Assignments for the Week of March 23

This week we will end our discussion on The House on Mango Street. Creative vignettes are due Friday, March 27. Reminder -- Vignettes handed in on Monday, March 30 will be penalized 2 letter grades lower & no papers will be accepted after that date. Please review the assignment sheet for the requirements for this creative project. This will be the last major grade for the marking period.

We will also begin working on our The Treatment of Women in Other Cultures thesis paper. This will be a comparison/contrast paper & will involve some research material to use as secondary sources. You will have to complete an organizational outline, a works cited page, and a rough draft for this paper. Due dates for each will be given in class. Although most of the process of this thesis paper will be included in the 3rd marking period, the final draft of the thesis paper (100 points) will be included in the 4th marking period.

Assignments for the Week of March 2

We will be finishing Romeo and Juliet by the end of this week. Therefore, you will need to complete your character log entry by Monday, March 9. Keep in mind this log entry is to be a formal writing. I have noticed the log entries from Nectar in a Sieve and The Namesake seemed rushed, lack focus and organization, and do not have quotes from the work to support your points. This is a must. We are now in the second half of the year and you should know the requirements for a log entry. Keep in mind that to document a quote from a play is different from a novel. Look at your instruction sheet for the log entry in order to properly document from Romeo and Juliet. I have also noticed in my gradebook that many of you are not doing your assignments or are handing them in late. Both of these things will obviously lower your grade significantly. I will provide you with an updated grade on Friday. This will be the grade you will be getting on your progress reports. As far as a final assessment for Romeo and Juliet goes, we will be doing an alternative end assessment. Although this is a creative activity, it will include a great deal of work. I have high expectations for the end results. More will follow on this end assessment at the end of this week or the beginning of the next week. Have a great week. I will be out of class on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. If you need me on those days, you may find me in my office at the end of the day.

Assignments for the Week of February 23

Monday, February 23 - Today you will have a Socratic Seminar on Nectar in a Sieve or The Namesake. You will hand in your typed log entry at the end of the period. Late log entries will be accepted on Tuesday, but for a letter grade penalty. No papers will be accepted after Tuesday. Refer to the log entry handout for the possible log topics and format of the log entry.

Tuesday, February 24 -- You should have read Act I, scenes 3, 4, & 5 and Act II, scenes 1 & 2 in preparation for today's class. Remember to use the scene summaries before you read a scene. This will certainly help you understand what it is about. We will be viewing bits and pieces of these scenes today and discussing them as a class.

Wednesday, February 25 -- Today will be your background test and Act I test. Read over all handouts, PowerPoint notes, etc. in preparation for today's test.

Thursday, February 26 -- We will be viewing the balcony scene from both film versions. We will discuss the version you believe to be what Shakespeare intended this scene to portray. Once completed, we will continue to view Act II (scenes 3 & 4). Depending on how much we get done in class, I may ask you to finish the rest of Act II for homework. Listen for instructions in class.

Friday, February 27 --We will discuss Act II and Romeo and Juliet's marriage decision and the involvement of the nurse and friar in their love affair. We will then hopefully get to view Act III, scene 1 (another big sword fight!). Over the weekend you will read Act III, scenes 2 & 3 in preparation for Monday's discussion.

The Week of February 16

This week we will view the PowerPoint on Shakespeare's language and finish listening to How William Became Shakespeare. We will then begin reading and viewing Act I of Romeo and Juliet. You will be given a log entry assignment for Romeo and Juliet on Thursday, February 19. This assignment will not be due until the completion of the play.

Homework:
Due Monday, February 23 -- Complete The Namesake/Nectar in a Sieve and complete the log entry assignment for your chosen novel. This will be the day you will have your final Socratic seminar.
Wednesday, February 25 -- Be prepared for a background quiz and an Act I quiz on Shakespeare & Romeo and Juliet.

The Week of February 9

This week we will begin learning about Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Times in preparation for reading Romeo and Juliet. At the beginning of the week we will be going to the computer lab to complete a webquest. At the end of the week we will be listening to the How William Became Shakespeare CD. Finally, you will see a PowerPoint presentation discussing Shakespeare's language and dramatic conventions used in his plays. The reading of Romeo and Juliet will begin on the Wednesday we return from February break. In the meantime, you should be reading The Namesake (pp. 1-124) or Nectar in a Sieve (pp. 1 - 78) and preparing for Friday's Socratic seminar. I would like you to have the following items typed in preparation for the Socratic seminar: four discussion questions, two interesting quotes/passages with an explanation, and one connection to another work, film, our real life connection. These typed notes will be worth 20 points.



Webquest websites:

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/

http://www.renfaire.com/

http://elizabethan.org/

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm

Assignments for the Week of February 2

We will begin viewing The Joy Luck Club this week (finally!). You will receive a viewing guide that will help you stay focused as you are watching the film.

You will also be receiving a vocabulary packet -- Lessons 3 & 4 -- to be completed by Monday, February 9.

Finally, you will receive a novel you will be reading on your own while we are viewing The Joy Luck Club and reading Romeo and Juliet as a class. The novel will either be The Namesake or Nectar in a Sieve. Please come to class on Tuesday, Feb. 3 with an idea on which novel you will want to read. A summary of both can be found on the amazon.com website. The first half of the book will need to be read by Friday, February 13 (The Namesake - pages 1-124 & Nectar in a Sieve - pages 1-78). You will have a Socratic seminar on that date. I would like you to have the following items typed in preparation for the Socratic Seminar: four discussion questions, two interesting quotes/passages with an explanation, and one connection to another work, film, our real life connection. These typed notes will be worth 20 points.

9 HONORS UPDATE

Hope you have enjoyed the unexpected snow day today. Below is a list of new dates for assignments & quizzes:

• Hedda Gabler in-class writing on Friday, January 16.
• Finish A Doll's House for Tuesday, January 20.
• A Doll's House quiz on Wednesday, January 21.