Tuesday, May 29, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 53

Pick up a copy of your Exam Review Sheet (on center table)

Open book to page 1064. Together, we’ll read “The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis”, “The Cattle of the Sun God” (pgs. 1064 – 1074)

Begin reviewing the books of The Odyssey that we have read so far (Part 1) by answering questions

ENGLISH homework:

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey use review sheet

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 51

Romeo & Juliet projects – Day 2 of presentations

ENGLISH homework:

None

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 50

Collected TYPED Romeo & Juliet speeches

Listened to and graded Romeo & Juliet recitals/speeches

Romeo & Juliet projects DUE – Day 1 of presentations

ENGLISH homework:

None

Monday, May 21, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 49

The Odyssey has 5 key themes. Add them to your notes:

Loyalty, devotion, and fortitude (courage; strength of mind)

1. The Greek ideal of strong mind and body
2. Wandering hero who weeps for home and family
3. Triumph of good over evil
4. Obedience to the laws of the gods

Open books to page 1037. Review some of the questions from Friday (see 20 Questions activity – already collected)

We read 5 stories from The Odyssey on Friday. Each table will be assigned one of the 4 stories plus The Cyclops. On a dry-erase board, write your story at the top, then explain how each of the 5 themes are present in your story. Add your examples to the your boards.

Take notes on all 5 of the stories. (copy notes below if absent)

Watched 2-minute kid version of Cyclops

REMINDER: Your speech for tomorrow must be TYPED and turned in tomorrow. You can cut and paste it from http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html

Type up and practice your memorized 10-line speech from Shakespeare for tomorrow's recital.

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Friday, May 18, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 48

Collect homework:  Hero’s Journey activity:

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/herosjourney/

1. The first book of The Odyssey is titled, “Tell the Story.”
2. Create 3 questions about that title that you think the story might answer.
1. (These questions will be part of your classwork today that will be turned in at the end of the hour.)

Read pgs. 1037 – 1058, the first 5 books of The Odyssey.

CLASSWORK (TO BE COLLECTED TODAY):

1. As you read along, you will be generating questions about what happens in each of the next 4 stories.
2. List the names of the 4 stories (and the number of questions you’ll need to generate for each):
1. Calypso, the Sweet Nymph – 5 questions

                                                              i.      ?

                                                            ii.      ?

                                                          iii.      ?

                                                          iv.      ?

                                                            v.      ?

2. “I am Laertes son…” – 3 questions

                                                              i.      ?

                                                            ii.      ?

                                                          iii.      ?

3. The Lotus Eaters – 2 questions

                                                              i.      ?

                                                            ii.      ?

4. The Cyclops – 10 questions

                                                              i.      ?.......

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Thursday, May 17, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 47

Took test on the information on pages 1025-1036 in textbook

Introduced the Hero’s Journey (monomyth) pattern - Consider what the following books and films have in common:

• Star Wars ,Harry Potter, Mulan, Lord of the Rings

GOTO Library for Hero’s Journey activity – PRINT and FINISH for HOMEWORK

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/herosjourney/

ENGLISH homework:

Finish Hero's Journey activity for tomorrow.

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 46

1. At your table, exchange homework questions with each other and take her 15-question test.
2. Before returning the test to the owner, place a STAR next to the BEST QUESTIONS.
1.  
3. Collect homework: 15 questions and answer key (about the information on pages 1012-1013; 1025-1036 in textbook)
4. Encouraged to study for tomorrow’s test that will cover information on pages 1012-1013; 1025-1036
5. 20-question post test - 89696
6. Watched 20-minute video on The Odyssey (Discovery Channel)
7. Practice your 10-line speech from Romeo & Juliet for next Wednesday’s recital
8. Study for tomorrow’s test that will cover information on pages 1012-1013; 1025-1036

ENGLISH homework:

TEST on the information on pages 1025-1036 in textbook - TOMORROW

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 45

WARMUP: (make your best guess to these questions)

1. What do you think the word “epic” means?
2. What do you think an “epic hero” is?
3. Using your book, explain the difference between an epic hero and a tragic hero?
1. See page 754 and 1012 for answers.

Reviewed "Tragedy" and "Pyramus and Thisbe" - Complete BOTH SIDES of the handout on the center table.

Read introduction to The Odyssey on pages 1012 – 1013; 1025 – 1036 in Literature book. Create 15 questions (and a separate answer key) about the information on these pages. No fill-in-the-blank style questions. Include one question about the map on page 1034. Create multiple choice, short answer, true/false, or essay. Use a variety of question styles.

