Emotion & identity Unit 2 Day 8

Daily agenda Bell Ringer: Pronoun Usage Vocab Spotlight: Review Writing Lesson: MLA Work Cited Pages Reading Lesson: Mind Mapping Universal Topics in TKAM

Unusual and comical is the kinds of stories that her and me like best. Bell Ringer 5 Minutes Instructions: Make corrections to the following sentence. Unusual and comical is the kinds of stories that her and me like best.

MLA Citations: What should your works cited page look like? Work Cited Anderson, Peggy King. “The Long March.” Highlights for Children. Oct. 2002: 40-41. SIRS Discoverer. The Cherokee Removal: A Brief History with Documents. New York: Bedford Books, 1995. Fixico, Donald L. “Trail of Tears.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2004 ed. Removal. Dir. Jack Leustig. 500 Nations Productions, 1994.

READING LESSON: MIND MAPPING TOPICS 25 MINUTES You will create a mind map of the universal topics in To Kill a Mockingbird. From this, you will begin to trace the development of themes in the novel. Follow the directions below. You may listen to music while you work. Obtain one 11X14 piece of white paper and a selection of markers/pencils. Label the center of your paper “Universal Topics in TKAM”. Create the following 5 branches and note that some have sub-categories: Prejudice: gender, racial, social class; Courage; Gender Roles; Education; Perspective (You may add others of your own choosing). Include specific evidence from the book to support each universal topic (give chap/page#) 5. Remember that a good mind map contains curved, colorful lines and pictures. Need to see a mind map? Look on the Resources page of the website.

15 MINUTES Developing Theme Remember, a theme is the message that an author is sending to the reader. Authors weave universal topics into their stories and turn them into themes. Honors: Select three universal topics from your map, and based on the evidence gathered, write three theme statements that you believe Harper Lee wants the reader to understand. Academic: Select one universal topic from your map, and based on the evidence gathered, write one theme statement that you believe Harper Lee wants the reader to understand.

Begin Reading! 15 MINUTES For homework, you will read chapters 14, 15, & 16 and answer the following questions: Chapter 14: Why has Aunt Alexandra come to live with the Finches? Chapter 15: Why are the men gathered at the jail dressed as if it is cold outside? Why do they leave? Chapter 16: What is the primary conflict in this book? Find a passage that explains the conflict and record the quote.

Clean-up & Announcements 5 minutes Clean-up your work area: Dispose of garbage Pack-up your belongings Homework: Read Chapters 15-16 and answer the questions on the previous slide. Make sure that you keep up with your reading guide questions too. Vocab quiz tomorrow!