Week of September 29- October 3, 2014

"It is not in the stars to hold our own destiny but in ourselves."~Shakespeare

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet***

Monday: 

• Act 1 Romeo and Juliet (Whole Group Instruction)
• Study Guide Act 1
• Tic Tac Know Projects Due date: October 17, 2014

Tuesday:

• Act 1 Study Guide Review
• Characterization Chart (Interactive Notebooks)
• Quiz Act I
• Reality U (4th Block)

Wednesday:

• PHS Media Center Overview (All Classes)
• Begin Act II (Lit Circles)

Thursday:

• I pad Cart
• Bits on Shakespeare
• Complete Act II Study Guide
• Literature Circles

Friday:

Interactive Stations (I Pad Cart)

Week of September 22-26, 2014

"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene." ~ The Prologue, Romeo and Juliet 

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony, foil, monologue, soliloquy, tragic flaw, dialogue 

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

***Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet***

Monday: 

• Power Point on the Prologue from Romeo and Juliet
• Grammar/Writing review
• Optic Writing (Interactive Notebook)

Tuesday:

• Intro to Prologue
• Vocabulary (Drama Elements)
• Plot Diagram/PowerPoint 

Wednesday:

• Drama Elements Vocabulary (Romeo and Juliet Acts I-V)

Thursday:

• I pad Cart
• Bits on Shakespeare (Unit 2 Standards)

Friday:

Interactive Stations (I Pad Cart)

Week of September 8-12, 2014

"Love all, trust few, do wrong to none." ~ William Shakespeare

Words to know: Set, Tragedy, Chorus, Theme, Acts, Props, Script, Scenes, Dramatic Irony

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

Monday: 

• Common Assessment #2 (finish)
• Project (Character Analysis T-Shirts)
• Presentations

Tuesday:

• Intro to Drama (Cloze Notes)
• Shakespearean Denistry
• Interactive Notebook (Customs and Mannerisms 18th Century)

Wednesday:

• Introduction to Shakespeare (What's in the box)
• AE Biography "The Bard"

Thursday:

• Interactive Notebook Spot Check (50 points)
• Romeo and Juliet Anticipation Guide
• Web Quest (Shakespeare)http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323

Friday:

• Academic Stations 
• Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
• Have a great break!!!!!!!!!!

Week of September 1-5, 2014

"It takes a village to educate a child." ~ African Proverb

Words to know: characterization, rising action, falling action, climax, denouement

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

Monday: 

• Holiday

Tuesday:

• Complete Unit 1 Short Story Quiz
• "The Flowers" Alice Walker (Lit Circles)
• Interactive Notebooks (Vocabulary)

Wednesday:

• Common Assessment #2
• Interactive Notebooks (Grammar Rules)

Thursday:

• Common Assessment #2 Continued
• Interactive Notebook (Spot Journal Check)

Friday:

• Academic Stations (Character T-Shirts)
• Remember your copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Week of August 25-29, 2014

"You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself." Lady Mary Wortley Montague

Words to know: characterization, rising action, falling action, climax, denouement

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

Monday: 

• Anticipation Guide Thank You Ma'am Langston Hughes 
• Literature Circles (Thank You Ma'am)
• Literary Elements Review Sheet
• HW:  Letter to Ms. Jones

Tuesday:

• Lamb to the Slaughter Ronald Dahl
• Video on Lamb to the Slaughter
• Guided Notes on Lamb to Slaughter

Wednesday:

• The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant
• Literary Circles/Class Discussion
• Quiz on Short Stories

Thursday:

• Interactive Notebook Entry: UNRAAVEL (Reading Strategy)
• Anticipation Guide "Kyle"
• Short Story "Kyle" (Class discussion)

Friday:

• Unit One Test Short Stories

Remember to get a copy of No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet no later than September 5, 2014!

**Have a great Holiday Break! 

week of August 18-22, 2014

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet'" Aristotle

Words to know:  theme, plot, character, conflict, setting

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

Monday: 

•  Oral Presentations Mandala Projects
• Begin Short Stories "Alma"
• Interactive Notebook Review

Tuesday:

•  Interactive Notebook: (Larry Bell's 12 Words)
• Intro to Short Stories Presentation with Clozed Notes
• Journal Entry Overview

Wednesday:

• Begin Reading Thank You Ma'am
• Quiz on Elements of a Short Story
• Interactive notebook: (Literary Elements Chart)

Thursday:

• Interactive Notebook Entry: UNRAAVEL (Reading Strategy)
• The Flowers by Alice Walker
• Discussion Questions

Friday:

• Interactive Notebook: Notebook Check ( 50 pts.)
• Interactive Stations Overview 1st rotation

Week of August 11-15, 2014

"Nothing will work unless you do."  Maya Angelou

Words to know:  theme, plot, character, conflict, setting

**Interactive Notebooks Due Monday!**
**Common Assessment #1 will be given this week"

Remind 101 Codes text # 770-744-3770  **This will help you keep up with upcoming announcements and assignments.**
2nd block: @68763
3rd block: @bbbea
4th block: @9thlite

Monday: 

•  Syllabus Overview
• Introduction to the Interactive Notebook: Power Point with graphic organizers
• Set up Interactive Notebook

Tuesday:

•  Interactive Notebook: (Larry Bell's 12 Words)
• Intro to Short Stories Presentation with Clozed Notes
• Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes
• Homework: Letter to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones

Wednesday:

• Quick Write from Thank You Ma'am
• Interactive notebook: (Literary Elements Chart)
• Mandala projects continued

Thursday:

• Interactive Notebook Entry: UNRAAVEL (Reading Strategy)
• Journal Entry Overview
• The Flowers by Alice Walker
• Discussion Questions

Friday:

• Interactive Notebook: Notebook Check ( 50 pts.)
• Mandala Projects Oral Presentation (200 pts.)