Tuesday - Writing Notebook Entry: "What happened in the past to cause the feud between the two noble families, the Montagues and the Capulets?"
-Discuss the prologue to Romeo and Juliet (handout)
-Fill out the anticipation guide for R&J
-Distribute the Study Guide for R&J
HW - Write a sonnet that tells the story of a movie or novel in 14 lines. Your sonnet should be in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Just as the prologue to R&J tells the entire story, your sonnet/prologue should as well. Due Thursday!
Wednesday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Would you rather have the power to fly or the power to turn invisible? Why? What would you do with this power?"
-Vocabulary Exercises Unit 6 - Synonyms and Antonyms
-Begin reading Act I, Sc. i of Romeo and Juliet
HW-See Monday's assignment - Due tomorrow!
Thursday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Five years from now, I will be..."
-Vocabulary Exercises Unit 6 - Completing the Sentence
-Continue reading Act I, Sc i of R&J
-Analyze why Shakespeare began his love story with a scene of violence.
-HW - Study for Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Friday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Friday Freewrite"
-Vocabulary Quiz - Unit 6
-Read Act I, Sc. ii of R&J
-Discuss the prologue to Romeo and Juliet (handout)
-Fill out the anticipation guide for R&J
-Distribute the Study Guide for R&J
HW - Write a sonnet that tells the story of a movie or novel in 14 lines. Your sonnet should be in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. Just as the prologue to R&J tells the entire story, your sonnet/prologue should as well. Due Thursday!
Wednesday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Would you rather have the power to fly or the power to turn invisible? Why? What would you do with this power?"
-Vocabulary Exercises Unit 6 - Synonyms and Antonyms
-Begin reading Act I, Sc. i of Romeo and Juliet
HW-See Monday's assignment - Due tomorrow!
Thursday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Five years from now, I will be..."
-Vocabulary Exercises Unit 6 - Completing the Sentence
-Continue reading Act I, Sc i of R&J
-Analyze why Shakespeare began his love story with a scene of violence.
-HW - Study for Vocab Quiz tomorrow
Friday - Writing Notebook Entry: "Friday Freewrite"
-Vocabulary Quiz - Unit 6
-Read Act I, Sc. ii of R&J