Monday, Oct. 31 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: 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

}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 

}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)

SSR LETTER WEEK!!!

Friday, Oct. 28 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Part study time: remember, the test is next week, also you will still need these terms in Jan. for the final!!

}Who Is Responsible/Who Is to Blame? Notes

}Big Ideas of R and J sheet –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 Discussing 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 (are there any other pairs of characters who act as foils to each other? Who? 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, read your book

Thursday, Oct. 27 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Grab a lit book

}AoW Questions (reflection due tomorrow)

}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

}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

}Act 1 Quiz tomorrow (Prologue through Scene 5)

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

◦AoW Reflection –due tomorrow

Wednesday, Oct. 26 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots (final slide for quarter)

}Grab a literature book

}View Scenes 1 (new) 2, 3 (both): Note sheet

◦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?

}AoW Discussion

◦Small group with experts

◦5 Questions on the board

Tuesday, Oct. 25 Agenda

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

}A1S2

}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 (old): Note sheet

◦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?

Monday, Oct. 24 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: : Grab a Literature Book

}Create a Big Idea Sheet in your RJ section: What are some big ideas that we know will be in it based on the prologue?

}R&J: Through Pg 950

◦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 (1 and 2)

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

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦Perspective Story Rubric

◦Continue working on your bibliography or helping others with theirs. Time for working on revising. Final draft due tomorrow. Remember your Bibliography/Works Cited page.  Also, it should be in MLA format (look at the handout in your binder)

}AoW close read due Wed.

Friday, Oct. 21 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: New seats (check on stool), then Prefixes

}Final Draft with Bibliography due Tuesday?

◦Works Cited/Bibliography Entries

–Alphabetical order! You DO need to add addresses.

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦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!

◦Theme Conferences

◦Time for working on revising; final draft due Tuesday

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

Thursday, Oct. 20 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦Editing Sentences: Discuss corrections with whole class

◦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.

}Print off your story (hopefully you have worked on revising it, so it isn’t the same version as earlier this week)

◦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”)

◦Third draft –fluency self-edit

}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

◦942 -945 l.73

Wednesday, Oct. 19 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Syllables

}Romeo and Juliet Terms

}Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse clarifications

}Read through Prologue

◦Video on pronunciation

◦Rhyme Scheme and Translation

◦Sonnet Definition

}

}Read choice book, SSR letter Fri.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 Agenda

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

}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

}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

◦If you haven’t conferred with me yet, do so today!!

◦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

SSR LETTER WEEK: MAKE SURE YOU ARE READING!

Monday, Oct. 17 Agenda

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

}Small group post on blog

}Writer’s Workshop

◦Once you’ve published your group’s comment, 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.

}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!!)

SSR LETTER WEEK!! Make sure you are reading! You can also work on your draft a bit, if you feel it is necessary.

Shakespeare Preview Discussion

Post your group's two best answers for each question (1-5).  One answer should be the most important, that all should have for that point.  The other answer should be one that you think is important that other groups may not have.

It should be a comment to this post and make sure all four of your names are on it.

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)

Friday, Oct. 14 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Check of “Shakespeare’s World” notes

}Shakespeare Intro: The info from this, as well as the reading from later today can be used for the quiz, 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)!

}Post one of your – comments and one of your + comments from your draft on the side 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)

◦Conferences with me: when you have an idea how you are going to work on one of your ‘-’ notes, sign up for a conference/come up to me and we’ll meet on what you are planning to do (and I’ll answer any questions you have)

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

}Shakespeare Discussion (?)

Thursday, Oct. 13 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots

}“Shakespeare’s World”

◦Read and take notes pg 926-929

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

}Work Time if you finish the article and notes before we move on:

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

}Started Shakespeare Intro: The info from this, as well as the reading from later today can be used for the quiz, 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 (only did this for 15 min: NOT HOMEWORK)

}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

Websites for Shakespeare Preview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZeaSH_IaA: folger video 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

Wednesday, Oct. 12 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Roots

}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.

