Slang and Dialect

Today's Goal: Evaluate the impact that regional dialect and slang can have on a reader, using examples from To Kill a Mockingbird.

The Plan:

1. Book Love!
2. Chapter 6/7 Quiz
3. Dialect and Slang (on Google Classroom)
4. Read Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird

ESSAY GRADING/REVISIONS

Today, you will be receiving a lot of information about your essay grades. Here are the main points:

1. Your grade is on Turnitin.com, along with your rubric scores. I will publish the grades in a few days, but for now, you'll have to use turnitin.com as your guide. If you can't find it, come see me after school and I will help you. 
2. If you don't have a grade, there is probably a reason, and you need to come see me after school.
3. You are eligible to revise for a higher grade. In order to do this, you must follow the steps on THIS form. (I also have paper copies in class for you).
4. The LAST day I will accept any revisions for this assignment is on Thursday, April 28.
5. You will get a SEPARATE GRADE for digital literacy. Click here to see that rubric, if you're curious.

Chapter 8 Purposes for Reading
1. Libel is a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation.
Atticus accuses Jem of libel. Why does he do this and what other name does Miss Maudie use to describe the object?

Chapter 9 Purposes for Reading

1.What are the reasons Atticus gives Scout for defending Tom Robinson?

2. What lesson does Scout teach Uncle Jack?

3. Why did Atticus want Scout to secretly “hear every word” of his conversation with Uncle Jack? (pg.117)

HOMEWORK/IMPORTANT DATES

• Read Chapter EIGHT and NINE in To Kill a Mockingbird over the weekend
• You will have a chapter 8/9 quiz on Monday, April 18 
• You will have a Vocab Quiz on Friday, April 22
• You must complete a Book Love selection by April 22. That's one week from now. I believe in you.
• Work on Research Paper Revisions.