Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Day 82 (5.3.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
begin reading short stories; dialectical journaling;
and looking for literary elements while they read.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • View: "Romeo and Juliet"
HOMEWORK
  • DUE Today (5.3.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE - Determiners Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

Day 82 (5.2.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
begin reading short stories; dialectical journaling;
and looking for literary elements while they read.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: "The Most Dangerous Game"
HOMEWORK
  • DUE Today (5.2.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Determiners Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Day 81 (4.27.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE Tuesday (5.3.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE - Determiners Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

Monday, April 25, 2011

Day 81 (4.26.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE Monday (5.2.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Determiners Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

Day 80 (4.25.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • NONE

Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

Friday, April 22, 2011

Day 80 a (4.22.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE on Today (4.22.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Adjectives Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • SUMMATIVE: Adjective Handout Packet

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Day 80 (4.21.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • SUMMATIVE: 4-Square Short Answer on Romeo and Juliet (30 Minutes)
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE on Today (4.21.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE on "4-Square" Open-ended Short Answer Test
  • DUE on Today (4.21.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Adjectives Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • SUMMATIVE: Adjective Handout Packet

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Day 79 (4.20.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • SUMMATIVE: 4-Square Short Answer on Romeo and Juliet (30 Minutes)
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE on Today (4.20.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE on "4-Square" Open-ended Short Answer Test
  • DUE on Today (4.20.11) B Day: Adjectives Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • SUMMATIVE: Adjective Handout Packet

Day 79 (4.19.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: NO
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE on Thursday (4.21.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE on "4-Square" Open-ended Short Answer Test
  • DUE on Thursday (4.21.11) A Day: Adjectives Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • None
TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Day 78 (4.18.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Class Activities
  • Computers: Yes (Please check your grades to see if you need to remediate the Romeo and Juliet test)
  • REMEDIATION SUMMATIVE (30 Minutes): Romeo and Juliet Part 1
    • Students who are not remediating will work on the "Adjectives" handout packet. 
    • Students who take the summative, will take this work home as homework. 
  • Archetypes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • DUE on Wednesday (4.20.11) B Day: SUMMATIVE on "4-Square" Open-ended Short Answer Test
  • DUE on Wednesday (4.20.11) B Day: Adjectives Handout

Work Collected in Class:
  • Remediation Summative: Romeo and Juliet: Remediation

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Day 78 (4.15.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes

Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Remediation Summative (30 Minutes): Romeo and Juliet Part 1
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • Summative: Romeo and Juliet: Remediation

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Day 78 (4.14.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes

Class Activities

  • Summative: Romeo and Juliet
  • Computers: Yes
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • Summative: Romeo and Juliet

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Day 77 (4.13.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;

learn about archetypes

Class Activities


  • Summative: Romeo and Juliet

  • Computers: No

  • Read: Romeo and Juliet

  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK

  • None
Work Collected in Class:

  • Summative: Romeo and Juliet

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Day 77 (4.12.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;

learn about archetypes

Class Activities


  • Computers: No

  • Read: Romeo and Juliet

  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK

  • None
Work Collected in Class:

  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Day 76 (4.11.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes
Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Day 76 (4.8.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;

learn about archetypes




Class Activities


  • Computers: No

  • Read: Romeo and Juliet

  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK

  • None
Work Collected in Class:

  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Day 75 (4.7.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;

learn about archetypes




Class Activities


  • Computers: No

  • Read: Romeo and Juliet

  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK

  • None
Work Collected in Class:

  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Day 75 (4.6.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes
Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (please get your books)
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE
TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Day 74 (4.5.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Day 74 (4.4.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (Begin at Act 1, Scene 5)
  • Watch: Romeo and Juliet movie
  • Enter results from Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
  • NONE

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Day 73 (4.1.11) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (Begin at Act 1, Scene 5)
  • Grammar Practice
  • Character Project
  • Enter results from Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
    • Grammar Practice

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Day 73 (3.31.11) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (Begin at Act 1, Scene 4)
  • Grammar Practice
  • Character Project
  • Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:
    • Grammar Practice

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Day 72 (3.30.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (Begin at Act 1, Scene 2)
  • Grammar Practice
  • Character Project
  • Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:

    • Grammar Practice

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Day 72 (3.29.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar




Class Activities

  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet (Begin at Act 1, Scene 2)
  • Grammar Practice
  • Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  • None
Work Collected in Class:

    • Grammar Practice

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Day 71 (3.28.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar
Class Activities
  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Shakespeare Project
  • Grammar Practice
  • Running (Fitness Day)
HOMEWORK
  1. DUE on TODAY (3.28.11): Shield
Work Collected in Class:
    • Grammar Practice
    • Shakespeare Project


TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Day 71 (3.25.11) B Day

Objective:
Students will be able to:
learn the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet;
learn about archetypes; practice grammar
Class Activities
  • Computers: No
  • Read: Romeo and Juliet
  • Shakespeare Project
  • Grammar Practice
  • Archetypes
HOMEWORK
  1. DUE on TODAY (3.25.11): Shield
Work Collected in Class:
    • Grammar Practice
    • Shakespeare Project

 
TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; (10) Reading/literary response. The student expresses and student is expected to:(A) respond to informational and aesthetic elements in texts such as discussions, journals, oral interpretations, and dramatizations; (B) use elements of text to defend his/her own responses and interpretations; and (C) compare reviews of literature, film, and performance with his/her own responses. 11) Reading/literary concepts. The student analyzesliterary elements for their contributions to meaning in literary texts. The student is expected to: (A) recognize the theme (general observation about life or human nature) within a text;(B) analyze the relevance of setting and time frame to text's meaning; (C) analyze characters and identify time and point ofview; (D) identify basic conflicts; (E) analyze the development of plot in narrative text; (F) recognize and interpret important symbols; (H) understand literary forms and terms such as author, drama, biography, autobiography, myth, tall tale, dialogue, tragedy and comedy, structure in poetry, epic, ballad, protagonist, antagonist, analogy, dialect, and comic relief asappropriate to the selections being read.