To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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1 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 1 To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Study Guide th Grade Honors English Name: Class Hour:

2 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 2 TKAM CALENDAR 2015 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY FRIDAY 10/19 10/20 10/ /23 Advertisements: Flee Map 10/26 Advertisements: Essay 10/27 Opinionnaire 10/28-29 Photographic Context HW: Read Ch. 1 10/30 Jim Crow Laws TKAM Chapter 1 Analysis + paragraph HW: Read Ch. 2-3 Main Idea and Detail Notes Reading Strategies Read Ch. 4-5 and make predictions NONFICTION FRIDAY HW: Read Ch /2 11/3 11/4-5 11/6 Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Read Ch. 8 together and complete Lessons from the Neighborhood Socratic Seminar Preparation Chapters 1-10 Socratic Seminar Close Reading: Chapter 10 HW: Read Ch. 11 NONFICTION FRIDAY HW: Read Ch /9 11/10 THURS/FRI (no school Wed.) 11/12-13 Analysis: Chapter 11, Atticus Quotes, and Foreshadowing HW: Read Ch /16 Beginning Part 2: Question sets 1 and 2 Start reading Ch together (finish reading by block day) 11/17 Discuss/Quiz Ch Read Ch. 20 together Complete Ch. 20 analysis and SMELL 11/ /20 Courtroom Scene: TKAM Movie HW: Read Ch /23 Ch. 24 discussion HW: Read Ch /24 Quotation Exploration HW: Read Ch /25 (Schedule: 1-6) NONFICTION FRIDAY 11/26-27 Boo Radley Socratic Seminar TKAM TEST NO SCHOOL

3 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 3 Wed/Thurs, October 21-22, 2015

4 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 4 Friday, October 23, 2015 HOMEWORK: READ CHAPTER 1!

5 Monday, October 26, 2015 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 5

6 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 6 After you read and annotate, write a paragraph that explains the meaning of Jim Crow laws and their importance in American history.

7 Tuesday, October 27, 2015: Complete four pages. TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 7

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11 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 11 Write your paragraph in the space below. Homework: Read Chapters 2-3

12 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 12 Wed/Thurs, October 28-29, 2015

13 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 13 Wed/Thurs, October 28-29, 2015

14 Read Chapters 4-5 and Make Predictions TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 14 Wed/Thurs, October 28-29, 2015

15 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 15 Friday, October 30, 2015

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18 Homework: Read Chapters 6-7 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 18

19 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 19 Monday, November 2, 2015

20 Read Chapter 8 together and complete this page. Homework: Read Chapters TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 20 Monday, November 2, 2015

21 Socratic Seminar Preparation (Seminar on block day) TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 21 Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Create nine questions based on chapters Cite a quote on the right of the question.

22 Socratic Seminar TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 22 Wed/Thurs, November 4-5, 2015 After Seminar: Homework: Read Chapter 11

23 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 23 Friday, November 6, 2015

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26 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 26 Elizabeth Eckford When School Was Scary Nonfiction Article Response PROMPT: Using evidence from the When School Was Scary article, explain the events that occurred to Elizabeth Eckford and the Little Rock Nine. Within your paper, you need to explain the significance of this event in American history. You need to include an introduction, two main idea paragraphs (SSS Paragraphs), and a concluding paragraph. This should be written in SSS paragraph format. Quotes must be cited in MLA format. Sentence 1. Topic Sentence Sentence 2. Situation/Speaker Sentence 3. Quote Sentences 4-5. Explanation Sentence 6. Situation/Speaker Sentence 7. Quote Sentences 8-9. Explanation Sentence 10. Concluding Statement creative title

27 Before handing in your final draft, highlight the following: YELLOW: your excellent use of language, imagery, vocabulary, or grammar PINK: your use of transitions, topic sentences, and concluding statements GREEN: textual evidence from article BLUE: your explanation of your quotes TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 27

28 Completethree pages Read chapters TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 28 Monday, November 9, 2015

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31 Complete two pages TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 31 Tuesday, November 10, 2015

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33 Read Chapters for block day NO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY. TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 33

34 Discuss/Quiz on Chapters TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 34 Read Chapter 20 together and complete four pages Thurs/Fri, November 12-13, 2015

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37 Homework: Read Chapters TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 37

38 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 38 Monday, November 16, 2015 Homework: Read Chapter 24

39 Homework: Read Chapter TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 39 Tuesday, November 17, 2015

40 Homework: Read Chapters TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 40 Wed/Thurs, November 18-19, 2015 Homework: Read Chapters for Monday, 11/23

41 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 41 Friday, November 20, 2015

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45 Homework: Read Chapter 31 TKAM PACKET 2015 PAGE 45 Monday, November 23, 2015 Tuesday, November 24, 2015: Socratic Seminar Wednesday, November 25, 2015: TKAM TEST

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