"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read"

-- Mark Twain

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Plans for March 7 to March 11

Monday or Tuesday (A/B)

  • Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 25-27
  • Read and Discuss: The King and the Duke separate mother from children through sale (182-183)
  • Real-Life Connections: “A Slave Auction Described by a Slave, 1841” by Solomon Northup
    • Background on Solomon Northup’s life
    •  Discuss how this account compares to what Twain has included in Huck Finn
  • Closing Activity: If time permits, students will have the remaining time during the block to work on their maps with their group members.
  • Homework: Read chapters 28, 29, 30 for homework.  Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class.  You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters. 

Wednesday or Thursday (A/B)

  • Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 28-30
  • Discuss: We will briefly discuss key plot developments in these chapters.  Students will then share a few of the quotations from their study guides to lead into a discussion of a few key close reading passages.
  • Read: Chapter 31 “You Can’t Pray a Lie” as a class, pausing for discussion of key passages
    • Focus Passages: p. 212 – Huck’s reaction to the Duke and the King’s awful deed, p. 213 – Huck can’t pray, p. 214 – “All right then, I’ll go to hell”
  • Closing Activity: Students will view Quack! Volume 3 Part 1 and take down the words in their notebooks. 
  • Homework: Read chapters 32, 33, 34, and 35 for homework.  Be prepared for a reading check quiz!  You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters. 

Friday or Monday (A/B)

  • Reading Check Quiz: Huck Finn, chapters 32-35
  • Recap and Review: Students will volunteer a short summary of the plot developments in chapter 32 through 35. 
  • Discuss: We will discuss a few key passages from these chapters as a class.
  • View: A short PowerPoint presentation about the importance of Spirituals and their meanings
  • Listen: “Go Down, Moses,” performed by Louis Armstrong
  • Listen: “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” performed by The Caravans (1958)
  • Map Project: If time permits, students will continue working on their map projects for the last few minutes of class. 
  • Closing Activity: View Quack! Volume 3 Part 1 for a second time.
  • Homework: Read chapters 36, 37, 38, and 39 for homework.  Be prepared for a reading check quiz next class.  You must also fill out your Huck Finn quotation guide for these chapters.  Remember: You will also be quizzed on this week’s Quack! words, so be sure to carefully review the words and their meanings before coming to class.
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