--Turn in Article of the Week #5 by placing your best work in the black basket on the front table. While you are up there, pick up a colored pencil.
--Open your vocabulary book to page 62. Look through the list of words and put a mark next to all of the words that you are pretty confident about knowing already.
*DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, I WILL RETURN YOUR UNIT #4 VOCABULARY QUIZ.*
S. the C. (10-15 mins.)
--list of students that need to see me ASAP--IF YOU DO NOT SEE ME TODAY, I WILL REFER YOU TO THE MAIN OFFICE FOR CENTRAL DETENTION:
- Mud Trucker
- Person from Whom I Do Not Have a Nickname
- Would anyone like to schedule a meeting for a time slot during my office hours (posted on the front board)?
- The due date for submission is Friday, 1/15 (the end of THIS week!)
--agenda/HW
--pronounce each of the Unit #5 vocabulary words
--Reminder: the "incentive plan" (it is in place this week!)
--Reminder: the "incentive plan" (it is in place this week!)
--reflect upon your performance on the Unit #4 vocabulary quiz--shade in a bar on your bar graph
Transition (1 min.)
--The due date for submitting a revised "'St. Lucy's...' End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment/Writing Assignment" for the Cumulative Writing Portfolio is Friday, 1/15 (the end of THIS week!). Your improved writing piece must be typed in proper MLA format and highlighted as per the Cumulative Writing Portfolio protocol. Remember that YOU MUST schedule a meeting with me to go over your revisions; simply handing in the revisions is unacceptable as per the protocol.Transition (1 min.)
--When you finish the last task described above, turn in your Unit #4 vocabulary quiz and your colored pencil at the front of the classroom. While you are up there, pick up the "The Shakespearean Sonnet" document.
Mini-Lesson -- The Shakespearean Sonnet (flex time)
--directions given for first two purposeful readings of the poem (William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116")
--read through skeletal notes at the top of the document in order to clarify purpose
--oral readings of the sonnet
--complete skeletal notes together
--engage in explication of the sonnet quietly and independently
--pair up and share
--whole-class share-out/discussion (cards drawn)--continue annotating your text
--Closure
Mini-Lesson -- The Shakespearean Sonnet (flex time)
--directions given for first two purposeful readings of the poem (William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 116")
--read through skeletal notes at the top of the document in order to clarify purpose
--oral readings of the sonnet
--complete skeletal notes together
--engage in explication of the sonnet quietly and independently
--pair up and share
--whole-class share-out/discussion (cards drawn)--continue annotating your text
--Closure
- Take out your copy of the Prologue for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Bearing in mind your new knowledge about Shakespearean Sonnets, read the Prologue one more time. What do you notice?
HW Time -- Memorizing the Prologue and/or Vocabulary (time permitting)
--quiet and independent work time (paraphrasing [use "explication" from last class], repetition of lines, writing lines in own words, etc. and/or Choosing the Right Word)
HW (Take-Home Assessment)
HW (Take-Home Assessment)
HW (Take-Home Assessment/Class Preparation)
--Memorize the first five lines of the Prologue by the beginning of class on Friday, 1/15, and be ready to demonstrate your memorization in class that day when I draw cards for oral recitations. Remember that if you are able to recite the entire Prologue on the 15th, an additional 100% quiz score will be factored in to your Marking Period 3 GPA, and your "Initiative" soft skills report will be positively impacted!
HW (Class Preparation)
--Carefully complete the Choosing the Right Word ("50/50") vocabulary exercise (pages 65 and 66). As you do so, underline the specific context clues within each sentence that help you arrive at your selections. Expect me to check your work next class (Wednesday, 1/13).
--Begin preparing for the Unit #5 vocabulary quiz, which will take place on Friday, 1/15. REMEMBER THAT WORDS FROM PREVIOUS UNITS ARE "FAIR GAME" ON ANY VOCABULARY QUIZ THEREAFTER. Don't forget about the incentive plan!
--Bring your vocabulary book to class again next time in case we have time for review. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET!
--Try to read your free reading book for at least 10 minutes between now and next class. Your book must be finished by mid-March. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
On the backburner:
- A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph instruction (if necessary)
- Break down model paragraph together (if necessary)
