Week of Sept. 3:

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Monday 9/3:

  • NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday 9/4:

Wednesday 9/5:

  • Work time on either your choice poem or the “I found myself” poem
  • Peer feedback activity
  • Poems are due tomorrow!

Thursday 9/6:

  • Poems are due!
  • Presentations
  • Reflection Questions (if time allows)

Friday 9/7:

  • Picture day!  Dress nice and bring your best smile!
  • Finish presentations (if applicable)
  • Class Reflection

Week of Aug. 27:

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Monday 8/27:

Tuesday 8/28:

  • New seats! See me if you were absent.
  • Semester 1 Syllabus read through and Syllabus Hunt worksheet completed in pairs
  • Summer Reading Quick-Write – See me if you were absent so you can make this up!
  • Syllabus signatures from student and parent/guardian are due on Thursday August 30th!

Wednesday 8/29:

  • Pre-Assessment – see me if you were absent.
  • Google Classroom Codes:
    • 1st Hour – v7vd34t
    • 2nd Hour – zn5l0s
    • 3rd Hour – p5hfyww
    • 4th Hour – giowui3
    • 5th Hour – e40unw9

Thursday 8/30:

  • Norm Setting Activity

Friday 8/31:

  • NO SCHOOL! See you on Tuesday 9/4!

Reminders:

  • Syllabus Signatures are due  Thursday 8/30!
  • Class supplies are due Tuesday 9/4!

Week of June 4:

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Monday 6/4: 

  • SSR for 15 minutes
  • Introduce the May SSR Assessment: this is an oral assignment that students should prepare outside of class.  See the assignment sheet for more details and let me know if you have any questions.
  • Individual close reading of Act 4 Scene 1.  Students should answer the questions individually so that they may be checked first thing tomorrow.

Tuesday 6/5:

  • SSR for 10 minutes
  • Act 4 Scene 1 is due!
  • Watch Act 5 and fill in the R&J Relationship Notetaker.  This is to be turned in afterwards!

Wednesday 6/7:

Thursday 6/8:

Friday 6/9:

Week of May 28:

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Monday 5/28:

  • NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day!

Tuesday 5/29:

  • SSR for 15 minutes
  • Dramatic Foil Assignment – fill out the chart on the front and complete the drawing portion, which is described on the back.

Wednesday 5/30:

  • R&J PERFORMANCE PROJECTS ARE DUE

Thursday 5/31:

  • R&J PERFORMANCE PROJECTS ARE DUE

Friday 6/1:

  • SSR for 15 minutes
  • Complete the R&J Project Reflection on Google Classroom. THIS IS PART OF YOUR PROJECT GRADE (10 pts).
  • Watch Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet.  Fill out the notetaker, noting as characters/relationships change and develop.

Week of May 21:

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Monday 5/21:

  • Students viewed Act 3 of the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet. Students had to fill in the t-chart on their Group Project Scene Analysis sheet and they had to continue filling in their R&J Movie Notetaker.
  • Students also worked on summarizing their chosen scene and planning out the setting, props, and costumes for their project.
  • Students received a letter to take home to their parents detailing how this project has an out-of-school work expectation.  Students should be meeting up outside of school to get the project done. This is due by WEDNESDAY 5/23.

Tuesday 5/22:

  • SSR for 15 minutes
  • Students were introduced to the storyboard aspect of the R&J Group Project. Students must draw and caption the major action involved in their chosen scenes. This is one of the components assessed under “Preparation” on the R&J Performance Project Rubric.
  • We also discussed how students are expected to write their lines, whether adapted or not, on notecards to be turned in.
  • This is the last group work day IN CLASS. The project is due on Wednesday and Thursday of next week (May 30th and 31st).

Wednesday 5/23:

  • Parent signatures for the project letter are due!
  • SSR for 15 min
  • Students worked in pairs on a close reading of Act 3, Scene 1: Mercutio’s Death Speech.  They deciphered figurative language and discussed its role in the overall message of the passage.

Thursday 5/24:

  • SSR for 15 min
  • Students worked individually on a close reading of Act 3, Scene 3: Romeo is Banished.  Again, they focused on interpreting figurative language and its role in the overall message of the passage. This was turned in at the end of the hour.
  • Also, we discussed the “Justification” part of the R&J Performance Project Rubric. Students must explain the choices they made for their project in an 8-10 sentence paragraph. See the rubric or ask me if you have any questions.

Friday 5/25:

  • Enjoy the long weekend! Stay safe and don’t forget to keep in touch with your group!
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