English 9--2/26/2018 & 2/27/2018

Jump Off/"THINK"
--Reminder: The following are our focal points with Gnomeo & Juliet:

• opening up a window into Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
• working toward mastery of a Reading Literature standard that we have not yet addressed
• continuing to "stay fresh" with regard to some of the work that we have been completing recently (e.g., reviewing and applying irony, reviewing and applying theme, etc.)

--Please take out your copy of the "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document from last class block.  Skim back through the document and put a star next to one item to share with the class in the event that your card is pulled.  (For example, I might put a star next to the following note that I wrote: "2B" and "Not 2B" on the mailboxes is a reference to Hamlet's famous soliloquy in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.)

"PAIR" and "SHARE"/S. the C.
--share starred item with a partner 
--agenda/HW
--whole-class share-out of starred items via a drawing of cards
--Anyone complete the 10-Step Challenge over break?

Pre-reading/Film Analysis Activity -- Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet
--jot down notes on your "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document for discussion
--share notes/finish notes with a partner

Transition
--Form an alphabetized-by-middle-name line in the front of the classroom.  Bring your "Purposeful Viewing of Gnomeo & Juliet" document with you.

Discussion Activity -- Lines of Communication
--fold the line to form initial partnerships
--question related to the film posed--30 seconds to discuss responses/reasoning
--rotate via roll of a die
--repeat the process until most of the document has been discussed

Transition
--return to desks

Closure -- "Today, I learned..." Ball Toss
--brainstorm sentence-starter conclusions quietly and independently
--whole-class share-out via ball toss

HW Time (time permitting)

HW (Class Preparation)
--You are strongly advised to continue reviewing your work with "The Cask of Amontillado" as preparation for an assessment that mirrors your work with this short story.  This assessment will likely occur next week.

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  Your book must be finished by mid-March.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!

• "I think of life as a good book.  The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense" (Harold Kushner).

NEXT FEW WEEKS:

• Writing returned/revised in waves
• Wave 2--organization as per sample paragraphs for "The Cask of Amontillado"
• Prior to "The Interlopers", share a few paragraphs as review of both organization and the concepts therein.
• Wave 3--grammar hammer as per common errors
• Continuing to master Reading Literature standards, irony, and theme
• Gnomeo & Juliet
• continuing to master Reading Literature standards, irony, and theme
• Prior to "The Interlopers", complete acting activity reviewing the types of irony from both Gnomeo & Juliet and Act 1 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
• opening a window into The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
• Short works--The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Unit
• Saki's "The Interlopers"