WEDNESDAY

Today we need to read chapter 19, but before we do I'd like to review Unit Goals and Objectives in relation to this section on the courtroom case.

Unit Learning goal:

Students will demonstrate an understand of one the main concept of the novel by producing 
a final project (PowerPoint, Film, Presentation) that incorporates a 1-page essay that explains 
how a main concept works in the novel and using specific examples to backs up the students ideas.

Main Concepts:

Does the American law guarantee justice for all?
How does personal experience contribute to prejudice? How can a person combat prejudice?
How do our preconceptions influence our sense of justice?
Can a hero have both good and bad qualities?

 

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Explain how the following themes work in the novel: The meaning of duty; How prejudice works in society; The meaning of courage; Appearance vs. Reality.

  2. Discuss the meaning of the following symbol: mockingbirds, the knot-hole, the mad dog, others with discuss in class.

  3. Keep a reading journal – which includes character development, allusions, symbols, questions about the meaning of justice or how prejudice works

  4. Discuss how the times influences the novel.

  5. Outline the plot and discuss the various structures of the novel.

  6. Discuss how Scout grows during the novel and why the novel can be considered a Bildungsroman.

  7. Keep a detailed list of characters recording important details about them as the student reads (starting with chapter 1) 

  8. Explain – why you never really understand a person until you… (Point of View Exercise) 

  9. In a group write testimonies and recreate the courtroom scene from the novel

10) Keep a list of the various types of prejudices that occur in the novel

11) Discuss how setting is important to this novel.

12) Discuss how the Civil War references/allusions work in the overall meaning of the novel.

 


 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxgmzNafwU2rIQXEuDjvB1mofeVulEWYB

 

4/14 chpaters 19

4/15 chapters 20-21

4/16 chapter 22-23

4/19 chapter 24

4/20 chapters 25-26

4/21 review 

4/22 Quiz

4/23 Vocabulary quiz and time to catch up on blogs

4/26 - 4/30 Project: Reacting the courtroom scenes

5/3 chapter 27

5/4 chapter 28

5/5 chapter 29

5/6 chapters 30-31

5/7 Review

5/10-5/14 Test and Projects

5/18 Semester FINAL 

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