6/5/2015
Exam Review!
Vocabulary Review - Due Tuesday
End of The Year Survey
As the end of the year draws to a close, please give me some feedback on our English class this year. Your feedback is very important to me! Please be honest! This is not a grade; I'll only be using your feedback to help improve my skills as an English teacher.
Thank you!!
Exam Review
6/4/2015
Open Book Quiz for Acts 4 & 5
Watch Act 5 of movie
Act 4 & 5 Study Packets Due Today!
6/3/2015
Reflection Letter Work Day!
Due Thursday!
Reflection Letter
Act 4/5 Open Book Quiz
Act 4/5 Study Packets
6/2/2015
Finished Act 5 Scene 3
Work Day Wednesday!
- Reflection Letter
- Act 4 & 5 packets
- Quarterly Exam Review
6/1/2015
Act 5 Prediction Writing
Read Act 5 Scene 1 - Page 1 of study packet
Read Act 5 Scene 2 - Page 2 of study packet
5/29/2015
Watched Act 4
Act 4 Independent Study work time
5/28/2015
Act 3 Quiz
Turn in Act 3 Packet and Extra Credit
Watched Act 3
5/27/2915
Work Day
Romeo and Juliet Project Due
Final Reflection Letter Due June 4th
Writing Projects and Readings for the Year
5/26/2015
Collected Act 2 test corrections
Finished Act 3 Scene 5
In class work - Scene 5 questions/continue to work on study packet
Deadlines
1. Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack due Wednesday 5/27
2. Act 3 Quiz - Thursday 5/28
3. Act 3 packet due Thursday 5/28
5/22/2015
Act 2 Test Corrections
Act 3 study packet work in class
Homework: Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack Due Wednesday 5/27
Have a happy and safe holiday weekend.
5/21/2015
SRI Testing
Work Day!
Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack Due Wednesday May, 27
Catch up on Act 3 study packet
5/20/2015
Reviewed Act 3 Scene 1 & 2
Read Scene 3 & 4
Homework: Quick Write & Scene Summaries
Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack project - Due Wednesday 5/27 (Create your own CD Cover.)
5/19/2015
Finished Act 3 Scene 1 (Video 2)
Began Act 3 Scene 2
Homework: Finish Scene 2 & answer Scene 1 & 2 questions
5/18/2015
Act 2 Quiz
Collected Act 2 Study Packet and extra credit review sheet
Began Act 3 scene 1 (Combination of watching and reading)
Homework: Begin study questions - 1-5 in packet
5/15/2015
Watch Act 2 Movie Clip
Romeo and Juliet Crash Course Part 1
Work time in class
Homework: Finish study packet and extra credit review. Quiz Monday!!!
5/14/2015
Finished reading Act 2 Scene 5 & 6
Students given time in class to complete their study packets and extra credit review sheet.
Homework: Complete study packet & extra credit review by Monday 5/18. Quiz Monday 5/18
5/13/2015
Read Act 2 Scene 4
Complete study questions and scene summaries in packet
Study Guide Due Monday
Act 2 Quiz - Monday 5/17
5/12/2015
Finished reading Act 2 Scene 2 and Scene 3
Homework: Study questions and scene summaries in packet (will review Wednesday)
Act 2 Quiz - Monday 5/18
5/7 - 5/11
Thursday 5/7:
Act 1 Movie clip
Act 1 Review sheet and packet completion (both due Friday 5/8)
Friday 5/8:
Act 1 Quiz
Read Act 2 Scene 1 (begin summaries & Scene 1 questions)
Monday 5/11:
Dear Abby Letter (Due Monday 5/11 via email or hard copy)
Scene 1 questions
Read Act 2 Scene 2
Questions & Summaries
5/5/2015
Shakespeare Insults & To This Day Video
Read Scene 4 & analyzed the Queen Mab speech (visual example)
Time given in class to complete Scene 4 questions.
Quiz Thursday on Act 1/Study Question Packet also due Thursday 5/6/2015
No Fear Shakespeare Translation
5/4/2015
Completed Scene 3 study questions
Homework: Insult page in packet (5th hour)/ Scene 3 Questions (6th hour)
Scene 3 Help & No Fear Shakespeare Translation
5/1/2015
Recap Scene 1 Questions
Students began to write their own Study Guide Notes (Keep these! You might be able to use them on your Act 1 quiz next week!)
Scene 2 Questions
Homework: Missing Work/Make-up & Missing Test Due Monday 6th Hour: Scene 2 questions
4/30/2015
Read Act 1 Scene 1
Homework: Study Guide questions Scene 1
4/29/2015
Catch-up day: Students worked on missing Sonnet Translation/Love Letter assignment from 4/23 and Prologue Newspaper article from 4/28.
Study Guide packet: Vocabulary and Prologue (Homework if not completed in class)
Act 1 Scene 1 Summary Help (Read for extra help!)
2/28/2015
Prologue Translation in class
Romeo and Juliet Prologue Newspaper Article (in class writing - whatever isn't done in class is homework)
Future Reference: Helpful links when we begin reading Romeo & Juliet
4/27/2015
Completed Romeo & Juliet Power Point Notes
Discussed Anticipation Questions
Reviewed Romeo & Juliet Prologue and translated the lines
4/24/2015
Shakespeare and Sonnet Open Note Quiz
Why Read Shakespeare Video (in class only)
Romeo & Juliet Power Point with Guided Notes
Homework: Anticipation Guide and Sonnet Love Letter Due Monday
4/22-4/23
Sonnet Intro and Sonnet 18 Review
Understanding sonnets in groups (Due End of Hour Thursday)
1. 9 groups each with a different sonnet
2. Identify sonnet parts and rhyme scheme
3. "Translate" line by line (like we did with Sonnet 18)
4. Create a love letter using your sonnet (remember to begin with Dear and end the letter with Sincerely).
The Sonnet Project - to help with your sonnet translation
Due Friday - Book Notes and can be used on Friday's Quiz!
4/21/2015
Article Groups
The Life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
4/20/2015
Introduction to Shakespeare! (Notes Quiz on Friday)
Shakespeare Introductory Video (In class only)
4/17/2015
Elements of Poetry Quiz today!
Hero Essay Reflection Writing
No Homework!
Shakespeare begins Monday!
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.
- William Shakespeare
4/16/2015
Poetry Review - Quiz Friday
Analyzing Song Lyrics as Poetry
Quizlet Review (4 words added: theme, connotation, denotation and rhyme scheme)
Permission Slip
We will be seeing a professional performance of Romeo & Juliet on April 30th.
Please complete the permission slip and return it and $8 to Mrs. Clark by Friday, April 24.
Financial help is available, please see Mrs. Clark.
4/14-4/15
Elements of Poetry Webquest (Due Friday)
Quizlet Review (4 words added: theme, connotation, denotation and rhyme scheme)
Goals for Poetry Review Unit
By the end of this week....
4/13/2015
Welcome Back!
3rd quarter goal reflection and set 4th quarter goal.
Journal: Rose that Grew from Concrete - What does it mean?
Figurative Language (poetry vocabulary) Review
"Lose Yourself" and Poetry Exercise
Fourth Quarter Preview
We'll be reading Romeo and Juliet during fourth quarter. Spring break is a great time to get ahead since Shakespeare can be challenging. Here is link to an audio dramatization performed by different actors and produced by the BBC.
There are also a number of movies, graphic novels, and modern interpretations of the play that can be helpful to view before fourth quarter begins. Happy Reading!