Tuesday 17 December 2013 for Periods 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 18 2013 for Periods 1 & 7
Students finished reading aloud the concluding act of Romeo and Juliet, Act V.
Mr. Stone defined tragedy and motive.
Students took an open-book quiz over Joan Didion's "Georgia O'Keefe."
Homework: Read pp. 711-718.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Romeo & Juliet Act IV and Joan Didion's "Georgia O'Keefe"
In class, students finished the end of Act III and read all of Act IV of Romeo and Juliet.
The following literary terms were discussed: soliloquy, aside, monologue, dramatic irony, and suspense.
Most periods were able to read most or all of the homework before they left.
Homework: Read Joan Didion's biographical essay "Georgia O'Keefe" (685-690).
The following literary terms were discussed: soliloquy, aside, monologue, dramatic irony, and suspense.
Most periods were able to read most or all of the homework before they left.
Homework: Read Joan Didion's biographical essay "Georgia O'Keefe" (685-690).
Act III
Students read the majority of Act III during their last period (12 December 2013 for periods 5 & 6 and 13 December 2013 for periods 1, 2, & 7).
Homework: Submit first quarter book report to turnitin.com if not done earlier.
Homework: Submit first quarter book report to turnitin.com if not done earlier.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Turnitin and Finishing Act II
Wednesday 11 December 2013 for Period 5 & 6 and Thursday 12 December 2013 for Periods 1, 2 & 7
Students submitted the final hard copy of their first quarter book reports at the beginning of class.
Mr. Stone discussed Turnitin.com with the class and provided the class ID and password.
Note: Each period has a separate ID and password. Do not use the codes for another period.
Students finished reading aloud Act II of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: Create a Turnitin.com account and submit the final draft of your first quarter book report for analysis.
Students submitted the final hard copy of their first quarter book reports at the beginning of class.
Mr. Stone discussed Turnitin.com with the class and provided the class ID and password.
Note: Each period has a separate ID and password. Do not use the codes for another period.
Students finished reading aloud Act II of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Homework: Create a Turnitin.com account and submit the final draft of your first quarter book report for analysis.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Peer Editing and Creating Final Draft of First Quarter Book Report
Tuesday 10 December 2013 for Periods 2, 5 & 6 and Wednesday 11 December 2013 for Periods 1 & 7
Mr. Stone has waited to have students edit their film essays and first quarter book reports until they had completed the unit on commas and sentence combining.
After an open-book quiz over Lorraine Hansberry's "On Summer," students received back the revised draft of their first quarter book reports and were given a peer editing sheet. They swapped papers with a student of their choice and edited each other's papers.
Homework: Create a final draft of the first quarter book report. Bring the revised draft with the peer editor's marks, the completed peer editing sheet, and the final draft to class.
The class will finish Act II of Romeo and Juliet during the next class period.
Mr. Stone has waited to have students edit their film essays and first quarter book reports until they had completed the unit on commas and sentence combining.
After an open-book quiz over Lorraine Hansberry's "On Summer," students received back the revised draft of their first quarter book reports and were given a peer editing sheet. They swapped papers with a student of their choice and edited each other's papers.
Homework: Create a final draft of the first quarter book report. Bring the revised draft with the peer editor's marks, the completed peer editing sheet, and the final draft to class.
The class will finish Act II of Romeo and Juliet during the next class period.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Act II of Romeo and Juliet
Monday 9 December 2013 and Tuesday 10 December 2013
Students read aloud Act II of Romeo and Juliet through scene iv.
Homework: Read Lorraine Hansberry's "On Summer" (656+). There will be a quiz at the beginning of the next class.
Students read aloud Act II of Romeo and Juliet through scene iv.
Homework: Read Lorraine Hansberry's "On Summer" (656+). There will be a quiz at the beginning of the next class.
Finishing Act One of Romeo and Juliet
Thursday 5 December 2013 for Periods 5 & 6 Friday 6 December 2013 for Periods 1, 2 & 7
Quiz: Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Washwoman"
Students finished reading aloud Act One of Romeo and Juliet.
