Hello everyone,

You can find our list of assignments here, in case you forget at home!

Starting in March

Week 5   29 Feb-4 March

Monday developing a thesis for your blog and a good lead in/hook

Tuesday  To Kill a Mockingbird 14-16

Wednesday in class writing on To Kill a Mockingbird

Thursday Beka list 10, review for test

Friday  test on MLA format and persuasion

Assignment:  first draft of your blog due Monday 7 March, counts as a test

read Mockingbird chapters

Week 6  7-11 March

Monday  blog draft due, in class read blog and comment with rubric

Tuesday Mockingbird 17-20

Wednesday  computer day learn how to do blog and start the first lines

Thursday Mockingbird 17-20

Friday Beka list 11.  get blog draft back

assignment:  do the second draft of your blog

Week 7 14-18 March

Monday test on Beka lists 9, 10, 11

Tuesday:  continue putting blog online

Wednesday computer day...

Thursday review Mockingbird 10-20

Friday test on Mockingbird 10-20

Week 8  21-25 March

Monday character analysis work in groups of three.  as assigned.

Tuesday character analysis:  

Wednesday:  computer day to comment on other people’s blogs

Thursday:  character analysis first draft due.  In class, evaluate research project (food waste)

Friday:  Beka list 12.  get draft of character analysis back

Spring break**28 March-1 April**  read chapters 21-23 and 24-31 of Mockingbird over the break. Complete your character analysis paper.

Week 9 4-8 April

Monday:  Mockingbird 21-23

Tuesday watch Mockingbird movie

Wednesday watch Mockingbird movie

Thursday Mockingbird 27-28

Friday Mockingbird 29-31

Week 10 11-15 April

Monday:  final test on Mockingbird

Tuesday:  Beka list 13

Wednesday:  choose quotation from Mockingbird to illustrate in a poster

Thursday work on poster:  you and your partner prepare:  why you chose this quote.  When it is said in the novel and by whom, why you chose the illustration that you did.  about 3 mins each group.

Friday poster presentation to class