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