GENERAL – SPRING 2011

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

DAY TWO

DAY TWO: AGENDA

By the end of class, you should be able to… explain how the structure of a text affects the reader’s understanding.

• Bell Ringer• Grammar• Review: N-World Article Homework• Skill Focus: Structure – sequential order• Reading: Ch. 2-3• Exit Slip• Homework: Ch.4-5

BELL RINGER #2 (A) 4/13 & (B) 4/14

In chapters 2 and 3, Scout starts school. Think about your earliest school experiences and describe them in a well-developed paragraph.

WORD WORK #2

• indigenous (adj.): belonging to a particular region or country

• seceded (vb.): To secede is to break away. During the Civil War, Alabama was one of the states that broke away, or seceded from the Union.

• vexations (n.): To vex is to annoy, so a vexation is something that causes annoyance or problems.

• contentious (adj.): always ready to argue or fight• discernible (adj.): understandable• dispensation (n.): a release from an obligation or promise.

In this case, by offering friendship to Walter and promising that Scout won't fight with him, Jem dispenses her threat to fight with him more.

WORD WORK #2

• Indigenous• Secede• Vexation• Contentious• Discernible• dispensation

Match each vocabulary work with the phrase below which is synonymous with it’s definition:

1.to bother 2.culturally significant3.released4.to make sense5.to separate from a group6.hot-headed

NOTES: ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS

WHY DO WE USE STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS?

FOR THE WRITER . . .

•Gives a writer a blueprint, or plan, for HOW to write•Helps an author meet his/her PURPOSE in writing

FOR THE READER . . .

• Allows a reader to comprehend, or make sense of, what they read• Makes sure a reader

can remember the main points of what they read

TODAY’S SKILL FOCUS:SEQUENCING (OR CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

Definition: when an author organizes their information in order (first to last, step-by-step) or narrates (tells!) a story from beginning to end

Key Question to ask yourself when reading: Does the author describe ideas or events in the order in which they happened or should happen?

Key Words to note: after; before; during; later; first; second; then; today; when

 

SEQUENCING (OR CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER)

Why would this pattern work best for these types of pieces?• personal expressive pieces• personal narratives• memoirs

• novels and short stories• brochures and manuals• historical summaries and textbooks

EXAMPLE: ARE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN SEQUENTIAL (STEP-BY-STEP) ORDER?

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.2. Combine all ingredients.3. Measure your ingredients.4. Buy ingredients.5. Spread into a pan.6. Bake for 45 minutes.

EXAMPLE: ARE THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL (TIME) ORDER?

1. The signing of The Declaration of Independence2. Columbus discovers the New World3. The Civil Rights Movement4. The abolishment of slavery5. America elects the first black President6. Black men receive the right to vote

READING CH. 2

As we read, we’re going to practice taking note of sequencing/chronological order.

Part 1: We’ll make a list of important events as Scout tells us about them.

Part 2: We’ll number them in the order in which they happened in real time to see if Scout uses sequencing/chronological order to tell her story.

READING CH. 3Now you’ll practice the same thing as you read Ch. 3.

Part 1: Make a list of important events as Scout tells you about them.

Part 2: Number the events in the order in which they happened in real time to see if Scout uses sequencing/chronological order to tell her story.

Reflective Question: Does Scout use sequencing/chronological order? Justify your answer.

Exit Slip: Put the following events in sequential/chronological order: (as they happen in real life, not the order they are told)

1.Scout and Jem’s mother dies.2.Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house.3.Walter has lunch at the Finch house.4.Scout fights Walter.5.Jem and Scout meet Dill.6.Scout starts the first grade.7.Miss. Caroline punishes Scout.8.Miss. Caroline cries about Burris Ewell.9.Miss. Caroline offers lunch money to Walter.10.Atticus and Scout reach a compromise.

HOMEWORK:BY NEXT CLASS, YOU SHOULD READ THE NEXT TO CHAPTERS (CH. 4-5)

AND COMPLETE YOUR READING QUESTIONS.