Assignments for the Week of May 26th

This week we will finish Romeo and Juliet. The end test will be on Tuesday, June 3rd.

The thesis paper is what you should be working on at home. Budget your time and do not wait until the last minute to complete this paper. It is worth 100 points...the last grade of the marking period!

Thesis Paper Due Dates:

Wednesday, May 28th -- 2-3 articles you will be using in your thesis paper and your outline
Friday, May 30th -- thesis statement and introduction due
Monday, June 2nd -- works cited page due (Use noodletools!)
Thursday, June 5th -- final draft due (MLA format!)

The Week of May 19th

*Reminder*

Period 3: Class is canceled on Monday and Tuesday. Those of you not involved in the Biology testing will need to go to the library for the period.



Period 3 & 8: We will be studying Act III of Romeo and Juliet this week. We will be viewing scene i and listening to scenes ii, iii, iv, & v. On Friday, we will start to discuss the final thesis paper of the year -- the effect war has on a country and its people. All students are to use their literature circle books as a primary source and two other works from the unit -- Night, All Quiet on the Western Front, and/or Romeo and Juliet. You will also need to find current events (magazine articles or newspaper articles) having something to do with the effects of war. These articles will help support your thesis statement and will be included on your works cited page.

Assignments for the Week of May 12th

Monday, May 12th -- Quiz on background information (review definitions, handouts, notes, etc.) and Act I of Romeo and Juliet.

Tuesday, May 13th-Thursday, May 15th -- Act II will be read and viewed during these three days. We will be comparing the balcony scenes from the old film version and the new film version of Romeo and Juliet.

FYI...Tuesday, May 13th on PBS from 8PM-9PM..."Three Ethiopian Women with Childbirth Injuries." Although this is not mandatory to watch, this looks like it will be an interesting show. Click on the following website address for information: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beautiful/

Friday, May 16th -- Final Literature Circle meeting for Real Time, Swallows of Kabul, and The Attack. Have a typed sheet that includes the following: 2 passages you liked and want to discuss (provide page #s and explain why they were chosen), 1 connection (explain), 2-3 vocabulary words (provide page # and definition), 2 discussion questions, and 1 researched topic (give topic and provide researched information). These typed sheets will be handed in for a 20 point grade. Although you will not have a test on your literature circle book, your book must be included in the final thesis paper of the year.

Assignments for the Week of May 5th

Monday, May 5th -- "The Introduction to The Globe Theater" ditto, "An Introduction to Shakespeare's Language" ditto, "Reading Romeo and Juliet" ditto, and a definition sheet will all be handed out and discussed today. Finally, we will begin Romeo and Juliet (The Prologue).

Tuesday, May 6th ,Wednesday, May 7th, & Thursday, May 8th -- We will view/read Act I of Romeo and Juliet.

We will do the following for Act I:

• View the fight scene in Act I, Scene i
• Listen to the rest of scene i
• Listen to scene ii & scene iii
• View scene iv & v

Friday, May 9th --Literature Circle meeting for Real Time, Swallows of Kabul, and The Attack. Have a typed sheet that includes the following: 2 passages you liked and want to discuss (provide page #s and explain why they were chosen), 1 connection (explain), 2-3 vocabulary words (provide page # and definition), 2 discussion questions, and 1 researched topic (give topic and provide researched information). These typed sheets will be handed in for a 20 point grade. Although you will not have a test on your literature circle book, your book must be included in the final thesis paper of the year.

*Over the weekend prepare for the quiz on the background information we have studied and Act I of Romeo and Juliet!