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Day 177:  Monday, June 10, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will review for the exam.

Today's Agenda:

• Hand out exam review materials from Friday
• Extra credit open responses
• Download study guide here
• Go over review packet
• Play Kahoot review game

Tonight's HW:

• Study for exam by doing study guide.
• Do extra credit questions.

Day 176:  Friday, June 7, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will review for exam and watch examples of satire.

Today's Agenda:

• Submit Modest Proposal essays
• Distribute exam extra credit questions
• Distribute exam review guide
• Watch Obama video

Tonight's HW:

• Study for exam by completing exam review guide.
• Complete make-up work.

Day 175:  Thursday, June 6, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will work on their own satirical Modest Proposal essay.

Today's Agenda:

• Write paragraphs 4 and 5
• HONORS:  include words from elevated vocabulary list

Tonight's HW:

• Continue work on Modest Proposal essay.

Day 174:  Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will work on their own satirical Modest Proposal essay.

Today's Agenda:

• Be sure you completed yesterday's tasks
• Come up with shocking solution
• Complete graphic organizer
• Write paragraphs 2 and 3

Tonight's HW:

• Continue work on Modest Proposal essay.

Day 173:  Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify the four major satifical techniques.

Today's Agenda:

• Opener:  Look up Modest Proposal in-context vocabulary
• Modest Proposal questions (honors in groups, standard as large class)
• Distribute model essay ("Shoot Hooligans, Not Hoops")
• Brainstorm societal problems to satirize
• Three tasks to complete by the bell:
• pick topic
• write subtitle
• write opening paragraph with indelible image

Tonight's HW:

• Work on your own Modest Proposal essay (due Friday, 6/7)

Day 172:  Monday, June 3, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify the four major satirical techniques.

Today's Agenda:

• Fells Day - Sign up!
• Class Relocation (period 2)
• Honors:  Present satirical propaganda video project
• Share and submit Horatian and Juvenalian satire poems
• Modest Proposal 
• read excerpt aloud
• take notes on subtitle and five sections

Tonight's HW:

• Work on Modest Proposal essay assignment (due Friday, 6/7)

Day 171:  Friday, May 29, 2019

Work on Horatian and Juvenalian Satire Poems

Day 170:  Thursday, May 30, 2019

Horace and Juvenal poetry

HW:  Write your own in the style of one (standard) or both (honors).

Day 169:  Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify the four major satifical techniques.

Today's Agenda:

• Satirical Videos (chosen by students) - analyze techniques
• Horace vs. Juvenal
• Poem Analysis Questions

Tonight's HW:

• Standard: 
• For Monday, 6/3:  Type your own poem inspired by Horace or Juvenal (quiz grade).
• Honors:
• For Monday, 6/3:  Type 2 poems inspired by Horace and Juvenal (quiz grade).
• For Monday, 6/3:  Be prepared to share your original propaganda video project.

Day 168:  Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will be able to identify the four major satirical techniques.

Today's Agenda:

• An Introduction to Satire

Tonight's HW:

• Standard:
• Email me a link with a satirical article or video to share with class tomorrow.
• Honors:
• Email me a link with a satirical article or video to share with class tomorrow.
• Write a 1-2 paragraph analysis of the video.  What are the techniques used?  What is the commentary?
• Satirical Propaganda Video Project due Friday, 5/31

Day 167:  Friday, May 24, 2019

• Read Modest Proposal.  Answer four comprehension questions.

Day 166:  Thursday, May 23, 2019

Period 4:

• Progress Report Reflection
• Consult School Brains for Make-Up Work

Periods 2 and 6:

• Lecture Hall

Day 165:  Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Standard:  MCAS Math exam

Honors:  Animal Farm movie

Day 164:  Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Standard:  MCAS Math exam

Honors:  Animal Farm movie

Day 163:  Monday, May 20, 2019

All Classes:

• Animal Farm test

Tonight's HW:

• No homework!
• Get to bed early for Math MCAS!
• Honors:  Animal Farm project presentations on Friday, 5/24.

Day 162:  Friday, May 17, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review for Animal Farm test by comparing book to novel.
• Today's Agenda:
• Finish Animal Farm film
• Animal in Man
• Discuss moral (of book, film, song, etc.)
• Ticket out:  moral of Animal Farm HW
• Tonight's HW:
• Study for Animal Farm test.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Haitian Flag Day Assembly
• Tonight's HW:
• Study for Animal Farm test.
• Animal Farm project presentations - Friday, 5/24.

Day 161:  Thursday, May 16, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review for Animal Farm test by comparing film version to novel.
• Today's Agenda:
• Congratulations to award winners!
• Distribute Animal Farm test review sheet
• Animal Farm film - part 1
• Hold onto HW (morals) until tomorrow
• Homework:
• Animal Farm test Monday, 5/20

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss themes of Animal Farm.
• Today's Agenda:
• Congratulations to award winners!
• Animal in Man - view and discuss (imagery and lyrics)
• Dicuss moral of Animal Farm.  Submit.
• Read Fascism article from New York Times.  Discuss.
• Homework:
• Animal Farm test Monday, 5/20.

Day 160:  Wednesday, May 15, 2019

All Classes:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze connections to the Russian Revolution.
• Today's Agenda:
• Read chapter 10 aloud
• With partner, write 3 morals for Animal Farm
• Ticket out:  chapters 8 and 9 question sheet
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a one page response - What is the moral of Animal Farm?

Day 159:  Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze connections to the Russian Revolution.
• Today's Agenda:
• Chapter 7 questions
• HW check
• With partner, cite page numbers for your answers
• Review chapter 7 passages
• Read chapter 8 silently and work on questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading chapter 8 and 9.
• Complete chapter 8 and 9 handout.
• Animal Farm test Monday, 5/20.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze connections to the Russian Revolution.
• Today's Agenda:
• Journal:  What is your reaction to Snowball's expulsion from Animal Farm?
• Discussion of journal
• Chapter 7
• HW check
• With partner, cite page number for you answers
• Discussion of chapter 7
• Read chapter 8 silently and work on questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading chapter 8 and 9.
• Complete chapter 8 and 9 handout.
• Animal Farm test Monday, 5/20.
• Animal Farm propaganda project due Friday, 5/24.

Day 158:  Monday, May 13, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze connections to the Russian Revolution.
• Today's Agenda:
• Russian Revolution Notes 2
• What is you reaction to Snowball's expulsion from Animal Farm?  Quiet writing and discuss.
• Begin reading chapter 7
• Ticket out:  Submit journal
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading chapter 7.  
• Complete chapter 7 handout.
• Animal Farm test - Monday, 5/20

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze connections to the Russian Revolution.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss propaganda video project
• Students share examples of propaganda
• Russian Revolution Notes 2
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete chapter 7 handout.
• Animal Farm test - Monday, 5/20.
• Animal Farm Propaganda Project Presentations - Friday, 5/24

Day 157:  Friday, May 10, 2019

• Period 2 - celebrate yesterday's success, work on propaganda posters
• Period 4 - outside reading
• Period 6 - read chapter 7

Day 156:  Thursday, May 9, 2019

Period 2:

• Peer Revision Activity with Mrs. Saulnier's student
• Homework:  Bring in art supplies.  Email me an example of propaganda (video or image).

Period 4:

• Review Propaganda Sheet from Yesterday
• Share Student Propaganda Examples (in email)
• Stalin Propaganda Video - Discuss techniques
• Distribute Stalin Poster Examples
• Work on Poster
• Homework:  Bring in outside reading book.  Work on poster.

Period 6:

• How did the AP test go?
• Welcome visitors!
• Opener journal:  Write a propaganda news brief from the perspective of Napoleon.  Share and discuss.
• Propaganda Notes
• Modern propaganda videos - view and discuss - what techniques are used?  how are they effective?
• Seven - Obama
• Mother - Obama
• Celebrity - McCain
• Small group propaganda identification sheet
• Ticket out:  Hand in small group propaganda identification sheet
• Homework:  Email me an example of propaganda (image or video).  Write about the techniques that are used.  Bring in outside reading book.

Day 155:  Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Periods 2 and 4:

• Today's Objective:
• Being able to identify when policiticans use propaganda is important, so we will learn the signs and techniques of propaganda.
• Today's Agenda:
• Period 2 - Review tutoring tips from Ms. Saulnier in preparation for tomorrow's activity
• Share and submit last night's HW (propaganda news article about Napoleon)
• turn and talk
• share with group
• Propaganda notes
• Modern political propaganda videos - view and discuss - what techniques are used?  how are they effective?
• Seven - Obama
• Mother - Obama
• Celebrity - McCain
• Stalin propaganda poster video - what are you observations?  Discuss
• Small group propaganda identification sheet
• Ticket out:  Hand in small group propaganda identification sheet
• Tonight's HW:
• Period 2 - for Friday
• Bring in art supplies
• Email me an example of propaganda (image or video) to share with the class
• Period 4 - for Thursday
• Bring in art supplies
• Email me an example of propaganda (image or video) to share with the class

Period 6

• Half of class takes AP Euro test
• Other half of class works with Ms. Saulnier's EL students to revise essays

Day 154:  Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Periods 2 and 4:

• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  chapter 5 and 6 in-context vocabulary
• Review chapter 5 and 6 vocabulary
• Chapter 5 questions HW check
• Review Chapter 5 questions
• Read Chapter 6
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a propaganda news article (two paragraphs) about what is happening on Animal Farm.
• Write in a way to make Napoleon look good and Snowball look bad.

Period 6:

• Today's Agenda:
• Plans for tomorrow - going to Ms. Saulnier's or taking the AP test
• Opener:  chapter 5 and 6 in-context vocabulary
• Review chapter 5 and 6 vocabulary
• Chapter 5 questions HW check
• Review Chapter 5 questions
• Read Chapter 6
• Tonight's HW:
• Study for AP Euro!
• You are awesome and smart!

Day 153:  Monday, May 6, 2019

Periods 2 and 4:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will read and analyze the allegory of Animal Farm.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review Chapter 4 "Read Like a Reader/Writer" Sheet
• Read first half of chapter 5 aloud
• Complete front side of chapter 5 handout in groups
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading chapter 5.
• Complete back side of chapter 5 handout.

Period 6:

• Today's Agenda:
• Russian Revolution PowerPoint
• Chapter 4 "Read Like a Reader/Writer" Sheet in Groups
• Check off Chapter 4 Quotes and Notes
• Large Circle Discussion
• Tonight's HW:
• Read chapter 5.
• Complete chapter 5 handout.

Day 152:  Friday, May 3, 2019

Periods 2 and 4:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will be able to...
• explain allegorical symbolim in Animal Farm.
• read critically like a writer.
• Today's Agenda:
• Animal Farm Russian Revolution Guided Notes 1
• Chapter 4 - Read Like a Reader/Writer 
• Ticket Out - Submit completed handout
• This Weekend's HW:
• No Homework!

Period 6:

• Service Learning Assembly
• No Homework!

Day 151:  Thursday, May 2, 2019

Period 2 - Italian Culture Assembly

Periods 4 and 6 - Outside Reading and Reading Log 4.2

Day 150:  Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze CHARACTERIZATION and PERSUASIVE SPEECH in Animal Farm.

