Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, May 2, BENCHMARKS
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Friday, April 29, Romeo & Juliet Act 1, Scene 2
DO NOW
Write a sentence for each of the following words using context clues:
FOE
CHASTE
GRIEVANCE
1. Read / act scene 2.
2. Add onto plot structure.
3. Complete study guide questions.
4. Exit pass.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thursday, April 28, Romeo & Juliet Newspaper Article
DO NOW
Add these three words to your word bank in notebooks -
1. FOE = ENEMY
2. CHASTE = virgin, forever pure
3. GRIEVEANCE = grounds for complaint
Work with a partner, get a laptop and follow directions below. I also printed directinos for you if you'd like.
Directions for Creating a Newspaper Article for Romeo & Juliet
You will write a headline newspaper article telling the local citizens about Verona current events. Remember as a reporter, you do NOT have an opinion; your article must be OBJECTIVE (do not take sides), just stating facts. Your article must contain:
1. The name of your Newspaper across the top.
2. At least one photo.
3. The article must contain at least three quotes (as if you are interviewing people about what happened. For example, if reporting about the city brawl, one quote might be – When asked who instigated the fight, Benvolio Montague said, “I tried to stop it before it started but Tybalt Capulet took the first shot.”
Topic suggestions below:
a. Report on the third civil brawl in the streets of Verona.
b. Report on the High Society page about the big upcoming Capulet party.
c. Report on the fact that Count Paris plans to ask Juliet to marry him.
d. Report on the recent missing whereabouts of Romeo Montague. Where has he been and what has he been doing?
Please double check spelling, grammar and your facts. Your article should be clear, concise and easily understood.
You may want to google the summary of ACT 1 SCENE 1 and/or character traits of whom you are writing about in order to get started. Remember, you are a news reporter! Get excited about reporting BREAKING NEWS!
The top three articles will have the opportunity to present to the class for extra credit next week. I will determine the top three after reading/ grading them.
If you are chosen to present, you will report to class. In your report, you may want to begin with….”This just in….” or “Breaking News…” or “Hi, I’m so n so reporting live from the streets of Verona,” etc…….
Have fun, be creative and give me some great, interesting stories to read!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, Romeo & Juliet
Monday, April 25, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, Romeo & Juliet
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Monday, April 25, Romeo & Juliet
1. Write the following archaic words and definitions in notebooks:
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday, April 15, R & J Anticipation Guides and Family Trees
DO NOW
Quick review
1. Quiz.
2. Read page - 784 in Holt text.
3. Romeo & Juliet Anticipation guides.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Thursday, April 14, Background to R & J
DO NOW -
1. Grammar Worksheet
3. Read pages 781-782 - Holt text. How to read Shakespeare. Take notes.
6. Exit pass.
HW - Study for Quiz
Wednesday, April 13, Shakespeare
DO NOW -
1. Grammar Worksheet
2. Review HW / worksheet started in class yesterday.
3. Create wordles using only Shakespearean language. you may use quotes or words that you can find from handouts, the textbook, and or websites. Your wordle should have at least 20 words.
5. Use text to solve Shakespeare Crossword puzzle (pages identified on worksheet to find answers).
Monday, April 11, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, Introduction to Drama and Shakespeare
Grammar worksheet.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Monday, April 11, DIAMANTE POEMS
DO NOW
1. I passed the course because I studied hard.
6. Directions for Diamante Poems. Review together and read examples together.
7. Handout rubric and review together.
8. Write two original cause / effect diamante poems. Check them against the rubric. Show me. If approved, write neatly on clean paper provided. Use colored pencils and markers. Make paper a diamond shape. You may design and illustrate around the diamond shaped poem .
9. Hang your poems on the wall!