Kevin Wang 2/24/14 English 1 - 9th Grade

Week Overview: Students will continue to read TKAM and complete related activities. A character journal activity and a trial activity will be completed for this week

Alignment with Common Core Standards CC.1.3.9-10.A: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail 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. CC.1.3.9-10.J: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. CC.1.3.9-10.K: Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently. CC.1.5.9-10.D: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; ensure that the presentation is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.

Activities for Monday Enduring Understandings: Through a variety of activities, students will explore and think about how challenging systems and norms in society come to shape a persons perception and character. When students arrive, they will have to take a reading check on the chapters due for today When the quiz finishes, the final theme presentation will take place. Students who are not presenting should take notes to make sure they have a log in their journals come essay writing time. When the presentation concludes, all groups should sent a rep. to the front of the room to remind the other students of their theme statements. If time still remains, the ST will pass out a character analysis activity. This activity will roll over into tuesday.

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Activities for Tuesday Students should have their character journals ready for submission today. If the ST didnt get a chance to preface the character analysis activity, he will do so now. Students should arrange themselves into groups of four to discuss the journals theyve brought for today. They should take about 8 minutes to read out what theyve brought. When the initial round of group discussion ends, the students will have an opportunity to share what they have brought or discuss any challenges they had during the process. The ST will then go over preliminary character analysis and model for the students how to break down complex topics into manageable chunks. He will then let the students try on their own with their own journals. If/when the students finish, they should check in their progress with the ST. The larger group will congregate to discuss the activity and delve deeper into the characters that were selected for this assignment.

Materials TKAM novels Group activity worksheets Posters, markers, pens, and pencils Journals Readings/Activities Due: 12-15 Monday Journal due Tuesday 16-19 Wednesday 20-23 Friday To Finish This Week Grade journals, quizzes Post grades online.

Activities for Wednesday There will be a reading check on the chapters due for today. When the reading check concludes, the students will receive several materials to fill out while they read over the trial. They will have the period to gather testimonies, sketch the courtroom, and react to Atticuss final argument. This activity is simply data analysis at first, next week this information will be used to revisit characters in the novel If for some reason the character activity did not conclude yesterday, or if the students finish early, they can begin writing up a brief of the trial, or they can begin reading ahead.

Activities for Thursday ST absent for testing; the students should continue to work on related activities (CM will introduce and run the trial activity)

Activities for Friday IMC- reading day Students will have a chance to catch up on missing work or read ahead in the novel. If they didnt finish the trial activity, they should do so now.