Today's Agenda:

• Turn and Talk:  Review chapter 2 in-class questions 
• Ambrose checks HW on ch. 2
• Review ch. 2 in-class questions
• Turn and Talk:  Chapter 3 handout - persuasive speech analysis and chapter questions
• Ambrose checks HW on ch. 3
• Review ch. 3 persuasive speech analysis

Tonight's HW:

• Due Friday:
• Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm
• 5 quotes, 5 observations

Day 149:  Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Read chapter 3 of Animal Farm.

Write down 5 quotes that stand out from the chapter.

Write 5 observations (one about each quote).

Day 148:  Monday, April 29, 2019

Standard Classes (Periods 2 and 4)

Today's Objectives:

• Students will be able to define vocabulary words and perform a close reading.

Today's Agenda:

• Animal Farm vocabulary ch. 2
• Ch. 2 - read aloud, think aloud
• Ch. 2 discussion notes
• Begin close reading sheet with partner

Tonight's HW:

• Finish Animal Farm ch. 2 handouts

Honors Classes (Period 6)

Today's Agenda:

• Ch. 1 questions
• Beasts vs. Internationale
• Ch. 2 vocabulary
• Ch. 2 questions
• Close reading sheet

Tonight's HW:

• Read chapter 3.
• 5 quotes, 5 observations.

Day 147:  Friday, April 26, 2019

Standard Classes (Periods 2 and 4)

Today's Objectives:

• Students will read the book of their choice and reflect on it.

Today's Agenda:

• Outside Reading
• Reading log 4.1

Tonight's HW:

• No Homework!

Honors Class (Period 6)

Today's Agenda:

• Asian Club Assembly

Tonight's HW:

• Read Chapter 2
• Write 5 quotes, 5 observations

Day 146:  Thursday, April 25, 2019

Standard:

Today's Objectives:

• To analyze plot/characterization in a novel.
• To analyze rhetoric in speech.
• To analyze imagery in song.

Today's Agenda:

• Small groups
• chapter 1 questions
• HW check
• Review questions
• Discuss HW questions
• Small groups
• Beasts of England vs. The Internationale
• Discuss comparisons

Today's HW:

• Bring in outside reading book.
• Book, magazine, comic, etc., but not digital

Honors:

Answer chapter 1 questions.

Analyze "Beasts of England" and "The Internationale."

ID 5 similarities.

Day 145:  Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Today's Objectives:

• To review literary terms.
• To learn about Orwell's biography.
• To determine what makes a good leader.

Today's Agenda:

• Distribute Animal Farm books
• Three literary terms
• Satire
• social commentary
• intended to make you LAUGH
• intended to make you THINK
• Allegory
• a work that can be read on two levels:
• literal
• figurative/symbolic
• Fable
• fairy tale
• animal characters
• stated moral
• Orwell biography notes
• Journal and discussion

Tonight's HW:

• Standard:
• Read chapter one of Animal Farm.
• Copy down 5 quotes from the reading and write down a note for each.
• Honors:
• Read chapter one of Animal Farm.
• Write notes on Old Major's speech.  Why is it effective?  (Consider RHETORIC.)

Day 144:  Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will express their understanding of material learned during our poetry unit.

Today's Agenda:

• Poetry Test

Tonight's HW:

• No Homework!

Day 143:  Monday, April 22, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will review for test and be introduced to Ekphrastic poetry.

Today's Agenda:

• Test Review
• large group
• small group - answer sample open response questions
• what's on the test? DOWNLOAD REVIEW QUESTIONS FROM CLASS HERE.
• Ekphrasis
• What is it?
• How do I approach it?
• Image for Ekphrastic free write of the day
• Ticket Out:  Submit free write.

Tonight's HW:

• Study for poetry unit test. 

Day 142:  Friday, April 12, 2019

Have an awesome and restful April vacation!

No homework!

Day 141:  Thursday, April 11, 2019

Students present Favorite Poem projects to class. 

Day 140:  Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze poems by Walt Whitman and write a poem in his style.

Today's Agenda:

• Grade conferences
• Video and Free Write - Based on this video, what do you think Walt Whitman's poems will be about?
• "Song of Myelf," part 52 - read and analyze
• "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" - Video here.
• "I Hear America Sing"
• Writing Time:  Write a poem in the style of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" or "I Hear America Sing"

Tonight's HW:

• Complete Favorite Poem Project 

Day 139:  Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will look at samples of favorite poem projects.
• Students will create their own poetry assessment.

Today's Agenda:

• Grade conferences after school
• Hand back work
• Two tasks for today on laptops:
• Create your own poetry test questions in your group on a Google doc
• Examine www.favoritepoem.org to plan your project

Tonight's HW:

• Due Thursday, 4/11 - Favorite Poem Project

Day 138:  Monday, April 8, 2019

Work on Favorite Poem project. 

Day 137:  Friday, April 5, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will write and share expereince poems.
• Students will review requirements for a project.
• Students will analyze a few poems.

Today's Agenda:

• Opener:  Quiet Writing - revise and add to free write from yesterday
• Share and submit
• Favorite Poem Project Examples - analyze and discuss
• "We Real Cool"
• "A Small Needful Fact"

Tonight's HW:

• Due Thursday, 4/11 - Favorite Poem Project

Day 136:  Thursday, April 4, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze the beauty and danger expressed in a poem about basketball.

Today's Agenda:

• How does "Troll" address "The Darkness in man's heart?"
• "More than a game" video - discuss
• Poem - "Slam, Dunk, Hook"
• Quiet Reflection
• Discuss
• Write an "experience poem" in the style of "Slam, Dunk, Hook"

Tonight's HW:

• Write your own poem in the style of "Slam, Dunk, Hook"
• Pick your own significant experience to write about - basketball, hockey, etc.
• Try your best to mimic the style.

Day 135:  Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will share their writing and analyze what a poem says about "darkness in man's heart."

Today's Agenda:

• Download a lesson plan here.
• Opener:  Writing time - add to your own version of "Instructions for a Bad Day"
• Share with class and submit
• "Troll"
• Video
• Text
• Pick out a favorite line and write about it OR write about the poem/video as a whole
• Wrap up discussion

Tonight's HW:

• What does the poem "Troll" say about the "darkness of man's heart"?

Day 134:  Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze techniques used in the poem "Instructions for a Bad Day" and write their own version.

Today's Agenda:

• Opener:  Return to your "How to be a Person" poem from yesterday.  Add to it.  Polish it up.
• Share poem with small group, then large group.  Submit.
• "Instructions for a Bad Day"
• Video
• Text
• As you listen, note the following:
• your favorite line
• showcase techniques used
• Reflect on favorite line and showcase techniques.  Turn and talk.  Share with group.

Tonight's HW:

• Write your own version of the poem "Instructions for a Bad Day."

Day 133:  Monday, April 1, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze techniques used in the poem "How to be a Person" and write their own version.

Today's Agenda:

• Link to lesson plan here.
• Opener:  Listing Exercise
• "How to be a person" - first listen - identify your favorite line.  Share favorite lines and discuss.
• "How to be a Person" - second listen - showcase techniques.  Identify at least 3 of the techniques.
• stanza 1 - metaphor
• stanza 2 - repetition
• stanza 3 - anaphora
• stanza 4 - cause and effect
• stanza 5 - listing
• stanza 6 - metaphor
• stanza 7 - alliteration
• stanza 8 - powerful diction
• stanza 9 - one-word sentence
• stanza 10 - visual imagery
• stanza 11 - personification
• Time to write!

Tonight's HW:

• Write your own version of the poem "How to be a Person."

Day 132:  Friday, March 29, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will connect to a poem called "To This Day" by free writing and discussing.

Today's Agenda:

• Hand back work
• Return Catcher in the Rye book
• Debrief on MCAS
• TED Talk.  Predict - what will his poetry be about?
• Discuss
• "To This Day"
• video link
• text link
• Pick a line and Write
• Share with a partner
• Discuss

Tonight's HW:

• No HW!

Day 131:  Thursday, March 28, 2019

Today's Agenda:

• Quarter 3 make-up work

Day 130:  Wednesday, March 27, 2019

ELA MCAS, Day 2 of 2

Day 129:  Tuesday, March 26, 2019

ELA MCAS, Day 2 of 2

Day 128:  Monday, March 25, 2019

Day 127:  Friday, March 22, 2019

Day 126:  Thursday, March 21, 2019

Day 125:  Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Here is the link for today's class:

Unit 2 Practice Test Link

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze an argument as they may do on MCAS.

Today's Agenda:

• Get computer, log into unit 2 test, go to slide 9.
• Pick apart question - what does it mean?  how do we analyze speech?  Brainstorm on board.
• Small groups:  create shared Google doc.  Summarize argument's main ideas and techniques.

Tonight's HW:

• Due Friday - Five paragraph analysis essay of unit 2 Supreme Court ruling.

Day 124:  Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Here are the links for today's class:

Unit 1 Practice Test Link

• This one includes "Red Cranes" and "Fireflies," which we reviewed in class.

Unit 2 Practice Test Link

• This one includes the three passages to summarize for tonight's homework.

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review a practice MCAS.
• Today's Agenda:
• Log into Unit 1 test
• Reread "Red Cranes" and "Fireflies"
• Review multiple choice with class
• Brainstorm ideas and discuss open response from Friday
• Tonight's HW:
• Go to Unit 2 Practice Test
• Read two passages (majority opinion, dissenting opinion) and listen to audio recording of third
• Write a 5-bullet point summary of each (for a total of 15 bullet points)

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review a practice MCAS and preent out on a Woolf essay.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review MCAS (see above - standard agenda)
• Woolf groups present out from yesterday (questions 1-5 - one spokesperson for each
• Tonight's HW:
• Go to Unit 2 Practice Test (link above)
• Read two passages (majority opinion, dissenting opinion) and listen to audio recording of third
• Write a 5-bullet point summary of each (for a total of 15 bullet points)

Day 123:  Monday, March 18, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will make connections between coming-of-age works.
• Today's Agenda:
• Talk about coming-of-age essays
• Students present clips and teach the class about connections between book/movie/TV show and Catcher in the Rye.
• Period 2 - Giana, Brianna, Donald, Brian, AJ
• Period 4 - Arthur, John, Michael, Diana
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete multiple choice questions on unit 1 practice test.

Honors:

• Present out, discuss, and submit Shakespeare in Love essays
• Small Groups:  Analyze "A Room of One's Own" and answer your assigned group question (1-5)
• HW:  Same as standard

Day 122:  Friday, March 15, 2019

All Classes:

• MCAS Practice 
• Click link here to access materials.
• Go to page 7 and complete open response question.  Submit to me on a Google Doc.

This Weekend's HW:

• Standard:  Complete Catcher in the Rye coming-of-age essay.  Be prepared to share a video clip for extra credit.
• Honors:  Complete Shakespeare in Love essay.  Be prepared to share with class on Monday.

