Mrs. Frazer

Vocabulary List Thirteen:  capacious (adj), caustic (adj), deface (v), fallacy (n), recipient (n), pivotal (adj), ruse (n), teem (v), ungainly (adj), voracious (adj)

Roll of Thunder Chapter 7-9 due Friday, February 10.

Monday, January 30
Work on video projects

HW:  Vocabulary List Thirteen definitions and sentences due tomorrow.  Wiki assignment on Oh, the Places You’ll Go due tomorrow.  Continue reading Roll of Thunder.   Bring pencil and Roll of Thunder book.

Tuesday, January 31(District Wide Writing Prompt D and E Periods)
Work on video projects.

HW:   Continue reading Roll of Thunder.  Vocabulary quiz on List Thirteen words on Friday.

Monday, January 23
Students will work with Harper Lee project partner to (1) review the graphic organizer and (2) complete the quote sheet for Atticus’ courage in Chapter 15.  Students will also complete an open response explaining how light is used symbolically in the scene in which Atticus sits outside the jail protecting Tom Robinson.

HW:  Narrative due Thursday

Tuesday, January 24
Read chapter 16 and discuss the function of Dolphus Raymond as a minor character.

HW:  Narrative due Thursday

Wednesday, January 25
Read chapter 17 and discuss your impressions of the witnesses for the state:  Bob Ewell and Heck Tate.  In what way was Bob Ewell’s characterization expected based on the description of the Ewells offered earlier in the novel?

HW:  Narrative due Thursday

Thursday, January 26
Workshop day on projects.  Introduction to iMovie.   Collect pictures, review and revise narratives.

HW:  Revise narrative as needed.
Friday, January 27
Workshop day.

HW:  Vocabulary LIst 13 due Tuesday.

Harper Lee Art Mirrors Life Comparison Graphic Organizer

Tuesday, January 17

Quiz on Chapters 7-9 Roll of Thunder.  Finish scoring Boo Radley essay.  Hand back and review Part One test.

Review homework comparing black community’s educational experiences between Roll of Thunder and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Hand out copies of Harper Lee’s biography and the graphic organizer and introduce oral history assignment.

HW:  Assignment on frazerenglish Wiki page

Wednesday, January 18
Hand out copies of Harper Lee’s biography and the graphic organizer and introduce oral history assignment.

Read Chapter 13.

HW:  Harper Lee comparison video due 1/27.  Reading and graphic organizer due by Friday.

Thursday, January 19
Read chapter 14 To Kill a Mockingbird.  Discuss how Aunt Alexandra provides the reader insight into the social context of the novel.  Is her presence essential?  

HW:  Harper Lee comparison video due 1/27. Reading and graphic organizer due by Friday.

Friday, January 20
Read chapter 15 and discuss light symbolism.

HW:  Harper Lee comparison video due 1/27.  Light symbolism paragraph due Monday.  Vocabulary list 13 definitions and sentences due Tuesday.

Roll of Thunder 7-9 due Tuesday Jan 17.

Monday, January 9
Hand back and review Cunningham-Ewell essays.  Hand out courage quote sheet and complete it for Atticus’ act of courage in Chapter 10.

HW:  Finish quote sheet if necessary.  Test tomorrow on Part One.

Tuesday, January 10
Part One test.

HW:  Jem explains his reasons for having Jem read to Mrs. Dubose by saying, “I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.  It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.  You rarely win, but sometimes you do” (149).  Explain how this quote might relate to Atticus.

Wednesday, January 10
Read selection from I Am Scout by Charles Shields and discuss how Harper Lee’s life might have influenced her writing.

HW:  Finish reading selection and the accompanying graphic organizer.

Thursday, January 11
Review multiple choice section of test and graphic organizer.

Long Term Assignments:  Roll of Thunder 7-9 due Tues, Jan 17

Tuesday, January 3
Hand back Cunningham-Ewell comparison essays.

Read Chapter 9.

HW:  Write a thoughtful response to the following prompt:  Explain how Francis Hancock and Cecil Jacobs reveal the racist attitudes of the times.

Wednesday, January 4
Read Chapter 10.  Discuss why Atticus was courageous.

HW:  Quote explanation.

Thursday, January 5
Read Chapter 11.   Discuss how Mrs. Dubose helps Harper Lee develop themes.

HW:  Quote explanation.

Friday, January 6

Vocabulary List Twelve:  adapt (v), attest (v), falter (v), forlorn (adj), impediment (n), malinger (v), pithy (adj), steadfast (adj), vilify (v), wry (adj)

Draft One Cunningham-Ewell Comparison essay due Monday.  Final draft due Thursday.

Roll of Thunder Chapters 3-6 due Thursday.

Monday, December 19
Review leads and peer edit essays for style and grammar.

Read Chapter 7 TKM.

HW:  Final draft Cunningham-Ewell essay and Roll of Thunder chapters 3-6 due Thursday.

Tuesday, December 20
Review definitions of list twelve vocabulary words.

Watch 60 Minutes segment on homelessness in America located on Wiki site.  Use this story to create your “so what” in the concluding paragraph of Cunningham-Ewell comparison.

HW:  Cunningham-Ewell Compare/Contrast due Thursday.  Roll of Thunder 4-6 due Thursday.  Vocabulary quiz on list twelve Friday.

