Monday

PD Day

Tuesday
8
Understanding Context
discussion/activity
Pre-research
LW chart
Silent reading

Wednesday
9
Context of novel lecture
Read aloud
(establish laptop
system)
Explain ongoing
assignments
Submit profile
preferences

Thursday
10
Form groups
Group meeting time
Questions
Reading

D. 1

D. 2
Ch.1
Wednesday
16
Group discussion: Mrs.
Dubose
Journal: *provide
passage* Why did Lula
respond negatively to
Jem and Scouts
attendance?
Silent reading

D.3
Ch.3
Thursday
17
Read aloud: Scout asks
about rape
Group discussion:
protecting children
Journal: Paris attack
video writing prompt
How do you explain
mature content to
children?
Silent reading

D.7
Ch.12
Wednesday
23

D.8
Ch.14
Thursday
24

Monday
14
Read loud: Atticus
reacting to Radley
games
Group passage analysis
Journal: individual
passage analysis of
Miss Maudie weed
passage
Silent reading

Tuesday
15
Read aloud: mocking
bird quote
Group passage analysis
Journal: Why is it okay
to shoot a mad dog but
not a mockingbird?
Silent reading

D.5
Ch.8
Monday
21

D.6
Ch.10
Tuesday
22

Friday
11
Summary of characters
thus far
Burris + Walter readaloud
Class discussion
Journal: why is the
setting emphasized so
much?
Silent reading
D.4
Ch. 5
Friday
18
Read aloud: lynch mob
scene
Group discussion
Group work time
Silent reading

D.9
Ch.16
Friday
25

Watch court scene

Group discussion to
clarify events
Journal: Do you think
Tom Robinson is guilty?
Do you think hell be
found guilty by the
jury? Why or why not?

Group work time

Journal: how has your
theme portrayed itself
thus far in the novel?
Silent reading

Review characters
Read aloud: lady
missionary circle
Journal: Is it necessary
to have a feminine
influence in the home?
Silent reading

Passage analysis
practice quiz: Jem,
Scout, bug
Group work time
*Give study sheets*

D.10
Ch.20
Monday
4
passage analysis quiz
Group Work time/study
time

D.11
Ch.22
Tuesday
5
Group profile
presentations
Individual profiles due

D.12
Ch.24
Wednesday
6
TKAM final quiz
Brain break
Elements of film intro
lecture

D.13
Ch.26
Thursday
7
Watch Mononoke

Friday
8
Watch Mononoke

D.14
Ch.8
Monday
11

D.15
Ch.10
Tuesday
12

D.16
Ch.12
Wednesday
13

D.17
Ch.14
Thursday
14

D.18
Ch.16
Friday
15

Spring Break

Watch Mononoke

Watch Mononoke
Film quiz

Warn students about

essay
Introduce current event
assignment
D.19
Ch.8
Monday
18
Current Event writing
Student-teacher writing
conferences

D.20
Ch.10
Tuesday
19
Current event writing
Student-teacher writing
conferences for essays

Computer lab

Computer lab

Essay instruction
Planning time

Essay writing

Essay writing

Computer lab

Computer lab

Computer lab

D.21
Ch.12
Wednesday
20
Essay touch-up
Self- and peerassessment
Current event touch-up

Computer lab
Computer lab

D.24
Ch.8

D.25
Ch.10

D.22
Ch.14
Thursday
21
Current event gallery
presentation

*self- and peerassessment for those

done early
Reminder of current
event assignment
D.23
Ch.16
Friday
22
Journal blog
Teacher evaluation

Essay due
Current event due
D.26
Ch.12

Introduce blog
assignment

D.27
Ch.14

D.28
Ch.16