If time, continue memorizing 10 lines of Shakespeare for next Wednesday’s recital – may NOT USE opening Prologue (“Two households…” or balcony soliloquy (“But soft…”)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish 15 questions and key (see above)

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Monday, May 14, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 44
 

WARMUP: The older the story, the better. Write down the oldest family story that you’ve ever been told. If you can’t think of one, write down the oldest memory you have. 

 
Why do we tell each other stories? What would happen if we didn’t?

What do we do when we don’t know something? What did people before us do? How about people before them?

Completed and discussed two speed writes on “myth” and “hero.”

Discussed Persephone…read http://www.mythicarts.com/writing/Persephone.html as an example of myth.

Romeo and Juliet “Jeopardy” review

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·        The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·        Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·        Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·        Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·        You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Friday, May 11, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 43

WARMUP: On a separate paper, complete the Post-Play Poll (below) – TO BE COLLECTED when you finish.

 Romeo and Juliet: Post-Play Poll

Choose 5 of 10 statements below and defend your position for each with at least 3 sentences of explanation.

1. Gregory and Sampson of the Capulet household were right to fight Abram and Balthasar to uphold their house’s dignity.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

2. Romeo and Juliet experienced true romantic love the first night they met.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

3. Romeo and Juliet were right not to tell their parents about their forbidden love because it would have ended in more fighting.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

4. Lord Capulet should not have told Paris that Juliet would marry him without first consulting his daughter.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

5. Friar Laurence was right to marry Romeo and Juliet for the sake of ending the feud.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

6. The Nurse should not have told Juliet about her change of heart with regard to Juliet’s marriage to Romeo.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

 

7. Because of the family feud and other obstacles standing in their way, Romeo and Juliet should not have gotten married.

AGREE                      DISAGREE

 

8. The Nurse and Friar Laurence should be held responsible for Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

 

9. Romeo and Juliet had alternatives to suicide by the play’s end.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

10. Mercutio made the right choice to stand up for Romeo when Romeo would not face Tybalt in a duel.

AGREE                DISAGREE               

ALSO TO BE COLLECTED – By yourself (or with one partner) complete “Who’s To Blame” activity.

What you’ll need:

1.      Piece of lined paper cut up into 10 slips

2.      Another piece of paper (to record your answers)

a.       Write each of the 10 characters on their own slip

b.      On the back of each slip, write 2 different reasons that some people would say this character was responsible for the tragedy of the play

c.       Next arrange your slips in the following pyramid-like order:  1,2,4,2,1 (record this order on your paper)

d.      Arrange them again in a single file order of 1 to 10 (record this order on your paper)

e.       Next, find another group’s top 2 slips that are different than yours.

                                                                                                  i.      Write a NEW SCENE (10 exchanges in script form)  for the play where their 2 top characters PREVENT THE TRAGEDY from occurring in the play.

Ex.

Romeo: blah blah blah

Lady Capulet: blah blah blah

Romeo: blah?

Lady Capulet:  no, blah!

f.       TURN IN TO CENTER TABLE - COLLECTED

Practice rehearsing your 10 lines of Romeo and Juliet for your recital on the 22^nd

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Thursday, May 10, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 42

1. Collect homework: take-home test Act 4 packet
2. Add the definition of “PUN” to your notes from yesterday. What is a pun?
1.  ANSWER: Similar sounding words often have 2 different meanings.
3. (optional) Pick up graded assignments off counter
4. Watch videos: Watched Leo & Claire; Nextel, RSC, Diff’rent Strokes; JibJab; Zeffirelli

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 41

1. Find your work from yesterday on the center table and finish
   the handout 1 – 47 - without writing on the handout.

·         RETURN TO CENTER TABLE WHEN FINISHED

2. Answer the 10 questions on your tables IN YOUR NOTES. We will review the answers when you are finished.
3. Review key dramatic terms and understanding of R&J
4. Begin homework: Act 4 open-book, take-home test (due tomorrow)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish Act 4 open-book, take-home test (due tomorrow)

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 40

Open books to page 931.

Reviewed our understanding of Act 5 from our reading yesterday.

Read/listened to Romeo & Juliet Act 5 on CD (30 minutes)

·         Follow along beginning on page 931.

