Day/Date
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Daily Agenda w/ Links to Assignments
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Important Due Dates
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Tues. 10/29
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1.Vocab Quiz 6
2. Paper Slide Videos- Intro to Shakespeare/Renaissance
Shakespeare Research
How To Make a Paper Slide Video
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Wed. 10/30 |
1. Warm up:
2. Finish/present Paper Slide Videos
3. Intro- Romeo and Juliet
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Thurs. 10/31 |
1. Warm up: What kind of expectations does your family have for you?
2. Finish Notes
3. Prologue Translation
4. Coat of Arms- Montagues v. Capulets
Create your own
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Fri. 11/1 |
1. Warm up- Build your own Mate
2. Romeo and Juliet- Act I, (listen here)
3. Answer Questions- Act I
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Mon . 11/4 |
1. Warm up: At what age should it be ok for people to make decisions about love? When are young people mature enough to know whether or not they're in love?
2. Review- Act I, scenes i-iii- (If you want to listen, click here)
3. HW: Advice Letter to Romeo
4. Vocab 7- Quiz Friday!
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Vocab 7 Quiz Friday!
HW: Advice Letter
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Tues. 11/5 |
1. Warm up: Romeo and Juliet sure say some funny things to each other to let each other know that they like each other. Our society has some pretty funny things that we say to “pick up” someone. We call them pick up lines, and they are usually REALLY corny. What is the best pick up line that you ever heard? Where did you hear it? What was the reaction to it? Did the line work?
2. R & J- Act I, scenes iii-v, Review Questions due tomorrow!
3. Indaba Prep
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Wed. 11/6 |
1. CORE- Indaba
2. R & J- Conclude Act I- Review questions due today!
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Thurs. 11/7 |
1. Warm up- Juliet comes to you all confused about her new love for Romeo and the potential problems it may cause. What is your advice to her?
2. R &J- Act II, scenes i-ii (Balcony scene- Compare and Contrast with film)
3. Vocab Review- Loop Game!
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Vocab Quiz tomorrow! |
Fri. 11/8
Early Release
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1. Vocab 7 Quiz!
2. Romeo and Juliet Essay- Do the film versions reflect Shakespeare's intentions for this scene? Why or Why not? Give textual evidence to support. When finished turn in both the essay and your sheet from yesterday.
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Tues. 11/12 |
1. Warm up: Romeo and Juliet enlist the help of Friar Lawrence and the nurse for their marriage. If you had a secret something you needed to accomplish, whose help would you enlist?
2. R and J- Act II, Scenes iii-vi
3. Vocab 8- Word Maps for each word
Quiz Friday and Binder Check
4. Seminar Prep:
Question 1: What is love? (Find and cite articles for textual evidence)
Question 2: Would you take your parents advice on who to marry? Why or why not?
Question 3: What is each character's motivation for their actions (specifically when it comes to the marriage)?
*Finish prep for HW if you didn't finish in class*
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Vocab Quiz 8 Friday!
Binder Check Friday
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Wed. 11/13
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1. CORE Time- Seminar
2. R &J- Act III, scene i
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Thurs. 11/14 |
1. Warm up: Vocab Review Exercise
2. Examine Tybalt's Death
3. Read R & J- Act III- scenes ii and iii
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Fri. 11/15 |
1. Vocab 8 Quiz
2. Warm up: Romeo breaks the ban on fighting. Write the dialogue to a text message that you send to the Prince asking him to either forgive, kill or banish our dear Romeo.
3. Conclude Act III
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Mon. 11/18 |
1. Warm up: Put yourself in Juliet's shoes (your husband is banished and your parents are forcing you to marry someone else). What's your next move?
2. Read Act IV- R and J
3. Act IV Group Activity
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Test and EQ's due Fri! |
Tues. 11/19 |
1. Warm up: Predict what you think will happen next.
2. Act V- R and J
3. Prep for Seminar
Question 1- Is revenge justifiable?
Question 2- What role does society play in relationships?
Question 3- What is the role of destiny/fate?
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Wed. 11/20 |
1. CORE- Seminar
2. Conclusion of R and J- Practice of Performance Task: Who/What do you think is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's Death
See Essay for help
*IF you need a summary of R and J, click here*
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Thurs. 11/21 |
1. Warm up: Write a speech that could be given at the funeral of one of the dead characters in Romeo and Juliet.
2. Review for test tomorrow
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Test and EQ's tomorrow! |
Fri. 11/22 |
`Romeo and Juliet Test!
EQ's due!
