Planning Your Week:
Wednesday, 11/7 - Elizabethan annotated bibliographies due to TurnItIn.com before midnight (packet here)
Friday, 11/9 - bring your third IR book (5 points)!
Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday, 11/12 - Elizabethan Presentations in class! Bring a printed copy of your annotated bibliography to class. (packet here)
Resources:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (digital copy)
No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Struggling? Try this!)
Monday, November 5
Learning Goal(s): Analyze and evaluate sources for use in an annotated bibliography and a class presentation on your selected topic.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Agenda:
Tuesday, November 6
No school (Election Day)
Wednesday, November 7
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your comprehension of a Shakespearean play through presenting a short scene.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Agenda:
Thursday, November 8
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your comprehension of a Shakespearean play through presenting a short scene.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Agenda:
Friday, November 9
Learning Goal(s): Analyze a text of your choosing for author’s purpose.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Agenda:
Wednesday, 11/7 - Elizabethan annotated bibliographies due to TurnItIn.com before midnight (packet here)
Friday, 11/9 - bring your third IR book (5 points)!
Upcoming Due Dates:
Monday, 11/12 - Elizabethan Presentations in class! Bring a printed copy of your annotated bibliography to class. (packet here)
Resources:
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (digital copy)
No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (Struggling? Try this!)
Monday, November 5
Learning Goal(s): Analyze and evaluate sources for use in an annotated bibliography and a class presentation on your selected topic.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10W7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. ELAGSE9-10W8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Agenda:
- Go to the computer lab (Charrette/Kirkley in 816; Vanbo in 208) to continue developing your Elizabethan research project (packet here). Revise your annotated bibliography (your final draft is due Wednesday to TurnItIn.com), and continue to create your presentation and speech presenting the five most interesting facts from your research.
- Continue to develop your Elizabethan research annotated bibliography and presentation (packet here) - FINAL annotated bibliography due Wednesday, 11/7; presentation due Tuesday, 11/13.
- Pick out your third independent reading book, due in class - Friday, 11/9
Tuesday, November 6
No school (Election Day)
Wednesday, November 7
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your comprehension of a Shakespearean play through presenting a short scene.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Agenda:
- Final copy of annotated bibliography due to TurnItIn.com TONIGHT before midnight!
- Complete the Magic Lens practice sentence - annotate for all three levels!
- Introduce Unit 6 vocabulary words, #1-10; then answer “Completing the Sentence” questions 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18 on pages 77-78.
- Continue Act 2 group work: Each group is responsible for understanding their portion of the play, writing a summary, annotating lines for performance, and performing their assigned scene in front of the class.
- Begin presentations: groups perform Act II scenes based on annotations and analysis.
- After each group’s presentation, complete a “Somebody wants” statement: _______ wants _________, but ___________, so ____________. (You will turn this in!)
- Ponder and Respond: Based on the performances you observed, provide a summary of the events of Act II.
- Continue to develop your Elizabethan research annotated bibliography and presentation (packet here) - FINAL annotated bibliography due TONIGHT; presentation due Tuesday, 11/13.
- Pick out your third independent reading book, due in class - Friday, 11/9
Thursday, November 8
Learning Goal(s): Demonstrate your comprehension of a Shakespearean play through presenting a short scene.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10SL4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development,substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. ELAGSE9-10SL6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
Agenda:
- Complete the Magic Lens practice sentence - annotate for all three levels!
- Introduce Unit 6 vocabulary words, #11-20; then answer “Completing the Sentence” questions 2, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20 on pages 77-78.
- Complete presentations: groups perform Act II scenes based on annotations and analysis.
- After each group’s presentation, complete a “Somebody wants” statement: _______ wants _________, but ___________, so ____________. (You will turn this in!)
- Ponder and Respond: Based on the performances you observed, provide a summary of the events of Act II.
- As a class, read Act III!
- Continue to develop your Elizabethan research presentation with speech and visual aid (packet here) - due Tuesday, 11/13.
- Pick out your third independent reading book, due in class - TOMORROW!
Friday, November 9
Learning Goal(s): Analyze a text of your choosing for author’s purpose.
Targeted Standards: ELAGSE9-10RL10: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
Agenda:
- Complete the Magic Lens practice sentence - annotate for all three levels!
- Show your teacher your third IR book and enjoy your independent reading time!
- Continue reading/watching Julius Caesar as needed
- Continue to develop your Elizabethan research presentation with speech and visual aid (packet here) - due Tuesday, 11/13.