Week of October 19-23, 2015

October 19-23, 2015-9th Literature & Music Leadership-Mrs. Morris/Carson

PHS 3.0- BELIEVE YOU CAN!


Quote of the week:
"Leaders are born, not made." -Unknown



Words to Know: discrimination, prejudice, bias, racism, leadership, mockingbird, equality, sexism, Maycomb, Dust Bowl, Stock Market Crash, Lindberg Trial, Scottsboro Boys


Monday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Quick write: Is racism a taught or learned behavior?
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird" (chapters 6-10)
*LEADERSHIP- (PAST & PRESENT): COLLAGES



Tuesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
(Oral Review) "To Kill a Mockingbird" (notes/study guides)
Literature Circles- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
*Students give oral presentation within their individual groups. (COLLAGES)

Wednesday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
Jury (roles/assignments)
"A Jury of Your Peers... "(students organize jury for mock trial in classroom.)
Peer Evaluations- students evaluate groups based on performances/knowledge of text, characters, themes.
*Summarizer: "Hot or Not


Thursday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- (individual)
*Timed- Writing Activity- (Leadership Today...)
Literature Circles- Character Analysis ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
Summarizer: K/W/L



Friday-
*GRADE CONFERENCES- )individual)
*Interactive Notebooks (notebook check)- UNANNOUNCED
Chapter Test- "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Film Study- "Eyes on the Prize"