Day 118: Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Today's Agenda:
- Read like a reader, Read like a writer exercise in circle
- Small groups: Review Read like a reader, Read like a writer exercise and homework check
- Large group: Discuss Read like a reader, Read like a writer
- Ticket Out: Submit Read like a reader, Read like a writer
Tonight's HW:
- Read chapter 5 of Animal Farm and write bullet point notes with quotes
Day 117: Monday, March 9, 2020
Today's Agenda:
- Opener: Revisit chapter 3
- Chapter 3 discussion questions
- and HW check and agenda book check
- Chapter 3 Propaganda activity in small groups
Tonight's HW:
- Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm and write bullet point notes with quotes
Day 116: Friday, March 6, 2020
Today's Agenda:
- Review Chapter 1 (song and rhetoric)
- Review Chapter 2 (notes and activities)
- Outside Reading
This Weekend's Homework:
- Read Chapter 3 of Animal Farm and write bullet point notes with quotes.
Day 115: Thursday, March 5, 2020
MCAS Infrastructure Test
Day 114: Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Today's Agenda:
- Agenda book check and HW check
- Warm-up quetions
- Old Major's speech - read and analyze
- Small groups - rhetorical analysis
- Small groups - compare anthems ("Beasts of England" and "The Internationale")
Tonight's HW:
- Read Chapter 2 of Animal Farm and write bullet point notes with quotes.
Day 113: Monday, March 2, 2020
Animal Farm: Introduce Animal Farm
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Read Chapter 1 of Animal Farm.
- Write bullet point notes about Old Major's speech, using at least three quotes.
Day 112: Friday, February 28, 2020
Black History Month
Black History Month Assembly
Debrief on and discuss assembly
Share poem in the style of Kendrick Lamar
Outside reading
Day 111: Thursday, February 27, 2020
Black History Month: Kendrick Lamar
Today's Agenda:
- Share identity poems (in the style of Langston Hughes) and submit
- HONORS: Review and submit Theme for English B questions
- Kendrick Lamar - Pulitzer Prize Winner
- NPR Video - view and discuss takeaways
- i - listen and discuss
- Grammy performance
- Write your own poem
Tonight's HW:
- Write your own poem in the style of Kendrick Lamar.
Day 110: Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Black History Month: Langston Hughes
Today's Objective:
- Students will read and analyze an identity poem.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Write your own identity poem in the style of Langston Hughes.
- Honors: Additionally, complete discussion questions.
Day 109: Tuesday, February 25, 2020
MCAS Preparation: D.B. Cooper exercises
Today's Objective:
- Students will practice writing a narrative as they will write on the MCAS.
Today's Agenda:
- Access link in email
- Read D. B. Cooper passages
- Work on narrative assignment
Tonight's HW:
- Continue work on D. B. Cooper assignment. Final draft due Wednesday.
Day 108: Monday, February 24, 2020
MCAS Preparation: D.B. Cooper exercises
Today's Objective:
- Students will practice writing a narrative as they will write on the MCAS.
Today's Agenda:
- Access link in email
- Read D. B. Cooper passages
- Work on narrative assignment
Tonight's HW:
- Continue work on D. B. Cooper assignment. Final draft due Wednesday.
Day 107: Friday, February 14, 2020
Satire
Today's Objective:
- Students will express their understanding of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- Satire Test
- 35 multiple choice questions
- 2 open response questions
Tonight's HW:
- NO HOMEWORK! ENJOY THE BREAK!
Day 106: Thursday, February 13, 2020
Satire
Today's Objective:
- Students will review satire concepts to prepare for a test.
Today's Agenda:
- Share Modest Proposal Essays
- Satire Test Review
- Review Harrison Bergeron Questions
- Small groups: Complete political cartoon questions and article analysis questions
- Small groups: Outline your open response for the test
Tonight's HW:
Day 105: Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Harrison Bergeron Film and Discussion
Day 104: Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Harrison Bergeron Reading and Questions
Day 103: Monday, February 10, 2020
Modest Proposal
Today's Objective:
- Students will compare two works of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- Opener: Read and annotate War Prayer by Mark Twain.
- Small groups: Identify theme and satirical techniques.
- Discussion
- Read and discuss "God on our Side"
- Two paragraph ticket out: Compare themes and techniques of the two works.
