WELCOME BACK!!!Please pull out your To Kill A

Mockingbird books!

Agenda

1. Spring Break Packet Review2. TKAM Quiz3. Scottsboro Trial movie4. Discussion

Brain Teaser:

How can you get ten horses into nine stables, one per stable?

Answer:

Spring Break Packet is due TOMOROW!!

What should you have?

How much does this count?

What quarter does it go on?

TKAM Quiz

Pull out a blank sheet of paper. You may use your book.

TKAM Quiz

1. Using direct and indirect characterization describe how Scout’s personality acts as a catalyst in the novel.

2. How does race impact the people in Maycomb County. Use specific examples from the text.

3. Describe the major impacts of having the story centered around the children who live in the town and not the adults. Think very hard about why the author did this before you answer.

Bonus: What is Scout’s real name?

As We Watch the Movie

You need to answer the questions on your viewing guide.

I will be stopping the video at key points to discuss what we just learned – you should keep notes on what is talked about.

Discussion Questions

1. How does it make you feel that this sort of injustice took place in our country?

2. How would events like this impact Harper Lee? Does this change how you look at the book knowing why she wrote it?

HW

Finish part one of TKAM by FRIDAY Review your Grammar Notes – you might

have a POP Quiz coming up!

TUESDAY 4/10/12Warm Up –

Review Notes on Sentence Combining

Agenda1. 10 Commandments2. TKAM – Scout3. TKAM – what was the

Jim Crow South?

THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF GRAMMAR

This is a review of all the things we have learned. You need to

practice this – it was our weakest point on the Midterm.

Let’s take another look at these Sentence Structures

Ten Commandments style As we review these, please put a star

next to one you still have questions and doubts about

For you to get everything out of this, it is pivotal you are honest with yourself.

Commandment 1: Thou shalt remember a clause is composed of both a subject and a verb.

Clause- Before he played football, Not a clause (phrase)- Before playing

football,

Commandment 2: Thou shalt remember a simple sentence is one independent clause, even if it has

multiple subjects and verbs.

Simple- Malaysia and Jaylin studied and dominated their quiz.

Commandment 3:Thou shalt remember a compound sentence is two or more

independent clauses. We finish midterms this week, and you

have Friday off; this should be a bit of a break for everyone.

Commandment 4:Thou shalt connect independent clauses in the following ways to create a compound

sentence:

1. comma fanboys (Ex. Ashton wants a dance for underclassmen, and he will make it happen.)

2. semicolon (Ex. Ashton wants a dance for underclassmen; he will make it happen.)

3. semicolon, transitional word, comma (Ex. Ashton wants a dance for underclassmen; therefore, he will make it happen.

Commandment 5:Thou shalt remember that a complex sentence is one independent clause and at

least one dependent clause.

We weren’t hungry for dinner because we ate lunch late.

Commandment 6: Thou shalt create dependent clauses using conjuctional adverbs (before, after, although, if,

because, while, etc.) or replace a repeated subject with “who,” “which,” or “that.”

Conjunctional adverb- Our hallway won the homecoming competition because it clearly was the best.

Who, which, that- Our hallway, which was the best, won the competition.

Commandment 7:Thou shalt use a comma when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause

(but not after!).

Ex. Because we ate a lunch late, we weren’t hungry for dinner.

Ex. We weren’t hungry for dinner because we ate a late lunch.

Commandment 8:Thou shalt avoid misplaced modifiers in dependent clauses.

Misplaced modifier- Our hallway won the competition, which was the best.

Correct- Our hallway, which was the best, won the competition.

Commandment 9:Thou shalt remember that a compound-complex sentence is two or more independent clauses and

one or more dependent clause.

Even though the weather is really nice, I miss the heat; I’m a Michigan girl at heart.

Commandment 10:Thou shalt always use the following steps when identifying the sentence

structure:

1. Identify the verb 2. Identify the subject 3. Determine if clause is dependent or

independent 4. Tally up the clauses to determine

structure

Hopefully that cleared up some questions!

To show me that you’ve got this, you must finish the back side of the Ten Commandments for homework! (due tomorrow!)

