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English 9B

Monday, June 3rd

5/31/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. RI Test & Reading 

2. Romeo & Juliet​
  • Present Tableaux 1st hour 
  • Watch 3.2--3.4
    • ​Listen for quotations that help reveal your character. ​
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Friday, May 31st

5/30/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. 1st Hour--presentations from Seniors

2. Choice Reading 


3. Romeo & Juliet​
  • Act 3.1
    • ​Listen to understand what is happening.  We will be acting out sections with groups. 
      • ​Group 1:  1-35 (B & M)
      • Group 2: 36-86 (B, M, T, R)
      • Group 3:  87-120 (R, P, M, B)
      • Group 4: 121-143 (B, R, T)
      • Group 5:  144-207 (C, B, P, LC, M)
    • Tableau Vivant for your selected lines. 
    • Watch 3.2--3.4
      • ​Listen for quotations that help reveal your character. 
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Thursday, May 30th

5/29/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. Choice Reading 

2. Romeo & Juliet​
  • Work with groups on posters 
  • Act 3.1
    • ​Listen to understand what is happening.  We will be acting out sections with groups. 
      • ​Group 1:  1-35 (B & M)
      • Group 2: 36-86 (B, M, T, R)
      • Group 3:  87-120 (R, P, M, B)
      • Group 4: 121-143 (B, R, T)
      • Group 5:  144-207 (C, B, P, LC, M)
    • Tableau Vivant for your selected lines. 
      • ​Purpose:  to pinpoint key lines and actions in an important scene in R & J.
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Wednesday, May 29th

5/29/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. Choice Reading 

2. Romeo & Juliet
  • 2.3-2.5:  Watch scenes 
  • Reading Section Writer's Notebook:  Why does the Frier agree to help R & J?  What words/lines indicate his motivations? 
  • Fill out the famous quotations & share with class. 
  • Work with groups on posters 



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Tuesday, May 28th

5/24/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. Literature Circle
  • Return book 
  • Self-Evaluation on literature circle participation 
  • Get new choice books/Great time to do books talk this week! 

2. Romeo & Juliet​
  • Watch 2.2 (two versions) 
    Fill out your sheet with important quotations
     

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Friday, May 24th

5/22/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.

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1. Literature Circle
  • FTF--How is your book structured?  (POV, length of chapters, time period it covers)  Why did the author choose to write it like that? How does this connect to the overall meaning of the work/author’s purpose?
  • Make a Blog post about this topic.  Try to be as specific as possible about the author's move you are analyzing. 
  • Read/respond to final book club questions. 

2. Romeo & Juliet
  • Listen to 2.1 & 2.2 
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Wednesday, May 22nd

5/21/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.


​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.


Announcements: ​
  • Homework:  Read your groups' article of the week and write a paragraph that explores the connections between your article and the book you are reading. Please have read and annotated by Wednesday.
  • Read Literature Circle book.  Redo arguments essays (optional).
  • Grades for essays
    • ​Can redo for a better score. 
Feedback is written on your Google doc.
  • Tori & Dav'on--please talk to me! 
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1. Reading & Literature Circle ​
  • On the Google doc, answer your group members' comments and ask comments/questions that explore the connection between the article you read and your book.  Also, feel free to ask other questions of your group members. 
    • ​Does reading the article give you any new insights about your book?  
    • Does it raise any question or problematize anything that is in your book? 
    • Does it make you see anything from a different perspective? 
    • Do you see any specific connections between the article and the book? 

2. Romeo & Juliet:  
  • Watch Scene 1.4 & 1.5 
      • Why does Shakespeare introduce Romeo by having him love someone besides Juliet? How does this influence our perception of him/their love? 

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Tuesday, May 21st

5/20/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.


Announcements: ​
  • Homework:  Read your groups' article of the week and write a paragraph that explores the connections between your article and the book you are reading. Please have read and annotated by Wednesday.
  • Read Literature Circle book.  Redo arguments essays (optional).
  • Grades for essays
    • ​Can redo for a better score. 
Feedback is written on your Google doc.
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1. Reading & Literature Circle ​
  • Read your article and write a paragraph that explores the connections. 

2. Romeo & Juliet:  
  • Watch Scene 1.4 & 1.5 
    • ​Fill out the last line in our character grid (Mercutio). 
    • Writer's Notebook Reading Section: 
      • ​Partners--the perspective of Romeo, Juliet or Tybalt, write a diary entry about his/her reactions to the evening. Can you capture in their tone or language what you know about the personality of the character? 
      • Why does Shakespeare introduce Romeo by having him love someone besides Juliet? How does this influence our perception of him/their love? 
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Monday, May 20th

5/17/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.


Announcements: ​
  • Homework:  Read your groups' article of the week and write a paragraph that explores the connections between your article and the book you are reading. Please have read and annotated by Wednesday.
  • Read Literature Circle book.  Redo arguments essays (optional).
  • Grades for essays
    • ​Can redo for a better score. 
Feedback is written on your Google doc.
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1. Reading & Literature Circle 
  • Review/respond to responses from your group on Flipgrid
  • On Google doc, create a playlist for your book so far.  Explain why you nominated the songs that you did.  

2. Romeo & Juliet 
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​1st Hour Notebook, Reading Section: Why might Shakespeare have chosen to start with a fight scene?  What kind of tone does this set for the whole play? 

3. Listen to Act 1.2 & 1.3 
  • Goal:  Get to know the characters through their ideas about love and marriage. 
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Friday, May 17th

5/16/2019

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1.  Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.

​2.  Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.


Announcements: ​
  • Homework:  Read Literature Circle book.  Redo arguments essays (optional).
  • Put off blogging until next week! 
  • Grades for essays
    • ​Can redo for a better score. 
Feedback is written on your Google doc.
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1. Argument Post-Test & THAMO quiz redos

2. Reading & Literature Circle 
  • Review the responses from your group. 
  • Respond 
    • ​Agree
    • Disagree 
    • Add on with examples
    • On Google doc, create a playlist for your book so far.  Explain why you nominated the songs that you did.  

3. Romeo & Juliet 
​
​1st Hour Notebook, Reading Section: Why might Shakespeare have chosen to start with a fight scene?  What kind of tone does this set for the whole play? 

4. Listen to Act 1.2 & 1.3 
  • Goal:  Get to know the characters through their ideas about love and marriage. 
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