Tonight's HW:
- Work on Modest Proposal essay (due Thursday, 2.13).
- Satire unit test on Friday, 2.13.
Day 102: Friday, February 7, 2020
Modest Proposal
Today's Objective:
- Students will create their own work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- Distribute sample Modest Proposal Essay
- Complete graphic organizer
- Work on essay on computers
Tonight's HW:
- Modest Proposal essay due Thurday, 2/13
- Satire Test on Friday, 2/14
Day 101: Thursday, February 6, 2020
Modest Proposal
Today's Objective:
- Students will create their own work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- Distribute sample Modest Proposal Essay
- Complete graphic organizer
- Work on essay on computers
Tonight's HW:
- Modest Proposal essay due Thurday, 2/13
- Satire Test on Friday, 2/14
Day 100: Wednesday, February 5, 200
Modest Proposal
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Work on Modest Proposal Essay (due Thursday, 2/13)
Day 99: Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Modest Proposal
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- How did report card talk go?
- Read and annotate Modest Proposal in discussion circle
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Answer four questions in Modest Proposal packet.
- Honors: Same as standard, but use quotes.
Day 98: Monday, February 3, 2020
Report Card Reflection, Modest Proposal Introduction
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Show your guardian your report card and reflect on your performance.
Day 97: Friday, January 31, 2020
Horatian vs. Juvenalian Satire
Opener: Target Grade Calculations for Q3 and Q4
Return to wrap up agenda from Wednesday, 1.29.2020
Day 96: Thursday, January 30, 2020
Study
Day 95: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Horatian vs. Juvenalian Satire
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Write your own poem in the style of Horace or Juvenal.
- Honors: Write two poems, one in the style of Horace and one in the style of Juvenal.
Day 94: Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Student-Selected Examples of Satire
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
- Opener: Review Othello satire questions
- Student-Selected Satire Examples
- What makes it satire?
- What techniques are used?
- What is the message?
- Mr. Ambrose Satire Examples
Tonight's HW:
- No homework, BUT make sure you have submitted your TWO MCAS practice essays.
Day 93: Monday, January 27, 2020
Introduction to Satire Unit
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn about how to identify a work of satire.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Email me a satirical link to share with the class tomorrow.
- Honors: Same as standard, plus a two-paragraph analysis (message of satire, satirical techniques used).
Day 92: Friday, January 24, 2020
MCAS In-Class Practice Test 2, Day 3
(Dracula and Station Eleven)
Day 91: Thursday, January 23, 2020
MCAS In-Class Practice Test 2, Day 2
(Dracula and Station Eleven)
Day 90: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
MCAS In-Class Practice Test 2, Day 1
(Dracula and Station Eleven)
Day 89: Tuesday, January 21, 2020
LAST DAY OF QUARTER 2!
Day 88: Friday, January 17, 2020
MCAS In-Class Practice Test 1, Day 2
(Plastic: A Toxic Love Story and E-Waste)
Day 87: Thursday, January 16, 2020
MCAS In-Class Practice Test 1, Day 1
(Plastic: A Toxic Love Story and E-Waste)
Day 86: Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Midterm Exam
Day 85: Tuesday, Januaray 14, 2020
Midterm Exam Review Game (Kahoot!)
Today's Objective:
- Students will create a study guide for Wednesday's midterm exam.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
Day 84: Monday, January 13, 2020
Midterm Exam Review
Today's Objective:
- Students will create a study guide for Wednesday's midterm exam.
Today's Agenda:
- Submit sonnet essay (test grade)
- Small groups: Create a concrete study guide (on paper) for your midterm exam using notebook and tests
Tonight's HW:
Day 83: Friday, January 10, 2020
Sonnet Test
Today's Objective:
- Students will demondatrate their ability to analyze sonnets.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
HW: Sonnet Essay (J. Cole comparison)
Day 82: Thursday, January 9, 2020
Sonnets by Other Writers (Spenser, Sidney, Browning)
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
- MLK essay contest deadline - Thursday at noon
- Shakespearean monologue contest - meeting Thursday at 2:20
- Shakespeare - 29 and 73 - pp. 167-168
- Spenser - 67 and 75 - pp. 156-157
- Sidney - 31 and 39 - p. 159
- Browning - 43
Tonight's HW:
- Sonnet Test on Friday, 1/10.
