Friday, November 23, 2012

Quarter 2, Week 8

Monday, November 26
Classwork:

***Project Outline and Defense Essay due at the beginning of class!***
  1. Do Now: Roots Quiz #15: soph, spec(t)/spic, sphere, string/strict, stru(ct), sume/sump, tele (we will be working on this as a group in-class)
  2. Then: Continue The Tempest
Homework
  1. Continue working on Shakespeare Project (first presenters go on December 2: see list in class for your spot)
  2. Friday, November 30 is the last day to turn-in any late work!
Tuesday, November 27
Classwork:
  1. Do Now: In your journal, address the following question while watching the play- What does Gonzalo's soliloquy about the society he would create as ruler of the isle say regarding Shakespeare's personal beliefs about the society of his own time?
  2. Then: Continue watching The Tempest and completing the graphic organizer (the 'activity' for each scene will be to draw the most memorable part of the scene)
Homework
  • Continue working on Shakespeare Project (first presenters go on Monday, December 2: see list in class for your spot)
  • Friday, November 30 is the last day to turn-in any late work!
  • Reminder: Scene summaries for Julius Caesar are your responsibility to complete and maintain for the portfolio!  The expectation in the portfolio will be one for each scene of the play!
Thursday and Friday, November 29 and 30
Classwork:
  1. Do Now: In your journal, address the following question while watching the play- Why do you think it might have been necessary for Shakespeare to write The Tempest as a comedy, given its subject-matter?
  2. Then: Finish watching The Tempest and completing the graphic organizer (the 'activity' for each scene will be to draw the most memorable part of the scene)
Homework
  • Continue working on Shakespeare Project (first presenters go on Monday, December 2: see list in class for your spot)
  • Friday, November 30 is the last day to turn-in any late work!
  • Reminder: Scene summaries for Julius Caesar are your responsibility to complete and maintain for the portfolio!  The expectation in the portfolio will be one for each scene of the play!