TKAM Lessons English 9H Fall 2017

Warm-up 11/14 Describe a time that you were wrongly accused of something. What was the outcome? Length: 6-8 sentences

Agenda Warm-up TKAM intro Reading schedule Chapter 1

Background Notes: To Kill a Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Author: Nelle Harper Lee Born in 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama Youngest of four children Loved to read and pursued English literature Published TKAM in 1960 TKAM won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961 TKAM is one of the most read American works of all time She is the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. Harper Lee attended Huntingdon College 1944-45, studied law at University of Alabama 1945-49, and studied one year at Oxford University. In the 1950s she worked as a reservation clerk with Eastern Air Lines and BOAC in New York City. In 1957 Miss Lee submitted the manuscript of her novel to the J. B. Lippincott Company. She was told that her novel consisted of a series of short stories strung together, and she was urged to re-write it. For the next two and a half years she re-worked the manuscript with the help of her editor, Tay Hohoff, and in 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird was published, her only published book. Won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007.

Stock market crashes in 1929 The Great Depression lasts from 1929 -1939 During the Great Depression, thousands of people relied on charitable organizations for meals and would line up for simple meals often of bread and soup.

What is a Depression ? An economy with high unemployment, falling income, failing business, and declines in production and sales. In other words…a “broken” economy that needs to be fixed!

Causes for the Great Depression False Prosperity in the 1920’s led to: Over speculation (investment in a risky business venture) Oct. 1929 Stock Market Crash Banking Crisis - Most uninsured - Money runs Trade Collapse

Effects of the Depression on the Common Citizen Unemployment - At the height of the depression, 3 out of 10 Americans were jobless. Poverty - Millions homeless, hungry, penniless Injustices committed by the powerful against the powerless - Unfair pay, working conditions - Increased racial tensions

Author’s place of birth: Monroeville, Alabama --population 7,000 Monroeville Alabama, a city of about 7,000 people in Monroe County, which has about 24,000 people. Monroeville is in southwest Alabama, about halfway between Montgomery and Mobile. She is the youngest of four children of Amasa Coleman Lee and Frances Finch Lee. Harper Lee attended Huntingdon College 1944-45, studied law at University of Alabama 1945-49, and studied one year at Oxford University. In the 1950s she worked as a reservation clerk with Eastern Air Lines and BOAC in New York City. In order to concentrate on writing Harper Lee gave up her position with the airline and moved into a cold-water apartment with makeshift furniture. Her father's sudden illness forced her to divide her time between New York and Monroeville, a practice she has continued. In 1957 Miss Lee submitted the manuscript of her novel to the J. B. Lippincott Company. She was told that her novel consisted of a series of short stories strung together, and she was urged to re-write it. For the next two and a half years she re-worked the manuscript with the help of her editor, Tay Hohoff, and in 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird was published, her only published book. Author’s place of birth: Monroeville, Alabama --population 7,000

The story is set in Maycomb, a fictional city in southern Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird takes place from 1933 to 1935, during the Great Depression. The story’s setting, Maycomb County, is an isolated rural area, poor and undeveloped. It is slow to respond to change and progress. Black people receive low wages as field workers and house servants. White farmers are more likely to own land, but their crops are often meager. Trade is slow and they are often poor. The story is set in Maycomb, a fictional city in southern Alabama.

Semi-autobiographical details Scout Finch/Harper Lee, author Atticus Finch/A.C. Lee – Harper Lee’s attorney father Maycomb/Monroeville Tom Robinson trial/William Lett trial

Central Topic: Segregation to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; to isolate

Write three words that express what you are thinking as you view these pictures.

Trial of Walter Lett March, 1934 Accused of raping white woman Has alibi for time of rape Found guilty/sentenced to execution Citizens of Monroe County object Sentence changed to life imprisonment Lett dies of TB in 1937

Issues in To Kill a Mockingbird Racism Prejudice Social Class Differences Gossip Injustice Mob Mentality Still issues today…

Racism, Prejudice, Survival?

