Thursday, May 12 Agenda & Homework

}  Bell Ringer: Have your book / annotations out for me to check. 

}  In writer’s notebook: What does Atticus mean when he says “If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks.  You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”? (ch 3) Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.  Does Atticus behave this way?  Give an example.

}  Order of presenting (starting Tuesday) - Selected during class

}  Small Group Discussion on ch  2-3, writer’s notebook entry

◦       Prepare for large group recap

–   3 things that happened in each chapter (plot)  … so SIX TOTAL

–   3 characters and something about them / description… so THREE

–   2 connections to focal points  … so TWO`              

◦       Self and Peer grade on own (use the rubric in your binder – give me a note with YOUR NAME first + grade, and then your peers + grade)

}  Large Group Discussion

}  Ch 4-5 due Friday: Minimum of six annotations plus one discussion question (something you can ask the group that has more than one specific ‘answer’)

◦       While reading, look for any words of wisdom, “gifts” focus question, main/important points