Thur 2/28

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. 5.2 aloud
4. Hamlet review questions

Sophomores
1. grammar warm up: page 871 ex. 6
2. questions about essay questions
3. film

Wed 2/27

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. crazy Ophelia, video summary of 4.6-4.7
4. read aloud 5.1
5. do readers log for Act IV

Sophomores
1. grammar answers, complete packet
2. review study guide questions
3. Crucible journal #4
4. Miller clips
5. essay topics

Tue 2/26

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "to be" practice
3. finish ghost film clip
4. summarize 4.1-4.3
5. read aloud 4.4-4.5
6. HW: read pages 137-146

Sophomores
1. grammar answers
2. review Act III study guide
3. read Act IV aloud
4. Act IV study guide
5. HW: grammar 11

Mon 2/25

Seniors
1. Test Friday!
2. return first essay, review errors
3. vocab warm up-- quiz Friday
4. reader's log for Act III in NB
5. view "The Mouse Trap" plus death of Polonius
6. HW: read pages 115-122

Sophomores
1. Test Friday!
2. extra credit-- 10 points
3. grammar answers
4. motif, foils
5. Act III study guide
6. Crucible journal #3
7. cast Act IV
8. HW: grammar 10, read choice book

Fri 2/22

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. read "The Mouse Trap" aloud, view rocketnotes
3. read through to the end of Act III

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar answers
3. read Act III aloud
4. HW: grammar 9, read deleted scene

Sophomores post your titles here

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Thur 2/21

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "To be or not to be" close reading, intro of essay topics
3. view "To be" clips

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review study guide
3. Crucible journal #2
4. HW: grammar 8, post book titles on blog

Tue 2/19

Seniors
1. collect essay/story
2. vocab warm up
3. review 2.1 with Rocketbook
4. read 2.2: review pun, double entendre, classical allusion
5. HW: read to page 73

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers
3. review Act I study guide
4. Crucible journal #1
5. cast Act II
6. HW: grammar 6, FD of essay

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Enjoy!

Fri 2/15

Seniors
1. vocab quiz/ new vocab
2. essay/story self or peer review
3. Hamlet 1.5 film clips
4. HW: FD of essay/story due on Tuesday

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz/ new vocab
2. grammar errors
3. essay self review/ NB check
4. turnitin.com ID and password
5. HW: finish Crucible Act I study guide, grammar 5, FD of essay due on Wednesday

Thur 2/14

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review 1.3, plus Rocketbook notes
3. read aloud 1.4-1.5
4. do reader's log in NB for Act 1
5. HW: finish draft of essay/story, read 2.1 in Hamlet (pages 42-47)

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers
3. Finish Crucible Act I
4. begin Act I study guide, finish tomorrow in class
5. HW: complete essay draft, grammar 4

Wed 2/13

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. clip: scene 1
3. review pages 11-15
4. first soliloquy
5. finish 1.2, introduce reader's log
6. HW: work on story/essay, read pages 22-28 in Hamlet

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar answers (1,2)
3. share setting #3
4. Crucible Act I, finish tomorrow
5. HW: work on essay, grammar 3

Tue 2/12

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Rotten Denmark
3. Hamlet scene 1 aloud, finish to page 9
4. view 1.1 Rocketnotes
5. HW: work on essay/story, read Hamlet to page 15

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Crucible debate
3. Three settings lecture, complete setting #3
4. HW: work on essay, do pages 1,2 of grammar

Mon 2/11

Seniors
1. pick up Hamlet
2. check essays, stories, due Friday
3. Hamlet vocab
4. Hamlet line tossing
5. HW: essay, story, vocab

Sophomores
1. check outlines, more pet peeves, quotations, draft due Friday
2. college bound reading assignment, due April 14
3. Crucible- get books, vocab list, debate topic

Fri 2/8

Seniors
1. turn in CT study guide
2. take CT test
3. writing instructions for Observational Essay and Satirical Story
4. decide on assignment choice, begin planning, RD due next Friday

Sophomores
1. check graphic organizers
2. review essay pet peeves
3. complete an essay outline for Monday

Thur 2/7

Seniors
1. Discuss Pardoner's Tale questions for participation
2. graphic #2
3. test review
4. pilgrimage slideshow

Sophomores
1. check thesis statements
2. sample essay, review key pages in writing text book
3. sample graphic organizer
4. HW: revise thesis statement, complete a graphic organizer for your essay

Wed 2/6

Seniors
1. review last characters of prologue: Miller, Reeve, Manciple, Summoner, Pardoner
2. listen to Pardoner's Tale
3. complete Pardoner's Tale questions

Sophomores
1. share Golding's view
2. last key passages
3. essay topic
4. complete cause and effect chart
5. HW: write a rough draft of your thesis

Tue 2/5

Seniors
1. share graphics
2. review new characters: Cook, Skipper, Doctor, Wife of Bath, Parson, Plowman
3. Complete all question up to the Plowman
4. read rest of Prologue

Sophomores
1. Lord of the Flies debate
2. In NB: What is your view on human behavior? (view #3); What is Golding's view on human behavior? (view #4). Feel free to borrow ideas from our first two views.

Mon 2/4

Seniors
1. review characters so far, read aloud Nun, Merchant, Oxford Cleric, Franklin
2. create character graphic: name, 3-5 perfect adjectives, best quotation
3. complete all study questions up to and including Guildsman
4. HW: read up to and including Plowman

Sophomores
1. collect January letters
2. symbolism: review microcosm and symbols
3. discuss HW key passages: 113, 140, 143
4. prep for tomorrow's debate
5. HW" What makes the passage key? (155, 200)

Fri 2/1

Seniors
1. more notes on satire: irony, wit, dirision, foil
2. read aloud: Monk, Friar
3. complete all study guide quesitons up to and including the Friar
4. review characters, vices, virtues
5. HW: read up to and including the Cook

Sophomores
1. HW: January letter
2. discuss passages from last night's HW
3. allegory, symbolism, microcosm-- in groups, four questions
4. HW: What makes the passage key? (pages 113, 140, 143, 178)