Warm Up 11/15 Assignments Section- Boo Radley Using the descriptions from Chapter 1, tell us about Boo Radley to the best of your ability. Use figurative language! 6-8 sentences

Be ready to discuss. 6-8 sentences Warm-up 11/15 Harper Lee uses intense diction to show how the town gossips extensively about Boo in this chapter. The following three words in the text are used to describe Boo: turtle, phantom, bloodstained.  Determine the connotations associated with these words and choose the one that you feel best fits Boo. Using what little you know from the text and using your best inference skills, explain why the word you chose is better than the other two words. Be ready to discuss.  6-8 sentences

Chapter 1 Word Connotations Turtle = shy and harmless Phantom = illusive and unknown Bloodstained = violent and scary

agenda Warm-up 5 min summary 15 minute group discussion 5 min share Re read Ch 3 last paragraph

Then, place a number by each event putting it in chronological order 5 Minute Summary (Ch. 2-4) With your group, list all you remember from chapters 2-4 (you have 5 minutes) Then, place a number by each event putting it in chronological order Be ready to share with class

Groups 1/5: Describe the altercation between Miss Caroline and Scout Groups 1/5: Describe the altercation between Miss Caroline and Scout. How does Miss Caroline embarrass Walter? Despite her actions, could you feel sorry for Miss Caroline? Explain why. Groups 2/6: Explain how people like Walter’s dad pay Atticus for his services. Why does Scout tells Miss Caroline that Walter is a Cunningham and expects her to understand his situation? Describe the Cunninghams. Groups 3/7: Summarize the syrup incident with Walter Cunningham. Explain how the syrup incident shows that Scout has yet to learn how to “consider things from his point of view”. Groups 4/8: Why does Atticus teach Scout not to dislike Burris? Explain what Bob Ewells does. Describe why Burris Ewells only comes to school one day each year.

Reread Last paragraph of Chapter 3 Chapter 3 symbolism Reread Last paragraph of Chapter 3 What is the symbolism of this anecdote? What is the message of the passage? Theme?

Warm-up 11/16 What is your most treasured ability? Do you love to play sports, draw, play music, etc.? Describe how your life would be impacted if you lost that ability.

Agenda Warm-up Finish Ch 3 discussion (if needed) Quiz Ch 1-6 Reading day

Reread Last paragraph of Chapter 3 Chapter 3 symbolism Reread Last paragraph of Chapter 3 What is the symbolism of this anecdote? What is the message of the passage? Theme?

Warm-up 11/20 With the person next to you, write 5 adjectives each to describe the following characters: Scout Jem Dill Atticus Calpurnia Miss Maudie Mr. Nathan Radley

Agenda Warm-up Symbolism Uncle Jack Perspective handout?

Gifts- Ch. 4-7 Work in groups to answer these questions List the gifts that Scout and Jem find in the tree What do you think the gifts could symbolize? What do you think filling up the knot in the tree with cement could symbolize?

Describe a time when you had a conflict with a family member. Warm-up 11/21 Describe a time when you had a conflict with a family member.

Agenda Warm-up Quiz 7-12 Reading day

Warm-up 11/27 Pick ONE of the following two prompts to answer: 1. Did you enjoy Thanksgiving break? Why or why not? What did you do? 2. What is the one thing you are most grateful for? WhY?

Agenda Warm-up Quiz Ch 13-17 Review Stations

Chapter Review (12-16) * * What problem arises at the colored church when the kids visit with Cal? Why does Aunt Alexandra move in? How is Jem a dynamic character? Provide specific examples. How does Scout’s innocence affect the mob outside the jail?

Stations Review Each station has a task/prompt You will complete the task/prompt on the large sheet of paper (read directions for each station) You will move with YOUR group You will be given 5 minutes at each station-work effectively!

Warm-up 11/28 Write 3 sentences about an event or characters in TKaM…one using personification, one using a simile, and one using a metaphor.