Day 121:  Thursday, March 14, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will make connections between coming-of-age works.
• Today's Agenda:
• Work on coming-of-age essays on laptop computers
• Tonight's HW:
• Coming-of-age essay due on Monday, 3.18.2019
• Present a scene from your coming-of-age movie/show/book for extra credit on Monday, 3.18.2019

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about the classical argument and color-code Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" for the five sections of the classical argument.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review notes on the classical argument
• Read aloud, take notes on board, show how to color-code
• 15-20 minute reading period - Students quietly read "A Room of One's Own" and use highlighters to color-code the five sections of the classical argument within the essay.  Also, students can write marginal notes on things that they do not understand, things that interest them, etc.
• Small groups:  Students discuss their color-coding and questions and comments on notes
• Tonight's HW:
• Shakespeare in Love essay due Monday, 3.18.2019

Day 120:  Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will make connections between coming-of-age works.
• Today's Agenda:
• Read letter from Salinger to Hollywood.  Write a 17-word summary and 1-word statement tone.
• Share summaries and tone words
• Define coming-of-age
• Brainstorm Coming-of-Age Stories
• Outline and Free Write connections between your coming-of-age stories and Holden's story
• Share in small groups
• Tonight's HW:
• Coming-of-age essay due on Monday, 3.18.2019

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will summarize an exceprpt from "A Room of One's Own" and  do a free write to connect to the essay's themes.
• Today's Agenda:
• Quiet reading - read excerpt from "A Room of One's Own" from textbook
• Write a 17 word summary of the reading
• Write a 1 word statement of tone for the reading
• Share summaries and tone words
• Free write:  Pick your favorite line from the essay.  Do a free write for 10 minutes to connect to themes, etc.  Put your pen to the paper and see where it goes.
• Tonight's HW:
• Shakespeare in Love essay due Monday, 3.18.2019.

Day 119:  Monday, March 11, 2019

Standard:

• Black History Assembly (period 2)
• Catcher in the Rye Readings (period 4)

Honors:

• Work on Shakespeare in Love essays on computers

Day 118:  Friday, March 8, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Assessment for Catcher in the Rye unit
• Today's Agenda:
• Catcher in teh Rye test
• This Weekend's HW:
• Catcher in the Rye playlist
• 10 songs
• quote from each song
• brief explanation
• do more than 10 songs for extra credit
• design an album cover for extra credit
• send me a Spotify of Youtube playlist for extra credit

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will explore historical context of Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Submit Shakespeare in Love questions HW
• Submit all-inclusive resolution HW
• Shakespeare in Love behind-the-scenes video
• Distribute and discuss essay topics
• This Weekend's HW:
• Work on essay (due Monday, 3/18).  Be prepared to work on computers in class on Monday 3/11.

Day 117:  Thursday, March 7, 2019

Standard:

• Period 2 - School-wide practice MCAS
• Period 4
• MCAS - how did it go?
• Outline open response questions for test
• Small group - review Catcher questions with group
• Large group - discuss
• Homework (both classes):
• Catcher Test Friday
• Catcher Playlist due Monday

Honors:

• How did MCAS go?
• Finish Shakespeare in Love film
• Discuss film
• Homework:
• Finish Shakespeare in Love guided viewing sheet

Day 116:  Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss motifs and themes, and will review for a test.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review MCAS logistics
• The Catcher in the Rye test review
• Review motif sheet and submit for quiz grade
• Dicussion preparation
• Discussion in group of 4
• Tonight's HW:
• Friday, 3/8 - The Catcher in the Rye test
• Due Monday, 3/11 - The Catcher in the Rye playlist

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will explore the historical context of Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• MCAS logistics
• Shakespeare in Love film, day 2
• Guided viewing sheet
• Tonight's HW:
• Continue to work on Shakespeare in Love guided viewing sheet.

Day 115:  Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Standard:  

• Today's Objective:
• Students will finish reading a book, discuss Holden's prognosis, and analyze motifs.
• Today's Agenda:
• Read chapters 25 and 26 aloud.
• Discuss diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis.
• Complete motif sheet.
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete motif sheet (for quiz grade).

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students wil explore historical context of Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Shakespeare in Love film, day one
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Shakespeare in Love film questions

Day 114:  Friday, March 1, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Quiet reading time
• Be sure to finish chapter 21-23
• Begin reading on page 180
• Review and submit chapter 21-23 questions
• Small groups:  Complete and submit diagnosis sheet
• Tonight's HW:
• Shovel for your family if it snows!

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will explore historical context of Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Act out pp. 69-73
• Act out pp. 80-82
• Discuss and submit HW
• Discuss all-inclusive resolution
• Small groups:  read handouts 1 and 2
• Work on Task 1 on handout 1
• This Weekend's HW:
• Finish reading Shakespeare in Love.
• Write two paragraphs about the "all-inclusive resolution."

Day 113:  Thursday, February 28, 2019

Standard:

• Ms. Langley visits our class to present on a psychological approach to Holden's character in The Catcher in the Rye.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will explore historical context of Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss obervations from reading Shakespeare in Love.  Submit HW.
• Act out critical scenes of Shakespeare in Love.
• Shakespeare and Marlowe at the bar
• Shakespeare and Viola in the boat
• Tonight's HW:
• Read up to page 82 in Shakespeare in Love.
• Write two paragraphs about things that interest you.

Day 112:  Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Complete "The Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale" for Holden.  Discuss.
• Review questions for chapters 18 and 19
• Read aloud and discuss chapter 20.  Complete chapter 20 questions.  Submit ch. 18-20 handout.
• Quiet reading of tonight's assigned pages
• Tonight's HW:
• Read the following pages in The Catcher in the Rye:
• pp. 161-163
• pp. 167-173
• Complete the ch. 21-23 handout.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will explore the historical context of the play Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share facts about Shakespeare and student-selected videos.  Submit Monday's homework.
• Discuss pp. 1-21 of Shakespare in Love, including the problems facing Will Shakespeare at the beginning of the play.  Submit Tuesday's homework.
• Tonight's HW:
• Read up to page 57 in Shakespeare in Love.  Write a two paragraph response.
• HERE IS THE LINK TO READ THE PLAY!

Day 111:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden's life orientation (optimist vs. pessimst) and dicuss chapter 17.
• Today's Ageda:
• Life Orientation Test (for you and for Holden)
• Score and discuss
• Students share passages from chapter 17 that they put sticky notes on
• Review chapter 17 questions (homework/classwork) and submit
• Silently begin reading chapter 18
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish chapter 18-19 question on handout.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will present their original vision of a scene from Othello and be introduced to the themes of the play Shakespeare in Love.
• Today's Agenda:
• Othello presentations
• Peter's Group
• Julia's Group
• Paul's Group
• Sarah's Group
• Introduce Shakespeare in Love
• Discuss the play and unit
• Watch trailer
• Tonight's HW:
• Read pages 1-21 of Shakespeare in Love.
• Web link
• PDF
• Two paragraph response:
• What are some of the main challenges that Will Shakespeare is facing in the opening scenes of Shakespeare in Love?

Day 110:  Monday, February 25, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will use active reading strategies and analyze the museum scene.
• Today's Agenda:
• Welcome!
• Read chapter 16 aloud.
• Note three observations about the museum from the text.
• Discuss chapter 16 and answer two questions on handout
• Silently read chapter 17
• Mark up with 3-4 sticky notes
• 3 = check
• 4 = check plus
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish chapter 16 and 17 handout.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will present their original vision of a scene from Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• Welcome!
• Othello presentations
• Isabel
• Gabby
• Monique
• Tonight's HW:
• Find 5 interesting facts about Shakspeare's life and times.   (Bonus points for videos - Ted Talks, Crash Course, etc.)

Upcoming:

Standard:

• Chapter 16-26 of Catcher in the Rye
• Psychology Scale Tests
• Visits from Ms. Langley
• Make your own soundtrack
• Motif sheet
• Analytical Essay
• Test

Honors:

• Othello Project Presentations
• Shakespeare in Love
• Shakespeare's Sister
• Dr. Faustus on Kindle

Day 109:  Friday, February 15, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss Holden from a psychological lens and analyze an author's technique in a speech.
• Today's Agenda:
• Turn and Talk to share Case Study
• Discuss Case Study and Submit for Quiz Grade
• MCAS Practice - complete open response for Lincoln/Whitman passages
• Tonight's HW:
• NO HOMEWORK in any classes, per Mr. D'Alleva!  (Be sure to thank him!)

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze an author's technique in a speech.
• Today's Agenda:
• Talk about Medford Conversations
• MCAS Practice - complete open response for Lincoln/Whitman passages
• Tonight's HW:
• NO HOMEWORK in any classes, per Mr. D'Alleva!  (Be sure to thank him!)

Day 108:  Thursday, February 14, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review chapter 6-15 vocabulary
• Chapter 13-15 in Lit Circles
• Discuss Chapters 13-15 in Small Groups
• Work on Case Study
• Ticket Out:  Hand in Chapter 13-15 questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Case Study sheet.  Add 3 more bullet points.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze clips from a Discovery channel special about the nature of evil and connect these themes to Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss Curiosity Special
• Download questions here.
• Work on Othello project in groups.
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish Othello project.

Day 107:  Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Standard: 

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Check HW (ch. 10-12 questions), turn and talk
• Discuss ch. 10-12 questions with group
• Ch. 10 - focus on personality
• Ch. 11 - focus on symbolism of checkers and relationship with Jane
• Ch. 12 - focus on symbolism of where the ducks go in the wintertime
• Literature Circles
• Read ch. 13 and answer ch. 13 questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete ch. 6-15 vocabularay definitions for Catcher in the Rye

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students wil analyze clips from a Discovery channel special about the nature of evil and connect themes to Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• How Evil Are You?
• Work on Othello projects
• Tonight's HW:
• Othello project (director's promptbook) due Friday, 2/15

Day 106:  Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Turn and Talk
• share case study findings with partner and homework check
• Report out on case study to large group
• Quietly read chapter 10 and answer questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading through chapter 12 and finish answering questions on chapter 10-12 handout.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will collaborate to show their understanding of Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and record Youtube videos about Othello thesis (from yesterday's essay)
• Work in groups on Othello director's promptbook assignment
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on director's promptbook.

Day 105:  Monday, February 11, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Holden from a psychological perspective.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit Holden's composition homework
• Read article - Experiencing Death of a Sibling as an Adolescent
• Small Groups - Identify connections between article and Holden's character
• Share conections and discuss impact of Allie's death on Holden
• Read chapter 7 (aloud or quietly)
• Small Groups - begin work on case study sheet
• Tonight's HW:
• Read through chapter 9 of Catcher in the Rye.
• Add at least three bullet points with quotes to case study sheet.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Othello Test
• Submit Othello Essay
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Othello director's promptbook project (due Friday, 2/15)

Day 104:  Friday, February 8, 2019

Standard:

• Classes did not meet

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Distribute Othello promptbook assignment
• Work on project in groups
• Tonight's HW:
• Othello Essay - due Monday, 2/11
• Othello Director's Promptbook Project - due Friday, 2/15

Day 103:  Thursday, February 7, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review vocabulary, make inferences about characters, and write from the perspective of characters.
• Today's Agenda:
• Homework check (vocabulary ch. 1-5)
• Review vocabulary ch. 1-5
• Read excerpts from ch. 3 and 4
• List traits and discuss Ackley, Stradlater, Jane
• Quiet reading of ch. 5 and 6
• Disucssion composition homework
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish the composition that Holden writes about the baseball glove.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Othello test review
• Read and dicuss Othello articles
• Patrick Stewart
• Harold Bloom
• Evil
• Plan how to add quotes into essay
• Tonight's HW:
• Othello Test - Friday, 2/8
• Othello Essay - due Monday, 2/11
• Othello Director's Promptbook Project - due Friday, 2/15

Day 102:  Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Standard: 

• Today's Objective:
• Students will examine character traits of 6 characters.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Agree/Disagree statements - discuss
• With partner - character traits for 3 characters
• Read excerpts from ch. 3 and 4
• With partner - character traits for 3 more characters
• Tonight's HW:
• Define vocabulary - chapters 1-5

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Circle discussion on essay topics
• Tonight's HW:
• Othello Test - Friday, 2/8
• Othello Essay - due Monday, 2/11
• Othello Director's Promtbook Project - due Friday, 2/15

Day 101:  Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Standard: 

• Read ch. 5 and 6 of Catcher in the Rye

Honors:

• Work on Othello essay prompts

Day 100:  Monday, February 4, 2019

Standard:

• Read ch. 3 and 4 of Catcher in the Rye

Honors:

• Work on Othello essay prompts

Day 99:  Friday, February 1, 2019

Standard:

• International Read Aloud Day ch. 1 and 2

Honors:

• Visit from Othello actor

Day 98:  Thursday, January 31, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will became acquainted with themes of J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share your ballad with a partner.  Share with class.  Submit for grade.
• Catcher in the Rye introductory notes
• Catcher in the Rye review - read and make inferences, discuss
• Agree/Disagree chart
• Tonight's HW:
• Bring in Catcher in the Rye book and your outside reading book.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Debrief on Othello field trip
• Scenes from O
• Discussion
• Tonight's HW:
• 3 questions for Othello actor

Day 97:  Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Standard:

• Work on ballad assignment

Honors: 

• Othello field trip

Day 96:  Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will work on writing their own ballad.
• Today's Agenda:
• Hand back work
• Quarter 2 grade conferences
• Work on computers to write your own ballad
• Tonight's HW:
• Write your own ballad assignment - due Thursday, 1/31. 

