Friday, March 29 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Act 1 Quiz –All things you’ve written (notes) can be used on the quiz

◦When done, keep the quiz on your desk then read your independent book

}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

Thursday, March 28 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Part Studying (5 min)

}Word Part Test

}A1S4 Translation answers

}Act 1 Scene 5

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

◦View the video and use the text on the link in google classroom

}View summary

}R and J Big Question: Who is to blame? Who is responsible for the fate of individuals? (back of Big Ideas sheet)

◦Add to Your 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

}Act 1 Quiz Tomorrow (Prologue through Scene 5)

◦Study for Quiz (everything discussed or in plot/character details fair game for this)

}Homework: Study for A1 Quiz (make sure you have all notes), comments on blog short stories due tomorrow (beginning of block)

Wednesday, March 27 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Part Study time (5-10 minutes)

}New Movie Scenes 1-3

◦Make sure to take notes (remember you will need them to write your analysis essay test)

}Romeo and Juliet: 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

}Scene 4 foreshadowing (translation) pg 961, the assignment is in Google Classroom, work with your table partner

◦how could this show big idea of fate?

}Understanding the Human Experience

◦Reading commenting collaborator’s story on blog

◦Comments due Friday

Tuesday, March 26 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Part Studying

}10 minutes reading

}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

Monday, March 25 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Part Studying (test on Thursday)

◦Print out story and bibliography if not turned in (remember to write your theme on rubric)

}10 Min. Reading

}Grab a literature book

}Romeo and Juliet

◦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?

◦Act 1 Scene 3

–“Day Chart” Sunday #5 –give details

◦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

◦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 15 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: R&J:

◦Finish Scene 1

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

◦Scene 2

–“Day Chart” –fill out Sunday 3, 4

}Writer’s Workshop Time:

}Enhancing Readers’ Understanding

}Need at least 3 images/videos/links posted by Monday

}Finish working on your bibliography or helping others with theirs, working on your story, or reading your independent book.

}Due today or Monday (after break)

}Blog post with 3 pics/videos minimum

}Short story (best draft with theme written on the rubric)

}Bibliography

Thursday, March 14 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: 10 minutes Reading

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦Bibliographic Entries: How to

–Bibliography due after break

–Alphabetical order! You DO need to add addresses.

◦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)

–Post the story to your blog by 8:15 tomorrow morning

}Romeo and Juliet:

◦Finish Scene 1

–Families Video (comprehension check)

–Romeo’s Mental State (what do Benvolio and Lord Montague say?)

Wednesday, March 13 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Final Slide of Word Parts for the quarter

}10 Min Reading

}Day Chart: How to use

}Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1

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

–view family interview

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

}Writer’s Workshop time

◦Perspective Story Rubric reminder

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

◦Third/fourth draft –fluency and general self-edit

–Consider using a computer resource for editing assistance:

–Grammarly.com, slickwrite.com, Easy Bib’s grammar portion, Ginger writer, Turnitin’s purple layer, others?

◦Draft posted on your blog tomorrow –should be at a ‘final’ point

Tuesday, March 12 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Prefixes

}Independent Reading

}Upload your most current draft to the assignment in Turnitin then print off your story (hopefully you have worked on revising it, so it isn’t the same version as last 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”)

◦Also use printed copy for editing

◦Once you have highlighted the whole story, bring it back to meet with me

}Writer’s Workshop:

◦Sign up for a conference with me to talk about what you’ve been working on and what you still want to do

–Need to confer with me today or tomorrow

◦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 REVISING your story (think of the questions from Friday and human experience, what you just brainstormed, etc)

–Remember, part of revising is often DELETING things, not just adding

–Print out draft to edit: use your comma note sheet

◦Universal theme? What are your plans for including it?

◦As you work on your story, our third draft is going to focus on Universal Themes and Fluency

Monday, March 11 Agenda

}Bell Ringer: Word Parts

}Large Group Discussion

◦Discussion of Video Preview

}Literary Terms for Romeo and Juliet Notes

◦Iambic Pentameter and Blank Verse

–Syllables

◦Video: Review of John Green video; Rhyme Scheme and Translation (2 videos)

–OP= original pronunciation

}Romeo and Juliet Prologue

}Writer’s Workshop

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

◦Conferences with me: you can either share with me what you’ve been working on with revising or share your for revising 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)

◦Continuing with Revising, Editing, and working on your story

◦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.