Agenda, June 1

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 4, front and back. This assignment can't be turned in late.
• The last day for any late work is YESTERDAY.

This week's schedule:

• Tuesday: Claims, Quotes, Introductions
• Wednesday: Introductions, Outline, Drafting body paragraphs
• Thursday: Finish body paragraphs, Conclusions
• Friday: Typing Final Drafts 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can notice interesting and important elements in my personal reading.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can properly punctuate a Shakespearean quotation.
• I can organize an argument.
• I can write an engaging introduction.
• I can develop a topic sentence into a paragraph.

Today's Agenda:

1. Two more openings
2. Fill in the blanks quotations
3. The Outline
4. Model body paragraph 

Agenda, May 31

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Now: Cause and Effect chart. This assignment can't be turned in late.
• The last day for any late work is TODAY.

This week's schedule:

• Tuesday: Claims, Quotes, Introductions
• Wednesday: Drafting body paragraphs
• Thursday: Finish body paragraphs, Conclusions
• Friday: Typing Final Drafts 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can notice interesting and important elements in my personal reading.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can properly punctuate a Shakespearean quotation.
• I can organize an argument.
• I can write an engaging introduction.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. The three most important sins
3. Fill in the blanks quotations
4. Three openings

Agenda, May 26

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Now: Blue bookmark, front and back completed. 
• Due Tuesday: Cause and Effect chart. This assignment can't be turned in late.
• The last day for any late work is Tuesday, 5/31.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can notice interesting and important elements in my personal reading.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can track a theme or motif over the course of a complex work of literature.
• I can demonstrate my comprehension by reading out loud.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. The search for sins continues!
3. Performance time!

Agenda, May 25

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Tomorrow: Blue bookmark, front and back completed.
• The last day for any late work is Tuesday, 5/31.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track the development of a character over the course of a complex work of literature.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can track a theme or motif over the course of a complex work of literature.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. The search for sins continues!

Agenda, May 24

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• The last day for any late work is Tuesday, 5/31.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track the development of a character over the course of a complex work of literature.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can track a theme or motif over the course of a complex work of literature.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. The search for sins continues!

Agenda, May 23

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track the development of a character over the course of a complex work of literature.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can decode language tricks.
• I can track a theme or motif over the course of a complex work of literature.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Shakespeare's Language Tricks
3. The search for sins continues!

Agenda, May 20

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes and write it on your bookmark
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Late: Green bookmark. Front and back completed.
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can use punctuation to guide my reading.
• I can track a theme or motif over the course of a complex work of literature.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Read to the punctuation
3. The search for sins continues!

Agenda, May 19

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Tomorrow: Green bookmark. Front and back completed.
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can identify problems presented by difficult text.
• I can use concrete strategies to decode difficult text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Close Reading: Friar Laurence
3. The search for sins begins!

Agenda, May 18

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Tomorrow: Green bookmark. Front and back completed.
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can identify problems presented by difficult text.
• I can use concrete strategies to decode difficult text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Queen Mab Speech: How much do you need to know?
3. Close Reading: Friar Laurence

Agenda, May 18

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.
• Due Thursday: Green bookmark. Front and back completed.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can identify problems presented by difficult text.
• I can use concrete strategies to decode difficult text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Close Reading: Queen Mab Speech
3. Close Reading: Friar Laurence

Agenda, May 16

• Late: Yellow bookmark, with the front and back completed.
• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.
• I can identify problems presented by difficult text.
• I can use concrete strategies to decode difficult text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. What are The Seven Deadly Sins?
3. Inverted Word Order
4. Could it happen today?

Agenda, May 13

• Late: Yellow bookmark, with the front and back completed.
• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Find one Wondrous Word each day.
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can infer the meanings of unfamiliar words.
• I can connect classical literature to the modern world.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Lingering questions about the movie?
3. The Seven Deadly Sins
4. Could it happen today?

Agenda, May 12

• Due Now: Yellow bookmark, with the front and back completed.
• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can learn from a movie.
• I can track a complex plot.
• I can notice themes, motifs, and symbolism in a movie.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark management
2. Independent Reading
3. Lights, camera ... action!