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will view and discuss Act 5 of Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• Field trip logistics
• Act 5 on video
• Discuss
• Ticket Out:  Submit last two homeworks
• Tonight's HW:
• Check School Brains for quarter 2 grade.
• Dress nicely for tomorrow's field trip.

Day 95:  Monday, January 28, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Agenda:
• Ballad Unit Test
• Tonight's HW:
• Write your own ballad assignment - due Thursday, 1/31.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Field Trip Logistics
• Video - Act 4
• Review 3.4-4.2 questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Read Act 5.
• Write two paragraphs about the end of the play.

Day 94:  Friday, January 25, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review ballads in preparation for our test. 
• Today's Agenda:
• Outside Reading
• Ballad Test Review
• Listen to "Hard Rain," review and check HW
• Student song choices - optional
• Assign write-your-own ballad assignment (due Thursday, 1/31)
• This Weekend's HW:
• Ballad Test on Monday, 1/28
• Write-Your-Own Ballad Assignment due Thursday, 1/31

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will act out elements of Othello 3.3 and 3.4 and compare it to a video.
• Today's Agenda:
• Two Handouts for Today:
• Follow the Path of the Handkerchief Handout
• Othello Paraphrase 3.3
• Act out 3.3 (picking up where we left off from yesterday)
• Act out 3.4
• Follow the path of the handkerchief and review 3 questions from HW
• Othello video - Act 3 - :46-1:07 (21 minutes)
• Discuss
• This Weekend's HW:
• For Monday, 1/28 - Read Othello 4.3.  Write an open response (2 paragraphs) about how the "Willow Song" sets a tone for Act 5.
• For Tuesday, 1/29 - Read Othello 5.1 and 5.2.  Write an open response (2 paragraphs) about your reaction to the end of the play.
• For Wednesday, 1/30 - Be prepared to go see the play.
• For Thursday, 1/31 - Be prepared to discuss play and do 8 Statements about Othello.
• For Friday, 2/1 - Be prepared with 3 questions for visiting actor.

Day 93:  Thursday, January 24, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze two ballads by Bob Dylan and compare one to its influences.
• Today's Agenda:
• Listen to "All Along the Watchtower"
• Review question from HW.  Check HW.
• Listen to "Hard Rain"
• Small Groups:  Compare "Hard Rain" and "Lord Randall"
• Discuss comparisons
• Start HW
• Tonight's HW:
• Open response - use at least three quotes - In what particular way does "Lord Randall" INFLUENCE "Hard Rain"?  Think about structure, imagery, etc.
• Bring in outside reading book

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Act 2 and perform part of Act 3 in relay.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review and submit HW ("Looking Back at Act 2 and Some of Act 1" handout)
• Watch Act 2 on O video (22:30-30:30)
• Discuss O adaptation
• Perform 3.3 in relay
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish reading Othello 3.3.  Read Othello 3.4-4.2.
• Answer questions on this handout.

Day 92:  Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze two ballads.
• Today's Agenda:
• 25 minute MCAS opener - complete 5 multiple choice and 1 open response on Bob Dylan MCAS songs
• Review answers
• Submit classwork and homework
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish "All Along the Watchtower" questions

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will act out Act 2 of Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• Students perform Act 2 in relay.
• Act 2 on Othello video.
• Discuss.
• Tonight's HW:
• Answer 7 questions on "Looking Back at Act 2 and Some of Act 1" handout.

Day 91:  Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze two ballads.
• Today's Agenda:
• Hurricane
• Movie Trailer
• Song Clip
• Analyze in Groups
• Discuss
• Long Black Veil
• Song Clip
• Analyze in Groups
• Discuss
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a two-paragraph analysis of either song.  Explain the song's theme and what makes it a ballad.

Day 90:  Friday, January 18, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Outside Reading
• Your Songs - Student Choice
• This Weekend's HW:
• No HW, but be sure all make-up work is submitted.

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Celebrate Andre!
• "The Riches of the Ship" - review 2.1 of Othello
• This Weekend's HW:
• No HW, but be sure all make-up work is submitted.

Day 89:  Thursday, January 17, 2019

Study Day for Midterm Exams

Day 88:  Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Today's Objective:

• Students will demonstrate their understanding of material and skills covered in quarters 1 and 2.

Today's Agenda:

• Midterm Exam

Tonight's HW:

• For Thursday:  Study for math and history exams.
• For Friday:  Study for science and art exams.

Day 87:  Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Click here to play Kahoot midterm exam review game!

Click here to download midterm exam open response topics!

Tonight's HW:

Study for exams.

Day 86:  Moday, January 14, 2019

Standard and Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will assemble in study groups to review their midterm exam.
• Today's Agenda:
• Hero's Journey
• Beowulf
• Macbeth
• Sonnets
• Nonfiction
• Tonight's HW:
• Prepare for Midterm Exam on 1/16/19.
• Honors:  $15 for field trip by 1/16/19.

Day 85:  Friday, January 11, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about ballads, a song form of poetry.
• Today's Agenda:
• Midterm Exam Review
• Outside Reading
• Song Analysis
• Period 2 - Brianna and Brian
• Period 4 - Michael and John
• Exit Ticket:  Hand in song analysis.
• Tonight's HW:
• Midterm Exam on Wednesday, 1.16.19.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will compare and contrast two different interpretations of a Shakespeare play.
• Today's Agenda:
• Midterm Exam Review
• Opener:  Review Paraphrase 1.3 Handout (Iago's First Soliloquy)
• Othello on DVD, Act 1 (traditional adaptation - 24 min.)
• O (modern adaptation)
• O introductory scene
• O "Under Suspicion"
• Discuss clips
• Exit Ticket:  Your HW from last night + how the movies met your expectations.
• Tonight's HW:
• Read Othello 2.1.
• Write about how Iago advances his plan with his second soliloquy.
• Midterm Exam on Wednesday, 1.16.19

Day 84:  Thursday, January 10, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about ballads, a song form of poetry.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Complete "Scarborough Fair" analysis with a partner.  Review poem with class.
• Listen to "Stan" by Eminem.  Complete analysis questions in handout.
• Work on our own song analysis assignment.
• Tonight's HW:
• Analysis of the song of your choice - either 1-2 paragraphs or several slides on a presentation.
• Midterm Exam - 1/16/2019

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Othello 1.2 nad 1.3.
• Today's Agenda:
• Return sonnet test
• Small groups:  Complete Othello 1.2 review sheet
• Record 1.2 Youtube video.  WATCH THE VIDEO HERE, AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
• Review Othello 1.3
• Discuss the judgement in Othello 1.3 and hand in homework
• Small groups:  Analyze Iago's first soliloquy in Othello 1.3
• Tonight' HW:
• Write bullet points about your expectations for the video of Act 1 tomorrow.
• Midterm Exam - 1/16/2019

Day 83:  Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about ballads, a song form of poetry.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit paragraph analysis of "Same Drugs"
• "Piano Man" - listen and analyze
• Tonight's HW:
• Due Friday, 1/11/19:  Analysis (1-2 paragraphs) of the song of your choice.
• Midterm Exam - 1/16/2019

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss initial impressions of Iago and Roderigo, and meet Othello for the first time.
• Today's Agenda:
• Record video lecture on Othello 1.1.  Watch it here on my Youtube channel!
• Act out 1.2
• Dicuss initial impressions of Othello (last night's HW - and submit)
• Tonight's HW:
• Read Othello 1.3.  Write about what judgements are made about Othello by the Duke (hint:  one is personal, one is professional)
• Midterm Exam - 1/16/2019

Day 82:  Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about ballads, a song form of poetry.
• Today's Agenda:
• Amazing Grace - analyze, share and submit HW
• Same Drugs
• Video
• Lyrics
• Rap Genius
• Tonight's HW:
• 1-2 paragraph analysis - how does Chance the Rapper use literary devices (such as the motif of "Peter Pan") in the song "Same Drugs"?
• Midterm Exam 1.16.2019.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will act out a scene from Shakespeare's Othello and analyze their first impressions of the antagonist, Iago.
• Today's Agenda:
• Act 1.1
• Discuss and submit HW (initial impressions for Iago)
• Small Groups:  Othello 1.1 Quote Analysis
• Tonight's HW:
• Read Othello 1.2.
• Write your initial impression of Othello (the protagonist).
• Midterm Exam 1.16.2019.

Day 81:  Monday, January 7, 2019

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about ballads, a song form of poetry.
• Today's Agenda:
• Ballad Basic Notes
• Small Groups:  Analyze what makes "The Ballad of Gilligan's Isle" a ballad.
• Tonight's HW:
• Write two paragraphs about "Amazing Grace" is considered a ballad.
• Midterm Exam - 1.16.2019

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn about the basics of Shakespeare's play Othello.
• Today's Agenda:
• PSAT wrap up
• Othello Introductory Material
• Background Info
• Reputation Activity
• Tonight's HW:
• Read Othello 1.1.
• Write your initial impression of Iago (the antagonist).
• Midterm Exam - 1.16.2019.

Day 80:  Friday, January 4, 2019

Standard:  MCAS 2.0 poem review, PSAT practice questions, outside reading

Honors:  MCAS 2.o poem review (quick), PSAT review (extensive), outside reading

Day 79:  Thursday, January 3, 2019

Link for MCAS 2.0 Practice Test Materials

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review model open reponses and make concrete plans to revise their own writing.
  
