Thursday, March 31 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: Act 1 Quiz – Get your test back / Review Results

}  WRITE / NOTEBOOK: In R&J section: Which movie version matches your imagination (of Act 2 Scene 2) and why? Which version matches the mood or feeling of the scene best and why?

}  ADD TO NOTEBOOK: Metaphor and simile definition in RJ notebook section: find examples from the play so far to use as examples (which one, what’s compared)

◦       A1 S5 l. 92-95

◦       A2 S2 l. 2-25, l. 116-124, l. 131-135, l.177-182

}  Perform: Act 2 Scenes 3, 4, 5 ( 6?)   - -    Add to day chart

}  Reminders:

◦       Connections Assignment – Due Friday (tomorrow)

◦       SSR letter – Due Friday (tomorrow)

◦       Midterm: ord Part quiz tomorrow 

◦       Act 2 quiz tomorrow

Block 3: Rush to Marry - Comment with your Paragraph (3/30)

Rush to Marry

Why are Romeo and Juliet in such a rush to get married right when they meet?

Answer this question with a TIQA paragraph.  Your textual evidence can come from any point in the text.  Once you have typed your paragraph, copy and paste it as a comment to this post.

Example: Romeo and Juliet are in a rush to get married because that is what people had to do in this culture at this time.  When talking to Juliet about marriage, Lady Capulet says, “ Younger than you,/ Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,/ Are made already mothers” (I, iii, 70-72). Lady Capulet is telling Juliet that other girls in their society are already married and having children, demonstrating the cultural necessity of marriage.  She also guilts Juliet a little by telling her that the people are younger than her, meaning that she should get going with finding someone to marry.

Remember, the Analysis portion of your paragraph explains why and how your evidence proves your topic sentence.  The goal of your sentence: HOW and WHY EXACTLY your quote proves the reason for rushing into marriage.

Wednesday, March 30 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: Review notes from yesterday, and discuss with partner: Why are Romeo and Juliet in such a rush to get married? Share with class.

}  Rush to Get Married TIQA

◦       Pick one of the reasons for Romeo and Juliet to rush to get married on your own (from the board) and use specific details from the play (textual evidence) to support your opinion in a TIQA paragraph- write the paragraph alone and post it to the entry on my blog

}  Continue thinking of the “Why” behind the directors’ choices while you take notes

◦       What is the effect of the choices? What would the director want to be saying, implying?

◦       View Act 2 Scenes 1 and 2

–   Why does the new one choose to use the pool?

Block 1: Rush to Marry - Comment with your Paragraph (3/30)

Rush to Marry

Why are Romeo and Juliet in such a rush to get married right when they meet?

Answer this question with a TIQA paragraph.  Your textual evidence can come from any point in the text.  Once you have typed your paragraph, copy and paste it as a comment to this post.

Example: Romeo and Juliet are in a rush to get married because that is what people had to do in this culture at this time.  When talking to Juliet about marriage, Lady Capulet says, “ Younger than you,/ Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,/ Are made already mothers” (I, iii, 70-72). Lady Capulet is telling Juliet that other girls in their society are already married and having children, demonstrating the cultural necessity of marriage.  She also guilts Juliet a little by telling her that the people are younger than her, meaning that she should get going with finding someone to marry.

Remember, the Analysis portion of your paragraph explains why and how your evidence proves your topic sentence.  The goal of your sentence: HOW and WHY EXACTLY your quote proves the reason for rushing into marriage.

Tuesday, March 29 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: Library Time

}  Finish Act 2 Scene 2

◦       A2S2 Paraphrase (first of Romeo’s soliloquy we read before break, then finish the scene and do Juliet’s speech)

}  Add to Day Chart (Sunday night / Monday Morning)

}  Add to Big Ideas sheet: love and death –examples from A2 S2

◦     Note specific lines that support this big idea
◦       How can this be foreshadowing?

}  Based on readings and classroom discussion, add A2 S2 notes to your readers notebook:

1. who seems to be responsible for what’s going on so far? 
2. what is the mood and tone (the feeling, the emotion)
3. why are Romeo and Juliet in such a rush to get married?

}  Work Time: Read or work on Connections Assignment

}  Reminder: Connections (minimum 4) and explanations due Thursday!!! Clips and presenting for extra credit as well! 

