Friday March 20, 2015

watch remainder of the Shakespeare documentary from pbs

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365419342/

Students write a response to turn in at the end of the period in paragraph form:

Respond to the documentary in written format (complete sentences, paragraph, etc.). You  may focus on  any of the following ideas:

• facts about the play/Shakespeare that were new to you
• information about the production of the play and how  it impacts the audience (stage, director, actors)
• additional understanding of the play gained through this documentary
• etc.

Thursday Mrch 19, 2015

Finish article/essay from Wednesday. Turn in your graphic organizer. 
Watch film (will finish tomorrow).

http://video.pbs.org/video/2365419342/

Wednesday March 18, 2015

Students read Rex Gibson essay (photocopies) and complete graphic organizer.

Create a graphic organizer on notebook paper chunking the article into sections rather than paragraphs and identifying the main idea of the section, along with their thoughts on the sections. (have as many sections as necessary for the article)

Section Main idea	Student thoughts

March 12 and 13

March 11, 2015

Thank you for your patience while I have been out. I am back, and so glad to be back!

Today, we worked on the idea of opposites in the play Romeo and Juliet. Students chose a pair of opposites, from a list developed in class, and wrote a paragraph explaining how the pair are demonstrated as opposites in the play using examples from the films. 

March 5, 2015

Classroom Activity with Act I scene v

Progress Report Issue

Dear Students and Parents,

I had a technical glitch when submitting grades for this progress reporting period. Nearly all grades appear with a - (minus) that should not be there. All grades should be read as "solid letter grades," meaning that you should ignore any + or - that appears on the progress report. If it says A-, it is really an A, B- is a B, etc. If you have a question, please contact me directly or look to your Aeries portal account to see the actual percentage.

Sincerely,

Geri Coats