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CO: Students will demonstrate application of topic development with well-chosen information and quotes by revising essays. LO: Students will read and write a new essay using mentor texts and clear guidelines. 1. SSR + record number of pages 2. Announcements/agenda 3. Complex Sentence Notes–students record information in TOOLKIT section of binder. -SAT practice page assigned […]

Julius Caesar Culminating Project Due: Monday 12/14 Video explaining project: video Imagine that Mark Antony and Brutus are campaigning today for President. In your group pick one candidate to support, the person who you believe would govern our country best. For your final culminating project you will create a commercial in which you and your […]

CO: Students will demonstrate application of speech adaptation by constructing a scene around a line from Julius Caesar. LO: Students will read and perform a scene using a line from Julius Caesar. 1. SSR + graph number of pages 2. Bell work: The most difficult part of the 4-square yesterday was______________________________________. 3. Julius Caesar culminating […]

CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of narrative text by examining 4 questions. LO: Students will read and write 4 paragraphs using guiding questions. 1. Housekeeping: Good news Work from Thurs & Fri Anonymous surveys/Feedback Reading over Thanksgiving Break (new books) Bullying Survey 2. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare 4-square assessment. This assessment is […]

CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of complex characters and author’s choices by examining specific scenes from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. LO: Students will read and write information from a selected text using a group sheet. 1. SSR + graph number of pages 2. Groups present from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV: Group […]

CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of complex characters and author’s choices by examining specific scenes from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. LO: Students will read and write information from a selected text using a group sheet. 1. SSR + graph number of pages 2. Book talks 3. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act IV: A. […]

Students sign up to give a book talk ONCE a semester. Students choose what day they will present. This is a semester grade that will appear in the gradebook the last week of the semester. It is worth 20 summative points. Shows the book 2 Tells title, author, setting, character(s), conflict, genre, etc. 8 Read […]

CO: Students will demonstrate analysis of rhetorical appeals by examining a speech. LO: Students will read and write information to introduce claims from the dialogue and establish clear relationships among claims, evidence, and reasoning. 1. SSR + graph number of pages 2. Bell work: There are two types of conflict in drama. An ___________ conflict […]

CO: Students will demonstrate understanding of vocabulary words by completing a quiz. LO: Students will read and write responses to the quiz. 1. Book talks 2. Bell work check! Please have binder open to October 19th. 3. Possible review game (depends on sub information). 4. Weeks 9-10 vocabulary quiz. 5. Article of the week: Read […]

10th Honors LA and LA: Absolution-forgiveness; pardon; release Blatant-obvious Creditable-praiseworthy Ensconce-establish firmly in a position Hasten-hurry; accelerate; rush Laceration-a cut Obdurate-stubborn Plausible-can be believed; reasonable Reprieve-a respite; postponement of a sentence Tawdry-of little value; gaudy