RECAPITULATE November 28, 2011

This quote pretty much recapitulates one of  the novel’s main themes.  Of course, we understand that the mockingbird is symbolic for those characters who share its traits.

This week:

• Monday–
• Word of the Week
• Finish TKAM movie
• New Seats
• Vocabulary–Work on & Study
• HW:
• L. 6 ex. A,B,C due tomorrow
• L. 6 test on Block Day
• Reading Logs due Wednesday
• Tuesday–
• Check & Correct ex. A,B,C
• Benchmark–Punctuation
• Essay Graphic Organizer–Characters compared to a Mockingbird
• HW:
• Reading Logs & Bathroom Tickets due tomorrow!
• Study for Vocab & Spelling Test
• Wednesday–
• Collect Reading Logs & Bathroom Tickets
• Get new Reading Logs & Bathroom Tickets
• Finish Graphic Organizer
• Write Topic Sentences
• HW:
• Study Lesson 6 & previous lessons
• Bring SSR book
• Thursday/Friday–
• Lesson 6 Spelling & Vocab Test
• SSR time
• Draft 3 Body Paragraphs for TKAM essay
• HW:
• OPTIONAL:  Finish writing 3 body paragraphs if not finished in class
• Lesson 7 flashcards
• SSR time!

We will continue to draft essays in class on Monday.

VERBOSE November 21, 2011

Verbose seagull = lonely seagull.

This week:

• Monday–
• Word of the Week
• Check Lesson 6 flashcards
• Collect Storyboards
• Continue watching TKAM the movie
• HW
• Read
• Tuesday–
• Finish watching TKAM
• Discuss
• HW:
• READ!!!
• READING LOGS DUE 11/30
• Lesson 6 ex A,B,C due 11/29
• Lesson 6 test: 12/1 & 2

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

PUGILIST November 14, 2011

Two of the first intelligent pugilists.

This week:

• Monday–
• Word of the Week
• Storyboards–directions
• “How to Kill a Mockingbird”–video
• Papers back/Organize
• Independent time
• HW:
• Study for TKAM test: plot, theme, conflicts, characterization, quote identification, elements of fiction, Harper Lee
• BRING SSR BOOK
• Lesson 5 ex. A, B, C due tomorrow
• Storyboards due Monday
• Lesson 5 test on block day
• Tuesday–
• Check ex. A,B,C
• TKAM test
• SSR time
• HW:
• Study Lesson 5 spelling & vocab
• Storyboard due Monday
• Read and make sure you are filling out your Reading Log
• Wednesday–
• Notes:  The Mockingbird  [click here for notes]
• Characters symbolized as a Mockingbird
• HW:
• Study Lesson 5
• Bring SSR book
• Storyboard due Monday
• Thursday/Friday (minimum days)–
• Lesson 5 Spelling & Vocab Test
• SSR time
• Begin movie To Kill a Mockingbird
• HW:
• Storyboard due Monday
• Lesson 6 cards due Monday

PHILTRUM November 7, 2011

Right before his speech in front of the entire school, Jesse’s philtrum pooled in sweat. He didn’t have time to wipe it away before approaching the stage and every spoken consonant came with a spray of nerves.

This week:

• Monday–
• Words of the Week
• Check L. 5 flashcards
• Collect Atticus’s Closing Arguments paragraphs
• Check, Discuss, & Collect ch. 19-22 study guide
• Begin Reading ch. 23
• HW:
• Read TKAM ch. 23-24 (quiz tomorrow–surprise!)
• Tuesday–
• Quiz on chs. 23 & 24
• Read & Discuss ch. 25 & start ch. 26
• HW:
• Finish reading TKAM ch. 26
• Wednesday–
• Read & Discuss ch. 27-28
• HW:
• SSR time
• Thursday (not a block day)–
• Read & Discuss ch. 29-31
• HW:
• TKAM test Tuesday
• plot
• characters
• quotes
• conflict
• elements of fiction
• literary devices
• Harper Lee
• Lesson 5 ex. A,B,C due Tuesday
• SSR time