TKAM, ch1-2: CONTEXT

Today I will:

~Explain how the social and historical context of TKAM shapes the narrative, and relate this to our own lives.
~Present information by working collaboratively in a "jigsaw" activity.

Agenda:

~Warm-up: get your 10+ questions generated by your reading of chapter 1 of TKAM. Index-card question-sharing

~Review diction (author's word choice) & discuss new seating

~TKAM Historical Context jigsaw activity: 
"An Overview of the Great Depression," Screencast overview, and FDR's 1st Inaugural Address

~Chapter 2 read-aloud, note-taking, discussion, etc (will stamp for participation)

~Quickwrite: How does knowing more about the period in history in which a novel is set help you understand the characters and the choices they make? How does your own context (current events, your family, school, ethnic &/or religious background) shape who you are and the choices you make? (WE WILL START WITH THIS ON THURSDAY.)

Homework:

~Finish reading chapter 2

~Choose one of the following questions and respond in a Flipgrid video (Due by Thursday):

1. How are readers and Miss Caroline similar in their understanding of Maycomb society at this point in the novel? How does Harper Lee use the character of Miss Caroline to introduce readers to what everyone else in Maycomb already “knows”?

2. Scout reflects: “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” What comparison is Lee suggesting in these two sentences? What does it suggest about how Scout thinks about reading?

3. How does our membership in various groups—families, schools, neighborhoods, nations—affect how others think about us? How does it affect how we think about ourselves? Are those impressions ever accurate?

~Honors Censorship Packet (Due Mon, 6 Feb via Google Classroom)