Discussed and signed up for Romeo & Juliet final projects

After listening to the end of the play: TO BE COLLECTED TODAY:

1. Number and list all the fight scenes in the whole play of Romeo & Juliet
1. For each fight, in believable logic, explain how each fight could have been avoided?
2. On the same paper, number 1 – 47 and without writing on the handout, complete the fill-in-blank handout.
1. COLLECT TODAY

ENGLISH homework:

Work on Romeo & Juliet projects (including 10-line memorization piece) – DUE Tuesday, May 22 – focus on the following rubric:

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Monday, May 7, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 39

Look up definitions for “dramatic irony” and “foreshadowing” (see page 1245 and 1247 in textbook) and write them into your notes.

Complete dramatic irony and foreshadowing work – on dry-erase boards

Read all of Act 5.

Signup for final R&J projects.

ENGLISH homework:

RUBRIC for final Romeo & Juliet project (worth 50 points):

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of piece)

You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

Friday, May 4, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 38

Introduced the final project choices for Romeo & Juliet and showed several examples from years past - ALL PROJECT INCLUDE THE MEMORIZATION OF 10 lines from Romeo & Juliet and the completion of one of the project choices - you may work solo or with a partner (if approved by teacher).

Discussed RUBRIC for final Romeo & Juliet project (worth 50 points):

·         The story = 20 points (thorough, appropriate interpretation of important story elements, proper length)

·         Creativity = 10 points (ideas are unique and enjoyable)

·         Effort = 10 points (project is thoughtful and well-prepared; shows considerable effort; looks complete)

·         Recital = 10 points (TYPED COPY and considerable effort shown in memorization of piece)

·         You may NOT memorize from these 2 speeches: “Two households…” or “But soft, what light…”

ENGLISH homework:

Be ready to sign up for your final project Monday.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 37

In your own words (and using your book), summarize what has happened so far in the first 2 scenes of Act 4.

Read Act 4 as a class.

Finish yesterday’s work on Act 4:

With a partner, read Romeo & Juliet Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and complete the following:

1.      Read Act 4, Scene 1 and 2 with a partner and write a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one main character from Act 4, Scene 1 (choose from Paris, Friar, or Juliet) and a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one main character from Act 4, Scene 2 (choose Juliet or Capulet). – 14 sentences total

2.      Answered all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total. COLLECTED

WHEN FINISHED, ADD ON #3

3.      Began completion of fill-in-the-blank soliloquy of Juliet’s from Act 4, Scene 3 (1-36) -  (to be STAPLED and COLLECTED to work above)

ENGLISH homework:

None.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 36

Number a paper 1 – 22 for your Romeo & Juliet quotations TEST on Act 3

After taking your test, as a WARMUP, write down what is it we are thinking about this morning but not actually saying to anyone? (You will NOT be asked to share this with anyone.)

Discussed why we don’t speak the truth each time we are asked. Why don’t we tell everyone who asks what is really on our minds?

Looked at Benvolio and Mercutio’s dialogue from Act 3.1 and discussed what they actually said and the likely subtext of what they said.

Discussed subtext and body language.

With a partner, read Romeo & Juliet Act 4, Scenes 1, 2, 3 and complete the following:

1. Read Act 4, Scene 1 and 2 with a partner and write a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one main character from Act 4, Scene 1 (choose from Paris, Friar, or Juliet) and a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one main character from Act 4, Scene 2 (choose Juliet or Capulet). – 14 sentences total
2. Answered all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total. COLLECTED

ENGLISH homework:

None.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

ENGLISH – 3^rd trimester – Day 35

Write out 5 key quotes from Act 3 (without an answer key: character names) and hand it to someone else at your table. Exchange papers several times. See if you can name the character of each quote.

REMINDER: Act 3 quotations test tomorrow (Wednesday)

When the tables are done exchanging papers, return each paper to the person who wrote it. Read your quotes over carefully. Choose one that relates directly to your own life.

Introduce “Circles of Reflection” (John Powers)

• TO BE COLLECTED: On a separate paper, draw a series of 6 circles (one inside the other) and label them. The innermost circle is labeled “self.”
•   
• Using your chosen quote from above, list the 6 groups from the above diagram. Then,
• Write down what this quote means to each group? and/or
• Why should each group be concerned about the issue brought up in the quote? How could they be affected?
• To me/myself? To my family? To my peers? To my community? To my country? To all humankind?
• Fill in this blank with 3 responses:
• How is (your chosen quote from above) like FRIENDSHIP?
• 1,2,3

Hand out Act 3 take-home tests (not to the original owner) – then grade them in class (see answer key on my desk)

ENGLISH homework:

Be ready for tomorrow Act 3 test on character quotations.