Fri 3/31 Reading Immersion

Learning Target

Read self-selected texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.
Read widely to understand multiple perspectives and pluralistic viewpoints.

Daily Activity:

Fri:Reading immersion.
Log for the time: make brief comments on your reading today.
Last five minutes in journal: brief overview of your reading today, why you chose this genre, describe benefit, something you learned, how it changed your views; maybe the reading entertained you or changed your mood; share a joke or an incident--something concrete about the benefit.

Reminders/Due Dates:

Bring reading materials on Fridays. To make up Friday reading, read for 35 minutes in Hornet Hour, Study Hall, or at home. Have your teacher or parent verify by email that you spent quality time reading! This reading should be self-selected texts, not school work, unless you have  consulted me prior.

Thu 3/30 "Time of Revolution"

Learning Target

Understand the Tudor Age intrigue and political climate of Shakespeare

Daily Activity:

Compete documentary "Time of Revolution" (complete SG)
Mini-Lecture: Wives of Henry VIII and flip-flops between Catholic and Protestant churches
On my own: write down six essential "learnings" from the documentary. This may have to do with Shakespeare's early life and family, daily life, intrigues, etc. Try to synthesize important elements with related details.
(Students did two on their own and then discussed in small groups. All materials should be submitted.)

Reminders/Due Dates:

Bring a book for tomorrow upon completion of Vocabulary Unit 15

Wed 3/29 Dagger Scene

Learning Target

Analyze multiple interpretations of a text

Daily Activity:

Paraphrase: Dagger scene Macbeth (Act 2 scene 1) : handout of text
View: 3 versions of the dagger scene. Fill in chart comparing the versions according to sound, language, physical elements, camera elements, big questions (handout)

Wednesday: complete viewing and discuss
One-Minute Essay

Reminders/Due Dates:

Tues 3/28: Time of Revolution

Learning Target

Create context knowledge for Shakespeare's political environment

Daily Activity:

View: In Search of Shakespeare, episode 1 "Time of Revolution"
Study Guide: evens or odds (we viewed about 45 minutes in most hours

Reminders/Due Dates:

Mon 3/27 Dagger Scene

Learning Target

Reading Shakespeare

Analyze multiple interpretations of a text evaluating how each interprets the source text.

Daily Activity:

Paraphrase: Dagger scene Macbeth (Act 2 scene 1) : handout of text
View: 3 versions of the dagger scene. Fill in chart comparing the versions according to sound, language, physical elements, camera elements, big questions (handout)

Wednesday: complete viewing and discuss

Reminders/Due Dates:

Mon 3/6 Act 2 Macbeth

Learning Target

Reading Shakespeare

Daily Activity:

Journal: Respond to this quote: Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves (William Hazlitt)
Do you see this playing out in Macbeth?

Notes: motifs in Macbeth
Complete Act 2 scenes 1, 2, 3

Complete study questions on this segment

Reminders/Due Dates:

End of tri on Friday