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Reread "When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom" and "Instead of Detention, These Students Get Meditation" from paper practice booklet
• Review multiple choice answers #10-17
• Read sample open reponses (score point 5's)
• Small Groups:  Discuss concrete things that each response does well.
• Large group:  Report out pareticulars that ecah response does well
• Make a plan to work on your own open response
• Tonight's HW:
• Revise your second open response from the practice MCAS test.
• Bring in your outside reading book.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review their performance on the PSAT.
• Today's Agenda:
• In small groups, review ALL FOUR sections of the PSAT.  
• For each question you got wrong, identify the correct answer and explore with your group why it is the correct answer.  
• Write answer explanations in your PSAT booklet.
• Write any questions that you have about any particular items you'd like to review in class for tomorrow.
• Tonight's HW:
• Identify the PSAT questions that you would like to review with the class.
• Bring in your outside reading book.

Day 78:  Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Link for MCAS 2.0 Practice Test Materials

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review their performance on an MCAS practice test.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and discuss What We Were Proud Of in 2018
• Review MCAS practice test
• Read aloud "Snapping an Iconic Photo" and "Migrant Mother"
• Review Multiple Choice
• Review Sample Open Responses.  Discuss concrete things the responses do well.
• Tonight's HW:
• Add to/revise open responses.

Honors:

• Same as standard, but for first TWO sets of reading passages from practice test.

Friday, December 21, 2018

• List 3 Things that we are proud of doing
• Read Rick Reilly article "It's Not Easy Being Santa"
• Honors:  Read excerpt from A Christmas Carol

Week of  Monday, December 17, 2018

Here is the link for today's practice MCAS test:

https://ma.testnav.com/client/index.html#login?username=LGN478841325&password=DBJZ8RS7

Day 70:  Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Standard:

• Work on sonnet 5 paragraph essay on computers in class

Honors:

• Finish Sonnet Presentations

Day 69:  Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Standard:

• Work on sonnet 5 paragraph essay on computers in class

Honors:

• Sonnet Presentations

Day 68:  Monday, December 10, 2018

Standard:

• Sonnet Test

Honors:

• Sonnet Presentations

Day 67:  Friday, December 7, 2018

Standard:

• Review HW (paragraph on who is better poet, Spener or Sidney)
• Outside Reading Time
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning sonnets
• Sonnet Test Review

Honors:

• Two Sonnet Presentations (for extra credit)
• Bonus Time:  Outside Reading

Day 66:  Thursday, December 6, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will study and compare the sonnets of Spenser and Sidney.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review HW (Spenser Sonnet 26 Open Response)
• Sidney's Sonnets in groups
• Read page 158 - write down 5 facts about the author
• Read page 159 - sonnet 31 and 39
• Answer questions on page 160
• 1 paper for each group
• put all group members' names on it 
• haand it in for ticket out
• Tonight's HW:
• one paragraph on who is the better poet - Spenser or Sidney
• Bring in outside reading book
• Monday 12/10 - sonnet test

Honors:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will analyze a modern sonnet and create a lesson plan to teach about a Shakespearean sonnet.
• Today's Agenda:
• Lin Manuel-Miranda Sonnet
• Video of Sonnet
• Collaborate in Small Groups to Plan Sonnet Lesson
• (Chromebook Cart reserved)
• Tonight's HW:
• Continue to work on your sonnet lesson plan.
• The two groups that present tomorrow will earn extra credit.

Day 65:  Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze imagery and theme in Spenser's sonnets.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit HW (paragraph about sonnet 29 and 73)
• Spenser's Sonnets
• analyze imagery and allegory in group
• review in large group
• Independently complete Spenser sonnet 26 MCAS packet
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish MCAS sonnet open response
• Sonnet test on Monday, 12/10

Honors: 

• Today's Objective:
• Students will begin to collaborate to create a lesson plan about a sonnet.  
• Today's Agenda:
• Review Sonnet 73
• Review and submit HW (one paragraph about themes in sonnets 29 and 73)
• Review sonnet presentation rubric
• Collaborate in groups to decide on what sonnet to analyze and begin to plan lesson
• Tonight's HW:
• Begin to work on breaking down and analyzing your sonnet for your group's presentation.
• Group presentations begin on Friday, December 7.

Day 64:  Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will analyze theme and imagery in two poems.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Sonnet 29
• analyze sections
• Groups:  Sonnet 73
• analyze 
• find 4 images online
• write modern version with similar imagery
• share and submit for ticket out
• Tonight's HW:
• 1 paragraph - contrast theme in the two poems

Honors:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will analyze theme and imagery in two poems.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss Writing Contest
• Share and Submit Pop Songs Sonnet
• Download Sonnet Series on Kindles
• Sonnet 29
• Sonnet 73
• analyze 
• 4 images 
• modern version
• Tonight's HW:
• one paragraph on the theme of sonnet 29
• one paragraph on the theme of sonnet 73

Day 63:  Monday, December 3, 2018

Study in Lecture Hall

Day 62:  Friday, November 30, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will compare themes in two poems and write an MCAS-style editorial.
• Today's Agenda:
• HW - review and submit
• Outside reading and reading log
• Sonnet 130 and J. Cole
• J. Cole video
• Quiet writing - editorial
• This Weekend's HW:
• No homework!

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will compare themes in two poems and write an MCAS-style editorial.
• Today's Agenda:
• Pop Song Sonnets
• Fresh Prince - original
• Fresh Prince - sonnet parody
• Other pop song sonnet parodies
• HW - review and submit
• Outside reading and reading log
• Sonnet 130 and J. Cole
• J. Cole video
• Quiet writing - editorial
• Download these books on the Kindle FOR FREE:
• Othello
• Shakespeare's sonnet series
• Christmas Carol
• This Weekend's HW:
• Write a sonnet song parody.

Day 61:  Thursday, November 29, 2018

All Classes:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze the modern relevance of sonnets.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Review sonnet 116 open response
• "This is the end" - journal and response
• View Dove Campaign videos and discuss
• Onslaught
• Evolution
• Self-Esteem
• Portraits
• PowerPoint with beauty standards throughout the years
• Read Sonnet 130 - ID 8 ways that Shakespeare's lover differed from the standards of beauty in his time
• Honors Bonus Time:  Download public domain works (sonnets and Othello) on the Kindle.

Standard Homework:

• Bring in outside reading book.
• One paragraph - Are Shakespeare's ideas on beauty still relevant today?

Honors Homework:

• Bring in outside reading book.
• One page - Are Shakespeare's ideas on beauty still relevant today?  Use at least two quotes.

Day 60:  Wednesday, November 28, 2018

All Classes:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will analyze two sonnets and learn about the background of Shakespeare's sonnet series.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss and submit HW (response to sonnet 18)
• Shakespeare notes
• Return to John Green video (for 116)
• One Tree Hill video - discuss theme of wedding toast
• Read and analyze 116 - break it down by quattrains and couplets on board

Standard Homework:

• 1 paragraph response - What is a good title for sonnet 116?  Why?

Honors Homework:

• 2 paragraph response - What is the theme of sonnet 116?  How does sonnet structure and literary devices contribute meaning to the sonnet?

Day 59:  Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze two sonnets and learn about the background of Shakespeare's sonnet series.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Review Romeo and Juliet Questions (and Homework Check)
• John Green Sonnet Video (including background on Sonnets 18, 116, and 130)
• Sonnet Scramble Activity
• Analyze Sonnet 18
• Tonight's HW:
• one paragraph open response - What is the theme (message/moral) of sonnet 18?

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze two sonnets and learn about the background of Shakepeare's sonnet series.
• Today's Agenda:
• Distribute Kindles
• Opener:  Review Romeo and Juliet Questions AND TWO-PARAGRAPH RESPONSE (and Homework Check)
• John Green Sonnet Video (including background on Sonnets 18, 116, and 130)
• Sonnet Scramble Activity
• Analyze Sonnet 18 with Bowen-Flynn literary devices
• Tonight's HW:
• two paragraph open response - What is the theme (message/moral) of sonnet 18 AND HOW DOES THE SONNET FORM AND LITERARY DEVICES CONVEY THIS?

Day 58:  Monday, November 26, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
• Today's Agenda:
• Sonnet Notes
• Romeo and Juliet video 1 and video 2
• Discuss prior knowledge of Romeo and Juliet and interpretation of video
• Distribute Romeo and Juliet questions
• Akala TED Talk - write 3 things you learned from video
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete Romeo and Juliet question sheet.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
• Today's Agenda:
• Akala TED Talk - write 3 things you learned from video
• Discuss video
• Sonnet Notes
• Discuss prior knowledge of Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet video 1 and video 2
• Romeo and Juliet questions
• Tonight's HW:
• two paragraph open response - How does Shakespeare utlize a religious motif to reinforce his theme in the Romeo and Juliet sonnet?

Day 57:  Wednesday, November 21, 2018

• Happy Thanksgiving!

Day 56:  Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will write 2-3 paragraphs about Macbeth, analyzing the play.
• Today's Agenda: 
• Workhop on Macbeth essays
• Tonight's HW:
• Submit esay via Google Drive tonight.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will present their Macbeth projects to the class.
• Today's Agenda:
• Present Projects
• Questions about essay
• Get Kindles
• Download Othello
• Tonight's HW:
• Submit essay via Google Drive tonight.

Day 55:  Monday, November 19, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will write 2-3 paragraphs about Macbeth, analyzing the play.
• Today's Agenda:
• Discuss writing contest
• Parent night
• Review prompts - workshop thesis and talking points
• Work on essay on computers
• Tonight's HW:
• Macbeth essay due via Google Drive by end of the day on Tuesday

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Work on Macbeth in-class essay with Ms. LeClair

On tap for Monday:

Writing Macbeth esay on laptops

On tap for Tuesday:

Standard:  Macbeth essay

Honors:  Macbeth critical readings and project presentations

Day 54:  Friday, November 16, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will read, play a vocab game, and complete a graphic organizer.
• Today's Agenda:
• Outside Reading time and journal 6
• Vocabulary game
• Review Macbeth discussion questions, brainstorm thesis statements as a group, work on graphic organizer
• This Weekend's HW:
• Prepare for Macbeth 5 paragraph essay

Honors:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will read and complete a graphic organizer.
• Today's Agenda:
• Outside Reading time and journal 6
• Review Macbeth discussion questions, brainstorm thesis statements as a group, work on graphic organizer
• Discuss Art and Writing contest
• This Weekend's HW:
• Prepare for Macbeth 5 paragraph essay by completing graphic organizer

Day 53:  Thursday, November 15, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will reflect on report card, present Macbeth project, discuss Macbeth, and write thesis.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener: 
• Finish Macbeth dicussion questions in group
• Report car conferences
• Present Macbeth posters
• Macbeth dicussion questions
• Pick a quetsion, work on thesis
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a thesis and three talking points in response to one of the discussion questions

Honors:

• Same as standard PLUS project presentations!

Day 52:  Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will work on their Macbeth projects and prepare for final discussion.
• Today's Agenda:
• One-on-one grade conferences
• Work on Macbeth poster
• Macbeth items for discussion - complete in groups
• Hand back work
• Tonight's HW:
• Be sure project is completed to present tomorrow.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will work on their Macbeth projects and prepare for final discussion.
• Today's Agenda:
• Grade check-in
• Hand back work
• Work on Macbeth projects
• Macbeth items for discussion - complete in groups
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Macbeth project.

Day 51:  Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Work on Macbeth projects

Day 50:  Friday, November 9, 2018

Click here for the link to the blank box where you will write your MCAS open response for today!

