To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lesson Plan pages 6-7

To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Alabama,  The father Atticus was elected to the State Legislature.  This affects his status in Maycomb.  but how much real power does he really have?

   

Key Terms:

ran in her family

tyrannical

epic

squinted 

Questions to think about during the book: 

Who is high status? 

Who is low status?

Who are the whites?

 Who are the blacks?

 Who is rich and who is poor?

How does these characteristics affect the people and how they act and react? 

Homework: 

Describe the relationship between Calpurnia and the author, and the relationship between Atticus and the author.  

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Lesson Plan pages 22-31

Hagrid's Hankerchief! 

Ten years have passed since we saw Harry dropped off at his Aunt's and Uncle's house. 

Lets read to find out what type of childhood Harry had. 

Key Terms 

shrill - very high and annoying

demanded  asking strongly

cupboard - a place for storing dishes

knobbly - knees bigger than they should be 

punched   hit

meanwhile  - at the same time

tantrum - starts to scream and yell a lot

 unwrap

wrap means to cover up with pretty paper

 un means the opposite

ruins - destroyed

wailed - scream loudly

spoil - something went bad

shrunk - gotten smaller because of too hot water

mustache - hair on the upper lip of a grown man

Pronunciation

  fateful  fate ful

  sign long I

demanded de man ded

hid den short I

wanted  want ted

involved say d clearly 

bacon long a  

hair  haire 

direction dir reck shun

cabbage cab je

 scrawny too thin

scissors  sis zors  

Questions:

Why do we fast forward 10 years? 

What were our expectations about Harry's childhood?  Were you surprised? 

Where does Harry sleep? 

What does his Aunt want him to do? 

What day is today? 

How many presents did Dudley get? 

Why is he still not satisfied?  How does his father react?

Explain how Harry finally gets to go to the zoo? 

What strange things always happen to Harry?  Why? 

Homework:

Make up what it must have been like for Harry living in the Dursley's household.   How does he explain the funny things that happen to him? What does he think about his parents?

To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Lesson plan pages 3-6

To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the classics of our time.  It tells us our story, the story of growing up, racism in the American South.

In this series we will read together this wonderful novel, explore it's issues


Key Terms
assauged- went away, not important.
sweltering - too hot to move
 Mule  - cross between a horse and a donkey
 talcum powder
ambled - to walk very slowly
 shuffled the feet can't even raise the feet from the ground
vague   not defined very well
 optimism - the belief that things will get better

Pronunciation
 residential res I den chul

Questions
Which terms does the author use to describe the summer in Maycomb?
How do we feel when it is raining?
What do the words "Nothing to fear but fear itself mean?
How does it feel to live in Maycomb town?
Would you like to live there?
Background information :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://www.ruralswalabama.org/attraction/st-stephens-historical-park-near-st-stephens-al/


 Homework:  Write about the environment of Maycomb town.  The weather, the attitude of the people.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Lesson plan pages 17-21

Today we are going to finish Chapter 1, Say, these lessons are geared to ESL students so we might go a bit more slowly than for an English Speaker class, you can combine the lessons if the student's level is high enough.

Key Terms
astride
scratchy
whiskery
ruffled
grudge
heart in the right place. - metaphorically.
tuft
gingerly
bundle
furiously
hedges   

Pronunciation
roar    two r  r 's
landed  lan ded
least  leest
simply  sim pli
allowed  a  loud
beard  beerd - one syllable
muscular mus ku lar
destroyed  dis tryoed
curiously  kur i ess li
lightening  lit ning
arms  say s clearly
howl  houlll
spotted  spo ted
doorstep  say p clearly
business buz ness
streaming streem ing
blew  blu
swish  one syllable
hedges  hed ges
woken  wo ken
cousin cu zin

Grammar
sped - irregular verb past tense of speed  Go here for a great teaching chart:
http://rachaelenglishclasses.blogspot.com/2012/08/very-useful-v1-v2-v3-teaching-chart.html


Dialect -Is when a language is written exactly as it is said, usually without certain letters, to approximate the speech. The grammar may also have mistakes.

Hagrid speaks in a dialect, and when you read it you sound a little different

Questions:
Why doesn't Professor McGonagall trust Hagrid?
Describe Hagrid.
Why does Dumbledore say that scars can come in handy?
How does Professor McGonagall  calm down Hagrid?
Whydoes Professor Dumbledore feel that the growing up with the Dursley's will be the best thing for Harry?
What does Professor McGonagall feel about Harry growing up with the Muggles?
How does Professor Dumbledore leave the scene?
Why is the Wizarding World going to call this day Harry Potter Day?
What would you have done with Harry?
What other way could have Dumbledore have given Harry to the Dursleys?






Homework:

Draw Harry Potter's Family tree

The Tale of Despareax the Mouse

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Lesson plan pages 11-16

 Harry has not yet arrived in Privet Drive.  There are strange happenings all around Great Britain!
What would you do?

Professor McGonagal after waiting all day in front of #4 Privet Drive

Key Terms
beady-eyed
rummaging
amused
chuckled
muttered
tabby
ruffled
precious little to celebrate
irritably
noble
pin pricks
irritably
exasperated
admire
piercing

Pronunciation
realize real i z
flicked  flict
noble nobl
glumly  glumli
distance dis tnece
ru mers
ad mire

Background links:
Surry Little Whinging
 https://www.hp-lexicon.org/2003/11/13/surrey-showing-the-location-of-little-whinging-on-the-scene-investigation-by-nik-the-hermit/

Owl behavior http://www.owlpages.com/owls/articles.php?a=2


Questions
What has happened in the story so far?
How is Mr Dursley taking the situation with the owls and strange people in the street?
Who has been waiting all day in front of #4 Privet Drive?
Who arrives suddenly?
What time is it?
How does the new arrival recognize the cat?
What are the rumors?  Are they true?
Where is Harry going to live?  Why?
How is everything going to be explained?


Homework:
Write the letter that the Dursleys are going to receive.  Tell Harry's Aunt and Uncle what happened in a way that they are going to understand.