TKAM Final Chapters

Monday 23 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 24 April 2018 for Period 7


In honor of National Poetry Month, Mr. Stone read from Rumer Godden's translation of Carmen Bernos de Gasztold's Prayers from the Ark.

Mr. Stone set out three priorities for the period:

First, finish reading the final three chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird if you didn't manage to finish it while camping.

Second, work on copying your selected quote for each chapter of TKAM  in your commonplace book if you haven't done so already.

Third, study the selected vocabulary from TKAM  on the classs Quizlet site.

Mr. Stone listed thematic topics addressed in TKAM:

innocence
compassion
forgiveness
sin
guilt
justice
judgement
race
youth
morality/ethics
fear
women and femininity
lying
poverty
family
love
gender
politics
The Great Depression
parenting
education
slavery
abuse
protection

Students may also tag their selected quotes for personal meaning, connection, question, or amusing.

Homework:  Study vocabulary from TKAM.

Band and Choir Tours

Students who are going on the band and choir tours next week will miss the viewing of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Most students should be able to view this movie through their family's Netflix account or a friend's account.  If viewing the film in this manner is not possible, then make arrangements with Mr. Stone before leaving on tour to view the film.

Students should also study the vocabulary set for TKAM on the class's Quizlet account.

TKAM Chapters 25-28

Thursday 19 April 2018 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 20 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Quizzes:  Chapters 25-26

Students listened to Chapter 27 and took a quiz.

Students listened to most of Chapter 28 in class.

Homework:  Finish reading the novel.

TKAM Chapters 23-26

Wednesday 18 April 2018 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday 19 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, & 7

Quiz:  Chapter 23

Students listened to Chapter 24 and took a quiz.

Students started listening to Chapter 25 in the time remaining.

Homework:  Finish reading Chapter 25 and read Chapter 26

TKAM Chapters 21-23

Tuesday 17 April 2018 for Periods 2, 5 & 6 and Wednesday 18 April 2018 for Periods 1 & 7

Quizzes: Chapters 19-21 (open book)

Students listened to Chapter 22 and took a quiz.

Homework:  Read Chapter 23

To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary

Students may begin studying selected vocabulary from To Kill a Mockingbird using the study set on the class's Quizlet site.  Students have previously joined Mr. Stone's class on Quizlet.

Chapters 16-21

Monday 16 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday 17 April 2018 for Period 7

Students took quizzes for Chapters 16 and 17 at the beginning of class (some periods had already taken the quiz for Chapter 16).

Students listened to Chapter 18 in class and then took a quiz over Chapter 18.

Students began to listen to Chapter 19 before class ended.

Homework:  Finish reading Chapter 19 and read Chapter 20 and 21.  There will be quizzes over Chapters 19-21 at the beginning of the next class period.

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 9-12

Tuesday 10 April 2018 for Periods 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 11 April 2018 for Periods 1, & 7

Students took quizzes over Chapters 9 and 10 at the beginning of class and then listened to Chapter 11.

Homework:  Finish reading any portion of Chapter 11 not completed in class and read Chapter 12.  There will be quizzes over Chapters 11 and 12 at the beginning of the next class.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 7-10

Monday 9 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, 5 & 6 and 10 April 2018 for Period 7

Students took quizzes over Chapters 7 and 8 at the beginning of class and listened to nearly all of Chapter 9 in class.

Homework:  Finish reading any remaining parts of Chapter 9 and all of Chapter 10 for quizzes at the beginning of the next class.

Don't forget to write a quote for each chapter of To Kill A Mockingbird in your commonplace book as you read.

A Busy Short Week

Please forgive my lack of blogging for last week.  I had extra after-school school responsibilities. I will return to my normal blogging this week.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1 & 2

Tuesday 3 April 2018 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 4 April 2018 for Period 7

April is National Poetry Month.  Mr. Stone shared a poem to start class before prayer.

Listen:  Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 1

Quiz:  Chapter 1

Homework:  Read Chapter 2