S+Vick,+Jesika

** E-mail: ** jesika.vick@maine.edu
 * Teacher:** Ms. Vick
 * Office:** (207)555-5555
 * Office Phone:** (207)555-5554
 * Office Hours:**TTh 2:10- 4

=Summary of Unit= By the end of this unit you will have read __To Kill a Mockingbird__. You will be able to form ideas about the plot, conflict, theme, tone and context and support your ideas with examples form the book. In this unit you will be introduced (hopefully not for the first time) to technologies like Comic Life, Garage Band, blogs, et cetera. Hopefully through the use of those technologies you will be able to better express your understanding of the major points of __To Kill a Mockingbird__.

=Established Goals= Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts -A Reading A2. Literary Texts: To Kill a Mockingbird Grades 9-Diploma Performance Indicators and Descriptors //Students read text, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, and present analyses of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, using excerpts from the text to defend their assertions.//

= = =Students will understand that= • analyzing the characters' external and internal conflicts is important for over all understanding • the tone of a piece of literature is important to the entire piece. • identifying theme(s) is helpful for understanding the work. = = =Essential Questions= • How will analyzing conflict help me understand the work over all? • Why is tone important? • Why is theme important to a literary work? = = =Students will know= = = =Students will be able to=
 * • Vocabulary:** theme, internal and external conflict, tone, purpose, types of conflict, context.
 * • Critical Details:** evident conflicts, character conflicts, symbolism,tone, theme(s).
 * •Important Events and People:** plot developments, main characters, supporting characters
 * •** demonstrate understanding of major points.
 * •** evaluate conflicts.
 * •** build connections between the book and the real world.
 * •** analyze theme and tone.
 * •** consider the author's intention.
 * •**be aware of character.

**Performance Task Overview** =Expectations= =Benchmarks= 100pts. total will be given for the unit benchmarks • **Comic Life** (15pts);Students will make a comic book that shows the major events of the book. • **Newspaper Article** (10pts.); Students will choose a conflict event in the book and write a newspaper article about it. • **GarageBand** (15pts); Students will record a(n) [original] radio program/podcast about the meanings for events in the book. • **Wiki** (20pts.); Students will make a wiki about theme and tone in the book. •**Blog** (10pts); Students will choose a theme from the book and make a blog entry detailing what they think about that theme. Make sure that the comment function is enables so your classmates can do their part and contribute to the discussion. • **Museum Box** WebQuest (30pts); Students will use Museum Box to show their understanding of the context of the book.
 * For your final project of the unit:** You have been here at the Museum of Literature as an intern for a year now. The curator is retiring at the end of the month and you want her job. There are other interns competing with you for the position.All of the interns have been given a space in the museum to make an exhibit. You must make an exhibit for the __To Kill a Mockingbird__ wing. The current curator has been working on this wing for months now and hasn't covered the context of the book yet. So brush up on your history! This is a very important part of history and it is the main point of the book. The curator, the museum sponsors and the museum director will be judging your exhibits. The intern with the best exhibit wins the job. Don't be nervous, you are fully capable of completing this task and landing the job.
 * Attendance and Absences**: Attending the class is required to pass this class. If you have a legitimate (meaning you are ill or have a family emergency) reason that you cannot make it to class, you need to COMMUNICATE with me. Arrangements need to be made so that you don't fall behind. A note from your guardian or doctor is expected when you return.
 * Assignment Requirements**: I expect all assignments to be submitted to me on time, in Times or Arial size 12 font, with no spelling or grammatical errors. Papers must be typed in MLA format. All sources must be cited according to MLA guidelines.
 * Late Work and Extra Credit**: No late work will be accepted unless proper arrangements have been made (see Attendance and Absences). No extra credit will be given unless specified on a project rubric.
 * Academic Integrity**: Cheating and/or plagiarism **will not** be tolerated. Cheating will result in a zero for both parties. Plagiarism will result in possible failure of the assignment and definite legal action.

=Grading Scale **A** = **A** (93 -100), **A-** (90 - 92), **B+** (87 - 89), **B** (83 - 86), **B-** (80 - 82), **C+**(77 - 79), **C** (73-76),
 * C-** (70 - 72), **D+**(67 - 69), **D** (63 - 66), **D-** (60 - 62), **F** (0 - 59).