Censorship

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Today I will: 

• Recall ch. 1 and make observations about the characters in TKAM; then discuss and journal about censorship.
• Read Chapter 2

Please Take out: 

-Your calendar

-Bellwork (add today's date)

-A pen or pencil

-HW: Diction and Detail Packet
-CP HW: Censorship PPt
-H HW: Censorship packet 
(Please staple your typed response to the top of the packet.)

Today's Agenda:
BELLWORK:Eccentric

-Stamp & go over HW

-Censorship Discussion 

-Read Chapter 2

Homework:

ALL: Finish reading Chapter 2 - due Friday, 1/20
ALL: Screencast Notes: HW Slip: Log on to Google classroom and view the screencast on the Great Depression and background of TKAM. Label a piece of paper "Screencast Notes" and take notes as you watch. (The screencast is 9 minutes long, but plan on 20-30 minutes to watch, pause and take notes).  - due Monday, 1/23

Reminder: Tonight is curriculum night. I hope to meet your parents!

Diction and Detail in TKAM

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Today I will: 

• Recall ch. 1 and make observations about the characters in TKAM.
• Identify and discuss why authors include specific diction into their novels.
• Identify diction and detail in a passage from TKAM and draw conclusions about what the evidence reveals about the town of Maycomb.

Please Take out: 
-Your calendar
-Bellwork (add today's date)
-A pen or pencil
-A highlighter
-HW: TKAM Ch. 1 

Today's Agenda:
-BELLWORK: Evasion
-Stamp HW
-Ch. 1 Diction and Detail
-Share Ch. 1 HW

Homework:

ALL: Finish the Diction and Detail Packet - due tomorrow

H: Censorship Packet - due tomorrow 

CP: Censorship PowerPoint - due tomorrow

Diction and Detail

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Today I will: 

• Recall ch. 1 and make observations about the characters in TKAM.
• Identify and discuss why authors include specific diction into their novels.
• Identify diction and detail in a passage from TKAM and draw conclusions about what the evidence reveals about the town of Maycomb.

Please Take out: 
-Your calendar
-Bellwork (add today's date)
-A pen or pencil
-A highlighter
-HW: TKAM Ch. 1 
-Honors HW: Censorship packet 
(Please staple your typed response to the top of the packet.)

Today's Agenda:
-BELLWORK: Evasion
-Stamp HW
-Ch. 1 Diction and Detail
-Share Ch. 1 HW

Homework:

1. ALL: Finish the Diction and Detail Packet - due tomorrow

2. ALL: Screencast Notes: Log on to Google classroom and view the screencast on the Great Depression and background of TKAM. Label a piece of paper "Screencast Notes" and take notes as you watch. (The screencast is 9 minutes long, but plan on 20-30 minutes to watch, pause and take notes).  - due Friday, 8/19

Death at the Palace

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Today I will: 

• Define a new vocabulary word, and develop an example, non-example, draw a picture and develop a showing sentence using the vocabulary word.
• Display mastery of perspective, mood, characterization and imagery by composing a narrative retelling of “Death at the Palace”

Please Take out: 
-a writing utensil
-Vocabulary Squares
-a highlighter

Today's Agenda:
1. Bellwork Vocabulary: disdainful
2. Review HW: "The Test of the Great Bow"
3. “Death at the Palace”
4. Film Clip: "The Test of the Great Bow" and "Death at the Palace"

Homework:

ALL:

1. Finish “Death at the Palace” Worksheet

2. Continue to work on narrative: Peer edit is on Friday
HONORS: Work on Motif Final Response - due Tues. 5/29

Sing in me muse...and tell the story

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Today I will: 

-Practice how to write about a topic using imagery to make the story come alive for the reader.
-Recall effective diction and practice analyzing diction and detail through text evidence from "The Odyssey"

Please Take out: 
-chromebook
-writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
-Bellwork: show-not tell writing
-Read "Tell the Story" and search for diction to describe Odysseus

Homework:

Complete the Tell the Story Worksheet

Diction and Detail

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Today I will: 

• Recall ch. 1 and make observations about the characters in TKAM.
• Identify and discuss why authors include specific diction into their novels.
• Identify diction and detail in a passage from TKAM and draw conclusions about what the evidence reveals about the town of Maycomb.

Please Take out: 
-Your calendar
-Bellwork (skip a line and add today's date)
-A pen or pencil
-A highlighter
-HW: TKAM Ch. 1 
-Honors HW: Censorship packet 
(Please staple your typed response to the top of the packet.)

Today's Agenda:
-BELLWORK: Evasion
-Stamp HW
-Share Ch. 1 HW
-Ch. 1 Diction and Detail


Homework:

1. ALL: Finish the Diction and Detail Packet - due tomorrow

2. ALL: Screencast Notes: Log on to Google classroom and view the screencast on the Great Depression and background of TKAM. Label a piece of paper "Screencast Notes" and take notes as you watch. (The screencast is 9 minutes long, but plan on 20-30 minutes to watch, pause and take notes).  - due Friday, 1/15