Thursday, March 02, 2017

To Kill a Mockingbird

Thursday, 3/3- Wednesday, 3/8

1. Students will work on the To Kill a Mockingbird Webquest
2. We will discuss the influences of prejudice
3. Webquests must be turned in before class on Tuesday, 3/7.

By Wednesday, 3/8

Mockingbird Chapters 1 and 2




To Kill a Mockingbird Intro.
1. Students should read Chapter 1

2. Students should create a character list with brief descriptions of each character (See Packet)
3. Review the vocabulary section of your packet

Goal: 
Read chapter 1 and Review activity packet questions for chapter 1
Students will read and discuss chapter 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird
Students will discuss racism, poverty and miscommunication as they read the chapter
Students will analyze education during the 30's
**Extra packets are on the front table


Once we have completed the reading, we can review the packet.
Next,
Bell Ringer:
Type one Quiz
Write 5 lines about the setting Maycomb, Alabama


COMPARE & CONTRAST
1930s: During the Great Depression, unemployment rose as high as 25%; the New Deal program of government-sponsored relief leads to a deficit in the federal budget. 
1960: After a decade of record-high American production and exports, unemployment dips to less than 5 percent, while the federal government runs a small surplus. 
Today: Unemployment runs between 5 and 6 percent, while the federal government works to reduce a multi-billion dollar deficit amidst an increasingly competitive global economy. 

1930s: Schools are racially segregated; emphasis in the classroom was on rote learning of the basics. 
1960: Although backed up by force at times, school integration laws were being enforced; the 1959 launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik leads to math and science gaining increased importance. 
Today: School populations are as racially diverse as their communities; classes include a focus on combining subjects and problem-solving skills. 

1930s: Only property owners who were white and male could serve on juries. 
1960: Women and minorities could now serve on juries; while the Supreme Court ruled that eliminating jurors from duty on the basis of race is unconstitutional, many trials still exclude blacks and Hispanics. 
Today: All registered voters are eligible to serve on juries, although in many cases prosecution and defense teams aim to create a Jury with a racial balance favorable to their side. 

1930s: A big trial serves as a entertainment event for the whole town and a child who has been to the movies is unusual. 
1960: Television was becoming the dominant form of popular entertainment, while families might see films together at drive-in movie theaters. 
Today: Although television and film are still large presences, computers and computer games swiftly gain a share in the entertainment market. Trials still provide public entertainment and are featured on their own cable channel.  


CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.