Quarter Overview

  2nd Quarter – Novel

Readings: To Kill A Mockingbird, Novel (student choice)

Topics: Elements of a story, Characterization, Theme, Mood, Tone, Foreshadowing, Flashback, subject-verb agreement, punctuation, capitalization,vocabulary

Strategies: Reciprocal Reading, Fishbowl, MEAL, Rainbow Writing, Frayer Models, word analysis, QAR

Assessments: Characterization essay (~1000 words), vocabulary tests (6-10), tests and quizzes on reading selections and map of setting, character maps, character recipe/chemical analysis.

TKAM Reading Journal

To Kill A Mockingbird Resources

TKAM Wikipedia Page

Upcoming Assignments

Maycomb Map (to be completed in class)
A - 10 November
B - 9 November

Vocabulary 6 Word Poster
A - 10 November
B - 9 November

Vocabulary Test 6 (and semantic maps)
A - 15 November
B - 16 November

Vocabulary 7 Word Poster
A - 23 November
B - 22 November

Vocabulary Test 7 (and semantic maps)
A - 30 November
B - 29 November

Vocabulary Test 8  (and semantic maps)
A - 10 December
B - 9 December