ODY: Part One Review Powerpoint

Don't act like it's not amazing.


Link to Powerpoint file (.pptx.)


Test on Monday

• Characters
• Adventures
• Lit terms
• Qualities of Epic/Epic hero
• Lessons

Q3: Every End is a New Beginning

Today, student were given a new seating arrangement for the third quarter. I will help you find your seat if you didn't get it assigned in class.

Then students had the opportunity to revisit DEA Test A. We took this early last semester. I distributed the Individual Student Reports (you may have already had this mailed to your house by the district) which contained, at the bottom, students' answers to test questions. I also gave everyone a Test Correction grid, and instructed classes to take another look at questions they had previously missed.

During the last 10 minutes of class, I presented the best approaches to finding the correct answer to the questions that were MOST FREQUENTLY MISSED: Questions 6, 13, 16, and 18, were the most problematic. Between 1/6-1/3 of each class answered these correctly.

Note: If you don't have your DEA Individual Student Report, that's OK, I can print one for you in class.

Note: If you weren't in today's class, and missed the opportunity to re-examine wrong answers, that's OK too -- tomorrow we're taking another look at DEA Test B.


HW: Make sure to bring your Individual Student Report to class tomorrow. I will have a new Answer Correction sheet to distribute.

7th pd: Exams have been posted

7th Period:  Your exams have been posted.  You may now check your grades on Gradespeed.

Exam Review

Small Study guide available here:

You Can't Spell "Readjust" Without READ

Classes were warned today of an adjusted TKAM-reading schedule to compensate for the snow day yesterday.

In class, two volunteers re-enacted the striking revelation that Atticus makes during his examination of Heck Tate and Bob Ewell during the trial proceedings:

• Mayella (the victim) was bruised mostly on the right side of her face.
• Which means an attacker likely lead his attack with his left hand.
• Bob Ewell demonstrates his literacy by writing his name with his left hand.

This is what you should have heard in your head when you read this.

It's what Jem heard.

Then, we read most of Ch. 18, which focused on Mayella Ewell's testimony.

• Harsh, defensive, emotional, and confrontational are all words that come to mind regarding her time on the witness stand.

Students took home a document that asked them to analyze the different animals Harper Lee uses to describe some of the characters in the trial:

• TKAM Animal Comparison Sheet

And now, here are some handy hints:

Judge Taylor (undisturbed)

Judge Taylor (disturbed)

Bob Ewell

Mayella Ewell

All of the character/animal comparisons will be found in ch. 16-18.

HW:

• Finish Ch. 18, and read through 23
• Complete the Animal Comparisons handout.

IKWCBS Retake Info

• Complete this recovery work to retake the quiz on Ch. 16-20
• Complete this recovery work to retake the quiz on Ch. 21-25
• Complete this recovery work to retake the quiz on Ch. 26-30
• Complete this recovery work to retake the quiz on Ch. 31-36

Completed recovery work is due before 5PM, Friday, 12/13.

I will schedule a time to take a retake version of the quiz when you present your recovery work, and I give you the yellow Re-take Ticket.

Focus: Minor Characters

Today class was devoted to better understanding the often-taken-for-granted minor characters in TKAM.

After a brief refresher of the chapters, students received the following guide to work on, alone or in groups, in class:

• Minor Keys: Characterization in TKAM
• We did Mrs. Dubose together as an example in class.
• What's that you say? That's too much work for classwork? Aw, poor baby!
• Pipe down, whiner. I've also gone ahead and done this assignment. Here is a collection of my responses to these minor characters. It's probably nicer than you deserve, but it's the holiday season.

HW:

• Read TKAM Ch. 15-17
• Finish the Minor Keys packet. Or just download my .pptx above. Whatever works for you.