Daily Agendas and Assignments

Monday, October 28

What you need today: Macbeth book, pen, Yellow character graphic organizer

1. Bell Ringer: Look at the task cards at your table. Prepare an answer for both. After prayer, you will share your card and response with the class.

2. Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

3. Update yellow sheet with information about the characters that we have met

4. Act I.iv

5. After viewing the scene, read the scene in your groups discussing what happened. What are the big ideas? What can you add to your yellow graphic organizer?

6. Start witches comparison

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Preview Act I.v in your No Fear book before class tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 29

What you need today: Pen, paper, yellow chart

1. Bell Ringer: Look at the task cards at your table. Prepare an answer on the paddles. After prayer, you will share your car and responses with the class.

2. Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

3.  Act I.v (RSC Key Scene Explanation)

4. Exit Ticket in Google Classroom.

Work Due:  Have read Act 1.v in No Fear Shakespeare

Assignment: Preview Act I. vi and vii in No Fear Shakespeare

Wednesday, October 30

What you need today: Chromebook, Macbeth book, pen, paper, MLA Handbook,  4 highlighters (yellow/orange, blue, green, pink/purple)

1. Bell Ringer: On a sheet of  paper write down your ideas related to the following questions:

1. What is a euphemism?

2. Write several examples of euphemisms related to death. Ex. "kicked the bucket"

2. View Act I.vi and I.vii

3. In-depth analysis of I.vii exploring euphemism  in the scene

4.  As you view the video above, complete the provided examples on this Euphemisms for Murder worksheet  

Work Due: Preview Act I. vi and vii in No Fear Shakespeare

Assignment: Euphemisms for Murder for class time

Thursday, October 31

What you need today: Macbeth book, pen, paper

1. Halloween Prayer: Dear God, we ask that your hand of protection is upon everyone out trick or treating this Halloween. Keep them safe from harm, protect them from injury, protect them from dangerous people, protect them from getting lost. Be with each child, parent and guardian. Help them to feel safe and secure in their community. Amen. 

2. Bell Ringer: Who would you cast as the three witches? What about those thespians would make you select them?

3. Continue witches comparison

4. Read Act 2.1

5. Close Reading of Act 2.1. The link on this point will take you to the annotations you need to do.

Work Due: Euphemisms for murder sheet

Assignment: Finish Act II.i annotation for Monday

Friday, November 1

What you need today: Chromebook, Macbeth book, pen, paper

Prayer: Glory Be

1. Bell Ringer: Macbeth Witches Voting on Google Classroom. You can only use 10 one time. Each person should have a different rank. If you vote in section on, section 2 will NOT be counted.

2. Work time on Close Reading of Act 2.1. The link on this point will take you to the annotations you need to do. If you work better hearing it read to you, the Edpuzzle of the reading has been assigned to you, so you can follow along. It will stop you for annotations 2-7.

Work Due: Nothing

Assignment: Close Reading 2.1 Monday

Monday, November 4

Prayer: Our Father

1. Bell Ringer: Preview document you picked up from the front table. 

2. "Macbeth's Dagger" Lecture

3. Comparisons of 2.1 using Graphic Organizer

Patrick Stewart (2010) Denzel Washington (2021) Ian McKellen (1979)

Globe Theater (2023) Jon Finch (1971)

Work Due: Annotations of Act 2.1

Assignment: Read 2.2 in No Fear Macbeth

Tuesday, November 5

What you need today: Macbeth & MLA books, Chromebook, headphones

1. Prayer: Hail Mary

2. Bell Ringer: Finish Comparisons of 2.1 using Graphic Organizer

3. View Act 2, Scene 2

4. Review scene by scene  Act 2 scenes 1-2

5. Work on Act 2.2 Assignment (Lvl 2 Duncan is Dead from Royal Shakespeare Company) 

Work Due: Have read Act 2.2

Assignment: Read 2.3 in No Fear Macbeth for class time tomorrow, Act 2.2 Assignment (Lvl 2 Duncan is Dead from Royal Shakespeare Company)  due Thursday

Wednesday, November 6

What you need today: Macbeth book, pen, paper, highlighter

Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

1. Bell Ringer: Pick up document from front table when you come in. Complete the graphic organizer.

2. View Act 2.3

3. Finish last section of graphic organizer comparing Macbeth to Lady Macbeth

4. Review and discuss The Porter Scene completing all of the sections.

Work Due: Have read 2.3 in No Fear Macbeth for class time

Assignment: Finish The Porter Scene for Friday, Don't forget Act 2.2 Assignment (Lvl 2 Duncan is Dead from Royal Shakespeare Company)  for tomorrow

Thursday, November 7

Prayer: Grant, o merciful God, that I may ardently desire, prudently examine, truthfully acknowledge, and perfectly accomplish what is pleasing to Thee for the praise and glory of Thy name. Amen.

