Monday
No school for students in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In-service day for teachers.
Tuesday
Present dialogues and review vocabulary.
Wednesday -- Friday
Midterm review.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
January 12, 2009 -- January 16, 2009
Monday and Tuesday
In the computer lab each student will create a Power Point vocabulary lesson using words with Greek or Latin roots.
Wednesday and Thursday
The students will present their vocabulary lessons to the class and take notes while others are giving their presentations. There will be a take-home vocabulary quiz on these words today.
Friday
After turning in their vocabulary take-home quiz, the students will cooperatively write dialogue that contains the new vocabulary.
In the computer lab each student will create a Power Point vocabulary lesson using words with Greek or Latin roots.
Wednesday and Thursday
The students will present their vocabulary lessons to the class and take notes while others are giving their presentations. There will be a take-home vocabulary quiz on these words today.
Friday
After turning in their vocabulary take-home quiz, the students will cooperatively write dialogue that contains the new vocabulary.
Monday, January 5, 2009
January 5, 2009 -- January 9, 2009
Monday
Discuss the plot in Romeo and Juliet and compare the movement of events to the tipping of dominoes. Which domino was missing in Friar Lawrence's plan? How was a new sequence of events triggered? Discuss who is to blame and go over the essay/wanted poster assignment. View the 1968 movie version of Romeo and Juliet from the middle of Act III to the beginning of Act IV.
Tuesday
Discuss changing mindsets in Romeo and Juliet. What type of love do we see at the beginning of the play? What type of love do we see at the end? View the 1968 movie version from Act IV to the end.
Wednesday
This is a work period for students to write essays and create posters. They are due tomorrow.
Thursday and Friday
Students will present essays and posters to the class.
Discuss the plot in Romeo and Juliet and compare the movement of events to the tipping of dominoes. Which domino was missing in Friar Lawrence's plan? How was a new sequence of events triggered? Discuss who is to blame and go over the essay/wanted poster assignment. View the 1968 movie version of Romeo and Juliet from the middle of Act III to the beginning of Act IV.
Tuesday
Discuss changing mindsets in Romeo and Juliet. What type of love do we see at the beginning of the play? What type of love do we see at the end? View the 1968 movie version from Act IV to the end.
Wednesday
This is a work period for students to write essays and create posters. They are due tomorrow.
Thursday and Friday
Students will present essays and posters to the class.
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