Agenda, May 11

• Due Tomorrow: Yellow bookmark, with the front and back completed.
• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can learn from a movie.
• I can track a complex plot.
• I can notice themes, motifs, and symbolism in a movie.

Today's Agenda:

1. Lights, camera ... action!

Agenda, May 10

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 30 minutes and write it on your bookmark. Don't forget the back!
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can learn from a movie.
• I can track a complex plot.
• I can notice themes, motifs, and symbolism in a movie.

Today's Agenda:

1. Lights, camera ... action!

Agenda, May 9

• Due Every Day: Bring a personal reading book to class.
• Do Every Night: Read for 15 minutes and write it on your bookmark.
• Due Every Day: Bring your black Collections textbook.    
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for fun.
• I can notice things while I'm reading.
• I can demonstrate comprehension through reading out loud.
• I can work hard to translate a difficult text.
• I can start a fight.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet: Prologue Review
3. Let's start a fight without getting caught
4. Romeo and Juliet: Act I, scene i

Agenda, May 6

• Late: Typed thematic paragraph
• Due Now (and tomorrow): Bring a personal reading book to class. If you want full credit for a book from my library, check it out from me before class begins on Thursday. 
• Due Now (and every day): Bring your black Collections textbook. If you don't have one, check it out from the library. 
• Do this weekend: Read 30 minutes each day AND record it on your bookmark when we finish.   
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for fun.
• I can notice things while I'm reading.
• I can demonstrate comprehension through reading out loud.
• I can work hard to translate a difficult text.
• I can start a fight.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. A quick notice
3. Romeo and Juliet: Prologue
4. Let's start a fight without getting caught
5. Romeo and Juliet: Act I, scene i

Agenda, May 5

• Late: Typed thematic paragraph
• Due Now (and tomorrow): Bring a personal reading book to class. If you want full credit for a book from my library, check it out from me before class begins on Thursday. 
• Due Tomorrow: Bring your black Collections textbook. If you don't have one, check it out from the library.   
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for fun.
• I can notice things while I'm reading.
• I can take useful notes.
• I can demonstrate comprehension through reading out loud.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. A quick video about The Globe Theatre
3. Another quick video about The Globe Theatre
4. Just who is this Shakespeare guy anyway?
5. Romeo and Juliet: Prologue

Agenda, May 4

Due Dates:

• Late: Theme/Motif pink sheet (at least 2 examples from each chapter) 
• Due at the end of class today: Typed thematic paragraph
• Due Thursday: Bring a personal reading book to class. If you want full credit for a book from my library, check it out from me before class begins on Thursday. 
• Due Friday: Bring your black Collections textbook. If you don't have one, check it out from the library.   
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can write a well developed paragraph.
• I can use technology to improve my writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Thematic paragraphs
2. Trip to the Libratory

Agenda, May 3

Due Dates:

• Late: Any stray Chapter 5 discussion questions?  
• Late: Finish The Pearl 
• Late: Theme/Motif pink sheet (at least 2 examples from each chapter) 
• Due Thursday: Bring a personal reading book to class. If you want full credit for a book from my library, check it out from me before class begins on Thursday. 
• Due Friday: Bring your black Collections textbook. If you don't have one, check it out from the library.   
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can can track themes and motifs over the course of a novella.
• I can track the plot of a novella.
• I can track the development of characters in a novella.
• I can actively participate in a whole class discussion.
• I can take useful notes.
• I can write a thematic statement.

Today's Agenda:

1. Make up quizzes for absent folks
2. Whole class discussion
3. Thematic statements
4. Thematic paragraphs

Agenda, May 2

Due Dates:

• Late: Any stray discussion questions?  
• Due Now: Finish The Pearl 
• Due Now: Finish the pink sheet (at least 2 examples from each chapter) 
• Due Thursday: Bring a personal reading book to class. If you want full credit for a book from my library, check it out from me before class begins on Thursday.   
  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can can track themes and motifs over the course of a novella.
• I can track the plot of a novella.
• I can track the development of characters in a novella.
• I can actively participate in small group discussion.
• I can take useful notes.

Today's Agenda:

1. Kahoot!
2. Quotation Stems
3. Small Group Discussions