Warm Up: What do you know about the treatment of African-Americans from 1860's (after slavery) until the 1960's (before the Civil Right's Act)?
How were African-Americans treated at this time?
Classwork: Compare and contrast the Scottsboro and Tom Robinson trial.
Description-Read the text for each trial. Create a three column chart and answer the questions in the center column: 1. who vs who? 2. Describe the jury. 3. What are the defendants accused of? 4. Who defends the defendants? 5. What is the outcome?
Compare- Create a "top hat" chart. List the differences of each trial. In the bottom strip, list the similarities.
Conclusion- Answer the following questions: what has happened to justice in the trials? why? and who demonstrates moral courage?
no Journal
HW: 5 paragraph essay on "Why does Tom Robinson and the Scottsboro boys symbolize the mockingbird?"
A1 HW: 5 paragraph essay and "round table" handout
A4 HW: Essay only
Eng 10
No quiz
Silent Reading
Classwork: Review of 5 paragraph essay structure.
Intro: Hook, transition, thesis
Body Paragraphs: MELEC or main idea, supporting details, closing
Conclusion: restate thesis, real world application
We started our LOTF theme essays. Choose a theme from LOTF: Civilization vs Savagery, Loss of Innocence, Nature of Good and Evil, etc. Create a thesis. Start your introduction.
Close: Review of essay structure.
No journal
HW: 5 paragraph rough draft
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