Friday, March 18 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Connections: In writer’s notebook, brainstorm some other books/songs/movies/shows/etc. where any of the ideas of Romeo and Juliet are also seen?

◦Assignment Explanation: assignment due THURSDAY after break

}**Assignment: Come up with a list of at least 4 movies, books, shows/episodes, songs, etc that have some similarity to R and J.  Write an explanation of how they are the same (specific details, not just the overall basics; therefore it should be a paragraph in length, not just a sentence). Extra Credit: find a clip or clips online that show similarities.

◦Due Thursday (after break)

}Ex:

◦Gnomeo and Juliet (redo of the whole play)

◦It can also connect to just one aspect of the play: star-crossed love, family feud, hot-headed individuals, etc

}Not Done Quizzes: some need time to finish quiz, others can start working on connections assignment

}Viewing A1S4 and 5

◦Make sure the notes you are taking are focusing on both similarities and differences and will help you think about WHY directors make the choices they do

}Review Soliloquy and Aside

}Act 2 Scene 1 and 2

◦Fill out day chart (Early Monday morning but in the Sunday column)

Thursday, March 17 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots (last slide of the first half) 

◦Study time: remember, the test is after break, also you will still need these terms in June for the final!!

}Go to your email, find a message from me, click the link and fill out the two question form for Ms. Retzer about yesterday

}Who Is Responsible/Who Is to Blame? Notes: add more characters and reasons to this note sheet

}Big Ideas of R and J sheet creation –what themes (big ideas, one word or phrase –think of some of those universal ideas from writing the perspective story) are we seeing so far? Brainstorm with neighbor and write them all down

}Finish A1 S5

◦Talk with partner, what does Juliet say at the end of S5 about Romeo/her situation?

}Look up the definition of foil (in RJ section).  Then write down who is a foil to Juliet and who is a foil to Romeo and why.  If you need more detail on foils, look at page 930 in the book.

}Act 1 Quiz

◦When done, turn in to crate/folder write your AoW reflection (due tomorrow)

Wednesday, March 16 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: Grab a lit book & Take AOW out for me to check your close read

}  Share details from ‘old’ 2 and 3

}  Finish viewing A1 S2 and 3 ‘new’

}  Romeo and Juliet: Act 1 Scene 4

}  Allusion –review the definition in notes

◦       Queen Mab Speech turn to page 960 and in writer’s notebook draw Queen Mab and her coach (be specific)

}  Discuss Queen Mab speech pg 960 (end), list the seven types of people she visits and what dreams she brings to each

}  Scene 4 foreshadowing (translation) pg 961, how could this show theme of fate?

}  Act 1 Scene 5 – through line 90

} Act 1 Quiz tomorrow (Prologue through Scene 5)

◦       Study for Quiz (everything discussed or in play fair game for this)

◦       AoW Reflection –due Friday

Tuesday, March 15 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}Ms. Retzer: what’s going on tomorrow

}Grab a literature book

}View Scenes 1, 2, 3: Note sheet

◦What are the differences and similarities? (“old” version to the play, “new” version to the play, old and new to each other)

◦What choices do the directors make? Why?

}AoW Close Read due tomorrow

Monday, March 14 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Paper (and bibliography) printed out by 12:06 to be on time (if your bibliography isn’t done, at least turn the paper in now)

}AoW: “Zika Virus” close read due Wed.

}A1S2

}R and J Big Question: Who is to blame? Who is responsible for the fate of individuals? Start a page in your R and J section where you will add writing about this/notes

}Act 1 Scene 3

}Describe Juliet’s nurse (be detailed and specific) and then describe the nurse and Juliet’s relationship (pg 953)

}Venn Diagram Capulet and Lady C on Juliet’s marriage, add to Sunday day chart

◦Discuss

}Staging of Romeo and Juliet

}View Scenes 1, 2, 3: Note sheet -just watched the beginning of the 'old' one

◦What are the differences? (“old” version to the play, “new” version to the play, old and new to each other)

◦What choices do the directors make? Why?

