Literature: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
Grammar: Focus on prepositional phrases.
Vocabulary: jealous, rout, indifferently, accoutered, sinew, bestried, chew, ferret, rabblement, swounded, doublet, rogues, infirmity, mettle, tempest
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes- due every Thursday
- Sentences with prepositional phrases - due Friday, April 1
Activities
Monday
1. Benchmark test. Discuss after test.
2. Continue reading.
Tuesday
1. Quiz #8 - vocabulary/Shakespearean background/Julius Caesar Scene 1 and 2
2. Continue reading.
Wednesday-Friday
1. Focus on prepositional phrases. Warm-up exercises.
2. Continue reading.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Week #28 March 21-25, 2011
Literature: William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Shakespearean Theatre
Grammar: parts of speech, parts of a sentence (predicate nominative and adjective)
Vocabulary: cobbler, knave, beseech, cull, exulted, servile, barren, press, throng, gamesome, countenance, vexed, cogitations, lamented, shadow
Literary vocabulary: details, fig. language, quarto, folio, tragedy, tragic hero, iambic pentameter, Globe, blank verse, foil, soliloquy, and aside
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes - due every Thursday
- Sentences - Write sentences with predicate nominative and predicate adjective.
Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #7 - additional voc ("Two Friends") and predicate nominative
2. Go over the quiz.
3. Read and annotate background on William Shakespeare.
Tuesday
1. Work on a Shakespeare background activity.
2. Review the elements of a Shakespearean Drama.
Wednesday
1. Read a summary of Julius Caesar, and start reading after discussing key important parts of the play.
2. Recieve a list of characters and study questions.
Thursday and Friday
Continue reading and discussing the play.
Grammar: parts of speech, parts of a sentence (predicate nominative and adjective)
Vocabulary: cobbler, knave, beseech, cull, exulted, servile, barren, press, throng, gamesome, countenance, vexed, cogitations, lamented, shadow
Literary vocabulary: details, fig. language, quarto, folio, tragedy, tragic hero, iambic pentameter, Globe, blank verse, foil, soliloquy, and aside
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes - due every Thursday
- Sentences - Write sentences with predicate nominative and predicate adjective.
Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #7 - additional voc ("Two Friends") and predicate nominative
2. Go over the quiz.
3. Read and annotate background on William Shakespeare.
Tuesday
1. Work on a Shakespeare background activity.
2. Review the elements of a Shakespearean Drama.
Wednesday
1. Read a summary of Julius Caesar, and start reading after discussing key important parts of the play.
2. Recieve a list of characters and study questions.
Thursday and Friday
Continue reading and discussing the play.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Week #27 March 7-11, 2011
Literature: "Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant
Vocabulary: haberdasher, angler, famine, ablaze, lamented, absinthe, striding, superstitious, fuddled, gudgeon, cannonades, liveried
Grammar: parts of speech, parts of a sentence, verbals, sentences
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes format notebook - due every Thursday
Activities
Monday
1. Vocabulary quiz #6 and give the Night test.
2. Go over the quiz answers.
3. Discuss the question: What would you do for a friend?
4. Read and annotate "Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant.
Tuesday
1. Take a reading check and discuss the short story.
2. Work on a Venn diagram. Topic TBA in class.
3. Analyze symbol in the story. (Literary Analysis)
Wednesday
1. Work on a grammar activity with a Night passage.
2. Review and discuss the parts of speech, verbals, and sentences.
Thursday
1. Work on a crossword puzzle.
2. Write a sentence for each word with a specific grammatical concept.
Friday
1. Work on a reading fluency and grammar style activity.
2. Discuss activities.
Vocabulary: haberdasher, angler, famine, ablaze, lamented, absinthe, striding, superstitious, fuddled, gudgeon, cannonades, liveried
Grammar: parts of speech, parts of a sentence, verbals, sentences
Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes format notebook - due every Thursday
Activities
Monday
1. Vocabulary quiz #6 and give the Night test.
2. Go over the quiz answers.
3. Discuss the question: What would you do for a friend?
4. Read and annotate "Two Friends" by Guy de Maupassant.
Tuesday
1. Take a reading check and discuss the short story.
2. Work on a Venn diagram. Topic TBA in class.
3. Analyze symbol in the story. (Literary Analysis)
Wednesday
1. Work on a grammar activity with a Night passage.
2. Review and discuss the parts of speech, verbals, and sentences.
Thursday
1. Work on a crossword puzzle.
2. Write a sentence for each word with a specific grammatical concept.
Friday
1. Work on a reading fluency and grammar style activity.
2. Discuss activities.
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