All Classes:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will write a narrative from the perspective of Fleance.
• Today's Agenda:
• MCAS narrative writing exercise - Macbeth
• How to submit:
• highlight your text
• control C
• open email
• control V
• send me email at dambrose@medford.k12.ma.us
• Outside reading
• This Weekend's HW:
• Work on project.
• On tap for next week:
• Work on Macbeth projects on Tuesday

Day 49:  Thursday, November 8, 2018

All classes:  Work on Macbeth projects

Day 48:  Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will work on a group project to demonstrate understanding of Macbeth.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review project options
• Work in groups
• Talk about MCAS writing assignment for Friday
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Macbeth project.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will work on a group project to demonstrate understanding of Macbeth.
• Today's Agenda:
• Talk about MCAS writing assignment for Friday
• Review project rubric - honors, based on Mr. Bowen-Flynn's AP assignment
• Click here to examine Shmoop site about Macbeth's themes
• Work in groups
• What's on tap - Bloom-style essay
• Tonight's HW:
• Work on Macbeth project.

Day 47:  Monday, November 5, 2018

• MacBeth Test

Day 46:  Friday, November 2, 2018

All Classes:

Today's Objective:

• Students will discuss Macbeth and review for the test.

Today's Agenda:

• Opener:  MCAS warm-up
• Debrief on the play
• Test review - multiple choice and open response
• 1.  What is the role of the witches’ predictions in the play?  What do they predict in Act 1 and Act 4, and how do these predictions affect the characters and the story?
• 2.  What is the role of Banquo?  Even though Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are the most important characters, why is Banquo essential the play?
• 3.  Pick one:  Lady Macbeth and Macbeth.  How are they dynamic characters (that change over time)?
  
• Outside reading and log

This Weekend's HW:

• Study for Macbeth test (Monday).

Day 45:  Thursday, November 1, 2018

• Field trip to see Macbeth production!

Day 44:  Wednesday, October 31, 2018

All Classes:

Today's Objective:

• Students will view and analyze an interpretation of Macbeth.

Today's Agenda:

• Field logistics for tomorrow
• Review and submit HW (standard - predictions, honors - response to tragedy)
• Watch Act 4 and 5 on Michael Fasbender version of Macbeth
• 3-2-1 sheet

Tonight's HW:

• Complete 3-2-1 sheet if you did not finish in class.

Honors:

Bonus:  Listen to WBUR piece about the show

Day 43:  Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Focus on Macduff and witches
• Today's Agenda:
• Download handout for today here.
• Review HW
• Summarize 3.5 and 3.6
• Read 4.1
• Summarize 4.2
• Small Groups:  Respond to MacDuff's 4 quotes about the death of his family.
• Tonight's HW:
• 1 paragraph summary of how you think the play will end.

Honors:

• Agenda:  same as standard, but also with the bonus question to analyze 3.5 and 4.1 - Why do nearly all scholars think that these scenes are written by someone other than Shakespeare?
• Tonight's HW:  Read Act 5.  Write a response about the play as a tragedy and Macbeth as a tragic character.

Day 42:  Monday, October 29, 2018

Standard:

• Today’s Objective:
• Students will compare and contrast various interpretations of Macbeth.
• Today’s Agenda:
• Opener:  Clippage of Banquo’s death, journal, discussion – How do you feel about Banquo’s death?
• Summarize 3.4 and answer anticipation questions – download handout here
• Comparison Clippage – Banquet Scene
• Patrick Stewart version
• Ian McKellan version
• Michael Fasbender version
• Complete graphic organizer and discuss
• Tonight’s HW:
• Two paragraph analysis of Macbeth 3.4 scenes.

Honors:

• Today’s Objective:
• Students will compare and contrast various interpretations of Macbeth.
• Today’s Agenda:
• Opener:  Clippage of Banquo’s death, journal, discussion – How do you feel about Banquo’s death?
• Summarize 3.4 and answer anticipation questions – download handout here
• Comparison Clippage – Banquet Scene
• Patrick Stewart version
• Ian McKellan version
• Michael Fasbender version
• Complete graphic organizer and discuss
• Tonight’s HW:
• One page response paper – how did the versions of Macbeth 3.4 compare to your expectations (expressed in your director’s promptbook).

Day 41:  Friday, October 26, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will role play and analyze scenes from Act 3 of MacBeth (the climax).
• Today's Agenda:
• Outside Reading
• Opener:  Word Journal and Promptbook (or Character Committees)
• 3.1 Banquo's Soliloquy (role play, read, discuss)
• 3.1 MacBeth's Soliloquy (role play, video, dicuss)
• link to video (Patrick Stewart version)
• 3.2 Acting Compay - MacBeths 
• 3.3 Acting Company (and Journal)
• Tonight's HW:
• Be sure you have completed and submitted your MacBeth 2.2 promptbook assignment.

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will role play and analyze scenes from Act 2 and Act 3 of MacBeth (the climax).
• Today's Agenda:
• 7 minutes on each activity for today
• How was college fair?
• Opener:  Tossing Lines
• 2.1 Dagger soliloquy - view and discuss
• Discuss 2.2 promptbook
• 3.1 Banquo - role play, read, and answer questions
• 3.1 MacBeth - read and view clip
• 3.2 - Macbeths - read and discuss
• 3.3 - Murder! - read and journal
• Tonight's HW:
• Read MacBeth 3.4 on No Fear Shakespeare.
• Write about your vision for the scene if you were to be director.

Day 40:  Thursday, October 25, 2018

Period 2

• Lesson 10:  Character Committees

Period 4

• Workshop with actors in C114

Period 6

• Workshop with actors in theater

Day 39:  Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Standard:

• College Pride Presentation
• College Pride Q & A
• Work on MacBeth 2.2 director's promptbook (due Thursday; quiz grade)

Honors:

• College Pride Presentation
• College Pride Q & A
• MacBeth's soliloquy - on video and discuss
• Review promptbook
• MacBeth 2.2 - get into groups and divide work
• Due Friday - MacBeth 2.2 promptbook

Day 38:  Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Standard:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 5

• Today’s Objective:
• Students will analyze a soliloquy and create a director’s notebook.
• Today’s Agenda:
• Opener:  Tossing Lines
• MacBeth’s Soliloquy
• Translation
• Video clip
• Ideas, tone, imagery, dynamic character
• Last Night’s Work
• Promptbook – review requirements
• Small Groups
• Read 2.2 and begin to mark up notebook
• Tonight’s HW:
• Due in 2 days - director’s promptbook for MacBeth 2.2
• For tomorrow - think about college quetions

Honors:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze a soliloquy as a persuasive argument.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Review tweets from last night
• Share and submit
• View 1.7 soliloquy
• View once WITHOUT text in front of you, write down any words or phrases that stand out.  Discuss.
• Verbalizing inner argument
• Anwer questions on sheet
• Discuss soliloquy
• Seduction seduction
• Have students stand up and read for MacBeth and Lady MacBeth.  Discuss.
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a plan to direct and produce MacBeth 1.7.  Includes notes on costumes and stage direction.
• Write down any questions you have about college.

Day 37:  Monday, October 22, 2018

Standard:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze a soliloquy as a persuasive argument.  
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Review tweets from last night
• Share and submit
• View 1.7 soliloquy
• View once WITHOUT text in front of you, write down any words or phrases that stand out.  Discuss.
• Verbalizing inner argument 
• Answer questions on sheet
• Discuss soliloquy
• Seduction scene
• Have students stand up and read for MacBeth and Lady MacBeth.  Discuss.
• Tonight's HW:
• Write a plan to direct and produce MacBeth 1.7.  
• Includes notes on costumes and stage direction.

Honors:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 3

• Today's Objective:
• Students will be able to identify denotation, connotation, and subtext in a Shakespearean play.
• Today's Agenda:
• Click here to open PowerPoint notes and activities from today
• Review and submit HW (3 bullet points about 2 characters, with photo)
• Scene Summaries - 1.3 and 1.4
• Denotation vs. Connotation
• Other Literary Terms (stress and inflection)
• Subtweets and Subtext
• (1) when a character says something about someone but not directly
• (2) when a character says something but means something else (also verbal irony)
• Read 1.5 and 1.6 - first modern translation, then original Shakespeare
• Small Groups:  Identify FIVE spots in today's reading where there is subtext.  What is spoken, and what is the underlying subtext?
• Tonight's HW:
• Using your notes from 1.5 and 1.6 (and the five spots you identified where there is subtext), create a Twitter timeline with 5 subtweets from MacBeth characters.  (Lady MacBeth would be particularly good to focus in on.)

Day 36:  Friday, October 19, 2018

• Standard:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 3
• Today's Objective:
• Students will be able to identify denotation, connotation, and subtext in a Shakespearean play.
• Today's Agenda:
• Click here to open PowerPoint notes and activities from today
• Review and submit HW (3 bullet points about 2 characters, with photo)
• Scene Summaries - 1.3 and 1.4
• Denotation vs. Connotation
• Other Literary Terms (stress and inflection)
• Subtweets and Subtext
• Read 1.5 and 1.6 - first modern translation, then original Shakespeare
• Small Groups:  Identify FIVE spots in today's reading where there is subtext.  What is spoken, and what is the underlying subtext?
• Tonight's HW:
• Using your notes from 1.5 and 1.6 (and the five spots you identified where there is subtext), create a Twitter timeline with 5 subtweets from MacBeth characters.  
• (Lady MacBeth would be particularly good to focus in on.)
• Honors:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 2
• Today's Objective:
• Students will be able to read and analyze a Sheakepearean play and analyze contrasting video clips.
  
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit Beowulf translation essays
• MacBeth 1.1
• Read No Fear Shakespeare translation aloud
• Examine Genius notes on 1.1
• Watch 1.1 video clips (3 interpretations)
• Discuss contrasting clips and interpretations
• MacBeth 1.2
• Read No Fear Shakespeare translation aloud
• Examine Genius notes on 1.2
• Watch 1.2 video clip
• Discuss characters' tone towards MacBeth
• Tonight's HW:
• Choose 2 characters from MacBeth so far
• Draw or print a picture of what you think that character looks like
• Under each picture, write 3 words to describe the character
• Next two each word, write the quote from the text that supports your interpretation.