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Mon. 11/25 |
1. Warm up: What do you know about thesis statements?
2. What is a thesis statement?/ Practice
3. Ye Olde Persuasive Letter
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Tues. 11/26 |
1. Acrostic Poem- Romeo and Juliet
2. Conclusion- R and J (Gnomeo and Juliet C/C)
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Wed-Fri
(11/27/11/29)
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Thanksgiving Break! |
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Mon. 12/2 |
1. Warm up: Tell me about what you were like when you were 6 years old.
2. Vocab 9- Quiz/Assignment due Friday!
3. 4 Corners- Recognizing the Source of Personal Beliefs and Opinions (Points of view)
4. Intro- To Kill a Mockingbird
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Vocab Assignment/Quiz Friday! |
Tues. 12/3 |
1. Warm up- Vocab Review
2. TKAM Chapter 1
HW: Chapter's 2 and 3
3. Prep for Indaba
Potential Themes (good v. evil, social inequality, education, racism)
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TKAM HW: Chapters 2 and 3 |
Wed. 12/4
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1. CORE Time- Indaba Day
2. TKAM- Chapter 4
3. Read Chapters 5-6 for HW
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Thurs. 12/5 |
1. Warm up- Vocab Review- Loop Game
2. TKAM- Discuss Point of View
3. TKAM- Chapter 7
HW: Chapter 8
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Vocab Quiz tomorrow! |
Fri. 12/6 |
1. Vocab Quiz 9!
2. TKAM- 9 and 10
HW: Chapter 11
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Mon. 12/9 |
1. Warm up: Brainstorm types of figurative language.
2. TKAM- Group figurative language activity (What types of figurative language do you see in To Kill a Mockingbird? How does that enhance the story so far?)
3. TKAM- Chapters 12-13 (Finish for homework!)
4. Vocab 10- Quiz Friday!
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Vocab 10 Quiz Friday |
Tues. 12/10 |
1. Warm up: What might Mrs. Dubose symbolize? Aunt Alexandra believes the “Finch Family” captures or symbolizes certain values. What does she think this family symbolizes? How does Scout fit into this image?
2. TKAM Ch. 14
3. Prep for Seminar: Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Questions: 1) How is prejudice present in society today?
2) What role do stereotypes play in society today?
HW: Chapter 15 and 16
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Wed. 12/11 |
1. CORE- Seminar
2. TKAM- Sketch jail scene- Chapter 15
3. TKAM Chapter 17
HW: Read 17 and 18 for HW
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Thurs. 12/12 |
1. Warm up: Will Atticus still win the trial if he only succeeds in convincing a number of Maycomb citizens of Robinson’s innocence?
2. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"- Complete window Notes
3. In class Constructed Response: Compare and Contrast MLK with Atticus
4. TKAM- 19-21 (Finish for hw if you don't finish in class)
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Fri. 12/13 |
1. Vocab Quiz 10
2. TKAM- Discuss Verdict- Is there a solution for prejudice?
3. TKAM- Ch's 22-24 (Whatever we don't finish is HW!)
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Mon. 12/16 |
1. Warm up: What do you make of Mr. Ewell's threat in chapter 22? Do you think he will carry it through?
2. Group Timelines
3. TKAM- 25-27
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TKAM Test Thurs!
EQ's due Thurs!
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Tues. 12/17 |
1. Warm up: Work on EQ #1
2. TKAM- 28-31
3. Seminar Prep
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Wed. 12/18 |
1. CORE Time-Seminar!
2. Work on EQ's
3. TKAM Study Guide
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Due Tomorrow: Study guide and EQ's |
Thurs. 12/19 |
TKAM Test!
EQ's due!
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Fri. 12/20 |
1. Warm up: What elements of TKAM did you find especially memorable, humorous, or relatable? Why?
2. Excerpts from TKAM Film
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Thurs. 1/2 |
1. Warm up: Brainstorm a list of all the texts we've read this semester.
2. Groups: Compare and Contrast the texts we've read and possible connections.
3. Class- Organize topics that could come out of the texts we've read.
4. Culminating Activity/Develop EQ's
5. Vocab 11 - Quiz 1/8
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Vocab Quiz 11- 1/8 |
Fri. 1/3 |
1. Warm up: Plus/Delta- 2013
2. Peer Edit EQ's
3.Answer EQ's- due at end of class
4. Personal Connections: Write a reflective piece (can be prose or poetry) about connections you have made this semester. Tell me how when you walk out the door next week how you will be different than when you walked in last August. Finish for HW!
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Mon. 1/6 |
1. Warm up: Vocab Review
2. Exam Study Guide
3. Review Section 1: Language, Poetry, and Drama
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Tues. 1/7 |
1. Warm up: Vocab Review
2. Review Section 2: Reading for Information
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Vocab Quiz/study guide due next class! |
Wed. 1/8 |
1. Vocab Quiz 11!
2. Review Section 3: Reading for Literature
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Thurs. 1/9 |
1. Warm up: What questions do you have about your final?
2. Continue Review for Section 3: Reading for Literature
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Fri. 1/10 |
1. Paideia/KAES Recruitment Presentations
2. Finish Exam Review
3. Final Course Reflections
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Mon. 1/13 |
Final Exam! |
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