- Work on Shakespeare/J. Cole essay - due Monday, 1/13.
- Midterm Exam on Wednesday, 1/15.
Day 81: Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Other Sonnets by Shakespeare
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
- MLK essay contest deadline - Thursday at noon
- Shakespearean monologue contest - meeting after school on Thursday in Mr. Bowen-Flynn's room
- Sonnet 29
- Sonnet 30
- Sonnet 73
- In small groups, read and analyze sonnets for 10 minutes each (pp. 167-169 in textbook).
- Answer questions #2, 3, and 4 on page 169 in textbook.
Tonight's HW:
- Sonnet Test on Friday, 1/10.
- Work on Shakespeare/J. Cole essay - due Monday, 1/13.
- Midterm Exam on Wednesday, 1/15.
Day 80: Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Sonnet 130 (with Dove videos and J. Cole song)
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
- MLK essay contest deadline - Thursday at noon
- Shakespearean monologue contest - meeting after school on Thursday is Mr. Bowen-Flynn's room
- Hand back work
- Share and submit HW
- Beauty videos and discussion
- Analyze poem - sonnet 130 - ID 8 ways Shakespeare's lover differ sfrom the societal standards of beauty in his time
- J. Cole - "Crooked Smile" - watch video and review essay assignment
Tonight's HW:
- Sonnet Test on Friday, 1/10.
- Work on Shakespeare/J. Cole essay - due Monday, 1/13.
- Midterm Exam on Wednesday, 1/15.
Day 79: Monday, January 6, 2020
Sonnet 116
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- 2 paragraph open response - what would be a good title for sonnet 116 and why?
Day 78: Friday, January 3, 2020
Sonnet 18, Shakespeare background, and John Green video
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Write 2 paragraphs - What is the theme of sonnet 18, and how does the sonnet form work to convey this theme? Use quotes. Mention literary devices.
Day 77: Thursday, January 2, 2020
Sonnet Unit Introduction
Today's Objective:
- Students will learn and apply knowledge about the sonnet form.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Standard - complete Romeo and Juliet sonnet questions
- Honors - write two paragraphs about how the Romeo and Juliet sonnet utilizes a religious motif to convey meaning
Day 76: Friday, December 20, 2019
Submit Othello essays
Othello Test
Day 75: Thursday, December 19, 2019
Othello
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Standard
- Othello on traditional film
- Othello test review (O as a dynamic character, particular passages, short answer prompts)
- Work on Othello essay
- Honors
- Othello on O film
- Supplemental honors clippage (from Mr. Bowen-Flynn)
- Othello test review (O as a dynamic character, particular passages, short answer prompts)
- Work on Othello essay
Tonight's HW:
- Finish Othello essay
- Study for Othello test
Day 74: Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Othello
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Progress reports/MLK essay
- Review and submit HW (foreshadowing in the Willow scene)
- Act 5 on film - O (Standard), Othello (Honors)
- Distribute and work on essay prompts
Tonight's HW:
- Work on Othello essay
- Study for Othello test
Day 73: Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Othello: Work on foreshadowing and tone response
Day 72: Monday, December 16, 2019
Othello 4
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Review Act 3 and 4 packet quetions (submit if you did not hand them to the sub)
- Act 3 and 4 on O video (:26-1:06)
- Foreshadowing and Tone
- Willow Scene
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Write one paragraph about the "Willow scene" and how it foreshadows and sets a tone for Act 5 of the play.
- Honors: Same as standard, but include 3 quotes.
Day 71: Friday, December 13, 2019
Work on Act 3 and 4 Handout Packet
(Mr. Ambrose personal day)
Day 70: Thursday, December 12, 2019
Othello 3.4-4.2 (with DVD)
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Art and Writing Entries
- Follow the Path of the Handkerchief
- Act 3 and 4 on Video
- Work on Packet
Tonight's HW:
- Complete Act 3 and 4 Packet for Monday, 12/16.