Friday, March 11 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: : Grab a Literature Book

}  Finish A1 S1 (start on page 948 line 178)

}  In RJ Section: Romeo’s opinion on love? Quotes from 948 to show

}  MLA Format and Citation for Bibliography - Instructions

}  Writer’s Workshop: Continue working on your bibliography or helping others with theirs. Time for working on revising. Final draft due Monday. Due within first 10 minutes of class. Print what you have.

Thursday, March 10 Agenda

}  Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}  Final Draft with Bibliography due Monday

◦       Works Cited/Bibliography Entries

–   Alphabetical order! You DO need to add addresses.

}  Writer’s Workshop:

◦  Perspective Story Rubric

◦  Student Examples of Perspective Stories

◦       Work at whatever step you need to complete (theme tracing, revising for craft/content, revising for editing (and meeting with me), etc. End result: best piece of writing you have ever created)

–   Peer Edit and Self Edit as you work toward your final draft

–   Work on your next and final draft using my comments and the comments of peers (as well as your own self-editing)

◦       Bibliography: alphabetical order!

◦       If you need to meet with me, please do

◦       Time for working on revising, final draft due Monday

◦       If you need a break, work on your independent reading for SSR letter

}  Create a Big Idea Sheet in your RJ section: How have we seen the big idea of love so far in the play?

}  Romeo and Juliet: Through Pg 948, line 178

}  SSR Letter DUE FRIDAY

Wednesday, March 9 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦Print off your story (hopefully you have worked on revising it, so it isn’t the same version as Thursday/Friday)

◦Theme tracing –what is your theme? Where is it alluded to? What details build your message? –highlight all pieces of theme as you develop it (think of “The Sniper”)

◦Work at whatever step you need to complete (revising for craft/content, revising for editing (and meeting with me), etc. End result: best piece of writing you have ever created)

–Pink: basic conventions (punctuation (other than commas), capitalization, etc.) fluency

–Yellow: things that are in your editing section: sentence structure (fragment/run-on, comma splice, commas), dialogue format, verb tense, etc.

}Background: Renaissance, Italy

}Day Chart

}Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1

◦Take notes on what we discuss, there will be a quiz at end of each act

◦Who would Prince be today? Pay attention to when he comes into the play. What did he say?

◦“Day Chart” –fill out beginning of Sunday

◦Stopped at Romeo’s entrance on pg. 947

SSR LETTER DUE ON FRIDAY!

Tuesday, March 8 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Syllables

}Present Terms

}Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse

}Read through Prologue

◦Rhyme Scheme and Translation

◦Sonnet Definition

}Read choice book, SSR letter Fri.

Monday, March 7 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Grab a Lit Book and Go to Romeo and Juliet Section of Reader’s Notebook

}Jigsaw Terms pg 930 and 932

◦1{Soliloquy and Aside}, 2{Tragic Hero, Antagonist and Pun}, 3{Foil and Comic Relief}, 4{Dramatic Irony and Allusion} 5{Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse}

◦Need definition, examples given in explanation and possibly examples from other books/movies/sources

–Continue working on your draft for the perspective story when you finish

}Editing Sentences: if you didn’t write the ENTIRE SENTENCE on the board on Friday, do it ASAP!!!!!!!

}Character Questions: become the main character from your perspective story and answer the questions on the sheet.  Make sure you answer at least 8 of them; everyone needs to answer #3, #8, #9, #13 and #14.

}Writer’s Workshop time

◦Take a look at your first story, identifying some areas of concern with your writing for you to focus on with the current story we are writing

◦Work on what you need to do to make this story the best piece of writing you have done:

}Presenting Terms to group

◦Meet with others of the same number to make sure you all have the defn.

◦Preview the play (as much as you can page through) looking for specific examples of your terms to be able to point out to the class tomorrow (make sure to write down page number and line numbers)

Friday, March 4 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Discussion of Shakespeare notes from reading and preview videos

}Go to the most recent post on my blog to take Shakespeare Intro quiz

◦http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/shakeback_beg.htm

–1. Click Check when you are done

–2. Click "OK"

–3. Copy the entire quiz: from "your score is..." on the top, through the entire document, to "torn down" at the bottom.

–4. Create a Google Document and share it with me

–5. Paste what you copied onto that document (your score and the words of the quiz with your answers- DON’T FIX ANYTHING!!)

