Monday, September 29, 2008

Survey Literature

-Lesson Five Note Cards
-Translation (into slang) Juliet's speech page 137 - turn it in to Turnitin.com on Thursday.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Homework 9/24

Parents, grade reports have been issued for English I. Please make sure you sign them and have your student return them to me.

--Complete the Language Network exercises A on page 168 and 170
--Get your grade report signed.
--Finish Act III, scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, then tell me in your journal what you would do if you were Romeo. Explain why.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Homework

In your journals, list ALL of the relationships in Romeo and Juliet
Use one adjective to describe each relationship, but you may not use an adjective more than once.
For example:
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Benvolio
Romeo and Mercutio
Romeo and Tybalt
Romeo and Friar Lawrence
Romeo and Lord Montague

Study for your vocabulary quiz
First period - re-do your vocabulary for the week (list the definitions on paper, you do not need to make additional note cards).

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Homework 9/18

--Language Network - Subject-verb agreement - read pages 158-161, then complete exercise A on page 158 and exercise A on page 161
-Finish reading Act II.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Homework 9/15

-Read Act II, scenes 1 & 2
-Translate either Romeo (But soft...) or Juliet's speech (Romeo, Romeo...) in Act II, scene 2 into SLANG. Go sentence by sentence. It does NOT need to be in verse.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Homework 9/11

-Read Act I, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet
-Journal - Do teenagers really fall in love or are they just really emotional? Explain. How can people know if they are really in love? (1 page)

Monday, September 8, 2008

Homework 9/8

- Study for your vocabulary quiz!
- Finish Act I, scene 3 in Romeo and Juliet
- Complete your quote journal. Remember... 1/2 page per quote (question, attempt to answer, reason you chose the quote). This is to help you with your comprehension of Shakespeare's language.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Homework 9/4

- Read Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet
- Complete a 10 quote double sided journal (2 quotes per page)
Left side - quotes
Right side - Why you selected the quote. Questions you have about the quote. Attempts to answer the quote (these will be used for discussion when we re-read the scene in class)
-Study for Toss Around!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Homework 9/2

-Lesson 3 Vocabulary Note Cards
- Journal entry - 1 page - Why do relationships fail? This should address all relationships (familial, friendships, etc), not just romantic ones...