Day 69: Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Othello 3.1-3.3
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Hand back work
- Small groups: Finish 3.1-3.3 handout
- Review 3.1-3.3 handdout and submit
- Small group tasks
- Review HW (honors only)
- Finish Art and Writing submissions on computer
Tonight's HW:
- Complete Art and Writing Contest Entries
Day 68: Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Othello Act 1 and 2 Quiz, 3.1-3.3 handout
Today's Objective:
- Students will demonstrate their understanding of Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Submit Homework (Act 2 questions)
- Othelllo Act 1 and 2 Quiz
- Correct Quiz
- Work on 3.1-3.3 Handout in Groups
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Complete 3.1-3.3 Handout.
- Honors: Read and annotate the remainder of Act 3 (3.3 and 3.4).
Day 67: Monday, December 9, 2019
Othello 2.2 and 2.3
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze Iago's plan and how it impacts Cassio.
Today's Agenda:
- Hand back work and collect work
- Opener: Paraphrase Iago's 2nd soliloquy
- Act 2 of Othello on film
- modern version - O - :19-:27 (8 min.)
- classic version - Othello - :24-:46 (22 min.)
- Work on fill-in-the-blank handout
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Complete fill-in-the-blank Act 2 handout. Be ready for quiz tomorrow.
- Honors: Complete "Looking Back at Act 2 (and some of Act 1)" handout. Be ready for quiz tomorrow.
Day 66: Friday, December 6, 2019
Iago's Soliloquy in 1.3 and Othello 2.1
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze Iago's soliloquy and what it reveals about his character.
Today's Agenda:
- Review and submit guided viewing sheet
- Iago's soliloquy
- small group - paraphrase
- large group - review
- Othello 2.1 - if time allow
Tonight's HW:
- Make-up work due Monday, 12/9 (final day for academic cut-off for progress reports)
- Scholastic Art and Writing Awards deadline 12/12
Day 65: Thursday, December 5, 2019
Today's Objective:
- Students will compare/contrast two interpretations of a literary text.
Today's Agenda:
- Before class: Submit HW (1.1 and 1.2 review sheets)
- Opener: modern version of Othello, Act 1 - O (13 min.)
- Note what you reminded you of yesterday's reading. Discuss.
- Distribute guided viewing sheet
- Classic version of Othello, Act 1 (24 min.)
- Small groups: Work on questions
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Complete Act 1 guided viewing sheet
- Honors: Read and respond to Iago's soliloquy at the end of Act 1, scene 3. ("I hate the Moor...")
Day 64: Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Today's Objective:
- Students will read Othello and discuss characterization of Iago and Othello.
Today's Agenda:
- Reivew Othello background
- Othello 1.1
- Othello 1.2
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Complete fill-in-the-blank Othello 1.1 and 1.2 handout.
- Honors: Complete Othello 1.1 an 1.2 quote handout.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
SNOW DAY!
Day 63: Monday, December 2, 2019
Othello Introduction Activities (Reputation)
Day 62: Wednesday, 11.27.2019
PEP RALLY!
Day 61: Tueday, 11.26.2019
Macbeth In-Class Essay (MCAS narrative practice)
Day 60: Monday, 11.25.2019
Macbeth Test
Day 59: Friday, 11.22.2019
Period 2 - Macbeth Film Day 2
Period 4 - Assembly
Period 6 - Macbeth Film Day 2
This Weekend's HW: Study for Macbeth Test
Day 58: Thursday, 11.21.2019
Period 2 - Macbeth Film Day 1
Period 4 - Macbeth Film Day 2
Period 6 - Macbeth Discussion Questions in small groups
Day 57: Wednedsay, 11.20.2019
Period 2 - Sandy Hook Assembly
Period 4 - Macbeth Film Day 1
Period 6 - Macbeth Film Day 1
Use guided viewing packet (available in class only)
Day 56: Tuesday, 11.19.2019
Read the remainder of Act 5 of MacBeth (scenes 5.6-5.11).
Write a paragraph about what happened in the act and compare it to what you predicted yesterday.
Day 55: Monday, 11.18.2019
MacBeth, Day 12
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze MacBeth and Lady MacBeth as dynamic characters.
Today's Agenda:
- Opener: Write and share a prediction about how the play will end.
- 5.1 - watch "Out Damned Spot" scene on video (Patrick Stewart version)
- Share summaries of 5.2-5.5
- 5.5 - Macbeth soliloquy
- Ticket Out: How are Lady MacBeth and MacBeth dynamic characters?
