To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 1 Dialectical Journal

Words: 1303
Pages: 6

Mrs. Poe greeted her students at the door with a smile. All students entered in an orderly manner.

She reminded the students to get their Bell Ringer done and she called roll. She then stated, “I’m going to give you about ten minutes to finish it up.” She said, “I’m going to

Mrs. Poe - “While you are working on that, tell me what surprised you in chapter 5?”

Student replies – “That one character was scared.” “Casey cried too much.”

Mrs. Poe asked, “What is something you expect?”

Student replies - “That Tom was going to come with her.” Etc.

Once the ten minutes were up, Mrs. Poe began reading Chapter 6 to her students and asked questions that fell under the following strategies to ensure the comprehension of “all” students. Predicting
…show more content…
Summarize the adage! Have the students summarize each chapter in a few sentences. Give them only about 6-7 lines to write their summary, so they don’t go overboard. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Diary Entries – Throughout the novel, have students write diary entries from the point of view of various characters. Incorporate all characters, even those with less. 3. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Write a letter to a character of their choosing. 4. What is the difference between a.. Comprehension Questions – For this to work, you have to read the novel beforehand yourself so that you can come up with some appropriate questions. Stay one chapter ahead of them and come up with comprehension questions each week. 5. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Act out a scene – Assign each group a different scene to act out. 6. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Interview a Character – Have students create interview questions for a mock interview with a character. You can stop there or take it one step further and have a student pretend to be that character so they can interview them and record their responses. 7. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Create a timeline of events – Make a large timeline of events in your classroom on a bulletin board. As major events happen, add them to the timeline. You could also have students do an individual timeline in their reader’s notebook. 8. What is the difference between a.. Recreate an event from the story 9. Create a Book Trailer – There are many websites you can use to show your students book trailers. There are many on YouTube. 10. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Watch the Movie - Watch the Movie! – If there is a movie that goes with your novel study, watch it after you have read the book. Nine times out of ten your students will have liked the book much better. 11. What is the difference between a. and a.?