Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Rom/Real


Image result for romanticism paintingToday I will: 
  • Identify the main characteristics of the Romantic and Realistic literary movements
  • Analyze the film Far and Away for its response to Industrialization
Please Take out
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Broadcast
2. Review Romanticism and Realism
3. Finish Far and Away

Homework:
Read independent reading novel (finish by 3/12) 

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Romanticism and Realism

Today I will: 
  • Identify the main characteristics of the Romantic and Realistic literary movements
  • Analyze the film Far and Away for its response to Industrialization
Please Take out
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Broadcast and Counselor Visit
2. Intro Romanticism and Realism
3. Far and Away

Homework:
Read independent reading novel (finish by 3/12) 

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Monday, February 26, 2018

Loose Ends

Today I will: 
  • Finish Romeo and Juliet
  • Read my independent reading novel
Please Take out
Your independent reading novel

Today's Agenda:
1. Finish Romeo and Juliet
2. Anyone who has not turned in their final draft of their essay will do so in class today
3. Read your independent reading novel

Homework:
Read your independent reading novel

Let's Get Started!

Friday, February 23, 2018

Peer Edit

Today I will: 
  • Edit my first 1st draft of my essay and make any necessary corrections 
Please Take out
-a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Peer Edit
2. Make Corrections
3. Submit essay to Turnitin.com
  • 17574114
    Class ID
  • Block2
4. Watch Romeo and Juliet

Homework:
None :) 

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Final Essay Prep

Today I will: 
  • Complete a Do/What chart for my final R and J Essay
  • Set up an evidence collector in preparation for tomorrow's timed writing
Please Take out
Your copy of R and J

Today's Agenda:

Homework:
Prepare for tomorrow's timed writing in class

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Final Test

Today I will: 
  • Demonstrate mastery of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet through a final exam on Illuminate

Today's Agenda:
Final Exam
Leonardo Dicaprio Film

Homework:
None :) 

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Friday, February 16, 2018

Romeo and Juliet

Today I will: 
  • Compare movie versions of the film Romeo and Juliet
Please Take out
Literary Term Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Study literary terms
2. Watch Romeo and Juliet Leonardo Dicaprio Version

Homework:
study for Romeo and Juliet final test on Tuesday 

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

El Fin

Today I will: 
  • Complete our reading of Romeo and Juliet
Please Take out
-Literary Terms Packet

Today's Agenda:
1. Literary Terms
2. Finish Romeo and Juliet
3. Study for tomorrow's test

Homework:
Study for final Romeo and Juliet test tomorrow

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Act V scene i

Today I will: 
  • Demonstrate understanding of Shakespeare's writing through a reading comprehension activity
Please Take out
-a writing utensil

Today's Agenda:
1. Act V scene i reading comprehension
2. Independent reading

Homework:
None

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Act II and III Quiz

Today I will: 
  • Demonstrate understanding of Acts 2 and 3 in Romeo and Juliet
Please Take out
a chromebook

Today's Agenda:
1. Quiz on Acts II and III
2. Watch film for Acts III and Iv
3. Record flipgrid if necessary

Homework:
none :) Read independent novel if need be

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Friday, February 9, 2018

Timed Writing #2

Today I will: 
  • Complete a timed writing paragraph demonstrating the ability to draw evidence from several sources
Please Take out
-Your copy of Romeo and Juliet
-Your notes from the Teeenage Brain and the Brain in Love

Today's Agenda:
1. Prep for Timed Writing
2. Timed Writing #2
3. Watch Act 3 scene 5
4. Read independent novel

Homework:
Study for Act II and III quiz on Tuesday: Review summaries on Sparknotes

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

Act III Scene V

Today I will: 
  • Read Act III scene V and answer comprehension questions
Please Take out
-Your copy of Romeo and Juliet

Today's Agenda:
1. Broadcast
2. Read Act III Scene V
3. Complete Comprehension Questions on Google Classroom
4. Read independent novel

Homework:
Watch the Brain in Love and listen to The Teenage Brain if you were absent to be prepared for tomorrow's timed writing

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Flipgrid

Today I will: 
  • Sign up for a flipgrid account and post my first classroom video
Please Take out
-Your supplemental Novel

Today's Agenda:
1. Introduce Flipgrid
2. Read supplemental novel
3. Post first flipgrid response

Homework:
None :) 

Let's Get Started!

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Act III scene iv and the Teenage Brain

Today I will: 
  • Read and analyze Act III scene iii for understanding and the use of rhetoric
Please Take out
your copy of Romeo and Juliet

Today's Agenda:
1. Literary Term Warmup
2. Read Act III scene iv
3. Teenage Brain: It's Just Not Grown Up 
4. Independent Reading

Homework:
None

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Friday, February 2, 2018

Act III scene ii

Today I will: 
  • Read and analyze Act III scene ii for understanding and the use of oxymoron
Please Take out
your copy of Romeo and Juliet

Today's Agenda:
1. Literary Term Warmup
2. Read Act III scene ii
3. Complete Close Read Activity on Google Classroom
4. Read Supplemental Novel

Homework:
None

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Act III scene i

Related imageToday I will: 
Act out act III Scene i 

Please Take out
-your copy of Romeo and Juliet

Today's Agenda:
1. Literary Terms: Foreshadowing
2. Read Act III scene i
3. Read Supplemental novel

Homework:
none :) 

Let's Get Started!

Act II

Today I will: 
    Image result for romeo and juliet balcony scene
  • Watch scenes i and ii of Act II and analyze the effect of the figurative language used within
Please Take out
-Your copy of Romeo and Juliet

Today's Agenda:
1. Review Act II
2. Literary Terms: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole, Allusion
3. Work on Balcony Scene Figurative Language Chart

Homework:
Finish Figurative Language Chart 

Let's Get Started!