Students worked on learning the meanings of selected vocabulary from Romeo and Juliet. They explored the relation of numerous words to mythological roots.
Homework: Finish any worksheets not completed in class.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Sixtieth Class Period: Cautionary Tale
Students watched fifteen more minutes of Act III. They then discussed what they would do if they were Romeo/Juliet. They identified which decisions of Romeo and Juliet would cause the characters trouble.
Mr. Stone told a cautionary tale.
Homework: Bring revised draft of second quarter book report to class on Monday.
Mr. Stone told a cautionary tale.
Homework: Bring revised draft of second quarter book report to class on Monday.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Fifty-Eighth Class Period: Viewing Zeffirelli version of Romeo & Juliet
Students viewed Act II of Romeo & Juliet, the Franco Zeffirelli version.
Homework: Write a half page response to the movie (single-spaced if handwritten, double-spaced if typed). Consider any combination of the following aspects: differences between play and movie, elements you came to understand more clearly, parts of the movie you did not appreciate, parts you appreciated, questions you would like answered, how this film relates to other films you have viewed.
Homework: Write a half page response to the movie (single-spaced if handwritten, double-spaced if typed). Consider any combination of the following aspects: differences between play and movie, elements you came to understand more clearly, parts of the movie you did not appreciate, parts you appreciated, questions you would like answered, how this film relates to other films you have viewed.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Fifty-Seventh Class Period: Act III, scene ii to v
Students continued to read Act III of Romeo and Juliet. They started at scene ii and read through the beginning of scene v until Lady Capulet's entrance.
(We had been scheduled to view the Zeffirelli movie version today; however, Mr. Stone forgot that the copy he uses is a library copy and not his own. The movie is checked out and ready to go for tomorrow.)
Homework: Write one page (single-spaced if handwritten, double-spaced if typed) describing your experience at the banquet on Sunday. If you did not attend, then describe why you chose not to attend and/or what you did instead.
(We had been scheduled to view the Zeffirelli movie version today; however, Mr. Stone forgot that the copy he uses is a library copy and not his own. The movie is checked out and ready to go for tomorrow.)
Homework: Write one page (single-spaced if handwritten, double-spaced if typed) describing your experience at the banquet on Sunday. If you did not attend, then describe why you chose not to attend and/or what you did instead.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Fifty-Sixth Class Period: Act II & III
Mr. Stone shared a local poet's "Twas the Night After Christmas."
Students read Act II, scenes iv-vi and scene i of Act III.
No Homework
Students read Act II, scenes iv-vi and scene i of Act III.
No Homework
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Fifty-Fifth Class Period: Act II & Complete Rough Draft of Book Report
Devotional Text: Isaiah 1:3
Mr. Stone checked for the completion of a seven-paragraph rough draft for the second quarter book report on an autobiography/biography.
Students continued reading in Act II of Romeo and Juliet to the end of scene iii.
No Homework
Mr. Stone checked for the completion of a seven-paragraph rough draft for the second quarter book report on an autobiography/biography.
Students continued reading in Act II of Romeo and Juliet to the end of scene iii.
No Homework
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Fifty-Fourth Class Period: Act Two
Mr. Stone checked for the completion of the introduction and conclusion of the second quarter book report. (Students should have already completed six other paragraphs.)
The class finished viewing Act One of Romeo and Juliet, discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the adaptation, discussed blank verse, and began reading Act Two.
Homework: Finish a rough draft of the second quarter book report.
Write out all of your prewriting into paragraphs if you have not done so previously. Review your four analytical body paragraphs and determine which three are the strongest. Place the three remaining in your desired order. Be sure your rough draft contains seven paragraphs.
The class finished viewing Act One of Romeo and Juliet, discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the adaptation, discussed blank verse, and began reading Act Two.
Homework: Finish a rough draft of the second quarter book report.
Write out all of your prewriting into paragraphs if you have not done so previously. Review your four analytical body paragraphs and determine which three are the strongest. Place the three remaining in your desired order. Be sure your rough draft contains seven paragraphs.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Fifty-Third Class Period: End of Act One
Students read scene v of Act One of Romeo and Juliet and began viewing the Act One version of 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Students wrote a short critical response about this film version of the play on a sticky-note and posted it to the class "FaceBoard."