1. Shakespeare Uncovered Documentary

2. Viewing Guide for documentary

Work Due: Act 2.2 Assignment (Lvl 2 Duncan is Dead from Royal Shakespeare Company) PRINTED

Assignment: The Porter Scene for Friday

Friday, November 8

What you need today: Pen, Questions from Thursday

Prayer: Grant, o merciful God, that I may ardently desire, prudently examine, truthfully acknowledge, and perfectly accomplish what is pleasing to Thee for the praise and glory of Thy name. Amen.

1. Finish Shakespeare Uncovered Documentary

2. Viewing Guide for documentary (turn in)

3. Reading time Act 2.4

Work Due: The Porter Scene

Assignment: Read Act 2.4 for Monday from No Fear Macbeth

Monday, November 11

What you need today: pen, paper, character graphic organizer

1. Prayer: May the courage of Oscar Romero inspire us to work with integrity for an end to violence and poverty. Amen.

2. Bell Ringer: Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions:

   • Describe the role of Lady Macbeth in ACT II. Do her actions reflect the roles of women in the 11th century Scotland? Explain.

   • Provide your opinion on Macbeth’s character so far. Do you feel his hallucinations represent his deep- rooted guilt over his actions? Or, do the hallucinations represent a truly flawed character? 

3. Things to notice when viewing

4. View Act 2.3-4

Work Due: Read Act 2.4  from No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Read Act 3.1-2 from No Fear Macbeth

Tuesday, November 12

1. Prayer: May the courage of Oscar Romero inspire us to work with integrity for an end to violence and poverty. Amen.

2. Bell Ringer:  Open Chromebook to Gimkit.com/join to Review of Act 1 and 2 of Macbeth

3. Things to notice when viewing

4. View 3.1-3.2

5. Read 3.3-3.4in class together

Work Due: Read Act 3.1-2 from No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Review Act 3.3-3.4 from No Fear Macbeth to be sure you understand what we read in class.

Wednesday, November 13

What you need today: 

1. Prayer: May the courage of Oscar Romero inspire us to work with integrity for an end to violence and poverty. Amen.

2. Bell Ringer: Take your bell ringer from the front table from Monday. Draw a line. Under the line add today's date and respond to the following question. Who would you have play the third murderer? Would it make sense to have one of the existing lords that would know about the court, or another inconspicuous-servant type character? Explain your preference. What benefit would it be to cast a lord? What concern might it pose if it were a lord, or a servant? When you are done, preview Act 3.5-6 in your No Fear book.

3. Things to notice when viewing

4. View 3.3-3.6

5. Start comic strip in small groups

• 3.3 (Murderers, Banquo, Fleance) 3-4 boxes

• 3.4 (Banquet scene with Ghost Banquo) 4-5 boxes

• 3.5 (Hecate and witches) 1-2 boxes

• 3.6 (Lennox and Lord) 2-3 boxes

  • Demonstrate understanding of the events that transpired in the scenes. Stick figures are fine if you can really show what you understand with your words.

6. Discussion Questions for Act 3 in small groups. Turn in group document to Google Classroom. Be sure all group member names are on the top of the document.

Work Due: Act 3.3-4 from No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Read Act 3.4-6 from No Fear Macbeth 

Thursday, November 14

What you need today: pen, Macbeth book

1. Prayer: Our Father

2. Bell Ringer: None. 

3. Finish Group Work:

   • Start comic strip in small groups

• • 3.3 (Murderers, Banquo, Fleance) 3-4 boxes

  • 3.4 (Banquet scene with Ghost Banquo) 4-5 boxes

  • 3.5 (Hecate and witches) 1-2 boxes

  • 3.6 (Lennox and Lord) 2-3 boxes

    • Demonstrate understanding of the events that transpired in the scenes. Stick figures are fine if you can really show what you understand with your words.

3. • Discussion Questions for Act 3 in small groups. Turn in group document to Google Classroom. Be sure all group member names are on the top of the document.

