1. October 6, 2015 Today: 1.Ted Talks 2.Grammar Review Blitz! 3.NoRedInk a.Nouns b.Adj c.Verbs 4.Fact Finding Operation

2. Grammar Review Blitz! Nouns - person, place, thing, idea Common v. Proper Pronouns - rename nouns (he, she, they, we, us, it, I, etc…) Adjectives - describe nouns; answers the following questions Which one? What kind? How many? Verbs - represents actions or states of being

3. NoRedInk 1. When you’re set up with a Chromebook… go to NoRedInk.com 2. Sign up for free as a student a. Include your class code b. First and last name c. Use your school username for this username d. Use your school password for this password 3. Take a moment to set your preferences 4. We will begin by testing your adjective and verb savvy What respecting technology in class looks like… What respecting technology in class doesn’t look like… Using it for the assigned task Using it to look up silly cat videos, movie trailers, etc. Replacing and recharging after useLeaving technology to starve… Saving your work!

4. Fact Finding TKAM: Part I (1933-1935) Objectives: Research and report on a topic related to To Kill a Mockingbird. Requirements: Take notes on your topic(s). Write these notes on the next RIGHT side in your notebook For each source, Include the title of the article (and a note about URL) If URL is long, copy the URL onto a google document Minimum of two reliable sources (not including picture sources). When you search, specify 1930s. Best sources will have these endings – start there: edu, net, gov, or org Find 2-4 relevant pictures: Save pictures and URL of sources on a Word document/Google doc Title document: “Period________ Topic__________” Due in class or finish for homework – 1 stamp

5. Things to know 1. Hoover carts 2. Automobiles 3. 1 room schools 4. Jim Crow Laws 5. Men’s clothing (dressy, casual, work) 6. Women’s clothing (dressy, casual, work) 7. Children’s clothing (infant to teens) 8. Radio shows 9. Afternoon Tea 10. Aunt Alexandra’s group 11. Southern foods for lower and middle classes 12. School games 13. Small southern town architecture – court house, town square 14. Tenant farmers 15. Birds: mockingbirds, finches 16. Scottsboro Boys 17. Harper Lee 18. Unemployment/Scrip Stamps 19. Roles of men 20. Roles of women 21. Southern native plants – smilax, scuppernongs, kudzu, azaleas, camellias, nutgrass 22. Farming in Alabama 23. Monroeville, Alabama 24. Truman Capote 25. Dewey Decimal System/Duncecaps 26. African-American churches/Foot-washing Baptists 27. Franklin Stove/spittoons 28. Black servants 29. FDR 30. Works Progress Administration 31. Mad dogs/rabies 32. Cooties/head lice/ringworm

6. Homework: Make sure you bring your stamp sheet to our next class, 10/8 Finish “mini reasearch,” due 10/8 Grammar Test, 10/13 Will cover: identifying, listing, diagramming Nouns – Proper v. Common Pronouns Adjectives Verbs