Introduction Structure

TKAM

Day 1:
-Unit Plan: read components, answer questions, and answer why Harper Lee wrote the book
(read for homework)

Day 2: The 1930s
-Question: Look at Pinterest pics - What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch TKAM historical context video & Scotsboro, Great Depression(John Green)
-Read about the author
Product:  Compare and contrast Harper Lee's time with our own: Great Depression, Class/Segregation, Scotsboro, Predicted Themes, Harper Lee
 Day 3: Community I
Present ProductsDo Now: How would you describe our town? What history do you know of it?
Who are the outsiders of our community? What kind of class system exists?

Homework: Would you want to live in Maycomb? 

Begin novel

The Great Gatsby

Day 1: The 1920s
-Look at Pinterest pics -  What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch Introduction to the 1920s
-Read about the author, look at Powerpoints
Product: Create a mindmap or a mural of the book's historical context and purpose. Must have these labels: Prohibition, Automobiles, WWI, Fitzgerald, Predicted Themes, Economy, Women, Immigration

Day 2: Old money
Present products
Question:
Begin novel
Homework: Who is old and who is new money?

Romeo and Juliet

Day 1: The Bard
-Look at Pinterest -  What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch Intro to Shakespeare (iambic), Shakespeare in Pop Culture, William Shakespeare.ppt Bio
Product: Create a mindmap or a mural of the book's historical context and purpose. Must have these labels: Shakespeare's schooling, Shakespeare's language/style, Shakespeare's influence, Predicted Themes

Day 2:
Question:
Begin play

Death of a Salesman

Day 1: Dreams
-Look at collected images - What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller and the American Dream
-Author Bio
Product: Create a mindmap or a mural of the book's historical context and purpose. Must have these labels: American Dream, Tragic Hero, Predicted Themes, Arthur Miller

Day 2:
Question:
Begin play

Of Mice and Men

Day 1: Dreams
-Look at collected images -  What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch Of Mice and Men Context, Salinas Valley, John Steinbeck (Short Biography), Controversy, Introduction - OMM Background Information
Product: Create a mindmap or a mural of the book's historical context and purpose. Must have these labels: Great Depression/Black Tuesday, John Steinbeck,  Migrant Workers, Title, Predicted Themes, Social Divides

Day 2: Solitude/Setting
Question:
Begin novel


Huck Finn

Day 1: Breaking the Mold/N Word
-Look at Pinterest -  What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Read Bloom intro, The River, Fishkin the N word, Dialect
-Watch Huckleberry Finn "The N Word", Mark Twain's Story of Huck Finn, Huck Finn-context & background
Must have these labels: River, Predicted Themes, Controversy, Mark Twain, Slavery, Dialect

Day 2:
Question:
Begin novel


Odyssey

Day 1: The Bard
-Look at Pinterest -  What do you think the book will be about, based on the pictures?
-Watch
Product: Create a mindmap or a mural of the book's historical context and purpose. Must have these labels:

Day 2:
Question:
Begin novel