English 9--5/7/2018 & 5/8/2018

Jump Off (1 min.)
--Please take out both of the following: 

• your copy of Article of the Week #5
• your copy of the "Writing" document that you picked up from the front table last class block

As promised, you have the next 20 minutes to work on the written response.  While you work, keep track of questions that you have, pitfalls that you experience, etc.  Also, if you would like a 2-3 minute one-on-one meeting with me, write your name on the list on the front board.  Good luck! :)

--Please SEE ME during the work block:

• Brandon B.
• Abbie C.
• Losha C.
• Jon D.
• Abigail F.
• Shawn F.
• Keeley K.
• Dakota S.
• Matt S.
• Clay V.

Writing Workshop -- Article of the Week #5 Written Response (20-ish mins.)

--briefly preview the "Writing" document

• What's in this thing?!

--MODELING on the SMART Board to get you started (if necessary)

--quiet and independent work time

• While you work, keep track of questions that you have, pitfalls that you experience, etc.

--check-in/Q & A

--quiet and independent work time (cont.) until timer sounds

S. the C. (5-8 mins.)
--Reminder: Beginning with the end in mind--our ultimate purpose when completing a first-draft "reading" and closely re-reading sections of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet:

ROUGH End-of-Unit Assessment Writing Prompt:
Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you argue the extent to which both Romeo and Juliet are impulsive by analyzing their behaviors during similar circumstances.  Then, answer the "so what" question: So what?!  Who cares?!  Why does this matter?!

--You have hit the "targets" for today's lesson if you...

• are further along in your completion of the written response for Article of the Week #5 than you were when you entered the classroom
• can do the following with both Act 4 and Act 5 of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet:
• summarize the acts, noting key plot points (e.g., Friar Lawrence giving Juliet a sleeping potion, Friar Lawrence's plan, Romeo's request of the apothecary, etc.)
• note similarities and differences between Romeo and Juliet's level of impulsiveness (characterization)
• give at least two examples of purposeful irony (situational, verbal, and/or dramatic) employed by Shakespeare
• provide an effective theme statement for the play
• ONE OF THESE ITEMS SELECTED AT RANDOM WILL BE ASSESSED AT THE END OF TODAY'S CLASS BLOCK AS A TICKET-OUT-THE-DOOR.

--agenda/HW

Transition (2 mins.)
--If you would like a copy of the viewing/reading guides for the last two acts of Shakespeare's play in order to help you hit today's "targets", please pick up the document from the front table.

Purposeful "Reading" -- Act 4 and Act 5 of Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (30-35 mins.)

--"materials assessment"--read Act 4 and Act 5 viewing/reading guide prompts/questions aloud so that students using the document know what to "look for" while viewing
--purposefully view both acts of the film (1:47:20-credits)--gather information for discussion/assessment preparation by jotting down notes and /or responding to viewing/reading guide prompts/questions

Transition (2 mins.)
--closure task randomly selected (Helmet o' Destiny) and picked up from the front table

Closure (last 10-ish mins.)
--After carefully reading the directions, complete the task at hand and submit your best work in the time permitted.

HW (Take-Home Assessment)
--Complete the written response (paragraph) for Article of the Week #5 as directed to turn in at the beginning of NEXT CLASS (Wednesday, 5/9 [ACE] or Thursday, 5/10 [BDF]).  Come and see me during my "Office Hours" if you need additional assistance!
HW (Class Preparation)
--Consider reviewing your work from today's class block with the "targets" in mind.

• http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_208.html

--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class.  ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!  These next two marking periods, I will randomly check for books and include your level of preparation in my reporting via Schooltool.

Miscellaneous
--As always, whatever we do not finish in class today, you can expect to finish next class!