DigitalUnitPlanTemplate UnitTitle:ToKillaMockingbird ContentArea:EnglishLanguageArts CAContentStandard(s)/CommonCoreStandard(s): CCSS.RL.910.2"Determineathemeorcentralideaofatextandanalyzedetailitsdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext,including howitemergesandisshapedandrefinedbyspecificdetailsprovideanobjectivesummaryofthetext." CCSS.W.910.1"Writeargumentstosupportclaimsinananalysisofsubstantivetopicsortexts,usingvalidreasoningandrelevantand sufficientevidence." CCSS.SL.910.1"Initiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions(oneonone,ingroups,andteacher led)withdiversepartnersongrades910topics,texts,andissues,buildingonothers'ideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyand persuasively." BigIdeas: ThebigideasthatIwantstudentstofocusoninthisunitaretoleranceandthelossofinnocence.Toleranceplaysahugerolein thisnovelasracismandotherformsofprejudiceareforcesopposingthecentralcharacters.Thelossofinnocenceisalsoabigidea becausethenarratorisayounggirlthatgrowsupthroughthenovelbyfacingharshrealitiesregardinghumannatureandsociety.

ety. UnitGoalsandObjectives: 1.Studentswillreadandcriticallyanalyzebothliteratureandnonfiction. 2.StudentswillassessthebackgroundandstorytellingelementsofthenovelbyviewingaPreziandtakingguidednotes. 3.StudentswillexaminethehistoryofracismintheSouththatrelatestothenovelbycompletingawebquestonJimCrowlaws. 4.StudentswillanalyzethedevelopmentofthemaincharacterbydevelopingaPrezipresentationthattracesandevaluateshergrowth Name:Ms.Volmer GradeLevel:10thGrade

andlossofinnocencethroughthenovel. 5.Studentswilldiscusscomplexideassuchasracismandclassismbyparticipatingindiscussions,groupactivities,andonlineforums. UnitSummary: ThisunitwillrevolvearoundHarperLee'sToKillaMockingbird,whichisawelllovednovelthatalmostallstudentsreadinschool.Inthisunit youwillbereadingthenovelaswellasparticipatinginavarietyofactivitiesthataddressthenovel'stimelessthemesofracismandsocial injustice,thelossofinnocence,andcourageandtolerance.Theunitwillalsoincludeinformationaltextsandresearchprojectsthatwillsupport yourunderstandingofthetimeperiodandsettingoftheSouth. Inthisunityouwillbeusingtechnologyinanumberofways.Youwillcompleteguidednotesonalectureaboutthebackgroundandstorytelling elementsusedinthenovel.Youwillalsocompleteawebqueston"JimCrow"lawsaswellasagraphicorganizerandPreziprojectonthe developmentofScoutasacharacterwhoiscomingofage. AssessmentPlan: EntryLevel: Quickwrites ProgressMonitoring: DiscussionBoardPosts Quizzes JigsawProject GraphicOrganizer Lesson1:TeacherLectureandGuidedNotes StudentLearningObjective: AcceptableEvidence: InstructionalStrategies: xCommunication __Collection LessonActivities: Prezi(includingavideo) Summative: MultimediaProject TKAMFinalTest

Studentswillassessthe Thecompletedguidednotesis backgroundandstorytelling evidencethatthislearning elementsofthenovelbyviewing objectivewasmet. aPreziandtakingguidednotes. Lesson2:Webercise StudentLearningObjective: Studentswillexaminethehistory ofracismintheSouththatrelates tothenovelbycompletinga webquestonJimCrowlaws. Lesson3:GraphicOrganizer StudentLearningObjective: Studentswillanalyzethe developmentandlossof innocenceofthemaincharacter, ScoutFinch,throughthenovel. AcceptableEvidence: Thecompletedgraphicorganizer whichisbrainstormingforfinal Prezitheywillcreatewillbe acceptableevidencethatthis learningobjectivehasbeenmet. UnitResourcesandUsefulWebsites: AcceptableEvidence: Thecompletedwebercisewillbe acceptableevidencethatthis learningobjectivehasbeenmet.

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GuidedNotes

InstructionalStrategies: __Communication xCollection xCollaboration __Presentation __Organization __Interaction

LessonActivities: WeberciseActivitywithvideos andwebsitestoview

InstructionalStrategies: __Communication __Collection __Collaboration __Presentation xOrganization xInteraction

LessonActivities: Reviewingplotpointsinthe novel Createthegraphicorganizer

GreatDepression:http://www.ushistory.org/us/48.asp JimCrowLaws:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mF718GsrOI EmmettTill:http://www.biography.com/people/emmetttill507515#awesm=~oByvseCnfmFJNP ScottsboroBoys:http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm StrangeFruit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Thomas_Shipp_and_Abram_Smith TKAMSparkNotes:http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/ TKAMVideoSparkNotes:http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/mocking TKAMQuizletCards:http://quizlet.com/36143821/tokillamockingbirdtestreviewflashcards/ HarperLee:http://www.harperlee.com/ AtticusClosingSpeech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8TgqenWW0I MockingbirdsSong:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNNX3f3_svo