Day 36: Macbeth Cont...

-Finish viewing film: Act 1

-Review note taking skills: Key events from Act 1

-Introduction to Paragraph Assignment: Act I
       -paragraph organizer

Homework:
-complete paragraph organizer for Tuesday
(homework check)
-organize binders (binder check)

Have a good weekend!

Day 35: Macbeth Cont...

-Discussion: Analytical techniques
       -How do you take effective notes during a class discussion? (explore techniques)
       -What is the difference between making an inference and speculating?
       -What does it mean to "draw a conclusion" based on your findings?

-Read Act I, scenes vi-vii

-Watch film selection: Macbeth- Act I
      -take notes on key events from the play

Day 34: Macbeth Cont...

-Complete character review worksheet
       -take up responses as a class

-Notes on Shakespeare's World

-Shakespearean Dramatic Terms

-take up To Kill A Mockingbird unit test
         -take notes on content
         -focus on communication skills (paragraph structure, word choice, transitions, etc).

Day 33: Macbeth Cont...

-Homework check: Act I, scene iii worksheet

-Take up worksheet together as a class

-Discussion: Macbeth vs. Banquo in Act I

-Read and listen to Act I, scenes iv-v
      -summarize events together as a class
  

Day 32: Macbeth Cont...

-Discussion: recap of Act I, scenes i-ii
     -What is the purpose of the first scene?
            -sets the mood for the entire play
            -introduces several major motifs: the witches (supernatural influences in the play), the idea of fair being foul, and the stormy fate of Scotland
            -the main character, Macbeth, is introduced by name

-Read aloud Act I, scene iii

-Important quotations note

-Act I, scene iii worksheet: Macbeth's character

Homework:
-complete worksheet
-write out important quotations into your notes

Day 31: Macbeth

-Power-point presentation cont...
       -a look at setting and themes

-Read aloud as a class: Act I, scenes i-ii
       -discussion; re-cap

No homework! :)

Have a great weekend!

Day 30: Intro to Macbeth

-Introduction to Macbeth

-Macbeth Audio book

-Discussion: What do we know about the play Macbeth?

-Macbeth power-point presentation
       -review of major characters

Day 29: To Kill A Mockingbird Unit Test

*TKAM Unit Test

Day 28: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Answer chapter questions 27-31
      -discussion

-Test review & study time

Homework:
-study for TKAM unit test tomorrow!

Day 27: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Homework check:
     -discussion questions chapters 22-25
            -take up responses as a class

Read: Chapters 29-31 aloud as a class

Homework:
-study for TKAM Unit Test this Wednesday!

Day 26: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Vocabulary Worksheet Chapters 22-25
      -take up responses as a class

-Answer discussion questions chapters 22-25

Homework:
-Read chapters 26-29

Reminder:
-Unit Test next Wednesday!

Have a good weekend!

Day 25: Pink Football Game

-20 minutes: TKAM Unit Test Review (discussion)

-Pink Sr. Football Game vs. St. Thomas Aquinas.


Homework:
-Read chapter 26

Day 24: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-News Article Activity:
    1) Read your chosen article
    2) Summarize key details
    3) Describe the form of discrimination that is taking place
    4) Connect findings to discrimination in the novel
    5) Present to your classmates

Homework:
-Read chapter 24

Reminders:
-TKAM Unit Test will be next Wednesday, October 19th.

Day 23: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Discussion: What are some recurring themes in the novel?
       (take notes from discussion and from the board)

-Vocabulary worksheet chapters 18-21

-Answer chapter questions 18-21 as a class
     -record responses in your notes

Homework:
-Bring in a news article that deals with any form of discrimination

Day 22: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Figurative Language: exploration

-Read: Figurative language handout

-Group Activity:
      -find 3 uses of figurative language from your assigned chapters
      -present findings to the class

-Discuss: In your assigned chapters, how does the figurative language assist in telling the story?

Homework:
-Read chapters 21-24

Have a great weekend!

Day 21: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

-Perspective writing task (to be submitted by the end of class)

-Answer questions for chapters 15-17 (to be completed for homework)
        -homework check tomorrow!

-If chapter questions completed, begin reading chapter 19.

Day 20: To Kill A Mockingbird Cont...

*Quiz! (Part I)

-Homework check: chapter questions 12-14

-Discussion: chapter questions 12-14

-Perspective writing task (1/2 period)

Homework:
-read chapter 18