Act I Quiz

1. Quiz Act I (prepare by reading the summary)
2. Study Guide Act I Due
3. Memorize 6 lines and present to teacher
4. Make sure two journals are turned in (ghost and advice from parents)
5. Read Act II, Scene 1 individually and answer questions

Finish Act I of Hamlet

1. Survey results
2. List 10 pieces of advice your parents give you
3. Finish Act I reading
4. Journal on Hamlet seeing the ghost
5. Quiz Act I
6. Study Guide Act I Due

One Act Play in Auditorium

1. Sit in assigned area for “Antigone” – the one act play in the auditorium
2. Memorize 6 lines of Act I by FridayFinish Act I tomorrow and take quiz

Hamlet Act I, Scene 2 and 3

1. Finish Act I, Scene 2 and 3
2. Journal on Hamlet meeting the ghost
3. Answer study guide questions
4. continue the double entry journal
5. One Act Play in the auditorium tomorrow

Act I, Scene 2 and 3/Journal

1. Finish acting – vote for best performance
2. Read Act I, Scene 2 and 3
3. Journal on Horatio bringing Hamlet to meet the ghost
4. Start double entry journal

Hamlet

1. Journal on Grieving
Stages of Grief according to Kubler-Ross
· Denial
· Depression
· Bargaining
· Anger
· Acceptance
2. Video of Act I, Scene 1
3. Skits on the first 11 lines

Act I Scene 1 of Hamlet

1. Journal on Ghosts – put in bin
2. Background information on Hamlet – take notes
3. Family Tree – draw and put in bin after journal
4. Parent Conferences today 3:00-8:00
1. Write down your name on the top center of the paper
2. Write down your mother’s name on the right about an inch down from the top
3. Write down your father’s name on the left across from your mother
4. In the middle of the page write down
· Your favorite uncle
· Your dad’s best friend
· A friendly neighbor
· A male friend of the family
· Your male godfather
5. Draw a line from the male to your mother
6. Journal about how you would feel with those two together (you knew they were in bed together)

Start Hamlet

1. Quiz first. Study by reading the summary of each act.
2. Complete FYI packet on Hamlet and turn in bin – 25 points
3. Pre-reading on Hamlet due in basket
4. Definition of Tragedy handout
5. Character assignment was due yesterday

Quiz on Much Ado About Nothing

Tuesday, January 20th - Inauguration Day
1. Finish movie on Much Ado About Nothing
2. Study by reading summary of each act
3. Quiz on Much Ado About Nothing - 25 points
4. Character Poster Due - 25 points

Much Ado About Nothing

1. Finish video of Much Ado About Nothing
2. Character assignment – Due Tues
· Sign out book
· Take home paper
· Pick up handouts
3. Quiz - Tuesday

Seven students were in attendance yesterday. They worked on the character assignment.

Much Ado About Nothing

1. Character Assignment due Friday
2. Watch Much Ado About Nothing

character assignment due Friday

1. What does this character value?
2. What kind of person is this character? (What kinds of describing words would you use?)
3. Who is another person (real or fictional) like this character? In what ways are these 2 alike??
Find 5 quotes spoken by or about this person to support your group’s opinions. (For each quote, write who spoke quote and the page

Character Assignment

1. Pick characters to follow for the character assignment.
2. Watch Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

Monday, January12-Friday, January 16th Ms. Sasse has jury duty. Mr. Warren Bolin is the sub.
1. Background information on Much Ado About Nothing.
2. Journal on Memorable Lines - due Monday
3. Character Assignment - Due Friday
4. Watch the movie on Much Ado About Nothing
5. Quiz on Much Ado About Nothing - Due Friday
6. Scorecard due on Much Ado About Nothing.- Due Thursday

DEAR Day

DEAR Day
1. Record novel of 250 pages or more that you are reading
2. 10 points/day for reading recorded under independent reading (10% of grade)
3. If sleeping or talking – lose points for the day

Sonnet Due

1. Sonnet due at the end of the hour
2. DEAR day tomorrow – bring a minimum of 250 page book to read

Write a sonnet

1. Three groups to finish sonnet presentations
2. Write a sonnet individually or in your group
3. Sample student sonnets in Calliope
4. Find a book for DEAR day this Friday

Sonnet Presentation - 20 points

1. Sonnet Explication graded
Missing: Aaron A., Ryan C, Ally G, Minda, Mike Z

2. Oral Presentation Today – 20 points in Project/Performance Bin worth 25% of grade
· Staple all rubrics together
· Memorize lines – no notes
· Explanation of quatrains/couplet – connect to metaphor (you can use notes)

Sonnet

1. Explication Due typed for 20 points
· Vocabulary/literary device
· Each line in own words
· Identify the 14 lines of sonnet
· Identify 10 syllables of stressed/unstressed
· Identify rhyme scheme
· Identify three quatrains and couplet
· Identify the meaning of each quatrain
· Identify all sources; if plagiarized then a zero
2. Oral Presentation – tomorrow for 20 points
· Memorize and perform quatrain (then explain the meaning)
(first quatrain – main theme/metaphor; second quatrain – metaphor extended; third quatrain – twist or conflict with but; couplet – summarizes and a new image, resolution or wrap-upAll members memorize and perform the couplet (then explain