- We will check our three pieces of writing from today tomorrow in class.
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: No homework.
- Honors: Read and annotate MacBeth 5.6-5.11.
Day 54: Friday, 11.15.2019
MacBeth, Day 11
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze the development of the plot involving MacDuff, Malcolm, and Lady Macbeth.
Today's Agenda:
- Download a handout for today's class here.
- Review Act 4 Summaries
- View 1:34-2:00 of Patrick Stewart MacBeth (25 min.)
- Answer questions on guided viewing sheet
- Small groups: Close reading of MacDuff's lines
- View 2:00-2:05 on video (6 min.)
- Answer questions on guided viewing sheet
- Review and discuss answers
- Ticket Out: Submit your prediction about how the play will end.
This Weekend's HW:
- No HW! Enjoy the weekend!
Day 53: Thursday, 11.14.2019
MacBeth, Day 10
Today's Objective:
- Students will focus on MacDuff and the witches to perform a close reading as they will do on the MCAS.
Today's Agenda:
- Download the Macbeth 3.5-4.3 handout here.
- Discuss report cards and complete reflection journal for opener.
- Review HW and submit (compare/contrast videos)
- Quietly read 3.5 and 3.6 and answer questions
- Summarize 4.1-4.3
- Small groups: Respond to MacDuff's quotes
- HONORS: Why do scholars think 3.5 and 4.1 were not written by Shakespeare?
Tonight's HW:
- One paragraph response on how you think the play will end.
Day 52: Wednesday, 11.13.2019
MacBeth, Day 9
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze various versions of the famous Banquo's ghost scene from MacBeth.
Today's Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Use graphic organizer to write a 2-paragraph compare/contrast response to today's video clips.
- Honors: Also complete 3.4 questions
Day 51: Tuesday, 11.12.2019
MacBeth, Day 8
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze development of plot and character in Act 3 of MacBeth.
Today's Agenda:
- Opener: Wrap up presentations, return to talk about Banquo's character
- 3.1 Banquo's soliloquy - read and discuss
- 3.1 MacBeth's soliloquy - read and discuss
- How have MacBeth's feelings towards Banquo changed?
- 3.2 Act it out
- What are some doubts that the MacBeths share about their new positions?
- 3.3 Act it out and journal
- How do you feel about the death of Banquo?
Tonigh'ts HW:
- Complete questions for 3.1-3.3 on front side of handout.
Day 50: Friday, 11.8.2019
MacBeth, Day 7
Today's Objective:
- Students will teach the class and present a vision of a particular scene in MacBeth.
Today's Agenda:
- Roud-Robin Reciprocal Teaching
- MacBeth 1.1
- MacBeth 1.2
- MacBeth 1.3
- MacBeth 1.5
- MacBeth 1.7
- MacBeth 2.1
- MacBeth 2.2
This Weekend's HW:
- No HW! Enjoy the long weekend!
Day 49: Thursday, 11.7.2019
MacBeth, Day 6
Today's Objective:
- Students will create a director's notebook online.
Today's Agenda:
- Go see school play for quarter 2 extra credit!
- Hand back work
- Questions about project requirements?
- WORK ON PROJECT! DUE TOMORROW!
- Grade conferences
Tonight's HW:
- Finish up your director's promptbook presentation. 50-point quiz grade. To be presented tomorrow.
Day 48: Wednesday, 11.6.2019
MacBeth, Day 5
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze a soiloquy and create a director's notebook.
Today's Agenda:
- Openers:
- Standard: Review 1.7 questions
- Honors: Share HW (1.7 directing ideas)
- Tossing Lines 2.1
- Macbeth's Soliloquy
- Review requirements for promptbook
- Small groups: read 2.2 and begin to mark up notebook
Tonight's HW:
- Read 2.2 and work on promptbook group assignment (due Friday)
Day 47: Monday, 11.4.2019
MacBeth, Day 4
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze a soliloquy as a persuasive argument.
Today's Agenda:
- Review and submit tweets
- What do we all think of Lady MacBeth?
