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November 1-5, 2004

Monday, November 1

• Welcome to the Second Term: AR Contracts, Hall Passes
• Finish Shakespeare Video
• Journal #2: How do our DRSLs relate to what we do in English?
• The Term Project: Research Paper
• Shakespeare Project: Romeo and Juliet Presentation

Tuesday, November 2

• Computer Lab: Shakespeare Web Quest
  

Wednesday, November 3

• Computer Lab: Beginning the Research Process

Thursday, November 4

• Proposal Assignment: Due Monday, November 8
• Informational Texts: Shakespeare's Life and Theater (pp. 776-780 in text)
  

Friday, November 5

• Shakespeare's Language: A Glossary of Terms
• Iambic Pentameter: Huh?
• More on Iambic Pentameter
• Write Your Own Shakespearean Dialogue
  

November 8-12, 2004

Monday, November 8

• Research Proposal due!
• AR Contracts due!
• Romeo and Juliet: The Prologue
• Assignment: Translate it into modern English
• Three different versions of the Prologue (video)

Tuesday, November 9

• Counselors: SEOP Visit
  

Wednesday, November 10

• Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene1
• Distribute/Organize Study Guide
  

Thursday, November 11: Veterans' Day

• Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scenes 2 & 3 & 4 (Queen Mab)
• Return Research Proposals: Don't Lose Them!!
  

Friday, November 12

• Romeo and Juliet: Act I, Scene 5
• The Many Faces of Queen Mab: Three Versions on Video
• Sign up for Memorization/Recitation
  

November 15-19, 2004

Monday, November 15

• Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scenes 1 & 2 ("The Balcony Scene")
• Sign up for Memorization/Recitation

Tuesday, November 16: Bring (30-40) Blank Note Cards!

• Media Center: Note Cards
• Bring Cross-Curricular Guide
  

Wednesday, November 17: Note Cards due Next Tuesday!

• Computer Lab: Notes
  (To get credit, your note cards must be done properly!)
• This is our last day as a class to work on note cards. Don't waste it!
• Find Info at Pioneer Online Library and The Falcon Perch!
• Search for Info via Google
  

Thursday, November 18

• Romeo and Juliet: Video Review (3 versions) of the Balcony Scene
• Assignment: Write a paragraph explaining which version of the scene you prefer and why. How do the versions differ and what is the effect of those differences? Why does the one you prefer carry the intent of the scene better than the rest? Does seeing the performance help give meaning to the words?
• Turn in the assignment before leaving class.
  

Friday, November 19

• Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scenes 3 and 4
  

November 22-26, 2004

Monday, November 22

• Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scenes 5 and 6
• The Un-Quiz for Act II
• Update Study Guide
• Copy/Translate Memorization

Tuesday, November 23

• Note Cards due
• How to Outline a Research Paper: Use This Handout!
• What's your thesis?
  

Wednesday, November 24

• No School
  

Thursday, November 25

• No School: Happy Thanksgiving!
  

Friday, November 26

• No School
  

November 29-December 3, 2004

Monday, November 29

• Research Outlines due Tomorrow!
• Romeo and Juliet: Act III, Scenes 1 and 2

Tuesday, November 30: Research Outline Due!

• Romeo and Juliet: Video Review of Mercutio's Death Scene
  

Wednesday, December 1

• Return Outlines: Writing a First Draft from an Outline
• Parenthetical Documentation
• Romeo and Juliet: Act III, Scene 3
  

Thursday, December 2

• Romeo and Juliet: Act III, Scenes 4 and 5
• Update Study Guide
• Review Shakespeare Project Options
  

Friday, December 3

• Computer Lab: Sonnets
  

December 6-10, 2004

Monday, December 6

• Romeo and Juliet: Video Review of Capulet's Tizzy
• Read Act IV, Scenes 1, 2, and 3

Tuesday, December 7: Research First Draft Due!

• Self/Peer Revision of First Draft
• Handout Final Editing/Parent Signature Form
  

Wednesday, December 8

• A Word About Sonnets: They're due tomorrow!
• Sonnet 18: Shakespeare's Original & A Parody
• Romeo and Juliet: Video Review of Juliet with Potion
• Read Act IV, Scenes 4 and 5
• Book Fair (10 minutes)
  

Thursday, December 9: Sonnets due!

• Computer Lab: Title Pages/Works Cited for Research Papers
• Sonnet Evaluations
  

Friday, December 10

• Romeo and Juliet: Act V, Scenes 1 and 2
• Almost done!
  

December 13-17, 2004

Monday, December 13: Research Paper due!

• Final Draft of Research Paper due!
• New Seats
• Review Quotes from Play
• Finish Romeo and Juliet: Act V, Scene 3
• Finish and Submit Study Guide
  

Tuesday, December 14

• Romeo and Juliet: Video Review of Act V
• Finishing Touches
  

Wednesday, December 15

• Romeo and Juliet Memorizations
  

Thursday, December 16

• Romeo and Juliet Final Exam
  

Friday, December 17

• Essay on Romeo and Juliet
  (Go to the bottom of this page to see the essay prompt.)
  

December 20-24, 2004

Monday, December 20

• Shakespeare Project Due!
• Return Research Papers/Grades
• "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
• In-class Assignment

Tuesday, December 21

• Romeo and Juliet Tests: Review
• "A Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote
  

Wednesday, December 22: Last Day of School This Year!

• "A Christmas Memory" in-class assignment
• Return Old Assignments
• Turn in Late Work!
  

Thursday, December 23

• Happy Holidays!
  

Friday, December 24

• "All is calm. All is bright."
  

January 3-7, 2005:Welcome to 2005!

Monday, January 3

• Some Sad News
• Due Dates and Term Reminders: Term Ends January 13th
• Accelerated Reader Points due January 11th
• Begin Short Fiction Unit: Literary Terms/Notes

Tuesday, January 4

• Write down and keep vocabulary words & definitions (p. 297)
• "The Lady or the Tiger?"
• In-class Assignment: "Your Verdict" Paragraph
  

Wednesday, January 5

• Elements of Plot: Exposition, Complication, Climax, Resolution
• Conflict: Internal/External (+ 5 types)
• In-class Assignment: Diagram the plot of a well-known story.
  

Thursday, January 6

• Read "The Most Dangerous Game"
  

Friday, January 7

• Finish "The Most Dangerous Game"
• "Tour" Thompson's New Room (198)
  

January 10-14, 2005

Monday, January 10

• AR Points due Tomorrow!
• "Thank You, M'am"

Tuesday, January 11: Accelerated Reader Points Due Today!

• "Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street"
  

Wednesday, January 12

• Return grade printouts with parent signature
• Last chance for missing work: Turn it in now!
• Review Elements of Fiction Notes: The Twilight Zone Assignment
• Return Assignments from Second Term
  

Thursday, January 13: Last Day of Second Term

• Any Late Work or Extra Credit Due Now!
• "The Interlopers"
• Short Story Assignment
  

Friday, January 14: "Quality Teaching Day"

• i.e., Teachers sit in meetings all day
• No school for students