Monday, February 27, 2012

Week 27: Feb. 27 - Mar 2

Monday
9-weeks test

Tuesday - Friday
We will watch a movie production of the play we studied. Study will have the option to either watch the movie or study individually for another exam.

All students will need their own copy of our assigned AR book in class on Monday, March 5. Failure to have the book in class on that date will result in a zero daily grade.


Here is the exam schedule for this week.
Feb. 27 – English, Writing Skills, Speech
Feb. 28 – Math, Foreign Language
March 1 – Science, Fine Arts, Science Skills, World Geography
March 2 – Social Studies, Government. 

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Week 26: February 20 - 24

Monday
No school!

Tuesday
1. Test

  • Adv. Julius Caesar  act 5
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet acts 4 & 5
2. Study memory work.
No vocabulary this week. All students need a copy of their AR book by Friday, March 2.


Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
On these days students will study for our 9-weeks test, which will be Monday, February 27.


The 9-weeks test will be taken during a regular 50-minute class period. It will be a Scan-Tron test of roughly 100 questions (125 for the advanced class), covering both the background information (Life and Times) and the entire play that we read this term. I will give back old tests in class, but students may not take these tests home.


Monday, February 13, 2012

Week 25: Feb. 13-17

Note: Due to a mix up with the substitute of Friday, 6th period's test has been moved to Thursday. 5th period remains unchanged.

Homework all week is this: study for your vocabulary quiz and your memory work.


Monday
1. Take Test
  • Adv. Julius Caesar Act 4
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet Act 3
2. Begin reading next act.
3. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 26, pages 167-168.
HW: Continue learning lines for memory work. Know your due date!



Tuesday
1. Bell work
2. Continue reading play
  • Adv. Julius Caesar Act 5, scene 1-2
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet - The progress is different for each class. 


Wednesday
1. Bell work
2. Continue reading play
  • Adv. Julius Caesar Act 5, scenes 3-4
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet Act 4


Thursday
1. Bell work
2. Continue reading play

  • Adv. Completed Julius Caesar
  • Reg. At this point, both classes are with a page or two of completing the final scene.


Friday
1. Vocabulary quiz
2. Complete play / Review for test.

HW: Test and memory work

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Romeo and Juliet, Act 3

For those of you screaming "Help!" here are a few useful tips.
I have organized the quotations by scene. Clicking the line below will take you to the "No Fear Shakespeare" page that contains the quote. Warning: I do not control the content on "No Fear Shakespeare." Some of it may not be appropriate. Also, this is just a bonus resource; it is not guaranteed to be correct.


Remember, you are responsible for telling me why the quote is important, not just what is being said (in addition to the speaker and audience, of course). I suggest that you go through your packet while you do this, paying attention to who all is on stage when these lines are spoken.



Act 3, scene 1
"No, 'tis not so deep as a well . . ."
"Mercutio's soul . . ."
"O, I am fortune's fool!"

Act 3, scene 3
"There is no world without Verona's walls!"

Act 3, scene 4
"Monday! Ha, ha!"

Act 3, scene 5
"It was the nightingale . . ."
"Night's candles are burnt out . . ."
"Methinks I see thee . . ."
"I'll send to one in Mantua . . ."
"Indeed I never shall be satisfied . . ."
"Well, thou has comforted me marvelous much."





Monday, February 6, 2012

Week 24: Feb. 6 - 10

I apologize for the lack of updates last week. I was extremely busy.

Monday
1. Test

  • Advanced JC acts 2-3
  • Regular R&J act 2

2. Copy words and definitions for vocabulary lesson 23, pages 147-48.
HW all: Finish vocabulary.
HW reg:  Study for VQ 22 and order your copy of Great Expectations or bring me $12 so I can order it for you. I am ordering these personally rather than through the school, so if you bring a check, it needs to be made out to Steve Taylor.


Tuesday
1. Continue reading Shakespeare.

  • Adv. Julius Caesar Act 4, scenes 1-2.
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet Act 3, scene 1 (most of it, anyway)

2. Regular: Take vocabulary quiz 22.

Wednesday

Continue reading Shakespeare.

  • Adv. Julius Caesar most of scene 3.
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet scene 1- most of 2.

HW: Learn you lines for the memory work.


Thursday

Continue reading Shakespeare.

  • Adv. Julius Caesar finished Act 3.
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet end of scene 2 - most of scene 5. 

HW: Study for your vocabulary quiz.



Friday
1. Take vocabulary quiz 23.

2. Continue reading Shakespeare.

  • Adv. None.
  • Reg. Romeo and Juliet complete scene 5. Go over study guide.
HW. Review for Monday's test
  • Adv. Act 4
  • Reg. Act 3