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Read Act 4.1  from No Fear Macbeth

Friday, November 15

What you need today: pen, highlighter

1. Prayer: Glory Be 

2. Bell Ringer:  On your bell ringer from by the door. Draw a line, add today's date and write down your response. Consider making a potion that would make your (right now) most desired outcome happen--what kinds of things might be included in the "potion."  Consider what the witches included (partial list): poisoned entrails, snake flesh, wool of bat and tongue of dog, adder's (snake) forked tongue, stinger of a burrowing worm, lizard's leg, wing of a small owl, scale of a dragon, wolf's tooth, mummified flesh of a witch, root of hemlock (poisonous plant), liver of a blaspheming Jew, finger of a dead prostitutes' dead baby, baboon's blood How might the items they included lead to the purpose they have started? They had dark purposes, so these items are "dark"... What is your desire, what kinds of items might you need?

3. View 4.1

4. Analyze: Macbeth returns to the witches to ask about his future.  They comply with his wishes and present a series of apparitions.  Think about what the apparition looks like, what Macbeth says in reaction to it.  Analyze what his interpretation is and look for the hidden meaning behind the language that he may fail to see.

5. Discuss and explore:  What three things does Macbeth learn? How might these things be truth and also misunderstood?

• Prophesy 1--actual prophesy, no riddle present

• Prophesy 2--How does this information at the link help you to understand how the prophesy may be a riddle?

• Prophesy 3--How does this video at the link help you understand how the prophesy may be a riddle?

Work Due: Have read 4.1 from No Fear Macbeth 

Assignment: Read Act 4.2-4.3  from No Fear Macbeth

Monday, November 18

What you need today: 

1. Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

2. Bell Ringer: Read the link about imagery in Macbeth. Write down the main idea from each section: Blood, Sleep, Clothing, and Birds & Nature

3. View 4.2-4.3

Work Due: Have read Act 4.2-4.3  in No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Read Act 5.1-4  from No Fear Macbeth

Tuesday, November 19

What you need today: pen, highlighter

1. Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

2. Bell Ringer: Take notes on motif from this video.

3. Sleep Walking Scene

4. Start Sleepwalking Scene Activity

5. View 5.1-4

6. Reading time for 5.6-5.8

Work Due: Have read 5.1-4 in No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Read Act 5.5 in No Fear Macbeth

Wednesday, November 20

What you need today: pen, highlighter

1. Prayer: Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen 

2. Bell Ringer: On a sheet of paper, write down the response to this question: How do the ideas from the previous two bell ringers relate ("images" and motif)?

3. Sleepwalking sheet: Theme and Thesis 

4. View Act 5.5

5. Complete the EdPuzzle (found through Google Classroom) of the "Tomorrow Soliloquy" analysis from RSC with Ian McKellen

Work Due: Read Act 5.5 in No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: Read Act 5.6-end from No Fear Macbeth; EdPuzzle due Thursday, end of school day

Thursday, November 21

1. Prayer: Hail Mary

2. Bell Ringer: None

3. View Act 5.6-end (about 20 minutes)

4. Work time on EdPuzzle or other tasks.

Work Due: Read Act 5.6-end in No Fear Macbeth

Assignment: No assignment

Friday, November 22

1. Prayer: Glory Be

2. Pick up the viewing Guide for Macbeth

3. What are we doing with the film? 

4. View the first section of The Tragedy of Macbeth

If you are absent, SEE Ms. Greene IMMEDIATELY for options

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Complete the questions that relate to what you viewed today.

Monday, November 25

What you need today: Viewing Guide from Friday

1. View the second section of The Tragedy of Macbeth

If you are absent, SEE Ms. Greene IMMEDIATELY for options

Work Due: None

Assignment: Complete questions from what was viewed today

Tuesday, November 26

What you need today: Macbeth Viewing Guide

1. View the last section of The Tragedy of Macbeth

If you are absent, SEE Ms. Greene IMMEDIATELY for options

Work Due: Complete document

Assignment: Complete the viewing guide.

Wednesday, November 27 No School

Thursday, November 28 No School

Friday, November 29 No School

Monday, December 2

What you need today: 

1. Bell Ringer: On a sheet of paper, write down all of the topics that Macbeth covers. Write a theme statement for each.

2. Writing Theme Statements

3. Practice with Pixar Shorts

   1. View "Bao" (Pixar Short--available on Disney+ for subscribers/pay to watch on YouTube/ on Pixar Shorts Volume 3) and discuss the questions on the theme sheet. Write answers for the numbered questions.

