Monday, June 15, 2015

Almost to the final!

Do now: What are you most concerned about on the final?

Objectives:

  • effectively review for the final exam
  • connect Stand by Me to the course's theme of coming of age
Agenda:
1. do now
2. 15 minutes: peer study
3. Socrative: one clarifying question about final
4. Stand By Me

HW: Study for the final exam

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

RJ 8.2-3

Do now: How comfortable are you performing a scene from Romeo and Juliet?

Objectives
  • work effectively in groups
  • demonstrate acting and memorization skills 

Agenda:
1. do now
2. Performance practice!

HW: Final performances are MONDAY JUNE 8th!

Monday, June 1, 2015

RJ 8.1

Do now: Move the desks into rows and clear your desk of everything but a pencil (pen optional for essay)

Objectives:

  • demonstrate mastery of understanding of plot and literary/drama terms

Agenda:
1. do now
2. Test
3. Summarizer

HW: Memorize your lines! Gather Evidence!

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

RJ 7.2

Do now: In socrative, declare your first  performance scene

Objectives:

  • demonstrate effective study skills
  • understand the performance expectations
  • work effectively in groups
Agenda:
1 . do now
2. Study time: 15 minutes
3. Group performance: establishing roles and reading script
4. Summarizer

HW: Study for test on MONDAY

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

RJ 7.1

Do now: Who are the people who die in the play? List them.

Objectives:

  • practice silent reading
  • understand the major plot points of Act 5
  • understand the expectations of the final RJ test
Agenda:
1. do now
2. ORB (yellow)
3. Review Act 5.3 questions
4. Watch film versions
5. Review RJ Test study guide
6. summarizer

HW: RJ test will be MONDAY, JUNE 1st.

Thursday, May 21, 2015

RJ 6.2 ORANGE ONLY

Do now: Do you find yourself wondering why Juliet must fake her own death in order to escape her pending marriage? Or, why she didn’t just leave with Romeo in the first place? Consider and discuss Juliet’s position as a young woman in her society. Why does her situation drive her to take such drastic measures? How would the story work differently if it were set in 2015 in Belmont? (3-5 sentences in socrative)

Objectives:
  • paraphrase Shakespeare's words into modern language
  • answer guiding questions 
Agenda
1. do now
1a. ORB (Orange ONLY)
2.  Read cut scripts for Act 4.5
3. Watch film versions
4. Summarizer

HW: Read Cut Script 5.1 and 5.2.  Answer the questions and complete the journal prompts.

RJ 6.4

Do now:

Objectives:
  • paraphrase Shakespeare's words into modern language
  • answer guiding questions 

Agenda:
1. do now
2. Cut scripts activity-- Act 5
3. Watch film(s)
4. Summarizer

HW: Finish answering the questions for the Act 5 cut scripts