PROSE—Ordinary written or

spoken language, using sentences and

paragraphs, without deliberate or regular meter or rhyme; not

poetry, drama, or song

ACTIVITY 1.9: TWO VERSIONS OF

ONE MEMORY

You will complete a PAIRS READ of two texts: “Always Running” (SB33-34) and “Race Politics”

(SB35-36).

PART 1: READING COMPREHENSION AND

VOICE ANALYSIS

EXPECTATIONS— You MUST work with your partner! ALTERNATE reading each chunk. Respond to the KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS

questions as you read. Include TEXT-EVIDENCE as you complete the

chart on SB32. You have 25 MINUTES to complete the

assignment.

You will complete the chart on SB37 by comparing the “two

versions of one memory.”

PART 2: ADDITIONS, DELETIONS,

AND ALTERATIONS

EXPECTATIONS— You MUST work with your partner! Answer ALL questions!Include TEXT-EVIDENCE in your

responses. You have 10 MINUTES to complete the

chart.

Complete your response in 1st column: •Which version do you think is more powerful? • Which version has a stronger voice?• Which is easier to visualize and understand? • What components of coming of age are present in the two texts?

ACCOUNTABLE TURN AND TALK

Choose a partner that you have not worked with today and share responses.

Be sure to summarize your partner’s response in the 2nd column!

To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel, which means it is written in PROSE form...

Now, you will create a short POEM describing one of the plot events from the

novel.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD EXTENSION ACTIVITY

at least 10 LINES of poetry form: POET’S CHOICE (acrostic, free verse, haiku*, concrete, stanza, etc) must focus on ONE PLOT EVENT from the novel (think: two versions of one memory!) will be shared at the beginning of our SOCRATIC SEMINAR on Monday!