   2. View "Lou" (Pixar Short--available on Disney+ for subscribers/pay to watch on YouTube/ on Pixar Shorts Volume 3). Complete the first row of the chart on the back of the theme sheet.

   3. View "Piper" (Pixar Short--available on Disney+ for subscribers/pay to watch on YouTube/ on Pixar Shorts Volume 3). Complete the second row of the chart on the back of the theme sheet, as needed

   4. View "Partly Cloudy" (Pixar Short--available on Disney+ for subscribers/pay to watch on YouTube/ on Pixar Shorts Volume 2). Complete the third row of the chart on the back of the theme sheet.

Work Due: None

Assignment: Write a theme statement for Macbeth before class time tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 3

What you need today: pen, highlighter

1. Bell Ringer: Share your theme statements will the person next to you. Discuss how you both came up with what you had for each.

2. Review theme statements for Macbeth

3. Write a thesis statement and start outlining

Work Due: Theme statement for Macbeth

Assignment: Outline your essay for the Macbeth paper and bring it to class ready for checking.

Wednesday, December 4

What you need today: pen, Chromebook (open to Bell Ringer)

1. Bell Ringer: Put your outline on my front table. Get out a red, green, purple, or pink pen. Also get out a GREEN/BLUE and PINK/ORANGE Highlighter

2. Highlight the parts of the outline 

3. • green or blue for Yes/ Good 

   • pink or orange for No/ Needs Work

   • If you highlight in pink/ orange, provide feedback to let them know what they are missing or need to do differently to have been a "yes" or "good"

3. Review the outline you are given:

3. • Does the thesis answer the prompt? 

   • Does each topic sentences make sense based on the thesis statement?

   • Does each example/ evidence make sense under the topic sentence it is under?

   • Does each example/ evidence help to prove the overall thesis statement?

   • Which body paragraph do you think is the author's strongest? Write two or three sentences explaining why you think that would be the best one for them to expand into their MEAL paragraph for submission.

Work Due: Printed Outline

Assignment:  Write MEAL paragraph for class time tomorrow. Come with PRINTED draft.

Thursday, December 5

What you need today: Printed draft out MEAL paragraph

Bell Ringer: Place PRINTED draft of MEAL paragraph on the front table.

1. What is and how do I use Draft Coach?

2. Instructions for Peer Revising and Editing

3. Work Time:

   1. Peer Revising, use checklist at the link to review the MEAL and Transitions area of the paragraph. Score those aspects of the rubric. Return to writer.

SPECIAL NOTE: Your topic sentence should not be your thesis. You are already mentioning the title of the film/ play in your thesis. You do not need to mention it again in your topic sentence(s). You are also addressing the entire theme statement in your thesis, so you only need to reference it (whole) if it is relevant. You can probably get away with mentioning the specific aspect of the theme that the element you are arguing is actually affecting.

3. 2. Make corrections to MEAL and transitions. SHARE with COMMENTING access to your reviewer.

   3. Peer Editing use checklist at the link to review the MUGS, Formal Academic Writing & Style, and MLA sections. Score those aspects of the rubric. Return to writer.

   4. Make corrections, use Turnitin Draft Coach on Google Docs (extension) to check for plagiarism and grammar issues.

Work Due: Printed Draft of MEAL paragraph

Assignment: Final Drafts of Outline and MEAL paragraph due by 3:05 Friday to Google Classroom and Turnitin.com, submit self scored rubric stapled on top of peer scored rubric for MEAL paragraph into the bin.

Friday, December 6

What you need today: pen, highlighter

1. Final editing and corrections

2. EVEN if you have already submitted, go through and check your MLA formatting. About half of the 25 papers submitted by 8:45AM were NOT getting the MLA formatting points.

Work Due: Final Drafts of Outline and MEAL paragraph due by 3:05 Friday

• Outline-->Google Classroom

• MEAL Paragraph--> Google Classroom and Turnitin.com

• Rubrics (self scored on top/ peer scored underneath)--> bin

Assignment: Nothing assigned

Monday, December 9

You may use your Macbeth book today to write the in class essay. At the end of the hour, you can neatly stack your book on the front table.

1. In a google doc, respond to the following prompt. You have the class period to write. Upload your finished document to Google Classroom. Know that you should not have any large chunks of text copied or pasted into the document. If you are absent today, you still need to do this. Spend no more than one class period of time on it.

