Wednesday, Jan. 15 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: 10 min reading of INDEPENDENT BOOK
• Social Issue PSA work time
• Next Step: Go through your notes and figure out what your focus is going to be for your PSA –what is something tied to your theme that teens need awareness of?
• Turn things red that you don’t need OR highlight what you want to use.
• Continue thinking of what you want to talk about/show/etc.
• Works Cited Page (due when you present) so keep track of where your info is coming from –don’t need an entry if you don’t use it for your PSA
• Remember, you need images, videos?, audio files, you don’t just want words on the screen (but you do need some words on the screen) 
• USE the RUBRIC to check if you are doing things correctly!!
• Your outline/organized info is due by the end of the block today (this is where you organize the information you want to include -highlights)
• Scripting and Storyboarding reminders -make sure I check it when you are done so you can move forward

Tuesday, Jan. 14 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Research/PSA work time 
• Finish all Notes: if you aren’t sure what to take notes on these are the key terms to think of: ISSUE, IMPACT, IMPORTANCE –make sure to find as much in depth info as you can to be an EXPERT on the topic
• After lunch you should be done reading through your sources and writing notes (AS IN DONE WITH the 6th row on the research rubric) If not, FINISH for HOMEWORK
• –you are looking for a specific issue for your PSA…
• If you are ready to start creating your PSA, explore your options (see directions sheet shared in Classroom for these -we will talk through this all after lunch)
• PSA Guidelines -rubric and next steps
• Next Step: Go through your notes and figure out what your focus is going to be for your PSA –what is something tied to your theme that teens need awareness of?
• Turn things red that you don’t need OR highlight what you want to use.
• Start thinking of what you want to talk about/show/etc.
• Works Cited Page (due when you present) so keep track of where your info is coming from –don’t need an entry if you don’t use it for your PSA
• Remember, you need images, videos?, audio files, you don’t just want words on the screen (but you do need some words on the screen) 
• USE the RUBRIC to check if you are doing things correctly!!
• Scripting and Storyboarding

Monday, January 13 Agenda

• • Bell Ringer: PSA Analysis discussion
  • Find the other person who evaluated the same one (assigned)
  • Discuss your notes and figure out what you will say to the whole class about it after we all watch it
  • Present analysis of PSA to Class
  • What should a Public Service Announcement Do/Have/Be?
  • Research/Project work time 
  • Continue notes: if you aren’t sure what to take notes on these are the key terms to think of: ISSUE, IMPACT, IMPORTANCE –make sure to find as much in depth info as you can to be an EXPERT on the topic
  • Work time today, Tuesday; then you need to be prepared to make your video 
  • Today you should be checking through your info and then FINDING MORE SPECIFIC INFO FOR YOUR ISSUE (DEFINITELY INCLUDING IMAGES and/or VIDEO/AUDIO)

Friday, Jan. 10 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: PSA Analysis
• Evaluate 5 and 6 together (whole class)
• Evaluate your assigned # plus a second.  Be prepared to share your answers with a partner (and then the whole class) Monday
• Research Time
• Continue notes: if you aren’t sure what to take notes on these are the key terms to think of: ISSUE, IMPACT, IMPORTANCE –make sure to find as much in-depth info as you can to be an EXPERT on the issue you chose
• Work time today, Monday, by Tuesday (end of block) you need to be prepared to make your PSA

Thursday, Jan. 9 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Outline Check (if you have comments on it/aren’t done, you should do that FIRST!!!) -have outline pulled up when bell rings
• Research
• If necessary (as in you don’t have 15 sources): Continue researching: you want a lot of different texts (articles, audio clips, video clips, pictures, etc) that show the importance of your theme/issue (you should be looking during your research for an issue/problem/negative situation connected to your theme)
• Rubric (Ideas Part)
• How to take notes
• If a site doesn’t work for you, just mark it as such, don’t erase it
• Copy/paste, write in own words, etc.
• Keep track of what info comes from where
• Copied pictures, graphs, etc count as notes too
• Make sure you have images and possibly video clips 
• You should have at least 3/4th of your notes done by end of class!
• On Demand Writing Assessment: If you don’t finish in the time given, you will be signed up for advisory tomorrow
• The first sentence you write is your THESIS
• Then write either 2 or 4 TIQA paragraphs (TIQA x1 four times or TIQA x2 two times)
• You conclude your writing with your RESTATED THESIS
• Paperclip the rubric to the paragraphs and turn in when done
• Continue working on your research

