Friday, April 04, 2025

TKAM BOOK ClUB

 Keystone

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TKAM BOOK CLUB:

The Last Two Reading Assignments:
Assignment 13
WEDNESDAY, 5/14
Read chapters 26-28 and complete packet work

Goal: before you enter class
-Read chapters 
26-28 -Review activity packet questions for both chapters in To Kill a Mockingbird
-Students will discuss racism, poverty and miscommunication as they read the chapter
-Students will analyze education during the 30's
1. Take quiz....No books
2. Make sure your packet work and character lists are completed.

**Be ready for a type 2 quiz 

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Assignment 14 MONDAY, 5/19
Read chapters 29- End of novel and complete packet work

Goal: before you enter class
-Read chapters 
29- End of novel -Review activity packet questions for both chapters in To Kill a Mockingbird
-Students will discuss racism, poverty and miscommunication as they read the chapter
-Students will analyze education during the 30's
1. Take quiz....No books
2. Make sure your packet work and character lists are completed.

**Be ready for a type 2 quiz 

Reading Assignment Link:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2025/04/tkam-book-club-note-all-assignments-are.html

NOTE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE BEFORE YOU ENTER CLASS

-PACKETS SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM

Monday, 4/7- Complete TKAM Assignment 1 before you enter class

THURSDAY, 4/10- TKAM Complete Assignment 2 before you enter class

Monday, 4/14- Complete TKAM Assignment 3 before you enter class

Tuesday, 4/22- complete TKAM Assignment 4 before you enter class


*Audio Link is listed below under resources.

**Assignments are listed below

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Journal Due Dates:  Turn all journals in to www.turnitin.com by midnight on the due date.

Journals

Due on Monday, 4/21

Journal #1 (Chapter 1-3) 

Journal #2 (Chapters 4-6)

Due on Sunday, 4/27 

Journal #3 (Chapters 7-9)

Journal #4 (Chapters 10-12)

Due on Sunday, 5/4

Journal #5 (Chapters 13-15)

Journal #6 (Chapters 16-18)

Due on Sunday, 5/11

Journal #7 (Chapters 19-21)

Journal #8 (Chapters 22-24)

Due on Sunday, 5/18

Journal #9 (Chapters 25-27)

Journal #10 (Chapters 28-31)

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BACKGROUND

Setting: Deep South- Maycomb Alabama

Early summer 1933- Spring 1935

-3 years

Scout AGE6 BEGINNING;  8 ENDING

JEM- 10 BEGINNING- 12/13 ENDING

NARRATOR:  1ST PERSON- OMNISCIENT

-SCOUT IS TELLING THE STORY AS AN ADULT FROM A CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW (HER YOUNGER SELF)

-NARRATOR FLUCTUATES BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT

MEET: FINCH FAMILY

ATTICUS- THE DAD, LAWYER

CALPURNIA- HOUSEKEEPER, TAKES CARE OF FAM/ KIDS

SCOUT AND JEM

FINCH FAMILY- RICH PRIV. FAM...ATTICUS REJECTS THEIR LIFESTYLE

-BROTHER IS A LAWYER

MEET: COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RADLEY'S, BOO (TOWN IS FASCINATED WITH THIS FAM.  MAKE UP STORIES ABOUT THEM


Macomb Map


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Resources

Journal Link: JOURNALS ARE ASSIGNED FOR EVERY THREE CHAPTERS.  THE JOURNALS FOR THE CHAPTERS WE COVER OVER THE WEEK WILL BE DUE ON SUNDAY @ MIDNIGHT TO WWW.TURNITIN.COM

http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2014/04/to-kill-mockingbird-journals.html

JOURNALS WILL BE TURNED IN TO WWW.TURNITIN.COM

Packet Link;

https://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2020/03/tkam-packet.html

Mockingbird resources:

PACKET WORK WILL BE TURNED IN TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM.  

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0dqmLoMJ3PZV-ESo5qXoSPBsnZqcD_-U&si=Qny__RbvcIi7wqN2

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Mockingbird Chapters 1 and 2


________________________________Truman Capote:  A Christmas Memory - 

Audio Link;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUKoXXhvnyg&t=359s

LESSON LINK: http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2023/03/a-christmas-memory.html

    III. Students will review a PowerPoint and take notes

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    Read A CHRISTMAS MEMORY BY TRUMAN CAPOTE

    (BELOW YOU WILL FIND THE LESSON LINK TO THE STORY.  PLEASE READ AND COMPLETE)

    A CHRISTMAS MEMORY LESSON LINK:

    http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2023/03/a-christmas-memory.html


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    Keystone Practice- - 

    2024-2025 https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/education/documents/instruction/assessment-and-accountability/keystone-exams/keystone-exams-item-and-scoring-samplers/2024-keystone-literature-item-sampler.pdf

    Shared Document Link:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ma4XmAfwOYROvkDZVVhcVPVjX3RpgRWKE-u90kb3jL8/edit?usp=sharing


    Complete Keystone practice (graded on Skyward) and the exercises below

     Red Badge of Courage 1:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W2qrRGJ-hIp9HDmMWpeVn7o_OCgQPxAh/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115237694256539959089&rtpof=true&sd=true

    Red Badge of Courage 2:

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1box46W3TYOpT7IJWfK8Zbymp7ycazgA70LDuhKThnbE/edit?usp=sharing

    Keystone Essay format:

    -one page

    3-4 paragraphs

     

    1 par. Opening

    -Opening statement

    -background/ transition (brief)

    -Thesis (Thesis is going to restate the prompt)

    -blueprint – 2 part

    2. Body paragraph/s

    -Transition that connects to your these or bp 1

    -Intro. Evidence

    -Quote your evidence

    -embed.

    **2 purposeful quotes

    3. conclusion

    -wrap up the point of your thesis

     

    story link:

    http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-christmas-memory-truman-capote.html

      11.B.2.2.1 Identify and interpret first and third person point of view
      1.1.B.2.2.2  Analyze the effectiveness of the author's use of point of view and purpose
      1.1.B.3.1.1 Analyze the use of facts and opinions n nonfictional text
      A Christmas Memory__


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