Friday, October 30, 2015

November 2-6, 2015-9th Literature/Music Leadership-Mrs.Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0-BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week: "People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for."
-Harper Lee


Terms to Know:
assuaged, impotent, imprudent, malevolence, persevere, auspicious, arbitrated, asinine, edification, ramshackle


Monday-
Interactive Notebooks
(Quick write:) Why is this novel entitled To Kill a Mockingbird and which character best fits the mockingbird metaphor?
Literary Terms Chart- chapters (1-31)
The Concept of the Outsider- "Tusk, Tusk" by David McKee & "Black Misery" by Langston Hughes


Tuesday-
Poetry is for the Birds (article on robins, finches, and mockingbirds)
Poem: Maya Angelou, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Poem: Paul Laurence Dunbar, "Sympathy"


Wednesday-
*GALLERY WALKS- (The Music Of The Civil Rights Movement)
(students analyze optics/lyrics that helped to shape the movement)
Videos: "The Murder of Emmitt Till"/The Trial of Tom Robinson/The Murder of Mike Brown
*Film Analysis- (students re-examine individual roles in creating film for Multi Genre assignment.
*Tom Robinson/Emmitt Till/Mike Brown- A Comparison
*Rubrics-group presentations
"Glows/Grows"-students offer helpful advice/suggestions on how to improve final product.


Thursday-
*Teacher Surveys- (all classes)
Music- Muddy Waters- "Mannish Boy"- Bill Broonzy-"When Will I Get To Be Called a Man"
Reading: Sojourner Truth- "Ain't I a Woman"


Friday-
*Trial Response Journals- (TKAM)
Mock Trial- (worksheet)
Research- "Famous Trials"- (computer lab)
"To Kill a Mockingbird"/The Trial of Mike Brown (class re-enactment)



















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