Classwork:
- Do Now: Roots Quiz #9: mania, mar/mari/mer, matri, medi, micro, mira, mor/mort
- Then: Grammar Review in Journal
- Reminder: New! Watch the video here to learn more about Option 5 for independent reading! You would need to complete 40 articles by November 30 for credit (no partial credit will be considered).
- Continue Independent Reading (Sign-up at the top of the page if you have not done so)
- Continue thinking about which project option you prefer
Classwork:
- Do Now: Grammar Review in Journal (need TWiLA from last week...click here if you need it)
- Then: Iambic Pentameter Workshop with Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (p.687 in PH LIT)
- After: Picture Poem Activity Part 2- Creating the Shakespearean Sonnet
- Complete Picture Poem Activity if not done in class (view Part 1 here)
- Requirements:
- 14 lines (stanzas: 4 lines, 4 lines, 4 lines, 2 lines)
- each line has 10 syllables
- abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme
- If you need the lists of Shakespearean words, click the following links: Word Bank 1, Word Bank 2, Word Bank 3
- Continue Independent Reading (sign-up by Friday to unlock Options 1-4)
- Continue thinking about which project option you prefer
Classwork:
Edison Testing Scheduled for Today! Below is an alternate activity...
- Do Now: Journal Response- Why bother studying plays or film? (article available here)
- Next: Word Wall Cards! Click here for the full list.
- After: 30 second presentations- everyone!
- Reminder: English class will be in the Gym next week- actors from the current production of Shakespeare's Macbeth will be engaging you in some Shakespearean fun! Actors appear courtesy of MAPA (Maui Academy for Performing Arts)
- Study for Quiz #10: mor/mort, morph, neur, nomen/nomin, numer, omni, onym
- Continue Independent Reading (if you have not signed-up by Friday, you will be expected to complete 40 Empower3000 articles, also known as Option 5)
- Choose project option by November 2
