Day 117

Objective:  The students will read more of Act I.

1.  Get a book

2.  Presentations (5)

3.  Notes

4.  Read

Day 116

Objective:  The students will begin Julius Caesar.

1.  Sign up for extra credit reading roles.  Five points per day.  If there is a STAR by it, you have to be a great reader who speaks loudly.  The other roles don't matter.  Anyone can read those.

2.  WP #8

3.  Three Presentations

4.  Act I Scene 1 Notes

5.  Read Act I Scene 1

 

WP Activity

Julius Caesar Act I Scene 1

 

     The drama opens up on the streets of Rome during the roman festival of Lupercal.  This festival is celebrated on February 15.  In the ceremony, young men raced around a designated coarse and whipped bystanders with strips of goatskin.  Those who are whipped were assured fertility in the coming year.  This strange ritual was the beginning of our modern day “holiday” that is still celebrated today.

Day 115

Objective:  The students will know important vocabulary for tomorrow's reading of Act I.

1.  Three presentations.

2.  Act I Vocabulary (due tomorrow at start of class).

construe (V)

Portentous (adj)

vulgar (adj)

cunning (adj)

servile (adj)

exalted (adj)

seduce (v)

idle (adj)

throng (n)

yoke (n) not the egg part

How is that outside book coming along?

Day 114

Objective:  The students will begin Shakespeare Unit.

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Password: birthday with no zero used so July 1, 2008 is 7/1/2008

1.  WP Number ____

2.  Julius Caesar Intro Notes

3.  A few presentations (You will listen, then take down some notes that I tell you will be on the test).

WP Activity:  Julius Caesar Intro

      A Drama is a story that is acted in reel time and space by live actors in front of a live audience.  The word drama is based on the greek verb “dran”, which means “to do”.  It could be said that a drama or play is something that involves people doing certain things; words are spoken, actions are taken, minds are changed.  Julius Caesar is an example of a tragic historical drama.

Day 113

Objective:  The students will complete their JC Presentations.

Note:  I decided that I want a proper MLA Works Cited page as your last slide, so use Mybib.com or Google to make the citations.

I have no other work for you, just the presentation which is due Monday morning for EVERYONE!  Even if you are at the end of the play, I may surprise you and call you!  Dom.  Janai

Outside Book.  We have about 1 month until we start Lord of the Flies.  I would finish your book requirement before that! 

Empty Returned Work Folder TODAY or I am tossing everything.

Day 112

Objective:  The students will complete a mini-research project that will be used to introduce various topics important to Julius Caesar.

1.  Turn in yesterday's handout for grade.

2.  Discuss the One Minute One Slide Presentation

3.  Make the presentation.  It's due Monday.

Day 111

Objective:  The students will discuss the ironic poem that we analyzed then begin work on our LC Unit.

Turn in "Thief" writing to the basket for grade.

1.  Get out the poem poster and poem from yesterday.  Put name on poster.

2.  Discuss the meaning and the irony/ambiguity of the poem. 

3.  Turn in Poster (make sure your name is on it).

4.  Complete the JC Intro Handout

Day 110

Objective:  The students will analyze a very ironic poem.

Office Hours:  Register for a class right NOW!

Put away phones for this activity.  This is 100 point activity or a ZERO POINT activity.  If I see a phone out you get a ZERO!

1.  Nothing Man activity in groups.

Day 109

Objective:  The students will write an original ironic story ending.

1.  Titanic Quiz

2.  Turn in Titanic Outline

3.  "Thief" original creative ending.

Day 108

Objective:  The students will read the ironic story of the Titanic.

Get a lit book.

1.   Complete reading of the story of the Titanic.  As you read, complete the outline of the event.  This is a two day assignment.  Due tomorrow.  You will have a quiz to make sure that you read.

2.  Outside book!?!

 

Day 107

Objective:  The students will read the ironic story of the Titanic.

Get a lit book.

1.  WP #6

2.   Read the story of the Titanic.  As you read, complete the outline of the event.  This is a two day assignment.

3.  Outside book!?!

Day 106

 Objective:  The students will analyze the story that was read on Friday.

1.  Get a lit book.

2.  Get a handout.

3.  WP #5

4.  Complete the assignment.

Day 105

Objective:  The students will read an ironic story.

Get a lit book from back (the greenish one)

1.  WP

2.  Notes

3.  Read "Lamb to the Slaughter":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drIPMTcR0G8

WP Activity:  “Lamb to Slaughter”

     This classic humorus story is a modern tale of irony and suspense.  Mary Maloney eagerly awaits her husbands arrival from work.  When he finally arrives she realizes that something is wrong.  What he tells her leads her to commit an act that effects the rest of the plot.  Readers will have to make predictions as you read.