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Thursday, November 19
~Read & Discuss Macbeth, Act I, scenes i & ii in your small groups. Take notes so that you can complete the Study Guide on your own time.
~Quizzes Returned. If you need to make-up the quiz, or if you didn't take it, please see Macbeth Prereading Alternate Assignments.
~Turn in your stamped research notes and soliloquy annotations for credit.
~Turn in yesterday's homework on iambic pentameter.
~Flipchart
~Today's Winners: 1530310 & 1535257. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize

Wednesday, November 18
~Test: Research presentations and Shakespeare
~Macbeth Prereading Worksheet (due tomorrow)
~Flipchart
~Today's Winners: 952315 & 956614. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize

Tuesday, November 17
~Research presentations: take notes. Test tomorrow over presentations and Intro to Shakespeare questions.
~Today's Winners: Good job Kenny catching me not updating the winner. Mini chocolate for you! =~}

Monday, November 16
~Macbeth Research Assignment: Finalize tomorrow's class presentations.
~Intro to Shakespeare: have answers to all questions by Wednesday
~Today's Winners: 952315 & 956614. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize

Friday, November 13
~Grades: See Mac if you do not know your grade in this class.
~Discussion: Macbeth Soliloquies (discuss in groups and then annotate as a whole class)
~Macbeth Research Assignment: New groups based on the topic you chose to plan a presentation for the class.
~Today's Winners: Good job Faith, Tim, and Amanda catching me not updating. Chocolate for you! =~}

Thursday, November 12
~Macbeth Research Assignment: due tomorrow beginning of period
~Macbeth Soliloquies: Summarize each of the three soliloquies in a few sentences. Don't worry if you don't understand all of what is being said. Just do your best to capture the main idea or overall tone. Due tomorrow at the beginning of the period.
~Today's Winners: 1528362 & 1529639. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize

Wednesday, November 11 (No School in observance of Veteran's Day)

Tuesday, November 10
~Twelve Angry Men Games and Grade Conferences

Monday, November 9
~Journal: Write an evaluation of your performance in English first quarter. Mac will conference with you on grades this week.
~Turn in journal
~Turn in essays with all notes, prewrites, drafts, projects, book reviews, and all late first quarter work if you would like it considered in your grade.
~Present projects: Plays, Character Wheels, and Cause/Effect charts today, and Games tomorrow.
~Today's Winners: Good job Allison and Amanda catching me not updating. Chocolate for you! =~}

Friday, November 6 (half day)
~Essays/Group Projects due today
~Essay Feedback: In groups, share and comment on each others' essays. Turn in ALL work, including notes, prewrites, drafts, revisions, etc. Monday.

Thursday, November 5
~Work Day! Finish essays, group projects, and any other work you want included in your first quarter grade.
~Discussion/Instruction: 12 Angry Men Essay Beginning Ideas
~Today's Winners: Good job Breanna, Bianca, and Tim catching me not updating. Chocolate for you! =~}

Wednesday, November 4
~Prewrite due: make sure Mac checks off yours
~Independent Work: Group Projects and/or Twelve Angry Men Essay and/or Book Reviews
~All work for first quarter, including the above assignments, are due Friday.
~Today's Winners: 1524683 & 1526073. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Tuesday, November 3
~Journal: First Quarter
~Lesson/Review: Prewriting strategies
~Independent Work: Group Projects and/or Twelve Angry Men Essay
~Essay prewrite due beginning of period tomorrow
~Today's Winners: Good job Faith and Carissa catching me not updating. Chocolate for you! =~}

Monday, November 2
~Journal: Write a letter to your previous groupmates saying good-bye and whatever else you would like to say to them.
~New Groups: See Mac to find out where you are.
~12 Angry Men Group Projects
~12 Angry Men Essay Topics: You will need to have a prewrite by the end of the class period tomorrow.
~Today's Winners: Good job Bianca and Lorenzo catching me not updating. Chocolate for you! =~}

Friday, October 30
~Video: Twelve Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes.
~Today's Winners: 1517050 & 1524950. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Thursday, October 29
~Check out Macbeth from Ms. Fredricks in the library.
~Video: Twelve Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes.
~Today's Winners: 1517050 & 1524950. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Wednesday, October 28
~Journal: Take notes on the video to help you with the culminating assignments on Twelve Angry Men.
~Video: Twelve Angry Men through the beginning of Act II. Make sure to keep up on your
~Today's Winners: 1501406 & 1519690. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Tuesday, October 27
~Journal: Draw a sketch of the apartment crime scene as described in Act II of Twelve Angry Men.
~Read/Discuss: Act III of Twelve Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes, especially paying attention to weaknesses in the evidence.
~Today's Winners: 1543323 & 1505053. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Monday, October 26
~Journal: Draw a sketch of the apartment crime scene as described in Act II of Twelve Angry Men.
~Read/Discuss: Act III of Twelve Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes, especially paying attention to weaknesses in the evidence.
~Today's Winners: Allison and Zach. Good job catching me not updating. Chocolate for you!