- View 1.7 soliloquy (without text)
- Write down words and impressions
- Verbalizing inner argument
- Answer questions on sheet
- Seduction scene
- Discuss MacBeth and Lady MacBeth's relationship
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: No homework
- Honors: Make a plan to direct and produce 1.7
Day 46: Friday, 11.1.2019
MacBeth, Day 3
Day 45: Thursday, 10.31.2019
MacBeth, Day 2
Today's Objective:
- Students will analyze initial lines of MacBeth and make inferences about character, plot, and theme.
Today's Agenda:
- MacBeth 1.1
- Read (Standard - No Fear Shakespeare, Honors - Original)
- 1.1 Clips
- Discuss
- MacBeth 1.2
- Read (Standard - No Fear Shakespeare, Honors - Original)
- 1.2 Clips
- Discuss
- Video Clips
- In small groups, work on 1.1 and 1.2 analysis questions
Tonight's HW:
- Work on Beowulf extra credit project (due tomorrow)
- Work on any make-up work and revisions (due tomorrow)
Day 44: Wednesday, 10.30.2019
MacBeth, Day 1
Opener: Share and submit Ragnar poetry homework
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 different 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:
- Fill out Kindle permission form.
Day 43: Tuesday, 10.29.2019
Standard:
- Pick either the scene with Aslaugh or the death scene
- Write it in your own words, in your own style
- Try to use kennings and rhyme scheme
- Shoot for 20 lines
Honors:
- Ragnar Research presentations
Tonight's HW:
- Finish your own Ragnar poem.
- Work on Beowulf extra credit. (Last day of the quarter is Friday, November 1.)
Day 42: Monday, 10.28.2019
Vikings episode: All Change
Guided Viewing Sheet
Day 41: Friday, 10.25.2019
Agenda:
- Reciprocal Teaching: Ragnar Research
- Ragnar Reading Packet
This Weekend's HW:
- Work on Beowulf extra credit project
Day 40: Thursday, 10.24.2019
Period 2:
- Ragnar Research Presentations (quiz grade)
Period 4:
Period 6:
- Finish Ragnar Presentations
- Read and annotate excerpt from Ragnar
Day 39: Wednesday, 10.23.2019
Work on Ragnar Research
Day 38: Tuesday, 10.22.2019
College Pride Presentation and Q & A
Introduce Ragnar Research Assignment
Work on Ragnar Research Assignment
Day 37: Monday, 10.21.2019
Agenda:
- Periods 2 and 6:
- Beowulf test
- Submit film guided viewing questions
- Submit kennings extra credit
- Distribute extra credit Beowulf project (due on last day of the quarter)
- Period 4:
- Guest speaker: Poet Richard Blanco
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Bring in quetions about college.
- Honors: Bring in questions about college. EMAIL me Beowulf translation essay.
Day 36: Friday, 10.18.2019
Beowulf and Grendel movie (with guided viewing sheet)
Kennings and Test Review
Day 35: Thursday, 10.17.2019
Photo Day!
Beowulf and Grendel movie
Work on Guided Viewing Questions for Film
Curriculum Focus Standard:
- RL.9-10.7
- Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
Day 34: Wednesday, 10.16.2019
Theme: PSAT Diagnostic
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- Some students are taking 2019 PSAT.
- Other students are completing 2018 PSAT:
- Section 1 - #1-28 (suggested time: 30 minutes)
- Section 2 - #1-22 (suggested time: 20 minutes)
- HONORS
- Debrief on today's PSAT
- Students who did not take official 2019 PSAT this morning should complete Standard 2018 PSAT exercises
- Work on laptops on Beowulf translation essay
Tonight's HW:
- Standard - No homework
- Honors - Work on Beowulf translation essay
Day 33: Tuesday, 10.15.2019
Theme: Section 2 of PSAT practice test
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- HONORS
- Check PSAT HW (20 points)
- Confer on PSAT questions in groups
- Review section 2
- Review section 4
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: No HW
- Honors: Get a good night's sleep for PSAT. Be prepared to work on Beowulf translation essay in class tomorrow.