}Writer’s Workshop: turn on computer, AoW easily reachable

◦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 “Name 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; reflection for AoW due Friday

}AoW Discussion in the middle of workshop time

Monday, Oct. 10 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: AoW (close read due Wednesday)!!

}Research Writing Project guidelines

}First Person Accounts

}Organize your notes, figuring out what event/situation/issue you are going to be writing about first –once you have thought about this, you can start making a story map (make a copy of the story map shared with you from the first story)

}Writer’s Workshop

◦Finish any steps that you haven’t (research, notes, etc)

◦Story Map or Plot Chart: you need a plan for your story that covers the main points of a short story (like we made for our last story) (Due beginning of class tomorrow): digital or paper

–Your story must have exposition (setting, characters, internal and external conflict), rising actions, climax, falling actions, resolution, universal theme

◦Begin Rough Draft ??

Thursday, Oct. 6 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: What do I still need?

}First Person Accounts Vs. Typical News Stories (Perspective Writing)

◦Facebook: Humans of New York (refugee perspectives)

}Get your computer, log on, think of the last question, “What am I missing?”:

◦Anything that helps answer “What is it like to be    in    dealing with   ?” –what aspect of the life of that person/group do you not know yet? Find answers!

}Individual Checks: bring computer with potential sources document open up to me when called

}Final class research time (+/- 45 min)

◦You need to have at least one video that you are using as a resource.  Look through the videos on BBC and Reuters before going to YouTube or just searching the web

◦Remember, you are going to become a person with this perspective, so get as much information as you can to help you write AS a/the person in the situation/event/issue

}In order to start writing your story Monday (which is where you need to be), you need to have notes on at least 9 sources!!

If you didn't turn your SSR letter in today, make sure it is SUPER GOOD and turn it in on Monday!

Wednesday, Oct. 5 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Make sure you have headphones!!

}Rubric, final draft: paper clipped together in that order

}Turn on computer, pull up research document (it should be shared with me)

}How to take notes from videos/pictures

}You should begin today with taking notes on at least one video/audio clip

}Research Time:

◦Step one: finish finding potential sources (You should be done with this)

◦Step two: weed out your sources and start taking notes on articles (You should be done with at least 3+ articles)

◦Step three: Start taking notes on pictures/slide shows and videos

◦Step four: Finish taking notes on sources: aim for 9-12 sources with notes

}Homework: By tomorrow, have the notes for at least ½ to 3/4ths of your sources complete (to be safe, you could have all but one or two, but we’ll have about 45 minutes of time to finish notes tomorrow). Your end goal of sources should be around 9-12 quality, reliable sources with LOTS of notes on each to help you answer your research question and become a person in that place/situation).   Be prepared to finish your note taking tomorrow, and share your findings with a group and start your writing on Monday; SSR Letter due TOMORROW!! (or on Monday if it is SUPER GOOD)

Monday, Oct. 3 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}Intro to International Human Experience Research

}Research Time

◦Today I need to see:

–Topic written out in sentence/question form (what guides your research) What is it like to be        in    dealing with   ?

–Research Document started (question on document)

–At least 7 key terms/words/phrases you will use for researching

–At least 5 of 15. Tomorrow we will finish finding sources and begin taking notes the articles (unless you get to 15 by the end of class, then talk to me)

}How to take notes from potential sources

◦Own words, copy and highlight, copy only important info

}Writer’s Workshop Time (20 min?) –more time tomorrow (a switch due to schedule…)

◦What is the theme of your story? How to reinforce?

◦How to revise for a final –first look through whole paper for anything that could have been marked dialogue, commas, sentence structure, etc., then think of your theme and other aspects of short stories

◦Questions on your short story

–Due Wednesday!

–Printed out when you walk in the door!

–MLA Format: look at sheet handed out

–12 pt font

–Readable font

–1.5 spaced at least

Rubric with the final copy