TKAM

LET’S GO OVER OUR QUESTIONS FROM YESTERDAY.

LET’S FOCUS ON AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

1. Using direct and indirect characterization describe how Scout’s personality acts as a catalyst in the novel.

2. How does race impact the people in Maycomb County. Use specific examples from the text.

3. Describe the major impacts of having the story centered around the children who live in the town and not the adults. Think very hard about why the author did this before you answer.

Using direct and indirect characterization describe how Scout’s personality acts as a catalyst in the novel.

TKAM

Harper Lee gives this book a very unlikely protagonist. Why do you think she had this book centered around a little white girl if her focus was to tell the story of racial inequality in the Jim Crow South?

Investigating ScoutMatter:Look at everything you have written below; how could you summarize all this information into a unique analysis of Scout’s impact on the reader of this book.

Say:

What words does the book actually use to describe Scout. Look for direct and indirect characterization.

Mean:

What do those words mean to us as the reader.

Investigating ScoutMatter:

Say: Mean:

TKAM

What was the Jim Crow South like.

You are going to read a background article on the Jim Crow laws and fill out the following chart looking for examples of this from the text.

TKAM

Jim Crow Law TKAM

Compare and Contrast what you just read about the Jim Crow South and the town in TKAM – is this book true to life?

HW

Read through Chapter 11 (Part One) by Friday

Prepare for a possible Grammar Quiz!!

GOOD MORNING!We have MULTIPLE brainteasers this morning!!

1. Brothers and sisters I have none but this man's father is my father's son.Who is the man?

2. The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly."How can that be possible?

Agenda

1. Brainteaser2. Grammar Quiz3. How to Write your Speech

Intro

We are going to start the day with a quiz so clear your desk except for a sheet of paper.

Grammar Quiz Part 1

Identify Subjects, Verbs, and label clauses.1. I want to go on the trip to Europe as soon as I

can, if we can afford it.2. Wherever John goes his wife goes, too, since

she really doesn’t trust him.3. Although I hate tea parties, I went to please

my mother.4. She was not bitter or sad; although, she has

had many difficult problems.5. I can not buy a car until I have saved a down

payment, since my credit is not too good.

Grammar Quiz Part 2

Write the following sentences, fixing all errors.6. Before I could say "No" he was out the door

and was headed to town.7. Even though the class session was long no

one fell asleep until the last lecturer.8. After the student got the test with a

respectable B he felt relieved.9. Maria wanted a new bicycle so she got a job

to earn money. 10. Monica wanted to go on a picnic, it started

to rain.  

Grammar Quiz Part 3

Label the clauses then add all the necessary punctuation and linking words to the blanks.

11. Although I like to go camping ___ I haven't had the time to go lately ___ I haven't found anyone to go with.

12. We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children ___ like to watch scary movies___ thought that we were wrong.

13. Even though he prefers to eat with a fork, he chooses to use chopsticks in Chinese restaurants __ however __ they aren't easy to use.

BONUS:Write a compound complex sentences that describes the

main points of TKAM thus far.

How to write a speech

Getting Started on the Speech Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half.

Fold it in half again. And once more. Quickly, there’s no time to waste! Now, tear along the folds. Either way, you now have eight pieces of paper, and hopefully a pen.

You’re ready to start.

Step 1

Who is the Speech for… Always begin with the audience. What do

you know about them? What do they know about you? Write down a few bullet points on the first piece of paper. Who you are, in the context of how it is relevant to the audience.

If you need to poll the audience write your question down on a separate sheet of paper to pass around.

Step 2

What is the Speech for…

Does the audience or the person who invited you have an expectation of what you will talk about? Be sure to meet it, or cover it as best you can. Failing to do so will definitely drop your grade.

Step 3

Now think about what will be in the speech.

Let your brain free wheel for a minute. Write each of your main ideas on one of the remaining pieces of paper. Don’t worry about them being exactly what was on your outline.

Step 4

Research suggests that we can deal with 7 things in our head at once, plus or minus two.

So mark the arguments you feel are the strongest. Put a different mark on the ones you think will go over best with your class mates

Review others

We are going to watch the intro to another speech. Pay attention to just the first few sentences

How does she start her debate?

