Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Reminders:

Chapter 12-21 Test - Thrusday

Final Essays - Monday

Classwork:

10-1

We acted out Tom Robinson's testimony in chapter 19.

10-2

We went over the different rhetorical and argumentative techniques.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapters 20-21.  Write your own closing argument for Atticus' side.

10-2

Read through Chapter 20.  Finish or edit your closing arguments for Atticus' side.

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today in class, we went over archaic words, answered 6-11 on page 816, and discussed feuds.

Homework:

Study for your Act I test tomorrow.

9-2 Do pg. 816 #11, as well as pg. 817

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class, we peer edited our drafts.

Homework:

Both classes:

Test Thursday

Paper Monday

10-1

Up to Chapter 20 due Wednesday.  Write a closing argument for Atticus' side.

10-2

Up to Chapter 20 and closing argument due tomorrow.

9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today, we went over sidebar questions.

Homework:

p. 816 #6-10

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

We acted out Chapter 17, and wrote down aspects of Heck Tate's and Bob Ewell's testimony.

10-2

We acted out Chapter 19, and wrote down aspects of Mayella's and Tom's testimony.

Homework:

Drafts for all classes are due on Monday.

10-1

Read Chapter 18.  Do you feel sorry for Mayella.  Why or why not?

10-2

Finish Chapter 19.  Read Chapter 20.  By Tuesday, write your own closing argument for Atticus.

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today in class we read Act II Scene I and II.

Homework:

catch up on your sidebar questions.  

Wednesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

Today, we finished chapter 14 presentations.  Then, we discussed the various conflicts in Chapter 15 and in the novel in general.

10-2

We went over last night's homework.  Then, we read Chapter 17 out loud like a play.  We kept records of each characters' testimony.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapter 16.

10-2

Finish Chapter 17, and continue recording the evidence.

Read Chapter 18.

Do you feel sorry for Mayella Ewell based on this chapter?  Why or why not?

Wednesday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class, we answered the freewrite, "How long does it really take to fall in love?  Are any of the play's characters really in love?"

Then, in parts, we read Act I, Scene V of the play, keeping records of our questions, opinions, and predictions.

Homework:

Finish Act I, Scene V.  Do the sidebar questions.

Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

Today we read Chapter 14.  We acted it out, found important quotes, and summarized it for our classmates.

10-2

Today we answered the questions "What would have happened if the children had not shown up?" and "What does Atticus mean when he says we should have 'a police force of children?"

Then, we discussed the conflicts in the novel, how they were related to each other, what kind of conflict they are, and how any of them relate to today.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapter 15

10-2

Read Chapter 16 and answer the question, "What would you tell someone, based on Chapter 16, if they were moving to Maycomb?"

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today in class, we discussed pun, foreshadowing, and character foil.

We read Act I, Scene IV out loud.

Homework:

Finish reading Act I, Scene IV.  Do the sidebar questions.

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

We discussed how people are different in different situations, how people disagree with groups they are in, and how people are different in what they can and cannot do.

We discussed Chapter 12 of the book, in which Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout to church, and how the characters are different.

10-2

We read Chapter 14, and discussed and performed the conversations in the chapter.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapter 13.  How is life going to change for the Finches?

10-2

Read Chapter 15.  

Monday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class, we read Act I Scene III out loud.  We also went over the sidebar questions for Act I Scenes I and II.

Homework:

Do the sidebar questions for Act I, Scene III.

Preread Act I, Scene IV.

Thursday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class we got back our benchmark scores and analyzed the data.

Homework:

Enjoy your evening.  Outlines are due Monday.

Thursday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today in class we got back benchmark scores and analyzed the data.

Homework:

Do the sidebar questions for Act I Scene II.

Wednesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

10-1

We went over yesterday's test.  We picked out important quotes from the text and explained how they fit in to the chapter, what we thought they meant, what opinion we had about them, and what connections we could make to our own lives.

10-2

We went over yesterday's test.  We free wrote about how we are different in different parts of our life.  Then, in groups, we discussed the ways Calpurnia, her church, the children, and people's abilities were different depending on where they are.

Homework:

10-1

Read Chapter 12.  Write a paragraph on Calpurnia.

10-2

Read Chapter 13.  Take notes.

Wednesday - 9th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today in class we went over the Pyramus and Thisby packets.  9-1 was able to go over answers to the sidebar questions for Act I, Scene I.

Homework:

Read Act I, Scene II.  9-1: answer all sidebar questions.

Tuesday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Test today.

Homework:

10-1 Read Chapter 11

10-2 Read Chapter 12

Tuesday - 9th Grade Homework and Classwork

Classwork:

Today we read Act I Scene i of Romeo and Juliet out loud.  We defined pun, allusion, and oxymoron.

Homework:

Make sure your sidebar questions to Act I Scene I are answered for tomorrow.

Last call for Pyramus and Thisby packets.

Monday - 10th Grade Classwork and Homework

Classwork:

Today, we reviewed for the test tomorrow.

Homework:

Study for the test tomorrow.  You are responsible for knowing the plot of Chapters 1-10.  You are also responsible for knowing the characters of Atticus, Scout, Jem, Dill, Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, the Ewells, the Radleys, the Cunninghams, and Miss Maudie.

You should also know about irony, foreshadowing, and allusion.  

Monday - 9th Grade Homework

Read Act I, Scene I of Romeo and Juliet in your textbook starting on page 788.

Answer ALL sidebar questions.