It’s tough to teach an old dog new tricks, but this one has learned a few things that has made her life quite a bit easier, and though my technological exploits occasionally had me chasing my tail, I have came a long way from the technophobe I started out as. I will expand on each …
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May 04
Thank you!
I wanted to take a minute to thank all of my students who made my student teaching experience so great. You all made this worth it!
May 02
Wednesday – Chapter 18 – Mayella
The plot thickens as the trial continues. We learned about direct and indirect characterization today, and watched how Harper Lee used both methods to present Mayella Ewell to us as she testifies about her version of events. Direct characterization is when the author tells us what to think about a character, such as when a …
Apr 30
Monday – Chap. 16 – The Trial Begins
Today we reviewed the concept of how anonymity affects crowd mentality and why Harper Lee included these events in her novel. Think about why Lee included the crowd scenes in her novel and what she wanted us to do with them. We also worked on our 5 paragraph essays – identify your projects! Here is …
Apr 27
Friday – Chapter 15: The Mob at the Jail
Today we read chapter 15 and learned more about how anonymity affects group mentality. When the victim is part of an anonymous group, it is easy for people to pretend they and their problems do not exist. When the oppressor is anonymous, such as KKK members in hoods are, it is easy for them to …
Apr 27
5-Paragraph Essay Prompts and Rubric
Here is all the information you need for you to get started on a beautiful, enticing, and informative essay. These are due Friday 5/4 and you will be given 10-15 minutes in class each day to work on them, but DO NOT think that will be enough time to devote to this. You’re going to …
Apr 27
Jim Crow Lecture Notes
There will be information on the test next Friday (5/4) from the Jim Crow lecture. If you are shaky on the details in your notes, give this a look over and touch bases with me for more information if you need it. TKAM-Jim Crow lecture
Apr 26
Thursday – Chapter 14 – Dill’s Home!
Today, we learned about Dill’s life back in Meridian and the fact that things were not as great for him as he had led the kids to believe. His folks are distant, and Dill is lonely. Who else in this novel may be lonely? Boo Radley! We discussed the possibility that Dill’s fascination with Boo …
Apr 26
Wednesday – Chapter 13: Aunt Alexandria
Today we discussed how Aunt Alexandria’s (and most likely others in society have similar views to Auntie) views about family and tradition could have an impact on the racism, classism, and sexism that runs rampant in Macomb’s society. When families have such deep seated beliefs about these issues, and society is so opposed to change, …
Nov 19
Hello students and families!
I want to welcome you into our on-line classroom. We all work very hard within our class every day, but sometimes we are absent, or need a little extra help, which is what this site is all about. Each day’s notes (if there are any) will be posted here, along with what we covered. If you are …