Day 35:  Thursday, October 18, 2018

• Standard:
• Picture Day
• Work on MacBeth HW assignment from last night with Ms. D
• Honors:
• Picture Day
• Work on Beowulf Translation essay assignment with Ms. D
• HW: Beowulf translation essay assignment due Friday

Day 34:  Wednesday, October 17, 2018

• Standard:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 2
• Today's Objective:
• Students will be able to read and analyze a Sheakepearean play and analyze contrasting video clips.
• Today's Agenda:
• MacBeth 1.1
• Read No Fear Shakespeare translation aloud
• Examine Genius notes on 1.1
• Watch 1.1 video clips (3 interpretations)
• Discuss contrasting clips and interpretations
• MacBeth 1.2
• Read No Fear Shakespeare translation aloud
• Examine Genius notes on 1.2
• Watch 1.2 video clip
• Discuss
• Bonus time:  1.2 analysis clip
• Tonight's HW:
• Choose 2 characters from MacBeth so far
• Draw or print a picture of what you think that character looks like
• Under each picture, write 3 words to describe the character
• Honors:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 1
• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze initial lines of Shakespeare's MacBeth, making inferences about character, plot, and theme.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Journal
• Has there ever been a time in your life when someone told you that something improbable would happen and it did?  
• Did the fact that the event was "predicted" cause you to behave differently than you would have otherwise and make it more likely for the event to occur?
• Or did the event simply seem to occur without any assistance from you?Students write and share.
• Discuss how this relates to plot of MacBeth (self-fulfilling prophecy, etc.)
• Tossing Lines
• Distribute select lines from MacBeth
• Have diffrent students read aloud in circle and discuss meaning, making inferences about character, plot, and theme.
• Actors' Circle and Read Around
• 1.3.1-112
• Students volunteer to read parts.
• Read around once, taking note of what you don't understand and asking specific questions
• Discuss what's happening in the scene, piece things together, answer questions
• Stand it up - read it again, but moving around and with more emphasis
• Discuss how MacBeth and Banquo react to the witches.  Are they confident or fearful?  How do you know?
• Tonight's HW:
• Beowulf translation essay due Friday

Day 33:  Tuesday, October 16, 2018

• Standard:  MACBETH UNIT, DAY 1
• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze initial lines of Shakespeare's MacBeth, making inferences about character, plot, and theme.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Journal
• Has there ever been a time in your life when someone told you that something improbable would happen and it did?  
• Did the fact that the event was "predicted" cause you to behave differently than you woul dhave otherwise and make it more likely for the event to occur?
• Or did the event simply seem to occur without any assistance from you?
• Students write and share.
• Discuss how this relates to plot of MacBeth (self-fulfilling prophecy, etc.)
• Tossing Lines
• Distribute select lines from MacBeth
• Have diffrent students read aloud in circle and discuss meaning, making inferences about character, plot, and theme.
• Actors' Circle and Read Around
• 1.3.1-112
• Students volunteer to read parts.
• Read around once, taking note of what you don't understand and asking specific questions
• Discuss what's happening in the scene, piece things together, answer questions
• Stand it up - read it again, but moving around and with more emphasis
• Discuss how MacBeth and Banquo react to the witches.  Are they confident or fearful?  How do you know?
• Tonight's HW:
• No homework BUT...
• Be sure you have returnd your field trip permission form!
• Honors:
• Today's Objective:
• Students will demonstrate skills they built during the Beowulf unit.
• Today's Agenda:
• Beowulf Test
• Tonight's HW:
• Continue working on translation essay (due Friday).

Day 32:  Monday, October 15, 2018

• Standard: 
• Today's Objective:
• Students will demonstrate skils they built during the Beowulf unit.
• Today's Agenda:
• Beowulf Test
• Hand in Kennings extra credit
• Tonight's HW:
• No HOMEWORK!
• BUT don't forget field trip form!
• Honors:  
• Today's Objective:
• Students will read about Beowulf's final two battles, contrast them, and prepare for tomorrow's test.
• Today's Agenda:
• Distribute extra credit kenning sheet
• Distribute test review
• Read Battle with Grendel's Mom
• Read Battle with Dragon
• Compare Contrast Exercises - T-chart and paragraph
• Tonight's HW:  
• Translation Essay due Friday 10/19 
• Test Tuesday 10/16

Day 31:  Friday, October 12, 2018

Announcements:

• Submit field trip form
• Monologue meeting on Tuesday afternoon

Standard Agenda:

• Outside Reading
• Share and Submit Contrast Paragraph
• Read Battle with the Dragon 
• Test Review and Preview of MCAS Questions
• Clippage of Dragon Battle Scene
• Distribute Extra Credit Kenning Sheet
• HW:  Study for Beowulf Test, Complete Kenning worksheet for extra credit

Honors Agenda:

• Outside Reading
• Touch Base on Translation Essay and Work (review rubric)
• Characteristics of the Epic
• Battle with Grendel's Mother - and T-Chart
• Paragraph Contrast
• HW:  Work on translation essay, Beowulf test Tuesday

Day 30:  Thursday, October 11, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will compare/contrast two battles.
• Today's Agenda:
• Characteristics of the Epic
• Check #1-6
• Reread Battle with Grendel's Mom
• Create T-Chart to contrast two battles
• Revisit and revise paragraphs
• Ticket out:  Submit paragraphs
• Tonight's HW:
• For Friday:  Bring in field trip form, bring in outside reading book
• For Monday:  Prepare for Beowulf test

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze and evaluate the merits of several different translations of Beowulf.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Review and submit HW questions (page 30, #1-6)
• Reread lines 710-736 (translation 6), which Adam read yesterday
• Bill Bagby video of lines 710-736 - note slightly different translation
• How did English evolve clip - provides context for translation exercise
• Terms for today:  caesura and alliteration - discuss with students or play 2:00-4:00 on thi clip to illustrate
• Small Groups:  Analyze select translations
• Distribute essay assignments and rubric
• Tonight's HW:
• For Friday:  Bring in field trip form, bring in outside reading book
• Work on translation essay
• For Tuesday:  Prepare for Beowulf test

Day 29:  Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will compare/contrast two battles.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review questions 1-6 on page 30
• Read Battle with Grendel's Mom in groups
• Consult with Mr. Ambrose one-on-one re: progress report grades
• Complete T-Chart - contrast Battle with Grendel and Battle with Grendel's MOm
• Tonight's HW:
• Using your T-chart, write one paragraph contrasting the Battle with Grendel and the Battle with Grendel's Mom
• Field trip form for Friday
• Beowulf test Monday

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will share an original taunt and read about Beowulf's battle with Grendel.
• Today's Agenda:
• How did the PSATs go?
• Share and submit taunt
• Read Battle with Grendel and discuss
• Tonight's HW:
• Answer questions 1-6 on page 30.
• Field trip form for Friday.
• Beowulf test Monday.

Day 28:  Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will read an analyze Beowulf's battle with Grendel.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit taunt
• Read Battle with Grendel
• Answer page 30 For Study and Discussion questions 1-8
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish For Study and Discussion questions 1-8 on page 30 if you did not finish in class

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze Beowulf and Grendel's characterization and wil write their own version of Unferth's Taunt.
• Today's Agenda:
• Circle discussion - Beowulf and Grendel characterization and submit HW
• Read and discuss Unferth's Taunt
• Modern example of Unferth's Taunt
• Work with partner on Unferth's Taunt
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish your own version of Unferth's Taunt

Day 27:  Friday, October 5, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will complete and review a practice PSAT test.
• Today's Agenda:
• PSAT Practice Test
• section 2, #1-11
• section 1, #10-18, 29-38
• Outside Reading
• Review Practice Test
• Tonight's HW:
• Field trip permission form and $18 for field trip
• Prepare for PSAT

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will review a practice PSAT test.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Quietly ID questions to review in practice book and do some Outside Reading
• Review Practice Test
• Tonight's HW:
• Field trip permission form and $18 for field trip
• Prepare for PSAT

Day 26:  Thursday, October 4, 2018

Standard:

• Work on Unferth's Taunt assignment with Ms. D

Honors:

• Complete PSAT practice test

Day 25:  Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze characterization (direct and indirect) of Beowulf and Grendel.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit homework (paragraphs about Beowulf and Grendel)
• Read "Unferth's Taunt" 
• Discuss main ideas and tone of this passage
• Examine modernized taunts
• Student samples of Beowulf's taunt
• Scene from 8 Mile
• Work with a partner to write your own 
• Tonight's HW:
• Your own version of Unferth's Taunt (20 lines per person) (due Friday)

Honors:

• Today's Agenda:
• Presentations
• Isabel
• Paul
• Andre
• Assembly with Mr. Blauch re: PSAT at 2:00
• Tonight's HW:
• Complete English PSAT practice book (due Friday)

Day 24:  Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Standard:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze characterization (direct and indirect) of Beowulf and Grendel.
• Today's Agenda:
• Hand back work and discuss revisions
• Review Beowulf notes
• Coming of Grendel and Coming of Beowulf
• Read and annotate from textbook
• Create T-chart on board to illustrate characterization as foils
• Small groups:  ID 2 quotes about Beowulf and 2 quotes about Grendel
• Tonight's HW:
• Write 2 paragraphs on characterization of Beowulf and Grendel (use quotes)

Honors:

• Today's Objective:
• Students will present their hero's journey projects, explaining how the movie of their chocie fits into the hero's journey model.
• Today's Agenda:
• Student presentations
• Tonight's HW:
• Read and annotate Beowulf packet.
• Write 2 paragraphs about characterization of Beowulf and Grendel.
• Due Friday:  Complete English sections of PSAT practice book.

Day 23:  Monday, October 1, 2018

All Classes

• Today's Objective:
• Students will present and explain how the movie of their choice fits into the hero's journey model.
• Today's Agenda:
• Student Presentations
• Period 2
• Brianna
• Gabe
• Donald
• Brian
• Period 4
• Kristen and Amy
• Iago and John
• Nico and Evellyn
• Cello and Maddy
• Antonio
• Adriana
• Brett and Conner
• Period 6
• Mariana
• Graves
• Dana
• Lauren
• Gabby
• Isabel
• Tyler
• Andre
• Steffan
• Paul
• Julia
• Caelee
• Monique
• Monday's Homework:
• Be sure all make-up work is submitted, as progress report grades close 10/1.

Day 22:  Friday, September 28, 2018

All Classes

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will prepare for MCAS, work on their hero's journey project, and read the book of their choice.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  MCAS preparation - Vocabulary Online Quiz - complete as group
• Outside Reading and Reading Log 3
• Work on Projects/Essays on Laptops
• This Weekend's HW:
• Finish Hero's Journey Project/Essay.
• Be prepared to present on Monday for extra credit.

Day 21:  Thursday, September 27, 2018

All Classes

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will demonstrate their knowledge and skills established during the hero's journey unit.
• Today's Agenda:
• Hero's Journey Unit Test
•  Tonight's HW:
• Work on hero's journey essay/project (due Monday, 10/1/18)

Day 20:  Wednesday, September 26, 2018

All Classes

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will review for tomorrow's test and work on their hero's journey project.
• Today's Agenda:
• Last day to register for PSAT
• Guest speaker - translation opportunity
• Test review
• Archetype examples
• Breakfast Club poster
• Breakfast Club clip
• Saved by the Bell
• Small groups:  Identify a show/movie that uses an archetype.  Share out.
• Work on hero's journey project/essay on laptop computers
• Tonight's HW:
• Hero's journey test - Thursday, 9/27
• Hero's journey project/essay - Monday, 10/1

Day 19:  Tuesday, September 25, 2018

All Classes

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will be able to identify 16 villainous archetypes that occur in literature.
• Today's Agenda:
• Questions project rubric
• Villain archetypes
• Villaness archetypes
• Work on graphic organizer
• Tonight's HW:
• Hero's journey test - Thursday, 9/27
• Hero's journey essay (honors)/project (standard) - Monday, 10/1

Day 18:  Monday, September 24, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will be able to identify 16 heroic archetypes that occur in literature.
• Today's Agenda:
• Review project rubric
• Hero archetype notes
• Heroine archetype notes
• Work on graphic organizer
• Tonight's HW:
• Hero's Journey Test - Thursday, 9.27.18
• Hero's Journey Project - due Monday, 10.1.18

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will share their bliss and be able to identify 16 heroic archetypes that occur in literature.
• Today's Agenda:
• Distribute Kindle permission form
• Bliss presentations and submit essay
• Review essay rubric
• Hero archetype notes
• Heroine archetype notes
• Work on graphic organizer
• Tonight's HW:
• Hero's Journey Test - Thursday, 9.27.18
• Hero's Journey Esay - due Monday, 10.1.18

On tap for Monday:

• review hero's journey project
• work on completing template
• heroic archetype notes
• share and submit bliss (honors)
• hero's journey test next week

Day 17:  Friday, September 21, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will share their bliss and analyze nonfiction writing.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit bliss
• The Wave - 2014 MCAS
• Video
• Read Aloud
• Small Groups:  Multiple Choice
• Small Groups:  Brainstorm Open Response
• Large Group:  Review Multiple Choice and Open Response
• Students should hold onto packet to review skills for next week's test
• Outside Reading
• No reading log this week
• Tonight's HW:
• No homework this weekend!

