Fri 4/21

Pre IB 10
1. vocab quiz (Othello #1)
2. 10 minutes to discuss essay topics in small groups
3. review Act 1 NB questions
4. "Ring the Changes"; share motifs overhead
5. Othello 2.1; study script, use reading strategies
6. HW: read choice book, read Othello to p. 62, do Othello essay journal #1

Eng 12
1. review questions 5,6 part 2 ch 1-3
2. do and review: p. 2 ch 4-5 #1-5
3. preview after reading questions: journal on one of the questions for Monday
4. finish book by Monday: comprehension test on Monday

Thur 4/20

Pre IB Eng 10
1. vocab warm up
2. review 1.3, paraphrase three speeches
3. finish reading 1.3
4. begin NB work, introduce essay journals

Eng 12
1. do NB part 2 ch 1-3 questions 1-4 and review
2. read ch 3 aloud
3. do NB part 2 ch 1-3 quest 5,6
4. HW: read ch 3-4 of part 2

Wed 4/19

Pre IB Eng 10
1. warm-up: blank verse and iambic pentameter
2. review Othello 1.1
3. read, perform 1.2
4. do choral reading for 1.3
5. HW: read 1.3 to page 48

Eng 12
1. The Stranger part 1 quiz
2. NB: ch 4-6 questions (do and review)
3. rread part 2 ch 1-2 (begin aloud and finish for HW)

Tue 4/18

Pre IB Eng 10
1. get Othello books
2. Grammar pre-test
3. Othello 1.1 slightly cut script
4. read all of Othello 1.1, finish for HW

Eng 12
1. do "Strange Behavior"
2. begin NB questions: do part 1 ch 1-3
3. HW: read ch 4-6, quiz on part 1 tomorrow

Mon 4/17

Pre IB Eng 10
1. new vocab- quiz Friday
2. 10 min to improv line-tossing scenes
3. watch scenes
4. "The lover, girlfriend, buddy" improvs
5. post choice book titles on blog, read your choice book

Eng 12
1. finish presenting parodies
2. discuss "outcast" quickwrite
3. read, highlight, discuss existentialism handout
4. give out reading schedules, get books
5. HW: read ch 1-3 of The Stranger

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Thur 4/13

Pre IB Eng 10
1. choice book reading calendars, post titles on blog
2. quickwrite warm up: Why does the title Much Ado About Nothing make sense?
3. thinking topics discussion for Much Ado
4. some quotations to notice
5. Othello line tossing, begin line tossing improv

Eng 12
1. return AQ essay, grade update
2. philosophies quiz
3. present parodies
4. finish AQ film
5. "outcast" quickwrite in NB

Wed 4/12

Pre IB Eng 10
1. finish Much Ado film
2. complete notes on film-- to share for participation tomorrow

Eng 12
1. intro to philosophy note-taking quiz
2. philosophy survey
3. work on parodies

Tue 4/11

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Bardology 101 part 2: plays, famous lines/speeches, casting, production
2. Begin watching Much Ado
3. return essays, grades
4. HW: take Much Ado notes on at least three catagories

Eng 12
1. philosophy quickwrite, small group discussions
2. intro to philosophy lecture and note-taking
3. work on parodies

Mon 4/10

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Library: Choice Book
2. Bardology 101- Brainstorm all that you know on these three topics: Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Theater, Shakespeare's World

Eng 12
1. read "It All Started With Clubs and Stones"
2. Begin parody writing: share and turn this in on Thursday

Fri 4/7

Pre IB Eng 10
CTBC on-demand essay test

Eng 12
AQWF on-demand essay test

Due Dates for 3rd quarter

Pre IB English 10
RD of LOF essay 2/9*****DONE
Post choice book on blog 2/10*****DONE
FD of LOF essay 2/17*****DONE
Choice book final assessment 3/8*****DONE
Grammar retate 3/9*****DONE
Crucible RD 3/10****DONE
Crucible FD 3/20*****DONE

English 12
Read Cancun Tales prologue 2/10****DONE
Canterbury Tales test 2/14*****DONE
Read stories from Cancun Tales 2/17*****DONE
Macbeth creative writing 3/6*****DONE
Macbeth test 3/7*****DONE
Macbeth essay RD 3/10*****DONE
Macbeth essay*****DONE

Thur 4/6

Pre IB Eng 10
1. collect and score NBs
2. finish film and prepare for essay test

Eng 12
1. collect and score NBs
2. finish film and prepare for essay test

Wed 4/5

Pre IB Eng 10
1. return essays, review essays notes
2. last discussion of CTBC
3. CTBC essay topics
4. begin film and review

Eng 12
1. final discussion of AQWF
2. essay topics
3. begin film and review

Tue 4/4

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Book 3: review questions 1,2,3
2. finish book by tomorrow and do last three questions

Eng 12
1. review ch 10 questions
2. grim/ beautiful t-chart
2. share two poems and "War Prayer"
3. finish book by tomorrow and do questions ch 12 questions 7,8
4. notebooks are scored tomorrow

Mon 4/3

Pre IB Eng 10
1. Book 2: t-chart, success, not a success
2. debate: causes of crime
3. Book 3: read to page 280, do #1,2,3 in NB

Eng 10
q. return esay
2. ch 8-9 review
3. HW: read ch 10 and do quest 1-5 in NB