}Writer’s Workshop

◦Once you’ve submitted your quiz, open your perspective story, find a sentence with highlighting in your draft (if you titled it Editing Draft) and write it (the entire sentence) on the board (underline what is highlighted)

◦Continuing with Revising and working on your story

◦Second draft –editing draft:

–Pink: basic conventions (punctuation (other than commas), capitalization, etc.) fluency

–Yellow: things that are in your editing section: sentence structure (fragment/run-on, comma splice, commas), dialogue format, verb tense, etc.

Shakespeare Intro Quiz

To take the Shakespeare Intro Quiz (which is open notes), click on this link:

◦http://www.dukeofdefinition.com/shakeback_beg.htm 

When done, follow these directions EXACTLY, or I won't get your quiz and you'll have to do it again.

1. Click Check when you are done

2. Click "OK"

3. Copy the entire quiz: from "your score is..." on the top, through the entire document, to"torn down" at the bottom.

4. Create a Google Document and share it with me

5. Paste what you copied onto that document (your score and the words of the quiz with your answers)

First Block Shakespeare Notes

Thursday, March 3 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Grab a literature book

}Check of Preview Videos sheet (discussion tomorrow)

}“Shakespeare’s World”

◦Read and take notes pg 926-929

Categories: The Time/Era of Shakespeare

              England as well

                            Shakespeare: the man/his life, the author/his work, his influence

}Theater and Plays

◦Take detailed notes as there will be an open notes quiz (after discussion of all notes tomorrow)

}Post one piece of information from reading on board, then post one of your – comments and one of your + comments from your draft on the other board

}Writer’s Workshop

◦After posting on the board, work on your draft (making it better, starting with the ‘-’ column ideas or other places you know you need to work

◦Large group discussion on advice for ‘–’ column issues (when all have posted on the board)

◦Editing Draft: While working on revising for craft, you also should be looking at editing.  Share your draft with me and tonight/tomorrow I will read for editing issues: Reshare it with me, titled: Story Title: EDITING DRAFT

}AoW Reflection due tomorrow

Wednesday, March 2 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots

}AoW Discussion

}Shakespeare Intro: The info from this can be used for the quiz, as well as tomorrow’s reading

◦Make sure each question has lots of details underneath.  You don’t want one answer, you want lots of ideas from different videos/article. The videos can answer multiple questions and you will want to use info from multiple videos for each question

◦Extra Credit: Post a link as a comment on the preview post on my blog to a video you think helps give a better understanding of Shakespeare or his influence or any of the other questions.  Be prepared to explain what you think about it in the last 20 minutes of class (or maybe tomorrow, depending on time)!

}Work Time if you finish the sheet before we move on:

◦Choices: Finish first draft, read choice book, AoW Reflection

}Homework: Finish craft draft 1 (if not done yet; it will be late if it is not complete by approx. 6:00 this evening); AoW Reflection

Shakespeare Preview Links

Websites and YouTube videos: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZeaSH_IaA:  stop at 3:10ish:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4kz-C7GryY start at 7:55, stop at 12:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_0hdTa92HM&list=PL0E6A588915AE953A 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMkuUADWW2A: 

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/william_shakespeare.htm

Remember, the 'answers' to one question can be found in more than one video and one video can apply to most if not all of the questions.  Give as much information as you can in your notes on the sheet.

Tuesday, March 1 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Writer’s Workshop: turn on computer

◦Remember to think of Universal Theme!!

◦Make sure you are basing what is happening off your research (do more if needed)

***◦First draft due (Craft Draft) at the end of workshop time (shared with me on Google Docs or emailed to me if you are using Microsoft Word) or by tomorrow evening (but there will be no class time for it tomorrow)

***◦Work on your first draft, when it is done, write “Completed Craft Draft” as the document title on Google Drive: I will only read through drafts that say this

◦If you finish your first draft, do some self-editing/revising, checking for large issues, looking for details that show your theme, checking for details that match research; Close read for AoW due tomorrow

}Read through comments on post from yesterday (what people are writing about)

}In Writer’s Notebook: What do you know about Shakespeare and/or his works? List anything and everything you can think of about who he was/is, what he wrote, when he wrote, etc.