What evidence do you have that can be used in the same way?

Review others

Remember when we talked about definitions…..

What does she define – how will that help her argument? What does she do after defining her words?

Make a list on one of your pieces of paper of all the words you think you should define.

HW

Go home and find working definitions (that you can use) for all the words you just wrote down.

TKAM

Jim Crow vs Maycom County

How real is this book?

Think, Pair, Share

With a partner go through and analyze different interactions between white and black people in this book – do they match what you read about in the Jim Crow article yesterday?

Prepare 1-2 points to share with the class.

You have 10 mins.

GOOD MORNING!!

Something to Think about:What is better - eternal bliss or a simple

bread?What is better than eternal bliss? Nothing. But a slice of bread is better than nothing. So a slice of

bread is better than eternal bliss.

AGENDA

1. Grammar Redux2. Speaking for 1 min3. How to write a speech 4. Practicing your speech

A slim crocodile living in the Nile took a child. His mother begged to have him back. The crocodile could not only talk, but was also a great sophist and stated, "If you guess correctly what I will do with him, I will return him. However, if you don't predict his fate correctly, I'll eat him." What statement should the mother make to save her child?

Grammar Quiz

Grades were not good!

In partners you are going to use your notes and textbook to review your quiz and fix all mistakes.

Your new quiz will be graded and we will requiz on this TOMORROW!!!

Speech

Pick from the following topic choices to get your prompt:

School

Car

Sports

You will be asked to speak on you topic in a clear and focused manner – the goal is to be as professional as possible.

What does this tell us?

A Big Issue with your speech will be support!!!

Explaining your evidence will be necessary to fill the time.

Your speech times have been altered to the following:

Intro – 3 minsCrossfire – 1 minClosing - 1 min

How to write your Speech

We are going to write our introduction based on the formula we wrote down yesterday.

Look through your notes find a good quote or fact that you can use in the beginning and follow our 4 steps:

1. Credible Source2. Opinion3. Resolution4. Quotes + Restating Prompt

Part 2

Here is where it gets tricky !Personal style can change the way you

write and speak a lot!!! A good basic formula for giving your evidence is:

1. State your reason2. Give your evidence3. Explain how this relates to the resolution

and exactly why this proves it right or wrong.

Review others

We are going to watch the intro to another speech. Pay attention to just the first few sentences

How does she introduce each new piece of support?

How does this fit into the format you were given?

Rinse and Repeat

This is what you will do for the next 2 paragraphs.Remember:

1. State your reason or contention2. Give your evidence3. Explain how this relates to the resolution and

exactly why this proves it right or wrong.

Good Transition words:

Therefore, Following, In agreement with, In conclusion

HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!

Please pull out your speeches and make any final touches.

Agenda

1. TKAM Quiz2. Editing your Speech3. Practicing your Speech4. Watching the Movie

A rooster lays an egg at the very top of a slanted roof. Which side is the egg going to roll off on?

A completely black dog was strolling down Main street during a total blackout affecting the entire town. Not a single streetlight had been on for hours. As the dog crosses the center of the road a Buick Skylark with 2 broken headlights speeds towards it, but manages to swerve out of the way just in time. How could the driver see the dog to swerve in time?

Make sure you have everything!

Your intro should have:

1. Credible Source2. Opinion3. Resolution4. Quotes + Restating Prompt

Your body paragraphs should have:

5. State your reason or contention6. Give your evidence7. Explain how this relates to the resolution and exactly

why this proves it right or wrong.

Rules of Formal Speech

Read through your speech and circle anywhere you did the following:

Wrote the words: I think; bad; wrong; good; helpful; easy; hard; things; issues; stuff

Most of these comments are weak statements, fix them!!!

Practice

In groups you are going to read this speech out loud. I will be timing you so you can see how long your speech is.

As you listen to your classmates speeches look for places they can improve, but don’t be mean – use CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISM!!

Movie Time!

Use the following chart as we watch to compare the movie to the book.

Movie Both Text

HW

Read through Chapter 14

Edit your speech.