Posted: October 25, 2010
Please remember to complete your text gap sheet on Act I Scene IV and Scene V for class tomorrow.
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Posted: October 19, 2010
A Review of Iambic Pentameter
Choose a line from Act 1 Scene 1 that is written in iambic pentameter. Be sure to count out the beats to ensure that there are five iambs. Rewrite it in your writer's notebook indicating where the unstressed and stressed syllables are, just like the example below.
a GLOOM'ing PEACE' this MORN'ing WITH' it BRINGS'.
Posted: October 18, 2010
Today we began reading Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet. For homework please define the following vocabulary words: partisan, adversary, and transgression. Also, outline the main events that occurred in Act 1 Scene 1.
Posted: October 16, 2010
Please have the 4 questions answered for discussion in class on Monday. Remember, I will be doing a homework check.
What information have we discovered about the play?
-How does Shakespeare use dramatic irony in the prologue?-Why do you think Shakespeare told the whole story from the start?-What does "star-crossed lovers" mean?-What is fate?
**The questions can be answered by reading the Introduction and Prologue.***
Posted: October 4, 2010
Please remember to pick up some sticky notes to have while reading Romeo and Juliet. We
will be using the sticky notes to mark important parts as we read the play.
Posted: September 30, 2010
Tomorrow students will be spending time in the computer lab typing their persuasive essays.
Please remember to bring a memory stick so you can save your work and continue
working at home.
Posted: September 30, 2010
Students in period 6 will have their pictures taken on September 30th.
Students in periods 2, 3, and 4 will have their pictures taken on October 1st.
Please remember to bring your background and pose selection sheets with you on your picture day!
Posted: September 30, 2010
Good morning,
The persuasive essay due date has been changed to Monday, October 4. The students
are continuing to work on their second draft today, conferencing with myself and other
students in the classroom. Today the students will also be receiving a handout which will
help them when writing their works cited page.
Posted: September 28, 2010
In class today, the students continued working on their first draft of the persuasive essay. For homework, please have your first draft completed.
Posted: September 23, 2010
Please remember to have your persuasive essay graphic organizer completed for class on Monday. You will need it to begin drafting your essay on Monday.
Posted: September 23, 2010
Please remember to have your graphic organizer completed for class tomorrow (Friday). I will be collecting them at the beginning of class.
Posted: September 15, 2010
For those of you who do not have a topic for your persuasive essay, your homework is to complete the sheet titled "What Itch Needs Scratching." The questions will help you generate some ideas in choosing a topic. I will be asking for your topic selections tomorrow.
Posted: September 14, 2010
Please remember to bring your writers notebook to class with you tomorrow. Also, try to decide on a topic for your persuasive essay by Thursday.
Posted: September 8, 2010
Welcome back Pulamoo!
Please remember to purchase a writers notebook before the end of this week.