Monday - Review chapters 11-15. Close reading questions for small groups. Share out answers and discuss the major symbols, themes, and motifs that we are seeing. Students will receive new vocabulary words.
Tuesday - SNOW DAY. Wednesday - Read for the first 15 minutes of class. Current events article on To Kill a Mockingbird. At the beginning of the book, the students were asked to consider whether or not this book should be as popular as it is as they read. We will look at an article that takes the view that there are better books to read today. No doubt, a thought-provoking discussion will ensue. Friday - Chapter 16 due. DO NOW: How does bias limit our understanding of the world? What kind of experiences can widen our perspective? Discussion on how Scout and Jem start to confront "Maycomb's ways" in chapters 12-15 through the trip to Calpurnia's church, Aunt Alexandra's stay at the house, and the confrontation with the mob outside the courthouse. Rewrite courthouse scene. Share out. EXIT SLIP: Reflect on how we might expand our own perspectives, consider new points of view, and learn about people who are different from us. Make a list in journal.
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