Students begin reading To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. February through April Continue reading To Kill a Mocking Bird . Begin research paper on some aspect of the family, for example, The Demise of Family Traditions, The Changing Roles of Men and Women, The Effects of the Women s Movement on the Family. Book report due at the end of this marking period. Research papers due.
Students work in cooperative learning groups for storywriting project.
Drawing on factual information about the family, which were learned throughout the unit, students will synthesize their Learning by writing stories about the family. They will also utilize aspects of literature including theme, plot, setting, character development etc. Students will also, during this marking period, focus on all the images of American family life. They will explore the many pressures society places on the family and that the family places on its members. At this point, students will also examine their lives and where they fit in, in their immediate family, the community and the world.