No homework due to the banquet. If a student has time, they may review Act One of Romeo and Juliet or finish reading his/her second quarter book report book.
Quiz: Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Washwoman"
Students finished reading aloud Act One of Romeo and Juliet.
No homework due to the banquet. If a student has time, they may review Act One of Romeo and Juliet or finish reading his/her second quarter book report book.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Beginning Act One of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Sally Ride's "Single Room, Earth View"
Wednesday 4 December 2013 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday 5 December 2013 for Periods 1, 2, & 7
Quiz: Sally Ride's "Single Room, Earth View"
Mr. Stone described the sonnet (fourteen line, rhymed, iambic pentameter lines) and blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter lines) forms (unrhymed used in Act One of Romeo and Juliet. He also introduced oral reading strategies for reading blank verse (avoiding sing-song, pausing for punctuation, and reading through the end of unpunctuated line endings).
Utilizing the cast assignments from the last class period, students read scenes i and ii of Act One and part of scene iii.
Students are receiving behavior and participation points for during the periods when the class is reading the play. Students receive ten points for maintaining appropriate audience and cast member behaviors:
--remaining silent while other actors read their lines
--following the script to read assigned lines at appropriate times
--reading lines at an appropriate pace, volume, and clarity
Homework: Read Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Washwoman" (650-655). A quiz will be given at the beginning of the next class period.
Quiz: Sally Ride's "Single Room, Earth View"
Mr. Stone described the sonnet (fourteen line, rhymed, iambic pentameter lines) and blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter lines) forms (unrhymed used in Act One of Romeo and Juliet. He also introduced oral reading strategies for reading blank verse (avoiding sing-song, pausing for punctuation, and reading through the end of unpunctuated line endings).
Utilizing the cast assignments from the last class period, students read scenes i and ii of Act One and part of scene iii.
Students are receiving behavior and participation points for during the periods when the class is reading the play. Students receive ten points for maintaining appropriate audience and cast member behaviors:
--remaining silent while other actors read their lines
--following the script to read assigned lines at appropriate times
--reading lines at an appropriate pace, volume, and clarity
Homework: Read Isaac Bashevis Singer's "The Washwoman" (650-655). A quiz will be given at the beginning of the next class period.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Theatercraft Mini-Test & Romeo & Juliet Casting
Tuesday 3 December 2013 for Periods 2, 5, & 6 and Wednesday 4 December for Periods 1 & 7
Students took theatercraft mini-test. (This test is worth forty-three points as opposed to the typical tests one hundred points.)
After the test, students began reading the homework, the first nonfiction selection in the nonfiction unit.
During the last part of the class period, Mr. Stone had all of the male students "audition" by reading a selected number of Romeo's lines and the females "audition" by reading a selected number of Juliet's lines.
During the next class period students will begin reading William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet in class.
Homework: Read pp. 631-640, introductory material on nonfiction and Sally Ride's "Single Room, Earth View."
There will be a quiz over "Single Room, Earth View" at the beginning of the next class period.
Students took theatercraft mini-test. (This test is worth forty-three points as opposed to the typical tests one hundred points.)
After the test, students began reading the homework, the first nonfiction selection in the nonfiction unit.
During the last part of the class period, Mr. Stone had all of the male students "audition" by reading a selected number of Romeo's lines and the females "audition" by reading a selected number of Juliet's lines.
During the next class period students will begin reading William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet in class.
Homework: Read pp. 631-640, introductory material on nonfiction and Sally Ride's "Single Room, Earth View."
There will be a quiz over "Single Room, Earth View" at the beginning of the next class period.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Introduction to Dramatic Theater
Students viewed a short documentary of the history of theatercraft and completed a study guide using a written summary/transcript of the documentary.
Homework: Review study guide for a multiple-choice test over theatercraft.
Homework: Review study guide for a multiple-choice test over theatercraft.
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