests on Part 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird - Retakes?
6. Begin Chapter 12 - What does this chapter tell us about Calpurnia and the black community of Maycomb, Alabama? (Lula, Reverend Sykes, Zeebo)
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 12. Answer study guide questions.
Monday, May 11, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Calendar
2. TKAM Tests - Collect test corrections, check parent signatures, create list for retakes
3. TKAM Chapter 12 - Reading Check for Chapter 12
4. Writing Prompt - Through the characters in Chapter 12, how does Harper Lee describe the black community of Maycomb in the 1930's? Write a multi-paragraph essay that includes details about Calpurnia, Reverend Sykes, Tom and Helen Robinson, Lula, and Zeebo to prove your point. Use your novel to find specific phrases or lines as support and include at least 2 internal citations in your essay. (Author's Last Name page number) = (Lee 162)
5. Read summaries of Chapters 13 - 14 of TKAM and answer 3 response questions.
Homework: Read summaries of Chapters 13-14 of TKAM and answer 3 response questions.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Calendar
2. TKAM Tests - Collect test corrections, check parent signatures, create list for retakes
3. TKAM Chapter 12 - Reading Check for Chapter 12
4. Writing Prompt - Through the characters in Chapter 12, how does Harper Lee describe the black community of Maycomb in the 1930's? Write a multi-paragraph essay that includes details about Calpurnia, Reverend Sykes, Tom and Helen Robinson, Lula, and Zeebo to prove your point. Use your novel to find specific phrases or lines as support and include at least 2 internal citations in your essay. (Author's Last Name page number) = (Lee 162)
5. Read summaries of Chapters 13 - 14 of TKAM and answer 3 response questions.
Homework: Read summaries of Chapters 13-14 of TKAM and answer 3 response questions.
tkam_study_guide_chapters_12_multiple_choice.docx | |
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tkam_summary_chapters_13-14.docx | |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Calendar, SRI Scores
2. Reminder for Test Retakes, Collect Writing Prompts
3. TKAM Chapters 13-14 - Check and review homework responses.
4. Writing - Text to Self Connections
5. TKAM Chapter 15 - Read Chapter 15 aloud with a focus on tracking the plot pattern of this chapter. Answer study guide questions for homework.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 15 and complete study guide.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Calendar, SRI Scores
2. Reminder for Test Retakes, Collect Writing Prompts
3. TKAM Chapters 13-14 - Check and review homework responses.
4. Writing - Text to Self Connections
5. TKAM Chapter 15 - Read Chapter 15 aloud with a focus on tracking the plot pattern of this chapter. Answer study guide questions for homework.
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 15 and complete study guide.
test_on_part_1_tkam_retake.docx | |
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tkam_summary_chapters_13-14.docx | |
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summary_of_chapter_15_tkam_&_study_guide.docx | |
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Friday, May 15, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, Journalism Survey
2. TKAM Quotations - Small Group Task and Presentation - Students will study significant quotations from Chapters 12 - 15 and answer analysis questions. Each group will present their answers to the class.
3. TKAM Chapters 15 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 16 - Students will read the summary, answering embedded questions along the way.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 16 and complete study guide.
1. Attendance, Announcements, Journalism Survey
2. TKAM Quotations - Small Group Task and Presentation - Students will study significant quotations from Chapters 12 - 15 and answer analysis questions. Each group will present their answers to the class.
3. TKAM Chapters 15 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 16 - Students will read the summary, answering embedded questions along the way.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 16 and complete study guide.
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chapter_13-16_quotations_tkam.docx | |
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summary_of_chapter_16_tkam.docx | |
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tkam_study_guide_chapters_17_-_21.docx | |
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tokillamockingbirdtrialevidenceorganizer.doc | |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, Teacher Superlatives
2. Grammar Review - Plurals vs. Possessives, Grammar Bytes #2
3. TKAM Chapter 16 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 17 - Students will read Chapter 17, which includes the detailed description of Heck Tate's and Bob Ewell's testimony in the Tom Robinson trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Complete Grammar Bytes Apostrophe handout #11-20. Finish reading and notes for Chapter 17 of TKAM.
1. Attendance, Announcements, Teacher Superlatives
2. Grammar Review - Plurals vs. Possessives, Grammar Bytes #2
3. TKAM Chapter 16 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 17 - Students will read Chapter 17, which includes the detailed description of Heck Tate's and Bob Ewell's testimony in the Tom Robinson trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Complete Grammar Bytes Apostrophe handout #11-20. Finish reading and notes for Chapter 17 of TKAM.
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tokillamockingbirdtrialevidenceorganizer.doc | |
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tkam_trial_organizer.doc | |
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Grammar Review - Plurals vs. Possessives, Grammar Bytes #2 (11-20)
Interactive Exercise on Grammar Bytes #1 (with partners)
3. TKAM Chapter 17 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 18 - Students will read Chapter 18, which includes the detailed description of Mayella Ewell's and Tom Robinson's testimony in the Tom Robinson trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: none
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Grammar Review - Plurals vs. Possessives, Grammar Bytes #2 (11-20)
Interactive Exercise on Grammar Bytes #1 (with partners)
3. TKAM Chapter 17 - Check and review homework responses.
4. TKAM Chapter 18 - Students will read Chapter 18, which includes the detailed description of Mayella Ewell's and Tom Robinson's testimony in the Tom Robinson trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: none
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Schedule Begins tomorrow
2. Grammar Review - Review Plurals, Possessives, Contractions on PowerPoint
3. Grammar Quiz - Using apostrophes correctly in plurals, possessives, and contractions
4. TKAM Chapter 19 -20 - Students will read Chapters 19-20, which includes the detailed description of Tom Robinson's testimony in his trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Complete trial organizer. Study for quiz on Thursday on Chapters 13 - 20.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Schedule Begins tomorrow
2. Grammar Review - Review Plurals, Possessives, Contractions on PowerPoint
3. Grammar Quiz - Using apostrophes correctly in plurals, possessives, and contractions
4. TKAM Chapter 19 -20 - Students will read Chapters 19-20, which includes the detailed description of Tom Robinson's testimony in his trial. Students will track the questions asked, the responses given, and the conclusions made.
5. Writing - Text to Self Connections
Homework: Complete trial organizer. Study for quiz on Thursday on Chapters 13 - 20.
Click here for Examples of Real Mistakes Using Apostrophes - http://www.slideshare.net/gibb0/apostrophe-errors?utm_source=slideshow02&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=share_slideshow_loggedout
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tkam_trial_organizer_implications.doc | |
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Thursday, May 28, 2015 Adjusted Schedule
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Schedule Continues
2. Reactions to Novel - Open Discussion
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 20
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 20. Be ready for open notes quiz on Chapters 13-20.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Schedule Continues
2. Reactions to Novel - Open Discussion
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 20
Homework: Finish reading Chapter 20. Be ready for open notes quiz on Chapters 13-20.