English I
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Week 1: April 6-10
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 50 minutes total
Learn & Practice:
Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Research and Explore the Elizabethan Era to prepare for the reading of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. (30-40 minutes)
- William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1594. To better understand the life and times of 16th-century Europe and our star-crossed lovers.
- Watch the videos to better understand the history of Shakespeare. (30 minutes)
Pre-AP Challenge: (Task 5 of the presentation)
- Create a visual related to the Elizabethan Era of Shakespeare’s time. (20-30 minutes)
Week 2: April 13-17
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 45 minutes total
Learn & Practice: Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Practice and review Shakespeare Terms. (15 minutes)
- Watch and Understand Iambic Pentameter. (25 minutes)
- Pop Sonnets (10 minutes)
- Read and Analyze Sonnet 18. (45 minutes)
- Pre-AP Challenge: Pick a Shakespearean sonnet from CommonLIT. With a partner or by yourself, prepare a rap version of your sonnet. Record and present. (Time could vary.)
Week 3: April 20-24
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 50 minutes total
Learn & Practice: Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Read and walk out the Prologue. (10 minutes)
- Analyze the Prologue. (40 minutes)
- Understand and Recognize the characters in Romeo and Juliet. (5 minutes)
- Watch the summary for a better understanding of Romeo and Juliet brought to you by your very own Edmond teachers. (45 minutes)
Pre-AP Challenge: Complete the assignments on Actively Learn for Romeo and Juliet Act I-Act II, Scene 1. (Time will vary.)
Week 4: April 27 - May 1
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 50 minutes total
Learn & Practice: Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Watch a quick recap to Act I through Act II, Scene 1. (5 minutes)
- Read and Analyze Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene 2. (40 minutes)
- Recreate the balcony scene. (15 minutes)
- Watch the summary of Act II, Scene 3-Act IV for a better understanding of Romeo and Juliet brought to you by your very own Edmond teachers. (40 minutes)
- Pre-AP Challenge: Complete the assignments o
Week 5: May 4-8
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 45 minutes total
Learn & Practice: Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Watch a quick recap to Act II, Scene 3 through Act IV and a summary of Act V, Scenes 1-2. (10 minutes)
- Read and Analyze Romeo and Juliet Act V, Scene 3. (40 minutes)
- Discuss and analyze your understanding of the tragic hero and their flaw. (15 minutes)
- Read the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. (30 minutes)
- Pre-AP Challenge:
Week 6: May 11-13
Learning Goal:
I can research, explore, and identify important elements related to the Shakespearean era.
Estimated Time for The Week: 1 hour and 30 minutes total
Learn & Practice: Click on this presentation to guide you through the following learning activities.
- Practice and apply grammar usage through ACT. (5-10 minutes)
- Read or Listen and Analyze the short story “Duty” by Pamela Rafael Berkman. (30 minutes)
- Read and Watch “My Shakespeare” by Kate Tempest. (20 minutes)
- Analyze and Evaluate the use of theme, word choice, and figurative language. (30 minutes)
- Discuss and analyze your understanding of the tragic hero and their flaw. (15 minutes)
- Pre-AP Challenge: