November 15th

November 17th

November 18th -Day 1

Unit 3

Unit 3

Begin Unit 4
Read The Sneeches.
Ask students to journal about
their experiences with
discrimination. A prompt will be
provided.
Read opening scene of To Kill a
Mockingbird. Model making
inferences in Double entry log.
For homework, students read to
Chap. 5.

November 24th- Day 2

November 26th

November 27th

Read To Kill a Mockingbird as a

class to Chap. 8. Have students
practice using their double entry
log.

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break

December 1st- Day 3

December 3rd- Day 4

December 4th Day 5

Review prior knowledge about

claims. Introduce and model
writing claims, using examples
and non-examples.

Have students listen to Billie

Holidays Strange Fruit
Discuss.

Watch a scene from the film To

Kill a Mockingbird. Discuss
differences between the film and
text.

Agree/ disagree discussion

about Discrimination.

Look at example prompts.

Practice writing claims as a
class.
Read To Kill a Mockingbird to
Chap. 12 as a class or for
homework while using doubleentry log. Discuss.

Review prior knowledge about

incorporating direct evidence
and writing warrants. Practice
matching evidence to claims,
and writing warrants.
Read To Kill a Mockingbird to
Chap. 16 as a class or for
homework, while writing in
double entry log.

Read To Kill a Mockingbird as a

class.
Introduce the literary analysis
assignment. Give students a list
of prompts from which to
choose.
For homework, they must write
a thesis statement for Monday,
and read to Chap. 23 in To Kill a
Mockingbird.

December 8th Day 6

December 10th Day 7

December 11th Day 8

Have students read Friends of

the Klan Discuss.

Finish To Kill a Mockingbird as

a class or for homework.
Discuss Final Thoughts on the
text.

Mini-lesson on comma usage

and semi-colons. Practice in
class.

Mini- workshop eachothers

claims.
Read to Chap. 27 in To Kill a
Mockingbird as a class or for
homework.
December 15th Day 9
Quiz on semi-colons and comma
usage.
Analyze examples of student
writing.
Work Time.

Introduce expectations for

introductions and conclusions.
Work Time.
Write a practice essay as a class.
December 17th Day 10

December 18th Day 11

Workshop Literary Analysis

Essays.

Final Essay Due.

Watch the remainder of the film.

Watch the remainder of the film.