Students have worked very hard on their “Word Museum” projects for the vocabulary in To Kill A Mockingbird, and their projects are now displayed in our room.  By now we have had class discussions to introduce students to the book’s time period and major themes, such as discrimination, prejudice, equality, and education.  Today we began reading and annotating the novel together.  Because of the complex nature of the vocabulary and concepts in this novel, I anticipate reading the first two chapters as a read aloud and giving guidance for annotating the text.