TKAM
| Lesson |
Targets | Assessment | |
| 1 | Launching To Kill a Mockingbird: Establishing Reading Routines (Chapter 1) |
Use evidence from the text to understand the first part of Chapter 1. Discuss the text. Analyze the impact of allusions to world events. |
Structured Notes graphic organizer |
| 2 | Analyzing Character: Understanding Atticus (Chapter 1, cont.) | Support inferences with evidence from the text. Discuss the text. Analyze how what other characters say about Atticus reveals his character. Analyze how Atticus’ words and actions reveal his character. |
Structured notes for Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Analyzing Text Structure: To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 2) | Analyze the narrative structure of Chapter 2. Objectively summarize Chapter 2. |
Narrative structure Revised Summary Writing handout |
| 4 | Close Reading: Focusing on Taking a Stand (Chapter 2, cont.) | Deepen understanding of key words by using a vocabulary square. Identify evidence in Chapter 2 that shows why characters take a stand. |
Structured notes for Chapter 2 Summary Writing handout Vocabulary square Answers to text-dependent questions Exit ticket |
| 5 | Analyzing How Literature Draws on Themes from the Bible and World Religions: The Golden Rule (Chapter 3) | Deepen understanding of key words by using a vocabulary square. Support inferences about Chapter 3 with evidence from the text. Evaluate similarities and differences between the novel and the film version. Analyze how the author draws on the theme of the Golden Rule in Chapter 3. |
Structured notes, Chapter 3 Vocabulary square Golden Rule Note-catcher Text to Film Comparison Note-catcher |
| 6 | Making Inferences: The Golden Rule and the Radleys’ Melancholy Little Drama (Chapter 4) | Support inferences about Chapter 4 with evidence from the text. Summarize Chapter 4. Analyze how the author draws on the theme of the Golden Rule in Chapter 4. Use context clues to determine the meaning of phrases in Chapter 4. |
Structured notes, Chapter 4 Chapter 4 summary Golden Rule Note-catcher Networking Sessions Note-catcher |
| 7 | Inferring about Character: Atticus (Chapter 5) |
Deepen understanding of key words by engaging in Quiz-Quiz-Trade. Support inferences about Chapter 5 with evidence from the text. Determine the figurative meanings of words and phrases as used in Chapter 5. |
Open Response Essay |
| 8 | Comparing Text Structures: To Kill a Mockingbird and “Those Winter Sundays” (Chapters 6 and 7) |
Compare and contrast the structure of Chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird and “Those Winter Sundays.” Analyze how the structures of Chapter 6 and “Those Winter Sundays” affect meaning. |
Close Reading “Those Winter Sundays” Note-catcher Comparing and Contrasting Text Structures Note-catcher |
| 9 | Jigsaw to Analyze Mood and Tone in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 8) |
Analyze how the structure of “Incident” helps create meaning. Infer how Scout’s perspective about Boo Radley changes from Chapter 1 to Chapter 8 based on events in these chapters. |
Analyzing Scout’s Perspective about Boo Radley Note-catcher |
| 10 | Text Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9) |
Compare and contrast the structure of Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird and “Incident.” Analyze how the structures of Chapter 8 and “Incident” affect meaning. Evaluate the similarities and differences between the novel and the film version. |
Comparing and Contrasting Text Structures Note-catcher Text to Film Comparison Note-catcher Written Conversation Note-catcher |
| 11 | World Café to Analyze Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapter 10) |
Support inferences about Chapter 10 with evidence from the text. Analyze how the author draws on the theme of the Golden Rule in Chapter 10. |
Exit ticket |
| 12 | End of Unit Assessment: Analyzing Author’s Craft in To Kill a Mockingbird: Allusions, Text Structure, Connections to Traditional Themes, and Figurative Language |
Analyze how the author uses the allusion to the Golden Rule in a new way. Compare and contrast how two texts, a poem, and a scene from the novel have different structures, which contribute to meaning and style. Analyze how the author draws on the theme of the Golden Rule in the novel. Analyze the figurative language in an excerpt from Chapter 18. |
End of Unit 1 Assessment |