2. In Class ESSAY Prompt: Commentators have pointed out that three forces are at work to destroy Macbeth: flaws in his own character, the force of evil or the Devil as represented by the Three Weird Sisters, and Lady Macbeth. Select the force which you think was most responsible for his downfall and show how that force was predominant. You may wish to note that the other forces existed, but you should concentrate on proving that the one you select was the major one. 

Remember what we learned about write a theme statement, a thesis statement, and MEAL paragraphs. I know that you have limited time, so my expectations will be tempered.

Work Due: In class essay by the end of class

Assignment: No assignment

Tuesday, December 10

Prayer: Hail Mary

1. Start Lecture and notes on Literary Criticism and Lenses

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: No assignment

Wednesday, December 11

Prayer: Our Father

1. Finish Lecture and notes on Literary Criticism and Lenses

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: No assignment

Thursday, December 12

Prayer: Hail Mary

1. Finish Lenses Notes

2. Quizziz practice and review of notes

Work Due: Nothing due

Assignment: Review lenses notes or Quizziz about the notes

Friday, December 13

Prayer: St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer

1. Quizziz review

2. Lenses Now You Try: "Where the Wild Things Are" Activity

Work Due: Have reviewed or practiced lenses 

Assignment: Study lenses. There may be a quiz next week.

Monday, December 16

Prayer

What you need today: Pen, Notes from last week

1. Presentations from groups on Where the Wild Things Are

2. "Baby It's Cold Outside" Original Version (from Neptune's Daughter)

   • Cat/ Mouse

   • Concerning Lyrics

   • How do the choices of performance (Elf, Shower scene) change the interpretation of the audience? How is this similar to what you analyzed with the Macbeth film?

4. Read the article from Time Magazine that uses the historical-cultural lens.

Work Due: Study Lenses

Assignment: Read for class time the article using the  historical-cultural lens  

Tuesday, December 17

Prayer

What you need today: Pen, Notes from last week

1. Bell Ringer: Open Google Classroom for a reading quiz on the article assigned to be read for today's class.

2. Discuss the historical-cultural lens based on the article you read last night.

3. John Legend interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

4. John Legend and Kelly Clarkson Update 

   • What is satire?

   • Find the satirical/ humorous lyrics

   • Compare the "mouse lines" from both

5. Reader Response Lens

   • What was your first response? Liked it or disliked it? Explain your thoughts.

   • What did it make you think about?

   • What personal connection(s) did you make? Who or what does the poem remind you of?

   • Why do you think the author wrote it? (What do you think the poet was thinking?)

   • What mood did the song leave you in? Describe how you felt after reading it in one or two BIG words.

6. Start Now You Try:

2. • Look at the original version using the psychological lens. Can you identify id, ego, superego in the song for each voice?

   • Can you analyze the song using the archetypal, formalist, or Marxist lenses? Why or why not.

   • In groups of NO MORE THAN 4:

• Choose one version of the song and write lyrics in the first column.

•  First, using the psychological lens. Can you identify id, ego, superego in the lyric. What does this view help one to understand?

• Then complete the next two columns using the  archetypal & formalist lenses. What understandings come from the use of these lenses?

Work Due: Have read the Time article that used the  historical-cultural lens

Assignment: No assignment 

Wednesday, December 18

Prayer

What you need today: Pen, Notes from last week

1. Read article using the gender/feminist lens. Discuss the ideas from the article as presented on the bottom of the article.

2. What are your thought of this version from Glee?

3. Work time on Now You Try:

2. • Look at the original version using the psychological lens. Can you identify id, ego, superego in the song for each voice?

   • Can you analyze the song using the archetypal, formalist, or Marxist lenses? Why or why not.

In groups of NO MORE THAN 4:

• Choose one version of the song and write lyrics in the first column.

•  First, using the psychological lens. Can you identify id, ego, superego in the lyric. What does this view help one to understand?

• Then complete the next two columns using the  archetypal & formalist lenses. What understandings come from the use of these lenses?

Work Due: Nothing

Assignment: Complete the graphic organizer if not finished in class today

Thursday, December 19

What you need today: Pen for notes

Prayer

1. Read "The Sniper"

2. Discuss use of lenses on "The Sniper"

3. Read Critical Analysis using historical lens from a college freshman on "The Sniper" for class time tomorrow.

Work Due: "Baby Its Cold Outside" graphic organizer (if not checked off yesterday)

Assignment: Read Critical Analysis using historical lens from a college freshman on "The Sniper" for class time tomorrow. Note on assignment--be sure that you observe the changes made between drafts and that you read the PROCESS MEMO at the end.  