Wednesday, Jan. 8 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Take out  Movie Essay Planning Sheet/Essay Outline
• Outlining for the movie essay
• How-to and Examples
• Intro=Thesis statement only; Conclusion=Restated Thesis  
• Take out TIQA notes from Craft Lesson Section
• TIQA areas of improvement (add to TIQA notes sheet) –next slide
• Outline Work Time: writing of body paragraphs tomorrow in class
• Research next step

• If you have 15-20 sources, start taking notes. Think about your research questions and your final goal, and take notes that help you achieve your purpose. Make sure that the sources you take notes on are reliable
• Taking notes
• If a site doesn’t work for you, just mark it as such, don’t erase it
• Copy/paste, write in own words, etc.
• Keep track of what info comes from where
• Copied pictures, graphs, etc count as notes too
• Make sure you have images and possibly video clips

Your final goal is to present your findings to the class in a PSA video in order to give your peers an awareness of issues affecting teens in society today (ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER)

Tuesday, Jan. 7 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: R&J Universal Theme/Social Issue Project
• Picking a theme and/or issue
• “How To” questions and key terms for R&J Universal Theme/Social Issue Project
• Current Teen Issues in Romeo and Juliet Research:
• Find your theme in the play (at least three pieces of textual evidence): due after 20-30 minutes
• Issues tied to themes: Examples from last semester 
• 5 Minutes Notes use on Assessment, then finish it
• Research Time: Questions and Key Terms 

• 8 Research questions with key terms highlighted 
• Should be done by end (at the latest)
• Potential Sources (need at least 15, aim for more): These should be on the same document as the questions and key terms.  You need at least one source from EBSCOhost (use the link from Google Classroom)
• Today’s goals: 
• Questions and Key Terms
• Absolute minimum 5 potential sources (aim for more) by start of class tomorrow
• Videos, first person info, images, as well as articles
• You should have at least 15 (hopefully closer to 20) potential sources by the end of the block tomorrow/Thursday

Monday, Jan. 6 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Universal Big Idea: Love and Hate 
• Examples of themes/big ideas from sheet 
• Whole class example, then:
• On the Big Idea sheet, write how you’ve seen the topics by turning them into themes.  Theme: big idea plus something about it/message (potential idea, combine big ideas together) 
• Brainstorm with partner, then small group to create a list of AT LEAST 9 (universal theme that is in Romeo and Juliet and is relevant to teens today): post to MY Edublogs post
• How do each of the themes drive the characters and plot? (talk about this)
• Outlining for Essay

• End of Play Assessment: turn in to first folder in green crate 
• When Done: Continue your outline or read (IF OUTLINE COMPLETE)

Friday, Jan. 3 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Act 5 Scene 2 together as well as the beginning of 3, then you finish 3 on your own 
• –use the book or the online text, read it (and listen if you want) but then if you are still confused, you can view the videos –take notes on important details (day chart)
• Add to your “Who is Responsible?” and Big Ideas sheets
• Read your independent book when you are done
• Discussion of A5S3
• Who Is Responsible and Why?
• –brainstorm ranking on your sheet 
• Movie Essay Planning
• Translation Practice

Thursday, Jan. 2 Agenda

• Bell Ringer: Act 4 scene 5 (start together then reading on your own –use the book or the online text, read it (and listen if you want) but then if you are still confused, you can view the videos)
• How do we see her ‘family’ truly loved her (find 1 piece of textual evidence for each)? Have these in notes, ready for me to check!
• Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, Nurse, Paris  
• –discuss as class
• With partner, what are some things in Romeo and Juliet that people today still experience? What are some problems faced by teens in the play/ actions taken by people/ emotions of people/ reactions of people/ etc. that are experienced by teens today or can connect to things experienced by teens today? (Post this to my edublogs blog, need at least five things)
• Act 5
• Read Scene 1