Homework: Complete an introduction and a conclusion for your book report.
Introduction
Choose an opening strategy.
Do not begin with “ I chose to read . . .,” “My book report is about . . . ,” or “My book is . . . .)
Consider 1)listing one to three of the most significant accomplishments of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read, 2) posing a question whose answer is the name of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read, or 3) opening with a quotation the epitomizes the character/life of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read.
Provide the author’s first and last name. (Refer to the author by his/her last name only from then on.)
State book’s full title present and underline it when you write, italicize it when you type.
State whether your book is a biography, and autobiography or a memoir. (Check the back cover for what the publisher considered the book.)
Why did you chose to read this particular book?
Say what others (classmates/critics) have said about the book.
Write out your thesis (the title of the book plus your viewpoint (Are you recommending classmates should read the book or recommending they avoid the book?)
Be sure to include the title of the book being reviewed in the thesis statement.
Make a list of your paper’s supporting points/subtopics. This list is called a preview. You many include it as a part of your thesis sentence or as a separate sentence immediately following your thesis statement.
Are you going to include your preview as a part of your thesis or as a separate sentence?
Your introduction needs to be between five and eight sentences long.
Conclusion
Your conclusion should be no longer than one paragraph of three to five sentences.
Restate your thesis.
Summarize your reasons for your viewpoint (recommending/not recommending)?
Consider including a sentence about the significance of person who was the subject of the book if you have not done that elsewhere or if you feel their significance needs emphasized.
Include a recommendation of who would most enjoy/benefit from this book.
Provide a solid sense of closure to the report.
Do not bring up any new points in the conclusion.
Homework: Complete an introduction and a conclusion for your book report.
Introduction
Choose an opening strategy.
Do not begin with “ I chose to read . . .,” “My book report is about . . . ,” or “My book is . . . .)
Consider 1)listing one to three of the most significant accomplishments of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read, 2) posing a question whose answer is the name of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read, or 3) opening with a quotation the epitomizes the character/life of the person who is the primary subject of the biography/autobiography you read.
Provide the author’s first and last name. (Refer to the author by his/her last name only from then on.)
State book’s full title present and underline it when you write, italicize it when you type.
State whether your book is a biography, and autobiography or a memoir. (Check the back cover for what the publisher considered the book.)
Why did you chose to read this particular book?
Say what others (classmates/critics) have said about the book.
Write out your thesis (the title of the book plus your viewpoint (Are you recommending classmates should read the book or recommending they avoid the book?)
Be sure to include the title of the book being reviewed in the thesis statement.
Make a list of your paper’s supporting points/subtopics. This list is called a preview. You many include it as a part of your thesis sentence or as a separate sentence immediately following your thesis statement.
Are you going to include your preview as a part of your thesis or as a separate sentence?
Your introduction needs to be between five and eight sentences long.
Conclusion
Your conclusion should be no longer than one paragraph of three to five sentences.
Restate your thesis.
Summarize your reasons for your viewpoint (recommending/not recommending)?
Consider including a sentence about the significance of person who was the subject of the book if you have not done that elsewhere or if you feel their significance needs emphasized.
Include a recommendation of who would most enjoy/benefit from this book.
Provide a solid sense of closure to the report.
Do not bring up any new points in the conclusion.
Fifty-Second Class Period: Romeo and Juliet Act I Continued
Students read scenes ii to iv of Act One of Romeo and Juliet. (Cast members were assigned last week.)
Homework: Complete the prewriting for body paragraphs three and four of the second quarter book report on an autobiography/biography.
Body paragraphs three and four may include content from the options provided in the last post or students may repeat one of the options for the fourth body paragraph.
Homework: Complete the prewriting for body paragraphs three and four of the second quarter book report on an autobiography/biography.
Body paragraphs three and four may include content from the options provided in the last post or students may repeat one of the options for the fourth body paragraph.
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