Wednesday, December 21
Read Chapter 8 TKM with brief discussion about Boo Radley changes.

HW:  Essay and Roll of Thunder 4-6 due tomorrow.

Thursday, December 22
Quiz on Roll of Thunder.  

Fill out boo-radley-change-open-response for open response on how the Finch children’s perceptions of Boo Radley has changed since the beginning of the book.  This response will be on the Part One test.

Friday, December 23
Vocabulary quiz on list twelve words.

Vocabulary List Eleven:  abject (adj), advocate (v), atrocity (n), commemorate (v), dialect (n), elite (adj), enhance (v), languish (v), reprisal (n), turmoil (n)

Great strategy for studying:  Try Flash Card Maker.

Roll of Thunder Chapters 4-6 due Thursday, December 22.

Wiki Response on Courage due Tuesday.

Monday, December 12
Quiz on first three chapters of Roll of Thunder.  Hand back Steve Jobs essays and Scottsboro tests.

Finish reading Chapter 3 TKM.

Review Cunningham-Ewell Comparison Assignment, brainstorm ideas.

HW:  Complete the Cunningham-Ewell Comparison Graphic Organizer. Vocabulary List Ten definitions and sentences due tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 13
Review definitions of list ten words.  Review graphic organizer.

HW:  Draft One Cunningham-Ewell essay due Friday.

Wednesday, December 14
Read Chapter 4 TKM.  Discussion of significance of book cover art and characterization of Boo Radley.

HW:  Draft Cunningham-Ewell comparison essay due Monday and Vocab quiz on list eleven Friday.

Thursday, December 15
Chapter 5 TKM.  Discussion of characterization of Miss Maudie and her spin on the Radleys.

HW:   Draft Cunningham-Ewell comparison essay due Monday, and Vocab quiz on list eleven Friday.

Friday, December 17
Vocab quiz on List Eleven words.

Read chapter 6 TKM.  Discussion of narrative techniques, Jem’s motivations, possible explanations for the events relayed.  

Vocabulary List Ten:  acrimonious (adj), ambidextrous (adj), complacent (adj), descent (n), discreet (adj), endearing (adj), mollify (v) tedious (adj), turbulent (adj), quell (v)

Roll of Thunder Chapters 1-3 due Monday 12/12.  Be prepared for a quiz.

Monday, December 5
Finish Scottsboro trial and review with Jeopardy game.

HW:  Vocabulary List 10 definitions and sentences due tomorrow.  Review for test on Scottsboro trial tomorrow.  Use resources on this website if necessary.  Keep reading Roll of Thunder.

Tuesday, December 6
Test on Scottsboro.  Review definitions of list 10 words.

HW:  Wiki Assignment on courage due Tuesday, December 13.

Wednesday, December 7
Chapter One To Kill a Mockingbird with family tree and neighborhood map.

HW:  Vocabulary quiz Friday.  Roll of Thunder 1-3 Monday.

Thursday, December 8
Chapter Two Mockingbird with discussion of characterization of Walter Cunningham.

HW:  Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.  Roll of Thunder 1-3 Monday.

Friday, December 9
Vocabulary quiz.  Daily on apostrophes and plurals.  Chapter Three Mockingbird.

HW:  Quiz on Roll of Thunder 1-3 Monday.

Vocabulary List Nine:  affluent (adj), countenance (n), encumbered (v), futility (n), obtrusive (adj), prominent (adj), reminiscent (adj), scrutiny (n), uncouth (adj), venerable (adj)

Monday, November 28
Introduction to the Scottsboro Trial and watch first segment of the documentary.

HW:  Compare/Contrast revisions due Friday.  Vocabulary definitions and sentences due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 29
Review vocabulary words.  Review segment 1 of Scottsboro Trial and watch segment 2.

Monday, November 21
Discuss revision procedures for compare/contrast essay on “A Letter From the Fringe” and “Satyagraha”

1. Revise lead by adding an attention grabber (quote, definition of a key term, anecdote, startling fact or statistic, reference to an expert, snapshot, extended metaphor, series of questions).  Make sure you include a transition to the thesis and an overview of your main points after the thesis that provides a map of the rest of the paper. 
2. Revise conclusion by adding a “so what” which is a connection of the theme of your paper to your life, history, current events, the school and local community, or the global society.  Be sure to restate the thesis first.
3. Introduce and cite quotes.  Introductions to quotes should include the context of the scene and the characters involved, especially if there is a pronoun int he quote.  Be sure to identify who or what the pronoun refers to. Citing quotes requires the author’s name and page number (Carter 123) or (Bauer 123).
4. Use transition words between stories.  When you are saying that they are the same, use words like “similarly”, “likewise”, “just as”.  When you are saying that they are different, use words like, “on the contrary”, “on the other hand”, “conversely”.
5. Concluding sentences should refer back to the thesis.  DO NOT PREVIEW the next idea in the concluding sentence.  Topic sentences introduce new ideas.
6. Always write out the titles of the stories and put the title in quotes.   “Fringe” is incorrect.  The title is “A Letter From the Fringe.” If you do not want to repeat the title constantly, say “Bauer’s story”.
7. Use literary vocabulary.  You are talking about how the theme is developed through the plot (conflict, rising action, resolution), and the dynamic characterizations.
8. Follow rules of formal writing.
9. Make an original title.