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will learn about the theories of Joseph Campbell and apply them to their own "bliss."
• Today's Agenda:
• Finding Joe part 2
• Review and check questions
• Review Bliss Essay
• Tonight's HW:
• 5 paragraph essay on Bliss
• Present your bliss on Monday for extra credit

Day 16:  Thursday, September 20, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Work on bliss essay with Ms. D
• Work on hero's journey graphic organizer with Ms. D

Honors:  Period 6

• Finding Joe movie part 1 with Ms. D

Day 15:  Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will examine examples of the return stage of the hero's journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Return Stage Notes and Clips
• E.T. Flight Clip
• Matrix Clip
• Work on Bliss Essay
• Tonight's HW:
• No HW tonight in observance of Yom Kippur. 
• Bliss essay due Friday, 9/21.

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss passages written by Campbell and watch videos to illustrate the stages of the journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Initation and Return Stage Notes and Clips
• E.T. Flight Clip
• Matrix Clip
• Campbell Reading with 5 multiple choice questions
• Tonight's HW:
• No HW tonight in observance of Yom Kippur.

Day 14:  Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will examine examples of the initiation stage of the journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Initiation Stage Notes and Clips
• Work on Bliss Esssay (write a paragraph)
• Tonight's HW:
• No HW tonight in observance of Yom Kippur.
• Bliss essay due Friday, 9/21.

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss passages written by Joseph Campbell and watch video clips to illustrate stages of the hero's journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• DYRT quiz
• Discuss last night's reading
• Stages 1-6 of the Hero's Journey
• Short reading and multiple choice questions
• Tonight's HW:
• No HW tonight in observance of Yom Kippur.

Day 13:  Monday, September 17, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will examine examples of the separation stage of the journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Separation Stage Notes and Clips
• Harry Potter - Call to Adventure Clip
• The Matrix - Meeting with the Mentor Clip
• Reading and Questions
• Touch Base on Bliss Essay
• Tonight's HW:
• Bliss Essay due on Friday, 9/21.  Present your Bliss for extra credit.

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objectives:
• Students will facilitate class and teach about themes of their book.
• Today's Agenda:
• Collect reading log 2
• Monster presentation
• Girl, Interrupted presentation
• Review "Quilt" poem and questions
• Bonus Time:  Hero's Journey Reading with 5 multiple choice questions
• Tonight's HW:
• Read and annotate Joseph Campbell Hero's Journey packet.

On tap for next week...

• Monday - Separation Stage of the Hero's Journey
• Tuesday - Initiation Stage
• Wednesday - Return Stage
• Thursday - Standard completes graphic organizer, Honors views Finding Joe
• Friday - Standard song analysis and MCAS prep and presents bliss essay, Honors views Finding Joe

Day 12:  Friday, September 14, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will analyze a poem, discuss the hero's journey, and read.
• Today's Agenda:
• Opener:  Quilt Poem 
• Turn and Talk and HW Check (Finding Joe questions)
• Discuss Finding Joe
• Review Bliss Essay Assignment
• Outside Reading
• Ticket Out:  Reading Log 2
• Tonight's HW:
• Follow Your Bliss essay due Friday, 9.21

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objective:
• Students will facilitate class and teach about themes of their book.
• Today's Agenda:
• Group Preentations
• Ready Player One
• Garcia Girls
• Monster
• Girl, Interrupted
• Tonight's HW:
• 15 minutes out Outside Reading and Reading Log 2
• Quilt Poem - 4 multiple choice questions

Day 11:  Thursday, September 13, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss their hero and learn about the hero's journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit HW
• Finding Joe clips
• Finding Joe questions (side 2)
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish side 2 of Finding Joe questions.
• Bring in outside reading book.

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objective:
• Students will facilitate class and teach about the themes of their book.
• Today's Agenda:
• Group presentations
• It's Kind of a Funny Story - Monique
• Book Thief - Jacqueline and Peter
• Tonight's HW:
• Summer Reading Presentations Wed, Thurs, Fri

Day 10:  Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Standard:  Periods 2 and 4

• Today's Objective:
• Students will discuss their hero and learn about the hero's journey.
• Today's Agenda:
• Share and submit HW
• Finding Joe clips
• Finding Joe questions (side 1)
• Tonight's HW:
• Finish side 1 of Finding Joe questions.

Honors:  Period 6

• Today's Objective:
• Students will facilitate class and teach about the themes of their book.
• Today's Agenda:
• Group presentations
• Andrew and Paul - One Fan's Story:  If This Hat Could Talk
• Jared and Adam - Angela's Ashes
• Sarah, Mariana, Lauren, and Tyler - A Long Way Gone
• Tonight's HW:
• Summer Reading Presentations Wed, Thurs, Fri

Day 9:  Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will see and discuss examples of heroism from 9/11 and then write about their own hero.

Today's Agenda:

• Remembering 9/11
• Article:  Four of a Kind
• Video:  The Man in the Red Bandana
• Hero Definitions - Brainstorm on Overhead 
• Journal:  Who is your hero?
• Honors:  Plan calendar of presentations

Tonight's HW:

• Standard:  Finish your "Who is your hero?" journal.  Bring in a photo for extra credit.
• Honors:  Summer reading presentations Wednesday and Thursday

On tap for tomorrow:

• Standard:  Share HW, separation stage of hero' journey notes
• Honors:  Day 1 of 2 summer reading presentations

Day 8:  Monday, September 10, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will begin to explore the concept of the hero' journey and define what it means to be a hero.

Today's Agenda:

• View and discuss Finding Joe trailer
• Beowulf notes
• Lord of the Rings clip - discuss how it illustrates comitatus
• Read and discuss excerpt from Why Courage Matters by John McCain
• Small groups:  Come up with a bullet point definition of "hero"
• Ticket out:  Submit hero definition
• HONORS:  Work on summer reading project during second half of class

Tonight's HW:

• No Homework!  Happy New Year to all of our Jewish students!
• Honors - summer reading project due Wedneday

Day 7:  Friday, September 7, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will analyze a poem - as they will do on the MCAS - and read the book of their choice.

Today's Agenda:

• Opener:  Song Analysis Suggestions
• Read Poem - The Calling
• Analyze and answer questions, Review
• Submit Answer Sheet
• Reading Log Format
• Quiet Reading - 15 minutes
• Ticket Out:  Completed Reading Log
• Honors:  Work on Summer Reading Project

This Weekend's HW:

• No HW this weekend in observance of Jewish holidays.
• Honors summer reading project due next Wednesday, 9/12.

On Tap For Next Week:

• Introduction to Hero's Journey Unit

Day 6:  Thursday, September 6, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will correct and revise their reading comprehension diagnostic.

Today's Agenda:

• Share and submit thank you letters (HW)
• Review last week's MCAS reading comprehension diagnostic (from 2016)
• WWII reading
• access prior knowledge
• read through aloud
• multiple choice
• open response - rubric and samples
• with parter - score according to rubric, write 2 suggestions for next time
• Sonnet reading
  
• access prior knowledge
• read through aloud
• unlock the poem
• mulrtiple choice
• Honors:  Chromebooks to work on summer reading projects

Tonight's HW:

• Bring in outside reading book.
• Honors summer reading project due 9/12.
• No homework this weekend in observance of Jewish holidays.

On tap for tomorrow:

• Outside Reading
• MCAS Prep
• Song Analysis

Day 5:  Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will write a thank you letter to someone who positively impacted them.

Today's Agenda:

• Period 4:  Names
• Outside Reading Fridays - Format
• Ted Talk:  Everyday Leadership
• Discuss Video and Brainstorm
• Instructional Clip:  How To Write A Letter
• Quiet Writing
• Share Writing with Partner
• Honors:  Review Summer Reading Group Project Presentation Requirements; Get Into Groups to Plan

Tonight's HW:

• Type the letter you wrote today.
• +10 bonus points if you mail it or email it

On Tap for Tomorrow:

• Standard:  share letters, review MCAS diagnostic with read through, sample open response, etc., rewrite open response for more points
• Honors:  brief overview of MCAS diagnostic, work on summer reading project

Day 4:  Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Today's Objective:

• Students will demonstrate their knowledge of their summer reading book.

Today's Agenda:

• Summer Reading Essay
• turn in rubric
• turn in graphic organizer for 5 bonus points

Tonight's HW:

• No Homework!
• (Be sure to submit parent/guardian form if you have not already done so.)

Day 3:  Thursday, August 30, 2018

Today's Objective:

• To complete a reading comprehension diagnostic and continue to outline the summer reading essay.

Today's Agenda:

• Period 4 Only - Share and submit name histories
• Complete MCAS reading comprehension diagnostic
• Reading Comprehension Diagnostic from 2016 MCAS
• "Speech at the surrender of Japan ending WWII"
• "Sonnet 91"
• Work on graphic organizer for summer reading essay
• Period 6 (Honors) Only - Collaborate with peers to figure out what work you want to do your project on

Tonight's HW:

• Complete graphic organizer.
• Prepare to write summer reading essay in class on Tuesday, 9/4 for a test grade

Day 2:  Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Today's Objective:

• To learn everyone's name and to begin to outline the summer reading essay.

Today's Agenda:

• Period 4 Only - Wrap up (A) goal setting and (B) student surveys
• Submit Parent/Guardian Form
• Share Name Histories (and Submit HW)
• Review Summer Reading MCAS Essay Prompts
• Review Summer Reading Essay Rubric
• Distibute 10 Tips for Writing a Good Essay
• Distribute Graphic Organizer for Essay

Tonight's HW:

• Begin to work on graphic organizer.
• Bring in summer reading book tomorrow if you have it.
• Summer reading in-class essay on Tuesday, 9/4

Day 1:  Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Today's Objective:

• To learn about the course and to set some goals.

Today's Agenda:

• Welcome!
• Review Syllabus
• Introductory Presentation
• Mantras and Essentials
• Accomplished Alumni
• Setting Goals Activity
• Getting to Know You Survey
• Parent/Guardian Letter
• NOTE:  Period 4 has assembly; will complete goal setting activity and survey on Wednesday, 8.29.2018.

Tonight's HW:

• Have your parent/guardian complete parent/guardian form.
• Write one paragraph about the history/meaning of your name.

Useful Links:

English 10 Syllabus

Day 1 PowerPoint

Parent/Guardian Letter

Reading Log Sheet

MCAS Curriculum Covered:

• Lincoln/Whitman speech analysis
• DESE Practice MCAS 2019
• All 3 PARCC Practice Tests 2019

2018

• The Calling

2016

• Speech at the surrender of Japan ending WWII
• Sonnet 91

2015

• Quilts

2014

• The Wave (standard-level classes only)