Day 1: Initial Impressions and Lessons 2/8/2017 To Kill a Mockingbird Day 1: Initial Impressions and Lessons 2/8/2017
Agenda and goals Welcome Quiz 1 Essential Questions Chapter 3 HW: Read Ch. 4
Quiz 1 1. What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family? 2. Who is Boo Radley? What is his role in Maycomb? 3. What do you notice about the narrative voice and viewpoint in the novel? 4. Where does Scout learn to read? Who helps her with her writing? 5. What happens in Mrs. Caroline’s classroom? What lessons might we learn from this interaction?
Essential Questions In groups, address the following about your essential question What is your personal response to the question? Where have we seen “answers” to this question in the text, so far? What predictions do you have for your question?
In groups, address the following about your essential question What is your personal response to the question? Where have we seen “answers” to this question in the text, so far? What predictions do you have for your question? How do we practice empathy? What do we do in the face of failure? What are character traits that we admire? How can an individual behave ethically in an immoral society?
Reading: Chapters 3 & 4 Look for character introductions and development Look for essential questions Come to class prepared for a reading quiz (always)