Tuesday, Nov. 26 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Collect Essays (rubric, paper, works cited -paper-clipped)
• R and J “New” Version
• 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?
• Choosing a difference and similarity from scene 1 based on the text
• Make sure to take notes (remember you will need them to write your analysis essay test)
• Act 1 Scene 4
• Discuss Queen Mab speech pg 960 (end), list the seven types of people she visits and what dreams she brings to each
• Act 1 Assessment Monday (Prologue through Scene 5)

Homework: Compile notes (everything discussed or in plot/character details fair game for this)

Monday, Nov. 25 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 10 minutes reading
• Final Writer’s Workshop Time: paper due beginning of class tomorrow
• View Scenes 1, 2, 3: 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?
• Choosing a difference and similarity from scene 1 based on the text
• Make sure to take notes (remember you will need them to write your analysis essay test)

Friday, Nov. 22 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Writer’s Workshop -if you are going to be unable to get a paper copy to me on Tuesday (i.e. you are gone Mon and Tues, you need to get me a paper copy by 3:40 today)
• Grab a literature book
• 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 (only beginning): 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?
• Choosing a difference and similarity from scene 1 based on the text
• Make sure to take notes (remember you will need them to write your analysis essay test)

Thursday, Nov. 21 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Writer’s Workshop
• Romeo and Juliet
• Finish Scene 2
• Blank Sheet (keep in RJ section): on one side write “Big Ideas” on the other “Who is Responsible” on the top
• Big Idea Sheet: What are some big ideas that we know will be in it based on the prologue and A1S1?
• Scene 3
• “Day Chart” Sunday #4, #5 –give details

Wednesday, Nov. 20 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: R&J: 

• Finish Scene 1
• view family interview
• Who would Prince be today? Pay attention to when he comes into the play. What did he say?
• In RJ Section: Romeo’s opinion on love? Quotes from 948 to show 
• Romeo’s Mental State (what do Benvolio and Lord Montague say? Does Romeo demonstrate it?)
• Scene 2 -stop at Capulet and Paris exit
• “Day Chart” –fill out Sunday #3
• Writer’s Workshop
• Upload a draft to the second Turnitin assignment for analysis essay

Tuesday, Nov. 19 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Writer’s Workshop
• Yellow: sentence structure (commas, fragment, etc)
• Pink: fluency, conventions, academic voice
• I stopped when I got to six, but make sure to check through the rest of your document for similar errors.
• Meet with me on any questions for editing marks
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• Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1 
• Day Chart: How to use
• Take notes on what we discuss, there will be an assessment at the end of each act

Monday, Nov. 18 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Independent Reading time
• Romeo and Juliet Prologue
• Writer’s Workshop
• Meet with Mrs. Johnson
• Revise for content
• Start to think of EDITING
• Draft in Classroom will be highlighted for editing TONIGHT

Friday, Nov. 15 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Romeo and Juliet Intro
• Literary Terms for Romeo and Juliet Notes
• Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse
• Syllables 
• Video: Review of John Green video; Rhyme Scheme and Translation 
• OP= original pronunciation 

• Mid-Semester Assessment

• When done, turn in to front folder in green basket; read your book when you are done
• Independent Reading
• Writer’s Workshop:
• Revising Focus
• Meet with me if you haven’t yet

Thursday, Nov. 14 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Discussion of Shakespeare notes from preview videos
• Small group, then large 

• Shakespeare Quiz
• Copy and Paste the whole quiz (including percentage) into the document in classroom and turn in
• Reading Time (when you are done with the quiz)
• Writer’s Workshop Time starting at 1:30
• Suggestions on Revising 
• Summary vs. Analysis Highlighting
• print out body paragraphs and highlight for your conference with me (use 2 different color highlighters, one for summary and one for analysis, use the sheet you got Tuesday to help you determine the difference)
• Meet with me (sign up on board when ready)
• In order to meet with me, you need to have highlighted your draft, read through comments, created one question to ask me, and made a plan of what you are going to work on first -write it on the highlighted document
• Work on revising

Wednesday, Nov. 13 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Small Group Discussion on Shakespeare reading (notes from Monday)
• add to posts on Classroom
• Shakespeare Preview Videos 
• Remember, 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
• Extension/Additional Credit Option: Post a blog post on your blog with a link to a video, set of pictures, or article you think helps give a better understanding of Shakespeare or his influence or any of the other questions.  Along with the link, post what you think can be learned from what you found.  
• Independent Reading -when you finish the notes on videos 
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• Writer’s Workshop-
• Thesis support and Topic Sentences (pg 24 handbook)
• Should be working on your intro and conclusion at this point
• work on body paragraphs if not done 
• Revising body paragraphs for ideas (If you have comments from me)
• In order for me to read your draft, upload to Turnitin

Tuesday, Nov. 12 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Summary vs. Analysis
• Read the sheet.  Make sure to think about these ideas while writing/finishing your body paragraphs
• Writer’s Workshop (40 min)
• Intro and conclusion notes (shared with you): page 10 in the handbook too 
• Whole paper rough draft done by Wednesday end (if you get the intro and conclusion done today, great) 
• In-text citation, Intro, and Conclusion Reminders: Document shared with you
• **If you have a first draft (at least all three body paragraphs) done, begin working on your intro and then conclusion.  If you are done with everything, start editing and revising your draft –upload what you have at the end of the block unless you are going to work on it after school
• MLA format –you have a handout on this, make sure your paper follows it
• Shakespeare Intro: The info from this, as well as the reading from earlier, 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
• Notes on videos due after 30 min tomorrow!
• More Writer’s Workshop 
• If your body paragraphs aren’t done, you need to work on them
• Work on your intro and conclusion (full rough draft should be done by Wednesday (end))
• You need a body draft uploaded to Turnitin by 6pm

Monday, Nov. 11 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Quill Time (complete at least 2 activities) and then read your independent book
• In Romeo and Juliet Section: Discuss with partner and record notes: 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.
• “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 Wednesday) –post one piece of info to the online discussion boards
• Notes Categories
• • The Time/Era of Shakespeare
  • England as well
  • Shakespeare: the man/his life, the author/his work, his influence
  • Theater and Plays
• Writer’s Workshop time: Page 11 in the Handbook
• In-text Citations: after every quote, no comma, period AFTER the citation NOT BEFORE!
• Work time on Paper: first thing, write your thesis (revise it if necessary) as the first sentence on your draft
• Body paragraphs rough draft due tomorrow end of work time or earlier
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Friday, Nov. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Work on outline/paper
• On Outline: Need thesis and at least three main ideas/points with three quotes (minimum) by 1:20 
• Outline check: make sure you used the template in Classroom that is already shared with me
• By 1:20 today, you should be done with your outline (or at least body paragraph portion) and starting to write your body paragraphs.  If you are at this point earlier, complete the rest of the outline (intro and conclusion) and then start the fourth and fifth steps (topic sentences and paragraphs (rough drafts))
• Writer’s Workshop time: topic sentence and body paragraph reminders
• Topic Sentences and body paragraphs 
• In-text Citations: after every quote, no comma, period AFTER the citation NOT BEFORE!
• Work time on Paper: first thing, write your thesis (revise it if necessary) as the first sentence on your draft
• Body paragraphs rough draft due Tuesday end of work time at the latest
• What’s New at the Library
• 1:45