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Quarter 4 Week 9
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
May 22
Today, we listened to Acts 4.4-5.1; if you were absent, please read and annotateHOMEWORK:
Article of the Week-due block day (printed out and turnitin.com)May 23
Today, we finished Romeo and Juliet/annotated for dichotomies, repetition, motifs, and allusion. We then wrote critically about the following:1.Do you TRULY have control over your emotions?2.Who/what REALLY led to the demise of Romeo and Juliet?3.What’s the hidden message?HOMEWORK:Article of the Week-due block day (printed out and turnitin.com)May 24 & 25
May 26 Quarter 4 Week 8
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Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
May 15
Today, we read Act 2.6 and 3.1 in Romeo and Juliet and annotated/discussed the repetition, dichotomies, motifs, and allusionsHOMEWORK:
Allusion project #2-TYPED due BLOCK DAY (can be any phrase, allusion, repetition, word, symbol, allusion, dichotomy, etc.)Allusion ProjectMay 16
Today, we read 3.2 and 3.3HOMEWORK:
Allusion project #2-TYPED due BLOCK DAY (can be any phrase, allusion, repetition, word, symbol, allusion, dichotomy, etc.)May 17 & 18
We shared our allusion projects and discussed the final AOTW :)HOMEWORK:
1. AOTW (typed, printed, turnitin.com)-due next block2. Synonyms and annotations-due FridayMay 19 If absent today, please read Act 3.4 (begins on page 153 through Act 3.4 (ends on page 193) and annotateHOMEWORK:
AOTW (typed, printed, turnitin.com)-due next blockQuarter 4 Week 7
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
May 8
Today, we had a sub. Students discussed their critical thinking responses and listened to Act 1.4 and 1.5.HOMEWORK:
NoneMay 9
Today, we discussed annotations and critical thinking; students did a critical write on characterization.
HOMEWORK:
Allusion assignment TYPED-due FridayMay 10 & 11
Today, we listened to Act 2 Prologue, Act 2.1 and 2.2, and 2.3. We tracked the dichotomies, symbols, motifs, and repetitions and recorded them/discussed the significance. Students are attempting to discern the dynamics of human nature begin examined within the text, as well as the social criticisms being communicated beneath the surface of the plot.HOMEWORK:Allusion mini-project-due Friday TYPEDMay 12
Today, we shared allusion projects and then annotated Acts 2.4 and 2.5HOMEWORK:
Critical Thinking-due Monday (4 questions in total: 2 figurative language & 2 critical thinking questions)Quarter 4 Week 6
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
May 1 & 2
We reviewed the historical periods preceeding the Renaissance, in order to understand the socio-political dynamics which shaped the context of Romeo and Juliet.May 3 & 4
Today, we learned about the complex conventions of the sonnet form, in order to discern its meaning. We then listened to/read Act 1.1 and discussed.HOMEWORK:
Finish annotating for symbols, dichotomies, motifs, and repetitionMay 5
Today, we charted all of the allusions, symbols, dichotomies, and motifs that we found in Act 1.1 in our comp books. Then, we discussed, and finally, we listened to Act 1.2 and Act 1.3.HOMEWORK:Please complete the attached set of questions. You will only have 4 answers in TOTAL :) You need to choose only 2 to answer from each section (figurative language and critical thinking). You must use quotes from the play and answers can come from scene 1, 2, or 3.Quarter 4 Week 5
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
April 24 & 25
Share Poetic Research papers (these were AMAZING!)AZMerit Test PrepHOMEWORK:
NoneApril 26 & 27
Intro to Romeo and JulietPlot overview and Character MapHOMEWORK:
NoneApril 28
Today, students continued work on their Character/Plot Maps. If you were absent, please complete the map on a piece of typing paper. If you're unclear about how to do it, simply organize the characters in a way that makes sense to you :)HOMEWORK:P1 only: finish Character MapP5 and P6: finish plot overview questions (complete sentences and no quotes)Quarter 4 Week 4
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
April 17
AZMerit Test PrepHOMEWORK:NoneApril 18 & 19
AZMerit Writing Test April 20
Today, students finished coloring the Joyas Voladoras that we began reading last week. Please use your figurative language sheet to mark for figurative language.