Day 32: Friday, 10.11.2019
Theme: PSAT Preparation
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- Share and submit HW (2 paragraphs on the battle with the dragon vs. other battles)
- PSAT practice - selections from section 1
- Strategies
- Read Aloud
- Work Independently (or with partner)
- Review answers
- HONORS
- Check annotations HW from the other night
- Check PSAT HW (section 1)
- Confer on questions from HW
- Review section 1 (and section 3)
This Weekend's HW:
- Standard - No HW (but if you are taking PSAT, complete section 1 of practice booklet)
- Honors - Complete section 2 of practice booklet
Day 31: Thursday, 10.10.2019
Theme: Battle with Dragon
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- Register for PSAT by Friday!
- Progress reports - take them out, reflect, write a concrete plan (at least three bullet points) for how you will improve over the next 15 days
- Share and submit HW (2 paragraph compare/contrast); highlight strengths and areas in need of improvement
- Battle with the Dragon
- With a partner...
- Complete MCAS questions on Battle with Dragon
- Create a T-chart to compare the battle with the dragon to Beowulf's other two battles
- HONORS
- Standard agenda PLUS Beowulf translation exercise
- Review yesterday's translations
- Add a few more translations to compare
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: two paragraphs - compare Beowulf's final battle to his previous two battles
- Honors: Complete section 1 of PSAT practice booklet (60 min.) by Friday. (Optional: Complete section 3 as well.)
Day 30: Wednesday, 10.9.2019
Theme: Battle with Grendel's Mom
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- Register for PSAT by Friday!
- Progress reports - going home tomorrow
- Homework review and check (pp. 29, 1-8)
- Quietly read and annotate "Battle with Grendel's Mother." Use strategies we have discussed.
- Review reading - questions, difficult passages, chunk up the text
- With partner, complete T-chart to compare/contrast Beowulf's two battles thus far
- HONORS
- Standard agenda PLUS Beowulf translation exercise
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Write 2 paragraphs comparing/contrasting Beowulf's two battles thus far.
- Honors: Complete Section 1 of PSAT practice booklet (60 minutes) by Friday, 10.11.
Day 29: Tuesday, 10.8.2019
Theme: Battle with Grendel
Agenda:
- STANDARD
- HONORS
- Standard agenda PLUS translation exercise
Tonight's HW:
- Standard: Complete Beowulf questions (p. 29, #1-8)
- Honors: Annotate Beowulf translations to identify differences
Day 28: Monday, 10.7.2019
Theme: Unferth's Taunt
Agenda:
- Register for PSAT - $17, 10/16
- Period 2 - hand back work
- Share and discuss HW (characterization of Beowulf and Grendel as foils)
- Read and discuss "Unferth's Taunt" (pp. 19-23)
- What is Unferth's Taunt?
- What is Beowulf's Boast?
- What is the role of women in Viking culture as demonstrated by Queen Welthow?
- Share example of Unferth's Taunt assignment (from John Coakley)
- Work on your own taunt with a partner
Tonight's HW:
- Write your own modernized version of Unferth's Taunt or Beowulf's Boast. Try to rhyme. Shoot for 16-20 lines.
Day 27: Friday, 10.4.2019
Agenda:
- Review characteristics of the epic
- Literary Term: Foil
- Read The Coming of Grendel
- Read The Coming of Beowulf
- Small Groups: Create T-chart to compare/contrast Grendel and Beowulf
This Weekend's HW:
- Write 2 paragraphs about the characterization of Grendel and Beowulf.
- Honors challenge: Include 2 quotes per paragraph.
- Extra credit opportunity: Draw the characters.
Day 26: Thursday, 10.3.2019
Mr. Ambrose out sick
Day 25: Wednesday, 10.2.2019
Mr. Ambrose out sick
Day 24: Tuesday, 10.1.2019
Mr. Ambrose out sick
Day 23: Monday, 9.30.2019
Agenda:
- Announcements
- grades close on 10/1
- progress reports 10/10
- PSAT 10/17 - $17 to Ms. Pierre-Paul this week
- Beowulf Notes
- Beowulf Clips (watch this link and the two that follow)
- Discuss: How does this scene illustrate the idea of the comitatus?
- Small groups: What is a modern-day example of the comitatus?
- Bonus time: Share Bliss essays, present Hero projects
Tonight's Homework:
- Shana Tova!
- Make sure all make-up work is completed by tomorrow (10/1).
