Romeo and Juliet Unit (due dates & assignments)

We will discuss Romeo and Juliet over the next couple of weeks.

Wednesday, March 3: You will be taking a background test on Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Theater. Please review the entire webquest you completed in class, the handouts I have given you on the Globe Theater, the notes we have taken (actor-sharer, noble-patron, etc.), and the terms found on the PowerPoint Presentation (iambic pentameter, oxymoron, aside, concealment, blank verse, couplet, prose, soliloquy, malapropism, sonnet). You will also be responsible for the information discussed on the CD How William Became Shakespeare. The quiz will include multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and a short essay response.

Due Friday, March 5: Today you must have a typed response (MLA Format) about the balcony scenes we viewed in class. Refer to the handout for the specific instructions.

Due Thursday, March 18: Romeo and Juliet Log Entry & End Test

Beginning Wednesday, March 17: We will begin the Shrunken Shakespeare Group Project. Performances will take place the week of March 22.

The Week of February 22

Feb. 22: Vocabulary Packet Due today
Feb. 23-26: We will be reading Romeo and Juliet: Act I in class this week. If you are absent, you are responsible for the scenes you have missed.

The Week of February 15

Romeo and Juliet Unit

This week you will be receiving the background information needed to appreciate and enjoy Shakespeare and his works.

You will need to complete the webquest assigned in class by Friday. We will be in the lab on Wednesday and Thursday. You will use the websites listed below:

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/
http://www.renfaire.com/
http://elizabethan.org/
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

Vocabulary Packets :
Lessons # 3 & 4 are due on Monday. This is worth 20 homework points. Day late packets will receive ½ credit.

The House on Mango Street Assignments

The following vignettes are to be read by Friday, January 29 --
"My Name" p.10
"Marin" p.26
"There was an Old Lady" p.29
"Alicia..." p.31
"Rafeala Who Drinks Coconut..." p. 79
"Sally" p.81
"Minerva..." p. 84
"A Smart Cookie" p.90
"What Sally Said" p. 92
"Linoleum Roses" p. 101

Due on Monday, February 1:
My Name Handout

Due Tuesday, February 2:
Own "My Name" Rough Draft

Due Wednesday, February 3:
Own Neighborhood Rough Draft

Due Friday, February 5:
Copy changes of "The House on Mango Street" vignette and "A House of My Own" vignette

Due Monday, February 8:
Own Family Rough Draft

Due Friday, February 12:
Final Vignette Booklet Due

Assignments for January 4 - January 20

We will begin reading A Doll House in class over the next couple of weeks. You will have an end test on the play on Tuesday, January 19.

We will work on The House on Mango Street after exams and the due dates listed below will be changed:
Once we finish A Doll House, we will begin The House on Mango Street. For Thursday, January 14, you are to read "My Name," "Marin," "There Was an Old...," "Alicia..." & "Sally." For Friday, January 15, you must read "Minerva...," "A Smart Cookie," "What Sally Said," & "Linoleum Roses." You will also be given a project assignment for The House on Mango Street. This will not be included in the 2nd marking period grade. We will be working on it into the 3rd marking period.

The review sheet for the exam is on the 9 CP-A page of the ning. You may print it out at any time. However, the format is subject to change pending approval of the principal and dept. supervisor. I will keep you posted.

DECEMBER DUE DATES

The Week of December 7:

We will begin discussing our major thesis paper on "Knowing Your Fate." This will be the focus of our classes this week. Please listen carefully in class for the due dates pertaining to the thesis paper. All documents can be found on the ning.

Decide on a thesis statement and write it down before you come to class on Friday, Dec. 11.

The Week of December 14:

Thesis Paper Assignment --

Due Thursday, December 17: Typed rough draft of the thesis paper and the works cited page Please make sure you have your paper and works cited page printed out before coming to class. We will be peer evaluating them on this day.

Group Reading Assignment --

Due Wednesday, December 16: All students should have their group novel completed by today. Students should post one discussion question to the ning by midnight tonight.

Thursday, December 17: You should post a response to two of the discussion questions posted from Wednesday. This is to be completed by midnight tonight.

The Week of December 21:

Due Tuesday, December 22: Final thesis paper is due today. Late papers that come in on Wednesday will be penalized a full letter grade. No papers will be received after this date.

The Week of November 30

Mythology Presentions

We will meet in the classroom on Monday. Please have all of the following myths read by Monday, November 30:

The Creation of the Gods and Titans (pages 82-89)
The Ages of Man (pages 90-92)
Demeter and Persephone (pages 93-99)
The Labors and Death of Heracles (pages 100-105)

Presentations will begin on Tuesday. Make sure you give me your comic strip on Monday. This will allow me enough time to make the photocopies. All groups are to be prepared to present on Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 2: Reading Groups

Begin reading your new literature circle books. The first reading due date will be Monday, December 7. By Monday night (12/7), you must go to the ning and click on your book title in the FORUM and provide one thoughtprovoking question to your reading group. By Tuesday night (12/8 by 11:59PM), you must provide a response to one of the questions. http://hatlerenglish.ning.com/

Whirligig (Read pages 1-62)

Slam! (Read pages 1-90)

Real Time (Read pages 1-61)

Keeping the Moon (Read pages 1-80)