Friday, October 24
~Journal: Discussion Notes: 12 Angry Men. Based on the current evidence, do you think the boy is guilty? Which jurors have made the biggest impact on you so far?
~Read/Discuss: 12 Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes.
~Today's Winner: Good job Lorenzo for catching me not updating. =~}

Thursday, October 23
~Journal: Discussion Notes: 12 Angry Men
~Read/Discuss: 12 Angry Men. Make sure to keep up on your evidence list and character notes.
~Today's Winners: 1508608 & 1531999. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Wednesday, October 22
~Journal: Define the following terms: schema, alibi, abstain, acquit, defendent, convict, motive, prosecution, beyond reasonable doubt, charge to the jury, hung jury, hopelessly deadlocked, mistrial, double jeopardy
~Annotate Juror Descriptions and fill out Evidence Tracker as necessary
~Read/Discuss: Twelve Angry Men
~Today's Winners: 1508608 & 1531999. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Tuesday, October 20
~Journal: What do you know about the trial and jury system in the US?
~Discussion: Trials and Juries in the US
~Assignment of parts in the play Twelve Angry Men
~Handouts: Juror Descriptions and Evidence Tracker
~Flipchart
~Today's Winners: 1528342 & Alee (good job). Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Monday, October 19
~SSR
~Discussion: Vocabulary Pretests
~Today's Winners: 1536264 & 1502995. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Friday, October 16
~Greek/Latin Vocabulary Pre-test
~Today's Winners: Anyone??? Good job Allison. Enjoy your chocolate.

Thursday, October 15
~Journal: Book Review notes
~Book Reviews
~Today's Winners: 1503342 & 1502579. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Wednesday, October 14 (half day)
~Group Competition (Brain Quest)
~Today's Winners: 1503338 & 1501682 Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Tuesday, October 13
~Journal: Write questions to ask your peers about their book conferences.
~Book conferences and grades.
~Today's Winners: 1503338 & 1501682. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Monday, October 12
~Journal: Write at least one Haiku on the topic "sports"
~Haiku lesson and group competition. See flipchart for more info.
~Today's Winners: Anyone??? Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Friday, October 9
~Journal: Grades: What grade do you think you deserve in this class? Your other classes?
~Turn in all assignments for your mid-quarter grade. See yesterday's Flipchart
~Today's Winners: 1515605 & 1538814. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Thursday, October 8
~Journal: ABC Story Competition (talk to your group members to find out what to do)
~Mid-quarter assignment deadline moved to Friday due to technological difficulties
~Flipchart
~Today's Winners: Anybody??? Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Wednesday, October 7
~Journal: Pet Peeves
~Revise all work to date for this class (if necessary) and turn in tomorrow for a mid-quarter grade. See flipchart
~Today's Winners: 1503210 & 1505429. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Tuesday, October 6
~Journal: Write about a book you are currently reading or have recently finished reading.
~Book Review Form: Discuss Independent Reading Requirement (500 pages per quarter)
~SSR and/or fill out forms (we will conference in class about once a week or most days after school)
~Today's Winners: 1518435 & 1504920. Email Mac or check in before lunch the following day to claim your prize.

Monday, October 5
~Journal: Take on the persona of one of the main characters in either "Button, Button" or "The Necklace" and write a letter to your spouse. See flipchart for more info.
~Discussion: Theme of "Button, Button" and "The Necklace"
~Mac read "Fish is Fish" on the carpet and we discussed theme as well as schema.
~Flipchart 10-5

Friday, October 2
~Video: The Reduced Shakespeare Company

Monday, September 28--Thursday, October 1
~Read the short stories "Button, Button" and "The Necklace" and answer the questions at the end of the story. If you were absent, please come in and make this up before or after school since textbooks cannot leave the classroom.

Monday, September 21--Friday, September 25
~Review Figurative Language
~Write another story, either alone or with others in your group.
~Choose one of your two stories to revise. Include a minimum of 5 examples of figurative language in your revised story.
~Flipchart 9-21

Monday, September 14--Friday, September 18
~Read/Discuss: "The Scarlet Ibis"
~Discuss: Figurative Language
~Flipchart 9-14
~Flipchart 9-15
~Flipchart 9-16

Tuesday, September 8--Friday, September 11
~Group Story
~Review Figurative Language
~Group Assignments by Color
~Make Journal

Wednesday, September 2--Friday, September 4
~Alliteration: Take your first name and write 20 examples of nouns and/or verbs that begin with the same sound (alliteration)
~Make a name tag with an alliterated name that fits you

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