Wednesday, May 9 Journal

Look up Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" photograph. Use it to answer the following questions: Study the photograph. Describe the people in the photo. What objects are included? What activity are they doing? What is the setting? What is the body language? Facial expression? What is the theme or message of the photo? Is it effective? Why or why not? What is your opinion on the issue? How did the photo reinforce it?

May 7 - 11 Schedule

Monday: "Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" Tuesday: Begin group work on TKAM final project (newspaper) TKAM quiz 16-21 Wednesday: Work Day Thursday: "Love Song" due Friday: Reading/work day

TKAM Final Project

Name__________________________Date_______________Period___________ Final Group Project for To Kill a Mockingbird Assignment You and your group will create a newspaper that reflects the setting, characters, conflict and plot of the novel. The articles are researched and written by you. Do not cut and paste existing material into your newspaper. That is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade. Section A is traditionally the “hard news” section. Each member of the group contribute an “A” section article (review a newspaper for an example of this type of article). Articles must be thorough, accurate and well-researched. Please include in-text citations from credible sources. Remember the “who, what, where, when, why and how” of reporting. Look to the issues described in the novel: poverty, justice, racism, prejudice and stereotyping for your A section articles. Choose a headline for your newspaper, and your lead article. Each article must have a picture (document the source). Section B has local news, and some lighter topics. Include a minimum of four articles from the following list: • Character Feature Piece • 1930's news story • Local News in Maycomb • Obituary • Advice Column • Horoscopes • Recipes • Crossword puzzles • Cartoons Section C is the Opinion/Editorial section. • Look through the opinion section of a newspaper and examine the types of articles you will find here. The articles range from editorials (both for and against issues), letters to the editor and political cartoons. Each group member will contribute an opinion/editorial on a topic the group decides (use a variety of topics just as a real newspaper does). • A political cartoon (drawn by a member of your group) • Assign each member of your group to write an opinion piece about events in To Kill a Mockingbird related issues (prejudice, justice, poverty, the Great Depression, racism, etc.). Use opinions of characters in the novel to help you understand how people in Maycomb would have felt about these issues. Write the article from the point of view of one of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. Your articles should show that you understand these issues and how people in 1930s Maycomb reacted to them.

Responding to Art and Found Poem

Name________________________________Date________________________Period___________ Art Art is a multifaceted world that can touch emotions in anyone, through its various forms and styles. Answer the following questions about specific works you enjoyed and/or disliked. (Be sure to include the title, artist, and a short description of the painting, photo, sculpture or art piece). What is one painting or piece of art that you really liked? What, specifically, intrigued you about it? Title: Artist: Description: What is one painting or piece of art that you really didn’t like? What, specifically, bothered you? Title: Artist: Description: What is one painting that you didn’t understand or see any meaning in? Title: Artist: Description: Why do you think some art is considered good and other art is considered bad? Whose opinion matters when discussing the world of fine art? In the space provided below, create a free-verse poem about one of the pieces of art. The poem should have a title and be a minimum of 10 lines. Be sure to include the title and artist (at the bottom of the page). Title: Found poem inspired by:

Movie Notes for TKAM

Name_________________________________Date__________________Period_______________ Symbolism in To Kill a Mockingbird Symbol: something that represents something else: something that stands for or represents something else, especially an object representing an abstraction (Bing.com dictionary) For a symbol to be truly a symbol, it must be repeated throughout a work. It may be difficult picking out symbols if you do not understand the purpose or the function of the symbol. The objects that appear behind the opening credits of To Kill a Mockingbird include a pocket watch, harmonica, pearl necklace, whistle, marbles, and a child's drawing of a bird- items that gain meaning as the story unfolds. The sequence is a good introduction for the story's symbolism and themes. It also shows (to quote Harper Lee again) how a film can have "a life of its own as a work of art." Notice how the camera moves in, like a child's vision, to close-ups of these valued objects, tracking from left to right along the row of treasures carefully arranged. Notice how the nostalgic music and humming of a child create a mood. And notice what happens to the drawing at the end of the sequence. ACTIVITY Pay careful attention to the opening sequence in the film. For each symbol, determine what is happening in the scene with the object and what it might mean or represent. Items seen in opening credits of the film Symbolic Meaning pocket watch harmonica pearl necklace whistle marbles drawing of a bird 1. Who is telling the story? Why is it being told? 2. How does it represent its subject- especially with reference to period? (representation, use of stereotypes, representation of the past) 3. Who are the characters in the film? 4. Did the actors make you forget they were acting? How? 5. What vivid visual images did you note? What did they make you feel or think about? 6. What is the film’s setting? 7. In what scene was an actor’s voice (pitch, volume, expression) particularly effective? Why? 8. What scenes can you understand even without dialogue? Why? 9. What are the main plot elements? (Conflict, resolution, rising action, etc.) 10. Select a scene that must have been difficult to act. How did the actor make his or her body movements appropriate and convincing? 11. What is the theme of the film? 12. Describe a scene in which facial expression was important. What feelings were developed? Were words necessary? 13. What is the mood of the film? How is it achieved? 14. Did the actors establish their characters more through dialogue or through movement and facial expressions? Give an example. 15. Other than those used in the opening credits, what symbols did you notice? What ideas did they symbolize? 16. Was there anything about the acting, set, or costumes that bothered you or interfered with your watching of the film?

