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Expository Essays

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Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to research, write and perform an original expository essay that informs or explains some idea, task, or problem of the student’s choice.      Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal: 4 – The student can write and perform an original expository speech that both informs/explains and persuades some idea or problem of that the student is interested in.   The writing and performance are both exemplarily effective.   3 – The student is able to write an original expository speech that informs or explains something that the student is interested in. 2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student is able to write an original expository speech that informs or explains something that the student is interested in. 1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to write an original expository speech that informs or explains something that the student is interested in. Stud...
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Monday/Tuesday

Today we need to do a couple of things: 1) Review Literary Terms that you should have learned this year; 2) Discuss the structure of the novel and apply themes with specific examples to the structure.  I will break you up in groups to do this.  This will help prepare you for your projects that you will work on tomorrow and this weekend.  3) Read the last chapter of the book.  PART I - "Making Boo Radley Come Out" PART II - "The Court Case" PART II - "The Aftermath" What do I mean by specific examples. Boo Radley used the knothole of tree as a way to communicate with Scout and Jem.  In it he left two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good luck pennies, chewing gum, and a spelling bee medal.  You should think about how a central theme or themes work in the structure above.  Note we are working with the following Standards in this book: 9.2 - "Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its deve...
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Friday

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Make sure you do the following on Friday: 1) Read Chapter 27 2) Work on reading your lines for the courtroom scene 3) Finish Reading Logs through chapter 20. On Monday you will be performing the Courtroom Scene for Dr. Coughran!! Do well!
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May!!

Read chapters 25-26 today and work on your blogs.  Remember you need to be through chapter 20 on your reading logs by the end of Friday! Tomorrow we will return to the play, so please stay updated on your reading. 
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Reading Schedule

4/29 Read chapter 23   4/30 Read chapter 24   5/1 Read chapters 25-26   5/2 Quiz or get caught up on Reading Log 5/3 - chapter 27 5/6 - chapter 28 5/7 - chapter 29 5/8 - chapters 30-31 5/9 - 5/10 Projects, Review This week we are going to continue reading, read and act out the court case, and write reading logs through chapter 20. 
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Review Guide for Quiz and this week

This week: Monday: Look at study guide for the quiz; Read chapter 17 Tuesday: QUIZ; work on reading logs (finish logs up to chapter 14) Wednesday: Read chapters 18 (work on reading logs) Thursday: Read chapter 19-20  Friday: Read chapter 21-22 1) Make sure you know the following themes and can give specific descriptions of scenes or events that fit these themes:  The Meaning of Duty; Prejudice and how it works; The meaning of courage. 2) Make sure you know the setting. 3) Make sure you know the following characters: Atticus Scout Jem Walter Cunningham Francis Dill Calpurnia Burris Ewell Miss Caroline Miss Maudie Miss Stephanie Crawford Boo Aunt Alexandra Mrs. Dubose Mr. Avery 4) Know the meaning of the following symbols The Knot Hole Mockingbirds The Mad Dog 5) Be able to list some lessons that Scout learns 6) Discuss the meaning of the main characters names 7) Be able to discuss the meaning of important quotes found in the text UPDATE...
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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

4/15 - chapter 11 4/16 - NOTHING 4/17 - chapters 12-13 4/18 - chapters 14-15 4/19 - chapter 16 (Vocabulary Quiz) 4/22 - chapter 17 4/23 - chapter 18 (Quiz over Part I) 4/24 - chapters 19-20 4/25 - chapters 21-22 4/26 - chapter 23 4/29- chapter 24 4/30- chapters 25-26 5/1 Review 5/2 Quiz 5/3 - chapter 27 5/6 - chapter 28 5/7 - chapter 29 5/8 - chapters 30-31 5/9 - 5/10 Projects, Review
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