HOMEWORK:Finish rhetorical analysis (see attachment)April 21
Today, we shared our rhetorical analysis in class, and then discussed the requirements/expectations of the Poetic Research Project. Please look over the guidelines and remember that one of your objectives is to have your own voice emerge through the syntax, diction, and tone that you've decided to employ in your writing.HOMEWORK:Finish Poetic Research ProjectQuarter 4 Week 3
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
April 10
Today, we reviewed last week's Reading Detective and worked on the next.HOMEWORK:1. Finish Reading Detective #42. AOTW-due block [printed and turnitin.com]3. BOTH Wonder Quests-due Thursday (please do NOT do a Wonder Write with it)BLOCK THIS WEEK: ODD = TUESDAYEVEN = WEDNESDAYApril 11 & 12
Today, students self-assessed and shared their AOTW responses. Next, we did a color-marking activity for figurative language and a rhetorical analysis of an essay by Brian Doyle.HOMEWORK:
1. Wonder Quests (One anatomical feature of two different animals/insects)April 13
Today, we color-marked the second paragraph of the poetic research essay, did a Wonder Tour and discussed the Reading Detective.
HOMEWORK:
None :) Enjoy the 3 day weekend!April 14
No School-Spring Holiday Quarter 4 Week 2
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
April 3
Today, students used the AZMerit informational writing rubric to evaluate one another's Wonder Writes. Next, we worked on critical reading and a variety of literary concepts using Reading Detective activities.HOMEWORK:
1. Finish Reading Detective #12. AOTW-due block [printed and turnitin.com]AOTW on beautyApril 4
Today, we corrected the Reading Detective and discussed some of the critical thinking strategies that this kind of task demands, so that students can see an improvement on their performance.HOMEWORK:1. AOTW #8-due block day (printed and turnitin.com by 7:00am)2. Reading Detective #2-due Friday (since AOTW is due on block day)AOTW on beautyReading Detective #2 questionsApril 5 & 6
Today was an AOTW day :)HOMEWORK:
1. Reading Detective #2-due Friday2. AOTW #6 on playgrounds-due next block3. Synonyms and annotations due Monday4. 2 Wonder Quests for poetic research paper-due next Thursday (please see attachment)April 7
We reviewed the literary concepts in today's Reading Detective and then worked on the next.HOMEWORK:
Romeo and Juliet book-due MondayAOTW-due next blockSynonyms & annotations-due Monday2 Wonder Quests (see attachment)-due next ThursdayBLOCK NEXT WEEK:ODD = TUESDAYEVEN = WEDNESDAYQuarter 4 Week 1
Date
Class Details
Assignments & Handouts
March 28
Today, students were given an argumentative writing assignment in preparation for both testing and for 10th grade. Rather than giving an outline, I'd like students to practice devising their own structure for the argument, ensuring, at the same time, however, that they include sufficient details, evidence, quotes, and examples to create a compelling defense.HOMEWORK:Pro/Con-due tomorrowWonder Quest #5-due FridayRomeo and Juliet book-due April 10thMarch 29
Today, students labeled their arguments to analyze the decisions they made, without the use of an outline. If you were absent, please use the PPT slide to highlight your essay.Next, we read and discussed the Article of the Week.HOMEWORK:
1. AOTW synonyms and annotations-due tomorrow2. AOTW responses printed and turnitin.com-due next week blockAOTW on beauty
March 30
Today, students checked-out an independent reading book from the library in preparation for AZMerit. We also spent some time working on the AOTW
HOMEWORK:1. Wonder Quest #5-due tomorrow2. AOTW-due next week block (printed and turnitin.com)If absent, please check-out an independent reading book at the library. You'll also need to show me your annotations and synonyms on the AOTW when you return.AOTW on beautyMarch 31
Today, we reviewed the AZMerit writing rubric and composed our Wonder Write based on that criteria. Please use the outline attached to compose your Wonder Write.HOMEWORK:1. Finish Wonder Write2. AOTW-due next week block (printed and turnitin.com)AOTW on beauty
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