To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The State of Michigan has identified this novel as an "Anchor Text" for 9th grade (see ELA 9 Michigan Merit Curriculum Course, pg 27).
Week 5: The Conclusion of the Trial Remember that you are supposed to be taking notes for your paper!
Mon: Read Ch 19 - Tom Robinson on the Stand (190)
Tues: Read Ch 20 - Dolphus Raymond (199)
Wed: Read Ch 21 - The Verdict
Thurs: Read Ch 22 - The Next Morning Read Ch 23 - The Cunningham's Kind of Folk
Fri: Read Ch 25 - A Death Read Ch 27 - Three Little Things that Happened in Town
"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr. - A Close-Reading Assignment Directions: 1 Finds a transcript of the speech. Copy and paste it onto a MS Word document. 2 Read it and divide it into 5-7 chunks as seems appropriate. Give each chunk a subtitle. 3 Highlight in yellow words you think are challenging vocabulary . 4 Highlight in green where Dr. King uses the poetic device of refrain (See English Terms.) 5 Find allusions (See English Terms.) Place your cursor at the end of the allusion, click "insert" and then "comment." Write in the comment-box the source of the allusion.
When you are done and it is handed in, you may watch the "I Have a Dream" speech in video. (Here are some audio clips for those with dial-up: CLIP 1CLIP 2CLIP 3 .)
Essential Questions Who am I and how do I find my place in the world? What influences gender roles in our society? What stereotypes exist in our world? What is equality? How can we work to achieve it? Why is it so difficult for people to stand up and do what is right? Do I have the courage to do what is right? Is it possible for one person to make a difference? What inequalities are encountered and what comes of them? How do these characters show or learn about responsibility? How do these characters demonstrate courage? Why is integrity important to these characters? What truths are discovered and what was the cost?
Historical/Cultural Xxx roles of women Xxx racial/gender equality Xxx stereotyping Xxx Deep South culture of the 1930s Xxx urban legends (Boo Radley) Xxx racism through dialogue
Critical Perspectives Xxx time period Xxx geographical (North vs. South) Xxx Your own perspectives on: Xxx Xxx issues of inequality Xxx Xxx issues of racism Xxx Xxx issues of prejudgment
Genre Study characteristics of the following: Xxx The editorial Xxx The news article Xxx Letters to the editor Xxx The speech Xxx A primary source document Xxx The memoir Xxx The timeline
Features Xxx editorial format: Xxx Xxx date, byline, attribution Xxx letter-to-editor format: Xxx Xxx salutation, body, signature Xxx document format with signatures Xxx media conventions and special effects Xxx headings and subheadings Xxx photographs and drawings Xxx boldface, italics, parenthesis
