October 15/16, 2008

So the schedule has been all switched around the past two days because of PLAN/PSAT testing, but tomorrow will finally be back to normal. So whether you are in 1st and 2nd block, and had this class yesterday, or in 4th block and had class at the normal time today, or in 7th and 8th block and will have my class tomorrow, this is what's going on:

English 1 -- During this class period, students took a quiz over chapters 17 through 19. Once we finished the quiz and discussed the chapters, we watched the trial scene of the film version of TKAM. While we will not watch the entire movie in class, seeing the trial scene helps students understand the gravity of Tom Robinson's case and the emotion involved with the situation from many characters.

Homework
Read chapters 20 through 22 of TKAM

Chapter 20

1. Who cheers Dill up with his Coca Cola that he pretends is whiskey?
2. Why is the Judge furious with Link Deas?
3. What one institution does Atticus say we have in our country that considers all men equal?

Chapter 21

1. How does Atticus find out that the children are at the trial?
2. What is the jury's verdict?
3. How do we know that the African American community thinks highly of Atticus after the trial?

Chapter 22

1. Why does Miss Maudie allow Jem to eat from the big cake instead of making him a small one like Scout and Dill?
2. How, according to Miss Maudie, did Judge Taylor help Tom?
3. What does Dill say he's going to be when he grows up?

English 2 -- During this class period, students watched a film called The Shadow of Hate. The film tells the stories of minority individuals who endured discrimination in the United States because of their race, religion, ethnicity, etc. Since 4th block was longer than the 45 minutes we have for 2nd block, 4th block also did a revision exercise that helped with the cohesion of their paragraphs and the fluency of their sentences.

English 2 Homework

Personal Narratives due next class. Must be typed in 12 point font, Times New Roma, double spaced, 1" margins. Please include the correct MLA heading as well.