Agenda Warm-up T-Chart Reader’s Theatre

Heck Tate Bob Ewell Mayella Ewell Chapters 17-18 Directions: As each witness takes the stand, take notes on what each person shares with the court about the case. Write it in a T-Chart in your notebook like the one below: Heck Tate Bob Ewell Mayella Ewell

11/29 Warm Up Rank the following groups in order of social status: The Cunninghams, The Ewells, Upper Class, The Finches, African Americans

Tom/African Americans Rich/Upper Class Finches Cunninghams Ewells Tom/African Americans

agenda 11/29 Warm-up Quiz 18-21 Reading Day

Explain how you think the initial trial went. Warm-up 11/30 Explain how you think the initial trial went.

agenda Warm-up Close Reading of Atticus’s closing statement (handout) HW: Print song lyrics relating to a focal point in TKAM-being an “outsider”, conflict (internal or external), discrimination, gossip

Did Tom Robinson’s death surprise you? Warm-up 12/4 Did Tom Robinson’s death surprise you? Explain why or why not.

agenda Warm-up Review Song Analysis

Review (complete in CPB Assignments) How does Tom die? Do you believe the story Atticus was told? If not, tell what you think really happens with Tom’s death. Did you foresee Tom’s death? Was it surprising to you? C. Later in the book it states, "Tom was a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and screamed." Explain why this statement is relevant. D. Did you, at any point during the trial, believe that Tom and Atticus had a shot at winning?

Song Analysis (DUE TODAY) Annotate the song for meaning Highlight/underline phrases in your lyrics that relate to a focus of TKAM: being an “outsider”, conflict (internal or external), discrimination, gossip On a separate sheet of paper, NEATLY write an analysis of your selected song: Summarize what the song is about (your best interpretation). Any lit devices used? Check for devices such as rhyme, repetition, similes, metaphors, hyperboles, etc. What is the theme of the song? How does the song relate to focal points in TKAM? Staple your analysis and song lyrics together and turn in to bin TODAY.

Hitler and the Holocaust confuses Scout. Why? Warm-up 12/5 Miss Gates’ lesson on Hitler and the Holocaust confuses Scout. Why?

Agenda Warm-up Quiz Ch 21-27 Biography Poem (handout example, prompt next slide)

Biography Poem (CPB Assignments) Write a biography poem about one character in TKAM (not Scout). Follow the guidelines on the handout for a reference. Then, using the SAME structure, write a biography poem about yourself. *If we have time, we will do a reading at the end of the class period 

Warm-up 12/6 List three symbols from the book. Explain what they are and what they might represent

agenda Reading Day

Warm-up 12/8 Throughout the book, Atticus is portrayed as a “hero” in the sense that he always stands up for what is right, no matter the consequence. However, at the end of book, Atticus knows that Bob Ewell was murdered, yet he is convinced rather easily to let it go. Is Atticus still a hero after this decision to let a murderer run free? Write 6-8 sentences defending your opinion

agenda Review study guide

Warm-up 12/12 Recall this quote: Why would it be sin to shoot a mockingbird? What might a mockingbird symbolize?

Benchmark Prompt A dominant motif, or recurring thematic idea, in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is the symbolic importance of the mockingbird.  In the story, Atticus tells his children, "...it is a sin to kill a mockingbird." In a well-developed essay, explain how Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, and Boo Radley are metaphorically portrayed as mockingbirds.  Give specific details and quotes to support these characterizations

Outline Intro- hook, background, thesis Thesis: In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, the characters Atticus, Tom, and Boo are all compared to mockingbirds because they are ____________________. Body 1: Atticus Body 2: Tom Body 3: Boo Conclusion: Restate Thesis. So what?

Remember the JS Outline 3 Chunks PER BODY PARAGRAPH 1 Chunk = 1 C. D 2 CMs. Embedd quotes Cite your source (Harper 30)