Monday 8/31
Tuesday 9/1
Every day the collective experience of the world is the sum of the choices each of us makes individually. Explain what you think this means and if you agree / disagree. Why/why not?
Wednesday 9/2
Before:
What values are important to you?
Who would you consider to be a good role model?
What type of life am I living, it is the one I want to live?
What am I going to change about me? Etc…
the 11th Grade essential question
-How do I inhabit and embrace the global community? Answer this question with 2 specific examples.
During:
Latin mantra (from Life of Pi): “Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum”(No Greatness without Goodness) . What do you think this phrase means?
How does it apply to your life?
No senior year without junior year.
No adulthood without responsibilities
No college without high school
Etc…
Students will be given time to design a personal mantra.
After:
How does this original Latin phrase apply to the novel? Discuss in triads.
Thursday 9/3
- Historical context: Historical context reflects the time in which something takes place or was created and how that influences how you interpret it. In other words, it is the events that took place around something through which you understand that thing.
Ex: Think of something in your life that you once treasured (such as a toy, clothes, a game, etc.) but now you’ve gotten rid of. Think about how when you were younger it was SO important to you. Now think about that thing in your life today. It doesn’t seem so important now, because you are in a new time, a new historical context with different values and priorities than when you first got that treasure. Similarly, art that was once interpreted in one way later in time can be interpreted differently.
- Have you ever heard a song from a favorite band , yet could not understand what, specifically, the band was writing about? Discuss some examples and how an understanding of the historical context within which an author writes can frame the text and contain information essential to its meaning.
HANDOUT – FREEWORLD
LISTEN TO SONG:
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD INTRO:
A TIME TO KILL (FILM) CLOSING ARGUMENT:
- In your writer’s notebook, respond to the film clip. What is going on? How does it make you feel? What are the lawyer’s tactics? What themes are presented here? Based on the clip, describe the jury, the time period, the culture, the atmosphere in the courtroom.
Friday 9/4 – Summer Reading Assessment
Tuesday 9/8 – Pre-assessment
Wednesday 9/9
Scottsboro Boys Trial video:
Respond in writer’s notebook. How does this trial / treatment make you feel? How effective was the video?
Thursday 9/10 ———-KWL for Harlem Renaissance
Friday 9/11 – Let us remember.
-Bellwork: written response to 9/11 and video
Monday 9/14
So much of what we say concerns people who are not there to participate in the conversation. And so much of that, perhaps subtly, judges, criticizes, condemns, maligns or generally puts down the person spoken about. We know this as harmful gossip or talking behind someone’s back. Sounds ugly, and it is. Yet we engage in this behavior all too often. WHY? What are the causes and effects of gossip? What should we do when somebody begins to gossip?
Tuesday 9/15
- What kinds of pressures would young people face growing up in a town like Maycomb?
- What current issues set neighbor against neighbor?
Monday 9/21
- What careers do you want to pursue? What areas in college do you wish to major in? Who is paying for your college tuition? (15 – 40 thousand dollars per year!) Have you discussed this with your parents yet? Do you wish to study in an inner city setting? Country setting? In a warm climate? Do you wish to have to get on a plane to go to college or would you rather go somewhere closer to home? VISIT: http://www.collegedata.com
FRIDAY 9/25
- What is CLASS? What does it mean to have class? Provide an example of someone acting as though they have class. Can class be learned? Why or why not?
TUESDAY 9/29
What makes something a “Human Right’s Issue?” Where have you seen human right’s issues violated? (large schale, small scale, individually, collectively, historically). Why were they violated.
Wednesday 9/30
- What is courage? Is it difficult to persuade someone to be just and courageous? Provide an example of courage.
Thursday 10/1
- In what ways do the following function as symbols in TKAM:
- The mad dog
- The treehouse
- Mrs. Dubose’s Camellias
- The gun (used to kill Tim Johnson)
- The cemented hole in the tree
- Atticus’ pocket watch
Friday
