Friday, February 20, 2015

Week 7 English 9B Subject to change


English 9B Week 7
Day
Date
Assignment  
Monday
2/23
1. Argument paper due Sunday 5:00 PM Sunday to turnitin.com

The nurse us one of Shakes peare’s great comic characters.
Agree or disagree with the statement "The nurse is a principled character, a person with a strong sense of right and wrong." Find passages for the text (textual evidence) to support your answer. Remember to provide a counter argument and rebuttal.  
Use 12-step revision checklist before you submit to turnitin.com.  Paper due to turnitin.com by Monday at 5PM.  NO LATE WORK 

2. Dialectical Journals 3 entries for Act II
5 entries for Honors students.

   Objectives:

Students will be able to recognize
1.     Exposition, Rising Action, Turning Point/Climax, Resolution
2.     Figures of speech
a.      Similes
b.     Metaphors
c.       Personification
d.      puns
3.     Analyze a character’s motivation and characteristics using STEAL
4.     Analyze Character development ( how a character changes over time).
5.     Recognize
a.      Iambic pentameter
b.     End stopped lines
c.      Run-on lines
6.     Recognize and explain Irony
7.     Explain the function of a FOIL






Class work

Finish ACT I
Character Analysis


Homework

1.     AR READING 40 minutes
2.     Practice speeches



Tuesday
2/24


Class work

ACT II   Close Reading


Homework

1.     AR READING 40 minutes
2.     Practice Speech
3.     

Wednesday
2/25


Class work

Act II Dialectical Journaling

Homework

1.    Act II Dialectical Journaling

Thursday
2/26


Class work

Socratic Seminar on Act II and II


Homework


1.     Dialectical Journaling Act II and Act III


Friday
2/27


Class work

Socratic Seminar

Homework

Review Dialectical Journals and prepare for Speech delivery
Dress in Business or Shakespearean Attire.






Saturday, February 14, 2015

Week 6 English 9B

English 9B Week  6
Day
Date
Assignment  
Monday
2/16
1.     1-page paper discussing which conflicts in Act 1 could you imagine taking place today?

What details would have to change if any? Due Sunday to turnitin.com by 5PM

2.     Complete Character Table entries using STEAL for Act I and Act II

3.     Choose Speech and Bring an Index Card to class with the following information:
a.      Act
b.     Scene
c.      Line Numbers
d.     Monologue Character
e.      Dialogue Characters
                                               i.     Partner Name

4.     Agree or disagree with the statement ”The nurse is a principled character, a person with a strong sense of right and wrong. “ Find passages for the text (textual evidence) to support your answer. Remember to provide a counter argument and rebuttal. Complete 12-step revision checklist before you submit.  Due Sunday ,  February  22nd by 5:30  PM

5.     2 AR Readings Logs and Exam due by Friday at beginning of class





Class work

President’s Day Vacation

Driving Questions:
1.     How does our knowledge about the teenage brain help the modern reader understand?
2.     How does Dialogue reveal attitude?
3.     Why does one study character analysis?


Objectives:

Students will be able to recognize
1.     Exposition, Rising Action, Turning Point/Climax, Resolution
2.     Figures of speech
a.      Similes
b.     Metaphors
c.       Personification
d.      puns
3.     Analyze a character’s motivation and characteristics using STEAL
4.     Analyze Character development ( how a character changes over time).
5.     Recognize
a.      Iambic pentameter
b.     End stopped lines
c.      Run-on lines
6.     Recognize and explain Irony
7.     Explain the function of a FOIL


Homework

1.     AR READING 20 minutes
2.     Choose Speech and Bring an Index Card to class with the following information:
a.      Act
b.     Scene
c.      Line Numbers
d.     Monologue Character
e.      Dialogue Characters
                                               i.     Partner Name


Tuesday
2/17


Class work

ACT I   Close Reading


Homework

1.     AR READING 20 minutes
2.     Practice Speech
3.     Turn in “I will Statement” for paper (Yes you must use colors)

Wednesday
2/18


Class work

Reading Act II Close Reading


Homework

1.     AR READING 20 minutes
2.     Practice Speech
3.     Take AR Tests in Library
4.     Write Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 of Paper

Thursday
2/19


Class work

Close Reading Act II
Presentation of Speeches



Homework


1.     Write Body Paragraphs 2 and 3 of paper
2.     Take AR Tests in Library


Friday
2/20


Class work

Announce Teams for Conflict Resolution Restorative Justice Plan for Class
Review Rubric and Benchmarks
Dialectical Journaling
Distribute New Reading Logs


Homework

1.  Write Conclusion and complete 12-step revision of paper. Submit to turnitin.com by Sunday at 5:30 PM

2.  Dialectical Journals 3 entries for Act II
5 entries for Honors students.