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Do fun ice breakers, name games, and then I will go over the syllabus for the students.
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I will introduce the book and we will do some introductory reading as a class. Students need to read "To Kill A Mockingbird" chapter 1-5 Due Sept. 5th
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We will do one more ice breaker for the class. Then students will create a poster of their favorite book they have read so far and why.
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Reading guide 1: Students will answer study questions alongside the first five chapters of the book.
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Students will write a free write about TKM and what they think about it so far
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Students will get in groups and create a poster for TKM. They will write the key information they got from the book so far on the back, and draw a picture/ advertisement on the front. Then each group will share out their ideas.
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Watch these videos and write a quick write about your ideas and connections with TKM. Write connections with real life experiences.
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Students will get vocab words and we will go over them together and learn the meanings and how they work in sentences. Students will get take home worksheets to practice
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The first set of students will be in the middle circle discussing the video and what they wrote in their quick write. They will discuss their views on racial issues and I will help lead them in discussion.
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Watch video on gender and double standards. Students will write a quick write about this and their experiences in the world. They will tie this in with TKM as well.
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Reading guide for chapters 6-10 are due today and we will go over the answers in class.
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The second set of students will be in the middle circle discussing the video and what they wrote in their quick write. They will discuss their views on racial issues and I will help lead them in discussion.
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Students will get in groups and create a facebook page for one of the characters from TKM. They will share their page at the end to the rest of the class.
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Vocab worksheets are due, and we will do a small quiz to check that they know and understand the words.
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We will do a writing workshop about introduction paragraphs and how to create a good intro to an essay.
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Reading guide #3 for chapters 11-15 due today. We will go over the answers in class.
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We will do a grammar workshop about the top 20 most common grammar mistakes people make.
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Students will get into groups and discuss a set of high thinking questions about the reading they have done about TKM so far.
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Students will do a free write about what they have learned so far through TKM, what they understand better now, and how much they are getting out of the book.
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Students will play the four corners game by going into different corners based on interests and questions asked around the room. This can pertain to literature or can be fun interests, for example, baseball.
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We will go over words as a classroom and determine their meaning and the way they work within sentences. Students will get worksheets to do at home for practice.
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We will go over and discuss the questions from the reading guide for chapters 16-20
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Workshop on concrete details and commentary with examples. Have students practice with this and try it on their own.
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Students will do a free write about social justice and freedom
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Students will get portions of text and poems and we will analyze them in groups to see what students come up with. Then we will go over them together and discuss textual analysis.
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We will go over and discuss the questions from the reading guide for chapters 21-25.
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Students will take a small quiz about the words we have been practicing with. They will also turn in their worksheets.
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Students will be getting worksheets to do in groups about how to use better and more productive language when speaking and writing. Ex. They will fill in synonyms for words like "says," "great," and other overused words.
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Writing Workshop lead by me on conclusions and how to effectively wrap up thoughts. We will also go over topic sentences and ending sentences. Students will practice with groups and we will share out answers to the whole class.
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Hand out essay prompts for the TKM formal essay. We will go over these prompts in class and go over good sample essays for students to begin getting ideas.
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We will go over and discuss the questions from the reading guide for chapters 26-31.
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We will get a new list of words and as a class we will go over them and learn their meanings and how they work in sentences. Students will get worksheets to take home for practice.
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We will have a full class discussion about the ending of TKM and how everyone felt. There will be a quick write about individual feelings about the end and about the story as a whole.
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Students will show me what prompt they have chosen and they will break into groups based off of prompt. Students will then discuss the questions provided for them in order to get a deeper understanding of their topic and other opinions.
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Students will take a small quiz on the words they learned the past week. They will also turn in their worksheets.
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We will go over prepositions, what they are, how they work in sentences, and how to properly use them in writing.
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We will do a pre-reading activity with "Night" and learn about the author and his past.
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Students will bring in a full draft of their essay. We will do peer review in class today, so students will switch their papers with two others and make comments on others papers.
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TKM essay due in class today
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We will popcorn read "Night" the first chapter. Then we will do a class discussion on markers we see within the text so far.
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We will get a new set of words and go over their meanings, and how they work in sentences. Students will receive worksheets to take home for practice.
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We will do an activity about themes and symbols.
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We will do an activity about metaphors, similes, and literary devices. Students will make their own metaphors and we will share to the class.
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We will do Halloween mad-libs together as a class. Then we will read a few short scary stories together.
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We will go over as a class the first section of Night and go over the reading guide. Plus class discussion about themes within and how we are feeling reading this.
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Students will do a small quiz in class on the words we have been practicing, plus turn in worksheets.
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I will lead a lecture about nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and the differences. We will do class workshops on the board about defining the different devices.
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We will go over the reading guide students did for section 2.
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We will get a new set of words and go over the meanings and how they work in sentences.
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Have each student write a brief descriptive paragraph, then pass it to the person on their left. Have that person translate the paragraph into boring, nondescriptive language, and fold the sheet down to cover the original paragraph. Pass to left; have the person fill in the descriptions. Wash, rinse, repeat, etc until it’s gone around the entire circle and is back to the original author. Have them read the first paragraph and the last one, and see how things have changed.
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I will pass back essays and we as a class will go over the most common mistakes that I saw and how to fix them.
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Students will take a small quiz on the word list we had. They will also turn in their worksheets to me.
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We will go over the reading guide for section 3 of "Night." We will go through the text and find favorite moments, quotes, etc.
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We will watch videos in class about discrimination of culture, and ethnicity.
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Small workshop on punctuation, and proper usage of commas, semi colons, colons, etc.
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We will watch videos about discrimination of religion.
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The first half of students will be in the middle discussing ethnicity, the outer circle will take notes and ask questions at the end.
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The second half of students will be in the middle discussing religion, and the outer circle will be taking notes and can ask questions at the end.
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No School
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We will go over the reading guides for section 4 and 5. We will do a class discussion on the ending, and how people felt about the resolution/ending.
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We will get a new list of words and go over them as a class. We will learn their definitions and how to use them in sentences.
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We will do a grammar workshop on tense and how to keep tense correct when writing.
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Students will get the "Night" essay prompts and we will go over each one together. We will brainstorm ideas about each of the topics, and students will get the remainder of the time to ask questions or work on essay.
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We will do a character activity about WWII and people will create a character from this time frame. They will then write a story about this character and give them a background. We will share out stories as a class at the end.
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Students will take a quiz on the words we have been practicing and turn in their worksheets.
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We will go over many different stereotypes both negative and positive. We will discuss stereotypes, the negativity of them, and how to work on banishing them
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We will do a lesson on how to proofread writing for mechanical errors, tense issues, etc. We will go over tips/tricks to editing work.
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Students will get in groups and pick a stereotype to focus on, or a few from the same topic. They will research the stereotype, why it is relevant, and why it is still being used. Students will begin their posters if they have time.
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Students will finish their posters in class and then we will do a gallery walk to look at everyones work across the room.
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We will learn new words and go over their meanings and how they work in sentences.
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Students will bring in a draft of their "Night" essays and we will do a peer review day. Students will swap papers will another student and peer review each others paper.
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We will have a review day about both of the books we read this semester, TKM and Night. I will take questions from students
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We will play jeopardy in class for students to review for the final.
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Students will take their final vocab quiz of the words we did last week, plus turn in their worksheets.
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Students will take their final, it will be about TKM and Night, and there will be a few questions about grammar that we have worked with all semester.
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Students will turn in their "Night" essay to me
