2. Finish reading Act IV
3. View R&J
1. Warm-up: tone and mood
2. Finish reading Act IV 3. View R&J
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1. Warm-up: sentence correction
2. Review terms for test tomorrow 3. Finish viewing Act III 4. Read Act IV through scene 4 5. Turn in article of the week 1. Warm up: read article http://tweentribune.com/tween56/shes-paying-college-bottles-and-cans and answer the following questions: a) What does this quote mean: “But economic reality, not an overdeveloped environmental sensibility, drives Lilly to gather bottles and cans from dozens of doorsteps each weekend”? b) Based on the context, what does “blue collar”
mean? c) Why are some people so happy to see a young person doing something for themselves rather than having everything handed to them? d) How does Stephanie’s family help her, despite their financial challenges? How much is physical labor and how much is moral support? 2. Review vocab 3. Continue reading Romeo and Juliet -finish reading Act 3 -view Act 3 4. Article of the week is due tomorrow! *turn in balcony to text assignment
1. Warm-up: read Shakespeare's "All the World's a Stage" monologue and answer the following question: 1. What is the extended metaphor presented in this monologue? 2. What is the theme? 3. Pick one of the stages of life that Shakespeare describes and explain it. 2. Article of the week http://tweentribune.com/tween56/shes-cheerleader-and-shes-blind 3. Modernized balcony scene reinactments 4. Begin reading Act III 1. Memoir writing: Most kids dream about having super powers like their heroes. When you were a kid, what super powers did you wish for? Why did you want these powers? What could you do with them?
2. Quizlet link for vocab: http://quizlet.com/36076886/romeo-and-juliet-literary-terms-flash-cards/ 3. Finish watching Romeo and Juliet Act II 4. Modernized balcony scene 5. Read Act III 1. Warm-up: idioms. Write sentences using three of the idioms correctly.
2. Study 3. Vocabulary quiz 4. Finish reading Act II of Romeo and Juliet 5. View Act II 1. Turn in article of the week
2. Warm-up: grammar/sentence correction 3. Review vocab 4. Finish viewing Act I 5. Select and respond to one of the Act I personal response prompts 6. Begin reading Act II 1. Warm-up: read article on Gus Kinworthy http://www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-olympics-2014-us-skier-gus-kenworthy-stuck-in-sochi-waiting-to-adopt-puppies/ and answer the following questions: a) what traits describe Gus Kinworthy? b) what does this phrase ("historic sweep") mean? c) would you be willing to do what Gus is doing? Why or why not?
2. Character chart and journals 3. Finish reading Act I 4. View Act I 1. Warm-up: read poem and answer the following questions: a) what does the golden shovel symbolize? b) why do lines end with "We"? c) what is the theme of the poem?
2. Review vocab 3. Continue reading Romeo and Juliet 1. Warm-up: supporting a quote
"We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them." -Francois de La Rochefoucauld. Do you agree with this statement? What good deeds have you done for the wrong reasons? What was the outcome? 2. Review vocab 3. Romeo & Juliet -finish cloze notes -begin reading and discussing |
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