WEEK 10: To Kill a Mockingbird

RESOURCES: EagleTV Syllabus, Bronx Masquerade Novel (1-80), Notebook Check #3, To Kill A Mockingbird (movie link)

MONDAY-TUESDAY
1. Writing Practice:  Read the article about what happens when Black Kennesaw State University cheerleaders recently kneeled during the national anthem.  Read the part the sheriff said. Write a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff explaining your support or condemnation of his words targeting the cheerleaders (8-10 sentences with one fact from the two links below). Use the letter template below to guide your writing. 
Link #1 (MDJ Article) 
Link 2 (West Virginia V. Barnette Vid): 
Link 3: (West Virginia V. Barnette Summary): 
2. USATESTPREP: Complete homework practice questions that were due on Claims/Arguments and work on turning dots to green for skills you missed.

HW DUE 10/10: 

1. Claims Practice on USATESTPREP

2. Prepare to discuss the article about cheerleaders.  How is what the sherif said about the students similar to the dilemma Atticus faced in To Kill a Mockingbird when deciding to go against the entire town to defend the black Tom Robinson? Are there any other similarities.  Jot them down and prepare for a discussion on Tueaday.

WEDNESDAY
W-up: N/A

1. EARLY RELEASE

THURSDAY
W-up: Claims/Argument

1. Read the article about the airport bomber and complete the writing assignment below:               
• Writing Topic: What media bias technique does the author believe is being used.  Provide evidence from the text that supports this technique (see media bias poster below)

2. Complete UsaTestPrep.  Turn dots green by completing practice questions.

FRIDAY
W-up: Claims

1. Touchstone Test #2
2. Finish TKAM movie
3. TKAM project: Complete #4 on the project sheet.  Rewrite the last scene as Boo or Bob Ewell might have told it.  Some things to consider.  Explain why you were out walking late that night?  Were you waiting for the children? How come you have a knife?  Must be at least two pages in length and in final draft quality.

HW DUE 10/13
1.) USATESTPREP: Practice context clues.  Due no later than Sunday at midnight.

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