Day 22: Friday, 9.27.2019
- Work on Bliss essay and summer reading revisions
Day 21: Thursday, 9.26.2019
- Work on Bliss essay and summer reading revisions
Day 20: Wednesday, 9.25.2019
- Work on Bliss essay and summer reading revisions
Day 19: Tuesday, 9.24.2019
Agenda:
- Share LOLLIPOP MOMENT letters
- Submit for credit, give to someone for extra credit
- PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
- WRITING and REVISING on laptops
- Summer reading essay
- Bliss essay
Tonight's HW:
- Bliss essay due Friday, 9.27.
- Summer reading essay revisions due Friday, 9.27.
Day 18: Monday, 9.23.2019
Agenda:
- Everyday Leadership TED Talk
- How to Write a Letter Video
- Write a letter to a person who provided you a "lollipop moment" in life. Shoot for three paragraphs.
- "Lollipop moment" definition: A moment where someone or something did something that you feel fundamentally made your life better.
- Submit letter.
Tonight's HW:
- Bliss essay due Friday, 9.27.
- Summer reading essay revisions due Friday, 9.27.
Day 17: Friday, 9.20.2019
Agenda:
- Hand back work
- Climate Change
- Bliss
- Review rubric
- Review questions
- Type on laptops
- Bonus Time: other presentations
Day 16: Thursday, 9.19.2019
Agenda:
- Periods 2 and 6 in cafe
- Period 4 works with Ms. Sanford
Day 15: Wednesday, 9.18.2019
Agenda:
No homework tonight!
Day 14: Tuesday, 9.17.2019
Agenda:
- Opener: Reading Passages
- Test Review
- Make Quizlet
- Study for Test
- Other Student Presentations
Tonight's HW:
- Prepare for Hero's Journey Test
Day 13: Monday, 9.16.2019
Agenda:
- Hero's Journey project presentations
- Review and check Finding Joe questions
Tonight's HW:
- Prepare for Hero's Journey Test
Day 12: Friday, 9.13.2019
Agenda:
This Weekend's HW:
- Due Monday, 9.16.2019:
- Hero's Journey project
- Present project on this day for extra credit.
- Due Wednesday, 9.18.2019:
Day 11: Thursday, 9.12.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Due Monday, 9.16.2019:
- Hero's Journey project
- Present project on this day for extra credit.
- Due Wednesday, 9.18.2019:
Day 10: Wednesday, 9.11.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Due Thursday, 9.12.2019:
- Write two paragraphs about who your hero is and why.
- Include a photo for +10 points.
- Due Monday, 9.16.2019:
- Hero's Journey project
- Present project on this day for extra credit.
- Due Wednesday, 9.18.2019:
Day 9: Tuesday, 9.10.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Due Wednesday, 9.11.2019:
- Write about a movie, TV show, or work of literature that uses VILLAIN archetypes.
- Identify at least three archetypes present and explain how the characters repreent them.
- Monday, 9.16.2019:
- Hero's Journey Project due
- Present on this day for +10 extra credit
- Wednesday, 9.18.2019
Day 8: Monday, 9.9.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
- Write about a movie, TV show, or work of literature that uses archetypes.
- Identify at least three archetypes present and explain how the characters represent them.
Day 7: Friday, 9.6.2019
Agenda:
Long-term HW:
- Work on Hero's Journey project. (Due Monday, 9.16.2019. Submit via Google Drive.)
Day 6: Thursday, 9.5.2019
Agenda:
- Questions from yesterday
- "Return" stage of the journey
- Additional Video Clips:
- Share and work on graphic organizer
Tonight's HW:
Day 5: Wednesday, 9.4.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
Day 4: Tuesday, 9.3.2019
Agenda:
Tonight's HW:
Day 3: Thursday, 8.29.2019
Agenda:
- Summer Reading In-Class Essay
- write 5 paragraphs
- quiz grade
Tonight's HW:
- No homework for the weekend!
Day 2: Wednesday, 8.28.2019
Agenda:
Homework:
- Prepare for tomorrow's in-class summer reading essay by completing graphic organizer.
Day 1: Tuesday, 8.27.2019
Agenda:
Homework:
- Write one paragraph about the history/meaning of your name.
- Get parent form signed.
Upcoming:
- Summer reading in-class essay on Thursday, 8.28.2019