Wednesday, Sept 25

Read in IR books - 10 minutes

Annotate Macbeth's two speeches from Act II. What does this tell us about him?

Watch Act II- PBS Version

HW- IR Halfway Assignment, study for Act II quiz

Tuesday, Sept 24

Read in IR books- 10 minutes

Hand back papers. Quiz grades are online. I will hand them back
as soon as all students have taken it.

Listen to and take notes on Macbeth- Act II, scenes 2-4. This will
finish Act II.

Handout and begin annotating Macbeth's speeches from Act II. What
do they reveal about his character?

HW- IR Halfway due Thursday, annotations are not HW

Monday, Sept. 23

Read in IR books- 10 minutes; Halfway due 9/26;

Hand back papers- Quotations and Annotation work from last week;

Listen to/take notes from Act II, scenes 2 and 3
conflict
characterization
comic relief= porter
unnatural events

HW- IR books halfway by 9/26

Friday, Sept 20

Act I quiz

Read in IR Books until all are finished.

Hand back papers

Begin Act II- listen and notes

HW- read in IR books- halfway due on Thursday, 9/26

Thursday, Sept. 19

Hand in your writing assignment.

Watch Act I video (PBS Macbeth- 34 minutes)
          discuss characters, conflict, setting, transformation into film
          How does watching this film help you to understand the play?

Study for Act I quiz for tomorrow

HW- study

Wednesday, Sept. 18

Read for 10 minutes- you should be halfway through your IR

books by Thursday, 9/26

Collect annotations- discuss, what does this speech reveal about

Lady Macbeth's character?

Periods 3 and 4- listen, notes for scene 7

Period 9- listen, notes for scenes 6, 7- notes;

discuss the act as a whole- what's the plan to kill Duncan?
What can go wrong? What are they missing?
How does this conflict move the plot forward in the play?

Complete Act I writing, choose one option and type up 250-word response

- due Thursday.

Tuesday, Sept 17

Periods 3 and 4
Read in IR books- 10 minutes. Halfway due Thursday, 11/26!
Collect HW
Hand back work
Finish scenes 5 and 6
Annotate Lady Macbeth's speech- What does it mean to annotate?
        What does it look like?

HW- finish annotation,  IR halfway due 11/26

Period 9

Discuss Queen Elizabeth I details from Global

Finish work on Macbeth's character and prophecies

Listen to scenes 4,5,6

Annotate Lady Macbeth's Speech

HW- finish annotation,  IR halfway due 11/26

Monday, Sept 16

Read for 10 minutes;

Discuss/share what you learned about Queen Elizabeth from Global,

connect to Shakespeare/Macbeth;

Finish writing assignment using MLA for scenes 1-3 and hand in;

Begin scenes 4,5,6

Listen and take notes.

HW- finish writing assignment

No 9th period class due to Assembly

Sept. 13

Read in IR books for 10 minutes;

Write the title of IR book on wall behind my desk to share your

IR Books;

Discuss Queen Elizabeth from Global- what have you learned about her?

What are some of her accomplishments?

How did she support Shakespeare?

The Theatre?

Finish listening/notes for scene 3- complete writing assignment.

Begin Scene 4

HW- read in IR books

Sept. 11

Read in IR books- 10 minutes

Finish and review The Theatre notes

Review notes for Shakespeare video

What is the purpose of watching these two videos and taking notes?

Handout the map (setting), Shakespeare’s superstitions and fears- discuss, vocabulary

Handout books

Introduce group note format- purpose

Start the play!

Sept 10

Read in IR books- 10 minutes

We will watch this video together, and I will model note-taking. Follow along in your own Google Doc and share it with me:
Elizabethan Theatre: Shakespeare and The Globe


Now it's your turn:
Straight Outta Stratford Upon Avon: Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theatre
(made by PBS)- you can SKIP The Tudor Myth part (7:59- 10:10)

Please watch the video, create a new Google doc with this name and take notes
like we did in class today.  Please share your notes with me. These are due in
class on Wednesday. This is an assignment.

NOTE- Students who forgot to take the Sophomore Survey due today, you have one more chance
to complete it. I opened it back up. Please complete it today. 

HW- video notes

Sept. 9

Please meet in LMC to pick out new IR books, log them with me and
begin reading; they need to be in class every day; mark your halfway
page and note it is due Thursday, Sept 26 in class; your entire book
needs to be read by October 14; Sophomore kickoff survey due
tomorrow 9/10;

HW- IR books in class every day, sophomore survey

Sept. 6

1.  Record your flipgrid video for your summer reading book:

If you read the book:

How many stars (1-5) would you assign it? 5 is the top rating.

Explain why. Be as specific as you can without spoiling the book.

Tell us a little about the premise of the book--NO SPOILERS.

Tell us about a favorite part of your book--character, plot point, conflict etc…

If you did NOT read the book:

Tell us what got in your way?

Is it a book you might consider reading this year?

Tell us about something that you did read even if it was a magazine or a user’s manual.

Tell us what kind of book you may be looking for in your next reading endeavor?

As you finish up the Flipgrid and get to the part where you have to take a selfie, please
either hold your book up or a piece of paper with the title and author of your book so
students know what book you are referencing in case they want to read it.

Here is the Flipgrid link: 

https://flipgrid.com/patenaude1153
Watch 4 other classmates' flipgrids.

2. Take or finish the Sophomore Survey. Link is on yesterday's page.
3.  Organize your Google Drive
     Start English 10 Folder
     Create IR book list doc
4.  Explore Google Search Tips on Pages

Sept 5

Welcome!

Syllabus- highlight main and read tonight

Activity- what do you want this class to be like this year?

Take Survey: https://forms.gle/66D8LEvFx9PC3oHv6

Bring summer IR Book to class tomorrow.

HW- summer IR book, sophomore survey

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