Calendar April 30 - May 4, 2012

Monday Quiz on TKAM chapters 4-8. Password is "snow" Quiz will be closed on Friday. Reading assignment: Chapters 9-15 by Thursday, May 3. Tuesday Watch the opening of TKAM film. Answer questions on movie notes worksheet. Even though we will not watch the entire film, the worksheet can (and must) be completed by the end of class. Wednesday Review the definition of what a symbol is and how it is present in TKAM. Visit the art show in the media center. Write a poem based on one of the pieces that you viewed. Thursday Quiz on chapters 9-15 of TKAM. Password is "Tom". Quiz will not be opened until 8:00 a.m. Introduce final project for TKAM. Projects are due on May 15th. Friday Reading day

To Kill a Mockingbird WebQuest

To Kill a Mockingbird Web Quest Introduction To Kill a Mockingbird is set in the sleepy town of Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus Finch is asked to defend a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. Through the eyes of his children, Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The consciousness of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the quiet heroism of one man’s struggle for justice. To best understand the lessons of this novel, it is important to understand the author, the times, and the place in which the story is set. Task Visit the various websites to learn the necessary background information before starting the novel. There are a few questions for you to answer for each website so you can gain a good feel for the 1930s and the historical context of the novel and its themes. Questions Answer all questions thoroughly and in complete sentences. The History of Jim Crow http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/overview.htm 1. Where did the term “Jim Crow” originate from? 2. After the year 1900, what did the term, “Jim Crow,” become identified with? 3. What Supreme Court case upheld segregation, or “separate but equal”? 4. Who was Booker T. Washington? What was his stance on the segregation debates? 5. What was the name of the new literary movement, based in Harlem, New York, which featured “New Negro” poetry and literature that emphasized self-respect and defiance under the Jim Crow laws? 6. How did some southern black people try to resist and escape the Jim Crow laws? Black Thursday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Thursday 7. What does the term, “Black Thursday,” refer to? 8. What was the date of Black Thursday? 9. Explain how the Wall Street Crash led to The Great Depression. American History 1930-1939 http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/decade30.html 10. During The Great Depression, many Dust Bowl farmers packed their families into cars and headed where? 11. Why did the farmers go? 12. Who were the Presidents during the 1930s? 13. What did the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, create? 14. Observe the painting, “American Gothic” on the website. Describe Grant Wood’s famous work. What does it look like? What kind of life does it portray? 15. What was fashion like during the 1930s? Observe the pictures on the site and describe the trends of the times. 16. Who were some of the prominent authors of the time? What famous works are they responsible for? The Scottsboro Boys http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/SB_acct.html 17. What were the Scottsboro Boys known for? Who were they? What did they do? How did they get in so much trouble? 18. The Scottsboro Boys’ attorneys were extremely incompetent. How did the defense attorneys show their lack of experience? 19. Were The Scottsboro Boys ever pardoned of their wrongful convictions? Harper Lee http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/harperle.htm 20. What work is Harper Lee most famous for writing? 21. When did she win the Pulitzer Prize and for what piece of literature? 22. What famous Civil War general is Harper Lee related to? 23. Where and during what time is Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, set? Maycomb County Map http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/lee_harper/mockingbird/maycomb.html 24. Based on the Maycomb County map, the Finches live next door to whom? 25. Whose house is the oak tree next to? (click the link that says, “Another map of