9th Lit. Week of October 6-October 10, 2014

No Fear, It's Shakespeare!!!!

 Listen UP GUYS and GALS...This week  it's super important for you to keep up with the weekly reading and journal assignments. Last week we took an assessment for Act II. As mentioned in class at the start of this unit, it is your responsibility to keep up with what's going on with Romeo & Juliet. This is also the case if you are absent from class. If you are out, please know that you are still required to keep up with the reading and journals for each Act.

 Suggestions for keeping up if you are absent for all or part of class:

 1. Call or text a classmate to find out what you missed

 2. Check the blog

 3. Keep up with what we are doing daily, and read the next part of the play

 Monday- Act II Constructed Respnse:complete a t-chart and write a thesis statement for the following prompt. In Act II the characters of Friar Lawrewnce and Nurse are developed more fully. Identify TWO traits of FL or N that are seen in this Act. Write a character description in which you identify tese traits, and provide a specific quotation from the text to support each. Be sure to cite quotations. Once finished

Tuesday- Review Key Events of ACT II  and then begin Musical Predictions Performance Task for ACT III: http://prezi.com/ouhlonq5yc3w/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy (Fold a new sheet of  paper into 8 squares. Number each square. Add the title “Act III Musical Predictions”. Assign roles and allow students to choose roles for whole class reading of ACT III. Today we will read modern text and answer guided reading questions about key events as we read. Students will be reminded that dramatic literary texts are meant to be performed and encouraged to read enthusiastically.

Wednesday- Continue Romeo & Juliet Activiites: Film analysis, significant quote analysis, character impact on plot.

Thursday-  Film analysis. Introductory to Poetry. Cornell notes on Poetry. Intoduce new vocabulary words...Poetry, Rhyme, Meter, Alliteration, and Onomatopoeia.

 Friday- SONNET Review. Continue Romeo & Juliet Activites: Students will continue to work on body bios for character in text. We will also watch Romeo & Juliet ACT III-IV.