9+-+To+Kill+a+Mockingbird

__To Kill a Mockingbird__ Final Writing Piece:

Step 1: Chose either creative writing or essay.

Step 2: Creative - To do the creative writing, review the //Character Point of View Journal Activity// below, and write 200 words to tell a) who you are writing as b) which type of writing you will do and c) why this type of writing is appropriate for your choice Step 2: Essay - To do the essay writing, choose the essay option below that is the SAME as the project then write an outline in this form: ESSAY OPTIONS:

1. SIMILARITIES/ DIFFERENCES: Write an essay comparing OR contrasting the novels __To Kill a Mockingbird__ and __Of Mice and Men.__ Use quotes from both novels to support your arguments. 2. MOCKINGBIRD RESEARCH: Write an essay to explain the title of the novel __To Kill a Mockingbird__. Use quotes from the novel and from your research to support your explanation. 3. COLLAGE: Write an essay discussing (listing, explaining, and analyzing) the important ideas, themes, characters, OR events in the novel __To Kill a Mockingbird__. Use quotes from the novel to support your analysis. 4. DRAWING: Write an essay discussing (listing, explaining, and analyzing) the most important instances in EITHER Scout and Jem's childhood OR in Tom Robinson's trial. Use quotes from the novel to support your discussion.

Step 3: Discuss your choice with Ms. Davis in class

Step 4: Write rough draft

Step 5: Creative - Edit rough draft using the creative writing rubric: Step 5: Essay - Edit rough draft using the essay rubric:

Step 6: Creative - Turn in 1,000 - 1,500 word writing piece WITH your 200 word explanation from step 2 included BEFORE your writing piece Step 6: Essay - Turn in 1,000 - 1,500 word essay WITH your outline from step 2 AFTER your essay

__Character point of view journal and writing activity:__
 * * The first part of this document has the journal entry that is due on TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER
 * ONLY DO THE FIRST PART. We will do the second part in class!



__Verdict Four Corners In Class Activity__ How do these characters feel about the jury's verdict?



__THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME BEING SAFE__: (ie, homework for the curfew. To be due when we get back to school) 1. Read __To Kill a Mockingbird__ chapters 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. 2. Print out the "Courtroom Character Chart" and fill it in as you read the chapters. 3. You will have a reading quiz when you get back - so read carefully! (The reading quiz and the vocab quiz will NOT be on the same day though.) 4. Keep doing your vocabulary. SENTENCES - unit 6 are due THURSDAY by MIDNIGHT. INDEX CARDS - unit 6 are due the day we get back. QUIZ on MONDAY for units 5 and 6.

__Courtroom Character Chart:__

A chart for characters involved in the trial. Record what they say, why it is important and what impact their words have on the trial.

__THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME NOT GETTING SICK:__ (ie, homework due on Thursday 17 September)

1. Read chapters 6-8 2. Open this document, answer the questions (DON'T DELETE THE QUESTIONS), save it, post it to turnitin. It's due by midnight on Thursday 3. Read chapters 9-11 (up to page 112) and think about these questions:

A) What do we know about Atticus Finch as a person, as a lawyer, and as a father? What do these things tell us about him as a person? B) What do you think is most important about Jem, Scout, and Dill? Why do you think this? C) What future encounters do you think Jem and Scout will have with Boo Radley?

4. Go to Turnitin and click on the discussions tab. There you will find each one of these questions as a discussion. Make at least ONE original comment on each of the threads AND respond to at least ONE other person's original comment in each thread. That will be a total of six posts per person) These discussions will close on Monday 21 September.

5. Think of five possible future conflicts that each member of the Finch family could get involved in in Part Two of the book. (that will be 5 for Jem, 5 for Scout, and 5 for Atticus) Be sure that your ideas are based on what you know about each character. Write a paragraph for each of the characters (three paragraphs in total). Either type or hand write these paragraphs and bring them to class on THURSDAY (FRIDAY for 9.1) This will be our seminar topic. You will lose points if you do not have these three paragraphs in a hard copy with you on Thursday (Friday for 9.1).

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