TKaM Ch. 18-31 11/13-11/16

Bell Work 11/13 Turn in Atticus’ Closing Statement Write 3 sentences…one using personification, one using a simile, and one using a metaphor. Find an example of one of the above in To Kill a Mockingbird.

Agenda 11/13 Bell Work/Discussion/Check Study Guides Grade Check In Journal Work Group Discussion over SG Begin Ch. 28?

Grade Check 11/13 With your device go onto infinite campus to check your grade in this course. Does your grade reflect your work? Is this the grade you’d like to see on your transcript? If not, how can you improve this grade in 5 weeks??? If yes, how will you keep this grade? 19 days left in this class before finals...

Journal 11/13 Rank the following groups in order of social status: The Cunninghams, The Ewells, Upper Class, The Finches, African Americans

Bell Work 11/14 Turn in RPS 9 Article & List Did you foresee Tom’s death? Was it surprising to you? 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. Did you, at any point during the trial, believe that Tom and Atticus had a shot at winning?

Agenda 11/14 Bell work/Discussion Listen/Read Ch. 28 Song Analysis Assignment

Song Analysis Find a song that relates to a focus in TKAM: being an “outsider”, conflict (internal or external), discrimination, and/or gossip. On a separate sheet of paper, NEATLY write an analysis of your selected song… (key points on next slide) Title your paper with the song name and artist. Due at the end of class!

Song Analysis Analysis will… 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? Include excerpts. How does the song relate to focal points in TKAM?

Hitler and the Holocaust confuses Scout. Why? Bell Work 11/15 Miss Gates’ lesson on Hitler and the Holocaust confuses Scout. Why?

Agenda 11/15 Bell work/Discussion Quiz Ch. 21-27 Go over quiz as a class Biography Poem

Quiz Ch. 21-28 5 questions per chapter. Ch. 28 is extra credit. Earn up to 5 points! Record answers on a scratch piece of paper.

Biography Poem 1.Write a biography poem about one character in TKAM (not Scout). Follow the guidelines on the handout for a reference. 2.Then, using the SAME structure, write a biography poem about yourself.

Bell Work 11/16 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 at least 4 sentences defending your opinion.

Agenda 11/16 Bell Work/Discussion Background: vocab & information Listen & read Obama’s remarks to the Trayvon Martin Ruling Answer questions in journal Class discussion?

Background Vocabulary Contextualize – place into a background for understanding Reconcile – resolve, reunite, bring together Condemn – judge, find guilty, denounce Adversity – hardship, difficulty, problems Rhetoric – ways of using language to persuade Pathos – create empathy, pity, appeal to feelings Logos – appeal to logic, reasoning, information Ethos – appeal to right vs. wrong, morals, principles

Background Info: The Trayvon Martin Case, 2012 On the evening of February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old African American boy from Florida, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman was charged with second- degree murder but was found “not guilty” in July of 2013. The following text contains the formal remarks of President Barack Obama after the trial. As you read, take notes on how President Obama addresses the various reactions to the ruling in his speech.

Response What connections are there between the To Kill a Mockingbird story and the events of the Trayvon Martin case?

Journal 11/16 Should To Kill a Mockingbird be on the banned books list? Why or why not? Defend your answer. Define fair.