Reading Schedule
“Part One”• Chapter1:Due10/31• Chapters2-4Due11/2• Chapters5-11:Due11/8;
Reading Check,“BookOne”chapters1-11
“Part Two” • Chapters12-14:Due11/12;
Reading Check,chapters12-14• Chapters15-16:Due11/14• Chapters17-18:Due11/16• Chapters19-22:Due11/20;
Reading Check,chapters12-22• Chapters23-27:Due11/26• Chapters28-31:Due11/28
Novel Test and Summative Assessment due: 11/30
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Leeabildungsroman
SummativeAssessmentAswereadTo Kill a Mockingbird andlearnmoreaboutHarperLee’slifeandinfluences,takenoteofherpersonalexperiencesandsocioculturalimpactonhertaleaboutgrowingupinduringtheGreatDepressioninAlabama.
Like Harper Lee and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, you have a story, too.
Andwhileyou’renotquite“grown”yet,yournarrativeabouthowyou’vecometothisplace/spaceinyourlifeisvaluable.Influencesthattakecenterstage-whenyoureflectonhowyou’vecometobeyou-shouldbefeaturedinyourpersonalnarrative.Chooseoneofthefollowingoptionsbywhichtotellthatstory:
• Writeachildren’sbook,featuringpictures/drawings/artwork,thatcentersaroundalifelessonyou’velearnedbecauseofanexperienceyou’vehad.Itshouldbeappropriatefor3rd-5thgradereaders.10pagesminimum,printedincolorbookletform
• Puttogetherafilm,documentingwithpictures,testimonials,newspaperclippings,etc.thatshareswithyouraudienceinsightsonanaspectofyourlife.Thefilmshouldbe5-7minuteslongandclearvoiceovernarrationshouldbeused.
• Createamusicalbumthatfeatures3originalsongsaboutatimeinyourlifewhereyoulearnedavaluablelesson,buteachsongmustbewrittenfromvariedperspectivesaboutthesamelesson.Becreativewiththoseperspectives,whichcanincludeage,participantperspectives,instrumentvariation,etc.
• Choose10axiomsfromthenovelandcreate10spinepoemsthatthoughtfullyutilizethewordsfromthosequoteswithinthenewpoems.Seebackfordetails.
WriteaSPINEPOEM.Select10meaningfullinesfromanywhereinthenovel.Therearehundredsofpotentiallinesthatstandoutasmeaningful,profound,worthrepeating,andworththoughtthroughoutthenovel.Onceyouselectaline,checkitoutwithmetomakesureyouareontherighttrack.Then,usethelineastheSPINEofapoem.Thewordsmustoccurinthesameorderastheyappearinthequote,butshouldnotappearconsecutively.Thewordsformthebackboneofthepoem.Thethemeofthepoemshouldrelateinsomewaytothelineitselfandyourviewongrowingup.Poemsdonothavetorhyme,buttheyshouldhavepoeticlanguage.Apoemisnotmerelyagroupofsentencesorthoughtswritteninstanzaformwithoutpunctuation.Yourpoemshouldreflectthesamecareandeffortastheotherwritingassignments.LinesforthepoemshouldbchosenfortheirMEANINGFULcontentratherthentheirBREVITY.Minimumthoughtandeffortwillearnacorrespondinggrade.
