Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Do Now: What can you imagine life must have been like for a black teenager in Alabama in 1930? (5 lines/5 minutes)
Life after Benchmarks
Classwork: Today we start To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee!

Read "The Author's Connection on your handout.
1.Underline events in the author's life and in the novel that are similar.
2. Summarize the briefly in the margin.
3. Circle the events in the Civil Rights Time Line on your handout that interest you.
Homework: Read and follow the annotation directions for "The Historical Connection".