Educational Quote

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
-William Butler Yeats

Friday, May 23, 2014

5/23/14-FRIDAY-ENGLISH 10 ONLY

Silent Reading
Classwork: Interactive Notes on ACT 2 of JULIUS CAESAR
JOURNAL: Choose and complete one prompt from AFTER READING section of INTERACTIVE NOTES
HW: Read Act 2 and Finish "Caesar-Pleaser" and complete ACT 1 take home quiz

Sonnet Lesson- ENGLISH 9 ONLY

OBJECTIVES: STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY, APPLY, AND DISCUSS THE DEFINITIONS OF SHAKESPEAREAN SONNT, IAMBIC PENTAMETER, PARAPHRASE, AND COUPLET AND THE PARTS OF A SONNET.
Warm Up: Does Poetry have any real use? Why or why not?
Classwork:
-Sonnet Handout; you may retrieve this in class
-Shakespearean Sonnet, Iambic Pentameter, Paraphrase, Rhyme Scheme, and Couplet DEFINITIONS
You can get these off the internet or the back of the LOL book.
Journal: What are the parts of a Sonnet?
HW: Read ACT 2 and complete page 1-7 on page 1042; complete ACT 1 take home quiz


5/19 to 5/22/14- Mon toThurs

HSA TESTING

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

5/14/14-Wednesday-A day

Warm Up: Summarize Act 1, Scene 2 and 3
Classwork: Read Scene 4 and 5 and answer the following:
1. What are the Montague boys wearing to the party?
2. In the beginning of the scene, which Greek god do Mercutio and Benvolio tell the heartbroken Romeo to mimic?
3. Who is the “fairies’ midwife” that Mercutio talks about?
4. When does she visit people?
5. What does Romeo see “in the stars” that causes him to hesitate before entering the party?
6. Who was the only member of Romeo's friends that was actually invited to the party?
7. What love advice does Mercutio give to Romeo?
1. What kind of people (occupation) are engaged in a conversation at the beginning of the scene?
2. Who catches Romeo’s attention at the party?
3. Who catches Tybalt’s attention at the party?
4. What does Romeo persuade Juliet to do?
5. What shocking revelation do Romeo and Juliet have after they have been separated at the end of the scene?
6. How does Romeo discover who Juliet is?
7. How does Juliet discover who Romeo is?
No Journal
HW: LOL Book page 1019 numbers 1-7
ENG 10
Warm Up:
¡Paraphrase Brutus’ response to Cassius on page 698 line 37-47. Put it in your own words.
¡What are the six categories the will help you to understand Shakespeare’s language? (pg 688)
Classwork: Death Quotes and Iambic Pentameter Activity
Journal: Creat 1 line of iambic pentameter.
Watch Julius Caesar movie
HW: Create a Sonnett-14 lines, iambic pentameter, couplet at end 

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

5/13/14-Tuesday-B day

B1
Warm Up: Summarize Act 1, scene 1-3.
Classwork: Complete Prologue worksheet
Watch Scenes 1-3
Journal:
¡Does the movie portray the play like you imagined it?
¡What do the movie and the play have common?
¡What is different?
HW: Scene 1 analysis and Questions

B4
ENG 9

Warm Up: LOL Book pg 989 Connect to your Life

Classwork: Background/Prologue worksheet; Read Act 1, Scene 1 and answer following:

1. Which family are Samson and Gregory a part of?
2. Fill in the blank: “Do you bite your _____ at us, sir?”
3. Who is the ringleader of the Capulet men?
4. According to Benvolio, what has Romeo been doing?
5. When Benvolio asks him for the cause of his strange behavior, what does Romeo reply?
6. What differences exist between Tybalt and Benvolio?
7. What is Benvolio's interpretation of Romeo's situation?

Journal: Visually represent the action of Scene 1.

HW: Act 1, Scene 2 and 3 questions on worksheet and Scene 1 Analysis

LOL books were handed out, and you must pick up all worksheets in class.
ENG 10
Read Act 1, scene 3 of Julius Caesar and answer the following:

Act 1, Scene 2

Questions

1. What does Caesar tell Anthony to do?
2. What does the soothsayer tell Caesar to beware of?
3. What does Cassius think of Brutus?
4. What does Brutus love more than he fears death?
5. What is Cassius convinced he can do to Brutus?

Monday, May 12, 2014

5/12/14-Monday-A day



Warm Up: Summarize scene 1-3 of Romeo and Juliet in a paragraph (5-6 sentences).

What is/are the main event(s) in each scene?

Classwork: Complete Background/Prologue Worksheet; Review HW

Watch Scenes 1-3 from RJ Movie

Journal: Does the imagine portray the play like you imagined it?

What do the movie and the play have common?

What is different?

HW: Analysis of Scene 1 Handout

Please pick up all handouts/books in class.

 ENG 10
Warm Up: Visually represent Acts 1, Scene 1
Classwork: Read Act 1, Scene 2
Journal: no journal
HW: Be familiar with Scene 3
 


5/9/14-Friday-B day

ENG 10 and B4 did not complete this work today.

ENG 9

Warm Up: LOL Book pg 989 Connect to your Life

Classwork: Background/Prologue worksheet; Read Act 1, Scene 1 and answer following:

1. Which family are Samson and Gregory a part of?
2. Fill in the blank: “Do you bite your _____ at us, sir?”
3. Who is the ringleader of the Capulet men?
4. According to Benvolio, what has Romeo been doing?
5. When Benvolio asks him for the cause of his strange behavior, what does Romeo reply?
6. What differences exist between Tybalt and Benvolio?
7. What is Benvolio's interpretation of Romeo's situation?

Journal: Visually represent the action of Scene 1.

HW: Act 1, Scene 2 and 3 questions on worksheet

LOL books were handed out, and you must pick up all worksheets in class.
ENG 10
 
Warm Up: Visually represent Act 1, Scenes 1-3
Classwork:
Read Act 1, scene 2 and 3 and answer the following:
1. What does Caesar tell Anthony to do?
2. What does the soothsayer tell Caesar to beware of?
3. What does Cassius think of Brutus?
4. What does Brutus love more than he fears death?
5. What is Cassius convinced he can do to Brutus?
 
1. What reasons does Casca offer as to why there is fire raining down from the sky?
2. What did Casca see in the market during the daytime?
3. What is Cassius doing when Casca finds him?
4. What does Casca say he will join?
5. Who do Casca and Cassius think they really need in order to execute their plan?
Journal: Create your own lines of Iambic Pentameter
HW: Illustrate a character from Act 1. Place important quotes from this person around them. Be creative!