SUBJECT TO CHANGE -- CHECK DAILY!!
Thursday, 1/7/10
All Classes: Read p 42-56 in A Christmas Carol. Complete the following
questions in the Stave 3 Lit Notes: Characters we meet, Q 1, 2, and 3 on the
first page, and any vocab you find.
Vocab List #2 (#3 for advanced) DUE TOMORROW!!
Wednesday, 1/6/10
All Classes: Finish Stave 2 Lit Notes; Fishbowl tomorrow!
Vocab list 2 (#3 for advanced - period 3) is due Friday!
Book Form #2 Due Wed, 1/13
Tuesday, 1/5/10
All Classes:
Fill out your rubrics from today's fishbowl (green for "fish" and white for
the "tank"). Finish reading Stave 2, plus fill out any vocab/characters you
meet on the Stave 2 Lit Notes.
Vocab list 2 (#3 for advanced - period 3) is due Friday!
Monday, 1/4/10
All Classes: Read pages 24-32 in A Christmas Carol. Complete Qs 1 and 2 on
the Lit Notes for Stave 2, plus any vocab you find while reading.
Fishbowl for Stave 1 is tomorrow!
Vocab list 2 (#3 for advanced - period 3) is due Friday!
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Wednesday, 12/23
Have a wonderful vacation! :)
Tuesday, 12/22
All Classes: Read!
Monday, 12/21
All Classes: Finish reading Stave 1. Complete the front and back of
the first page of the Lit Notes for Stave 1.
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Friday, 12/18
All Classes: Read through "blindman's-buff" in Stave 1 of A Christmas Carol
(it's either page 13 or 9 depending on your copy of the text) Complete any
vocab on the Lit Notes that you find as you read.
Period 2: See above. Finish the "Challenge" section of the pink packet
Period 3: See "all classes"; Independent Vocab List due Tuesday!
Thursday, 12/17
Periods 2, 4, and 6: Complete the front and back of the first page of the
pink packet ("Who do these characters represent?")
Period 3: Complete the entire pink packet ("Who do these characters
represent?")
Wednesday, 12/16
All classes: Complete your CC Webquest handout - due tomorrow!
Periods 6: See above. "Traditions" WN entry due tomorrow also.
Period 3: Webquest handout, "Traditions" WN entry both due tomorrow. Vocab
List #2 due Tuesday!
Tuesday, 12/15
Period 2, 3, and 6: Complete the CC Webquest for your assigned category (see
photos/docs for the handouts and website) DUE THURSDAY!
Period 4: "Traditions" WN entry (at least 1 1/2 pages) due tomorrow. Class
will meet in the library!
Monday, 12/14
Period 2: Write your "Traditions" journal entry - AT LEAST 1 1/2 pages!
Period 3: Conduct your "5 Facts" research for Charles Dickens
Period 4 and 6: Finish your "5 Facts" research for Charles Dickens
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Friday, 12/11
Both Character Diary entries due, TYPED, Monday!
Thursday, 12/10
Skits start tomorrow! Arrive with a TYPED script, a group responsibility
chart, costumes, props, etc.
Both Character Diary entries due, TYPED, Monday!
Wednesday, 12/9
Work on skit prep! (learn lines, work on scripts, etc)
Tuesday, 12/8
Write at least a one-page draft of a Character Diary entry for whichever
character you are playing, from the Act/Scene your group selected today in
class. For example, if you are playing Hermia in Act 1, scene 1, write a
Character Diary entry from Hermia's point of view for I, i.
Monday, 12/7
WN Entry: Who is your favorite actor/actress of all time? Why? (Provide at
least five tools your actor uses to keep you interested!)
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Friday, 12/4/09
All Classes: Translate lines 407-421 from Act V, scene i in MSND into modern
language. Finish Act IV Lit Notes if you didn't do so in class.
Book Form due Monday!!
Thursday, 12/3/09
All Classes: Finish reading IV and complete the first page of the Lit Notes
for Act IV as well. Book Form #1 DUE MONDAY!!
Wednesday, 12/2/09
All Classes: Finish Act III Literature Notes. Read IV, i up to line 101 (pg
61).
Book Form #1 DUE MONDAY!!
Tuesday, 12/1/09
All Classes: Revise your Character Diary entry. Finish reading Act III of
MSND.
Period 3: See above. Vocab for Act III Lit. Notes due tomorrow as well.
Monday, 11/30/09
All Classes: Typed rough draft of your Character Diary entry due tomorrow.
Periods 2, 4, and 6: See above. Get your Transcendental Portfolio rubric
signed!
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Tuesday, 11/24/09
Read!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! :)
Monday, 11/23/09
All Classes: Act II Literature Notes due tomorrow.
Periods 2, 4, and 6: See above. Independent Vocab List #1 due tomorrow!
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Friday, 11/20/09
All Classes: Complete the character diary brainstorm handout for any
character in Act I or II of MSND.
Period 2,4,6: See above. Independent vocab list #1 due Tuesday.
Thursday, 11/19/09
All Classes: Read and underline all three diary excerpts. Complete
the "Diary Excerpt Reflection Questions" handout. (All available under
photos/docs)
Wednesday, 11/18/09
All Classes: Lit Notes for Act II: Characters/Critical Thinking Question
#1/Vocab due tomorrow. See below for due dates for your Independent Vocab
Lists.
Tuesday, 11/17/09
Period 3: Literature Notes for MSND due tomorrow. Independent Vocab List due
Thursday!
Periods 2, 4, and 6: Literature Notes for MSND due tomorrow. Independent
Vocab List due Tuesday, 11/23.
Monday, 11/16/09
All Classes: Vocab and Events sections of Literature Notes for Act 1 due
tomorrow.
Complete Literature Notes for Act 1 due Wednesday.
Period 3: See above. Independent Reading Vocabulary list #1 due Thursday!
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Friday, 11/13/09
Period 2: Complete the translation of Egeus' speech
Periods 3, 4, and 6: Read your independent reading book!
Thursday, 11/12/09
Period 2: WN Entry: Pick 1 love quote and explain what it means/why you
picked it. What does love mean to you?
Periods 3, 4, and 6: Complete the translation of Egeus' speech (pink handout).
Wednesday, 11/11/09
Period 2: WN Entry: What are possible themes in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
How do you know?
Periods 3, 4, and 6: WN Entry: Select one "love" quote and explain what it
means/why you picked it. What does love mean to you?
All classes: Extra Credit - Write a letter to a soldier thanking them for
their service.
Tuesday, 11/10/09
Answer the following question in your Writer's Notebook: Based on today's
class and the "What Do I Believe" handout, what do you think major themes
(big ideas) are in A Midsummer Night's Dream? Remember to SUPPORT YOUR
OPINIONS with lines from the play and with questions on the "What Do I
Believe?" handout
Extra Credit: Write a letter to a soldier, or one of the veterans who spoke
to us at today's assembly, and thank them for their service, etc.
Monday, 11/9/09
Complete the "What Do I Believe?" handout
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Friday, 11/6/09
Complete EX 1. and 2. (NOT 3!!!!) on page 2 of the purple Shakespeare's
Language packet.
Complete the Tan assignment - see tan handout.
Thursday, 11/5/09
Complete "The Globe" worksheet if you did not finish in class.
Complete "Shakespeare's London" handout (see my photos/docs).
Wednesday, 11/4/09
Read!
Go Yanks!!
Tuesday, 11/3/09
Election Day - see Monday.
Monday, 11/2/09
All Classes:
Complete Questions 1 and 2 on the "Who is Shakespeare?" handout (see
photos/docs)
Go Yankees!
