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TKAM ch 17-18: Heck Tate & Bob Ewell's testimony

Today I will:

-Record evidence from the Tom Robinson trial and identify discrepancies by completing the Heck Tate
and Bob Ewell entries in my testimony tracker (Google Classroom)
-Identify the varying social classes in Maycomb by drawing a pyramid representing its citizens.

Key terms:
Discrepancy:  a difference especially between things that should be the same
Hierarchy: a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
Perjury: the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth
Testimony: something that someone says especially in a court of law while formally promising to tell the truth

Agenda:
~Warm-up: 4 Corners Debate (If absent, you'll need to answer the four prompts in writing and share the doc with me)
~Access trial tracker (Google Classroom); discuss Heck Tate & Bob Ewell's testimony
~Begin tonight's reading (ch 18-19) // pauses for pair-sharing & discussion

~7-min quick writeIn To Kill a Mockingbird, Tom Robinson’s trial is a “line in the sand” for Maycomb.  A “line in the sand” means that something final has been drawn, a boundary has been established, and people are dared not to cross it.  What is the “line in the sand” for this town?  What are the sides?  Which characters are on the Finches’ side?  Which characters are on the Ewells’ side?  Use at least one piece of specific text evidence from chapter 16.



Homework:
~Read chapter 18-19; take 1/2-page+ of notes to help you in filling out the trial tracker collaboratively in class tomorrow
~There will be a short reading check quiz tomorrow

This week's reading schedule:
Mon, 26 Feb: ch 18-19, p.178-199
Tues, 27 Feb: ch 20-21, p.199-211
Wed, 28 Feb: ch 22-23, p.212-227
Thurs, 1 Mar: ch 24-25, p.227-241
Fri, 2 Mar (over the weekend): ch 26, p.241-247 + Flipgrid (details coming)

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