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.