Thursday, February 26, 2015

Cue Essay Workshop


  1. Reading Quiz
  2. Workshop cue essay
  3. Begin trial scene- choose parts

HW: Read chapters 24-27 and cue essay final draft

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Sub Day: Cue Paragraph Workshop

Please spend time today in partners giving and receiving feedback on your cue paragraphs. Next class we will be discussing the trial scene and acting out parts of the trial.

For homework...
  • Read chapters 20-23 in TKAM
  • Complete final draft of cue paragraph

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Scottsboro Boys


  1. Blog commenting
  2. Finish character charts
  3. Assign Cue
  4. Discuss reading

HW: Read chapters 15-19
Rough Draft of Cue Essay Due

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

What is courage?


  1. Present Vocab Pics
  2. Vocab Quiz
  3. Journal: define courage. who do you know who exhibits this trait? describe the person and explain how he or she has been courageous.
  4. Character Traits Chart
  5. Assign Cue Essay- rough draft due after break
HW: Narrative blog posting
Read chap 12-14

Friday, February 6, 2015

Narrative Writing

  1. Go over vocab
  2. What do you know about the great depression?
  3. Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes- blog post #8 (due Thursday)
HW: Chap 10-11 due Tuesday
Study for Vocab Quiz