Block Days: Sophomore Year and TKAM

Block days: Weds 1/16 and Thursday 1/17:

Part One of Class:
Mrs. Reed and/or Mrs. Nichols dedicated about half an hour to registering for Sophomore classes. See them in the Guidance office if you have questions, or need a new Green registration sheet.

Registration Forms

Due Weds 1/23 in Advisory

Part Two of Class:
Beginning TKAM

• First, I returned students' Composition Notebooks. The TKAM .pptx Notes are in Infinite Campus as a HW grade. Yes, you can still do the notes, and get the points.
• Second, everyone got a copy of the TKAM Reading Calendar for Part 1 of the novel
• Thirdly, everyone got a copy of the Annotation Guide (by assignment)

Finally, we began reading the book together in class.

HW:

• Finish reading Ch. 1 of the book
• Complete one full set of annotations for the Chapter
• Do Membean! Session closes Sunday 1/20

Finishing Up Scottsboro

Today, student groups finished up recording their answers on their sheets of big paper.

As a final step in the Scottsboro analysis process, students completed a small Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the events of Scottsboro, and Rosewood, respectively:

During the final part of this activity, students shared their insights.

I collected these sheets of big paper to hold on to until a certain...trial takes place in TKAM. Which we're starting on the upcoming block days.

HW:

• Get TKAM for class
• Do a session of Membean!
• Session ends Sunday 1/20!

TKAM Cover Analysis & Scottsboro Transcript

First thing in class, I collected students' composition notebooks with their notes on the novel's Historical & Social context. This HW was assigned Friday, and is being collected for a 50 pt. HW grade today.

Then, students evaluated 4 different covers that TKAM has been published with:

Cover A:

Cover B:

I love this one. It's so serious.

Cover C:

Cover D:

Students noted several prominent symbols!

Then students took a closer look at the events of Scottsboro, AL, in 1931.

Link to the Scottsboro Transcript

Link to the Transcript Questions

TKAM: History and Background Powerpoint

Link to the Powerpoint from class!

Notes in Comp Notebook due Monday!

Small Groups: History & Background (block)

When we met for block days, this is the material classes interacted with:

Small-Group Rotation: History & Context Articles 1-6
"Era Envelope" Student Handout

ALSO:

A Town Called Rosewood (.pdf packet)
Rosewood Companion Questions

HW:

• Read the Rosewood packet, and complete the question sheet
• Get a copy of TKAM by Monday, 1/14

Beginning TKAM: Info & Anticipation

Please get a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

We will begin reading next week!

Link to TKAM Anticipation Guide

HW:

• Get TKAM by 1/14