Friday, December 20 Golden Mass Day

Prayer

1.  Discussion on the use of lenses and the process of revision.

Work Due: Read Critical Analysis using historical lens from a college freshman on "The Sniper" for class time. Note on assignment--be sure that you observe the changes made between drafts and that you read the PROCESS MEMO at the end. 

Assignment: 

Monday, December 30

No School

Tuesday, December 31

No School

Wednesday, January 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

No School

Thursday, January 2

What you need today: Pen, Lenses Notes

1. Bell Ringer: Schedule time to make up missing quiz (if you missed it)

2. The Tragedy of Macbeth (Returned to you in Google Classroom.) 

Revision option: 

• You may revise up to two sections on the rubric AFTER meeting with me to discuss errors and a plan. 

• Revisions must be complete by Tuesday, January 9 by the end of the school day. 

• Revisions need to include a one FULL page typed reflective document explaining what went wrong in those sections and how in the future you will prevent those errors from occurring in your writing.

• Your revised document MUST be printed and all corrections MUST be highlighted (with a highlighter, not a crayon, colored pencil, or marker).

• Submit Comments/Rubric (Top), Printed Reflective Document (middle), New highlighted draft (bottom) PAPERCLIPPED together. NO STAPLES.

3. Review Critical Analysis using historical lens from a college freshman on "The Sniper"

4. Introduction information about James Joyce, stream-of-consciousness, and "Araby"

Take some notes:

• Who is James Joyce?

• What movement of writing did he primarily work in?

• What historical events and factors influenced his life during this time period and writing movement?

• What other works have you read are part of this literary movement? (Click on the link and read about the style from the previous question)

• What is stream-of-consciousness?

5. Read "Araby"

6. Discuss questions on page 511 of text with group

7. Start to analyze using lenses, if time permits

Work Due: Submit "Sniper" lenses from before break

Assignment: FINISH reading "Araby." If you forgot about "Sniper," finish for tomorrow.

Friday, January  3

What you need today: Pen, Lenses Notes

1. Final Exam: What does it look like? How can I prepare?

FAQs:

• I am going to be absent, what should I do?

• Do we get to pick our groups?

• How much is the exam worth, again?

• What if we don't finish?

2. Discussion questions on page 511 of text 

3. Use lenses on "Araby" 

Work Due: Have finished reading "Araby" Don't forget to turn in "Sniper" lenses assignment from before break.

Assignment: Reread "Araby" and review lenses

Monday, January 6

What you need today: Pen, Lenses Notes

1. Bell Ringer: Review for Quiz on lenses, open to Quizlet.live

2. Review "Araby," finish discussing guide from 504 and handout.

3. Read "Eveline" discuss questions on sheet provided in class.

Work Due: Have finished reading "Araby" and considering the ideas mentioned on page 511 of text.

Assignment: Finished reading "Eveline" and consider the questions on the back of the sheet.

Tuesday, January 7

What you need today: Pen, Notes from last week, Chromebook open to here or the "Eveline" story

Bell Ringer: Quiz Lenses on Google Classroom

Reminders:

• No Fear Shakespeare Macbeth books in decent shape that belong to you, can be turned in for five points of extra credit by the end of your finals period. Write your name in the front cover.

Agenda

NOTE: I want your group to discuss what you think, apply the lenses to the best of your ability, struggle through. Looking up on the internet and what someone else thinks does not help to increase your critical or creative thinking skills, which is a major goal of a literature and writing course!

1. Study "Araby" using lenses using guide

2. Consider "Eveline" with lenses.

3. Discuss "Eveline" with groups

4. Continue Group work on "Araby" and "Eveline" lenses activity

Work Due: Finished reading "Eveline" and responding to questions 1-3, 9-11, 15-16

Assignment: None

Work Due: Revisions to paper. Description of process is found under the agenda from last week Thursday.

Wednesday, January 8

What you need today: 

Final Exams Periods 1-3

Need assistance? I have prep period 1.

Thursday, January 9

What you need today: 

Final Exams Periods 4-6

Need assistance? I have study hall 4th, so I can see you in there!

Friday, January 10

What you need today: 

Final Exams Periods 7-8 and Makeup

Need assistance? See me during the make-up period.