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Thursday, May 30th

5/29/2019

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.

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.

Wednesday, May 29th

5/29/2019

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.

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

Tuesday, May 28th

5/24/2019

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.

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

Friday, May 24th

5/22/2019

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.

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

Wednesday, May 22nd

5/21/2019

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!

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?

Tuesday, May 21st

5/20/2019

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.

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?

Monday, May 20th

5/17/2019

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.

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

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.

Friday, May 17th

5/16/2019

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.

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.

Thursday, May 16th

5/16/2019

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).
Blog Post #7 on Friday.
Final on-demand argument writing and close reading test on Friday.
Grades for essays
- Can redo for a better score.

Feedback is written on your Google doc.

1. Reading

Start a new discussion by asking a question on Flipgrid for your group. Do this today!
Check-in/Grading for book clubs.
- Criteria for an A:
  - Read the book up to schedule.
    - Make a Flipgrid introduction
    - Answer a question on your group Googledoc
    - Ask a question on Flipgrid.

2. Romeo & Juliet

Lines 59-105

Reading One: Read to the full stops. Circle words you don't know (to line 82)
- On a scale of 1-10 how well do you understand this scene?
Reading Two: Read to the full stop and paraphrase the sentences.
Reading Three: Acting
- Where and how should Benvolio make his entrance?
- How intense should the fight be?
- How should B. break up the fight?
- Do the M and the C enter from the same place?

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.

Wednesday, May 15th

5/14/2019

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: Study for Wednesday's THAMO test. Read Literature Circle book. Redo arguments essays if you want to.
Blog Post #7 on Friday.
Test over Conjunctive Adverbs (THAMO) on Wednesday.
Final on-demand argument writing and close reading test on Friday.
1st Hour--grades for essays
- Can redo for a better score.

Feedback is written on your Google doc.

1. Reading

Start a new discussion by asking a question on Flipgrid for your group. Do this today!
Check-in/Grading for book clubs.
- Criteria for an A--
  - Read the book up to schedule.
    - Make a Flipgrid introduction
    - Answer a question on your group Googledoc
    - Ask a question on Flipgrid.

2. Conjunctive Adverb Quiz on NoRedInk

3. Romeo & Juliet
Reading Three: Acting lines 1-58

Where exactly does this scene take place?
How would Gregory and Sampson make their entrance?
Where have they been? What have they been doing?
What should they do as they discuss the feud and their attitudes?

Then,

Where should Abram and Servingman make their entrance?
How would G & S react when they see them?
How do the two sets of men react to each other during their verbal duel?

Lines 59-105

Reading One: Read to the full stops. Circle words you don't know (to line 82)
- On a scale of 1-10 how well do you understand this scene?
Reading Two: Read to the full stop and paraphrase the sentences.
Reading Three: Acting
- Where and how should Benvolio make his entrance?
- How intense should the fight be?
- How should B. break up the fight?
- Do the M and the C enter from the same place?

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!
Select one character--in your writer's notebook, write a couple of adjectives for them and give examples or quotations from Act 1.1-1.3 to that make you think that.