--Please do the following in the first 5-ish minutes of class:
- take out your copy of the “Drama Terms Notes/Poetry Terms Notes” document from last class
- take out or pick up from the black basket on the front table your poster from last class if you have yet to deliver your mini-presentation
- practice your mini-presentation on last time if you have yet to deliver it
- engage in free reading if you have nothing else to do related to the three bullets above
Content
- Your presentation must include all four of the items included in the bulleted list above, but you should not just read from your notes page and your poster!
- Pause/smile in front and gain the attention of your audience before speaking.
- Speak loudly enough to be heard by all.
- Speak at an appropriate speed (NOT TOO FAST).
- Speak with enthusiasm.
- Make clear attempts at eye contact to ALL parts of the classroom.
- Limit vocal fillers ("umm", "ahh", long silences, etc.)--NO MORE THAN 3-5 PER MINUTE.
- Limit distracting body movements (podium tapping, hair smoothing, etc.).
--The following students need to SEE ME after class today in order to discuss an INCOMPLETE recorded for Marking Period 4. If you fail to see me, I will have to refer you to the main office for central detention so that we can "take care of business" after school:
- Trevor F.
- Austin H.
- Hunter L.
- Jasmine M.
- Donovan M.
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
Mini-Presentations/Notetaking -- Drama Terms Notes/Poetry Terms Notes
--mini-presentations delivered/notetaking
Transition
--Take out your copy of the Act II Reading Guide. What do you remember about what we viewed last class?
Film/First-Draft "Reading" -- Act II of Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--finish "materials assessment" for remaining scenes by reading prompts/questions. What are we "looking for" while viewing Act II?
--finish purposefully viewing Act II of the film--gather information for discussion/assessment preparation by jotting down notes and responding to reading guide prompts/questions
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the Act III Reading Guide from the front table so that we can engage in a "materials assessment" together after diving up viewing purposes. What are we "looking for" while viewing Act III?
Film/First-Draft "Reading" -- Act III of Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--agenda/HW
Mini-Presentations/Notetaking -- Drama Terms Notes/Poetry Terms Notes
--mini-presentations delivered/notetaking
Transition
--Take out your copy of the Act II Reading Guide. What do you remember about what we viewed last class?
Film/First-Draft "Reading" -- Act II of Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--finish "materials assessment" for remaining scenes by reading prompts/questions. What are we "looking for" while viewing Act II?
--finish purposefully viewing Act II of the film--gather information for discussion/assessment preparation by jotting down notes and responding to reading guide prompts/questions
Transition
--Pick up a copy of the Act III Reading Guide from the front table so that we can engage in a "materials assessment" together after diving up viewing purposes. What are we "looking for" while viewing Act III?
Film/First-Draft "Reading" -- Act III of Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--purposefully view Act III of the film--gather information for discussion/assessment preparation by jotting down notes and responding to the reading guide prompts/questions assigned to you
Closure -- Ball Toss (time permitting)
HW (Class Preparation)
--Begin preparing for the next Romeo and Juliet Unit mini-test, which will occur after we have finished studying Act III together. In order to start preparing, ...
- consider reviewing your "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document
- review the character map on the inside cover of your Parsons text
- review your "Drama Terms Notes/Poetry Terms Notes" document
- strongly consider rereading Act II of the play and visiting the following web address in order to improve your Act II Reading Guide responses
- review your Act II Reading Guide responses
- strongly consider rereading Act III of the play for as far as we have gotten and visiting the following web address in order to improve your Act III Reading Guide responses
- review your Act III Reading Guide responses for as far as we have gotten
Miscellaneous
--Aim to read at least 5-10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FINAL FREE READING BOOK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO CLASS!
--As always, whatever we do not completely finish in class today, you can expect to finish next class!
--As always, whatever we do not completely finish in class today, you can expect to finish next class!
--Enjoy the weekend--you only get so many of 'em!
On the backburner:
- Return Romeo and Juliet Mini-Test
