Today in class we read as much of Act II of Romeo and Juliet as we could and turned in our journals. They have been writing one entry a day for 3 weeks, totalling 15 entries (at least half a page).
No homework over the weekend. We’ll finish Act II on Monday and view parts of video on Tuesday. Test on Act II and Act III will be together the week after Thanksgiving. (Later in that week.)
Vocab test taken…grades were either extremely high or extremely low. Few “in between” grades. Definitely shows me who studied! 🙂
Put vocab books up until January. The rest of November and the short time we have in December before Christmas break will be nothing but grammar and Romeo and Juliet. (No projects for the rest of the semester either!) No homework tonight—journals due on Friday, but that’s it.
I’m reading a really interesting book named I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee by Charles J. Shields. I’m learning a lot about Harper Lee that I did not know. It’s reawakened my interest in Monroeville, Alabama…and the small town personality…
What are you reading on your own just for fun?
So tomorrow we have the test on vocabulary units 1-3. After this test, from now on, vocab tests will be divided up by units. For example, unit 4 test, unit 5 test, etc. I think it will make it easier for you.
Today in class (in most classes) we reviewed vocabulary using index cards and playing “find your match” using the cards.
We also read a little bit in Act 2, Romeo and Juliet. Our calendar says that we will have a test on Act 2 on Friday, but I’m not sure if this will be feasible. I’ll get back to you on this asap.
In the vocabulary book, there was a sentence about Frank Lloyd Wright and the house he designed called “Fallingwater.” The picture you see in this post is that house and there’s more information about it here. (Some of you were curious about this.)
Test on Wednesday. 100 points!
Unit 1
admonish
cumbersome
efface
relinquish
breach
deadlock
muddle
salvage
brigand
debris
opinionated
spasmodic
circumspect
diffuse
perennial
spurious
commandeer
dilemma
predispose
unbridled
adjourn
erratic
illegible
subjugate
alien
expulsion
jeer
sully
comely
feint
lucrative
tantalize
compensate
fodder
mediocre
terse
dissolute
fortify
proliferate
unflinching
abridge
dissent
marauder
semblance
adherent
eminent
obesity
surmount
altercation
exorcise
pauper
terminate
cherubic
fabricate
pilfer
trite
condone
irate
rift
usurp
Test on these vocabulary words (Unit 1,2, and 3) on next Wednesday. If you are an auditory learner, this link will really help you!!!
Homework is to write a short story using as many of the vocabulary words as possible. Underline or highlight the word as you use it. Also, complete the section marked Unit 1-3 Review in the vocabulary book. We’ll review on Monday.
Today in class we took the Act I Romeo and Juliet test, turned in homework (questions after Act I on page 721), turned in folders for folder check 2, and did vocabulary work.
The vocab test is tough, so please study!!!
Folder due on Friday as well. Test on Act I—total of 200 points between the test and the folder. Be ready!
My students wowed me with their TKAM projects. They had many choices when it came to what they wanted to do. Trent, above, made a Power Point. Zach H. made a 3D map of Maycomb. Others made newspapers that detailed the events of the novel, CDs that had songs picked for the big moments in the novel, collages, poems, puppet shows…(as seen in previous posts), etc. Of course, in addition to projects, students also wrote a five paragraph essay on To Kill a Mockingbird, using the MLA’s way of citing quotations from the novel. (The PEE Method—-also known as POINT (Make a point), give an Example, and Explain the significance of the quotation.)
Worth 100 points.
I WILL NOT TAKE ANY LATE PROJECTS UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE ON MONDAY. NOT KIDDING.
Remember to look carefully at the TKAM PROJECT SHEET and make sure you have followed instructions.
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In class today, we are done with Act I, scenes one and two. No reading over the weekend. We will finish Act I completely next week and have a 100 point test on Act I on next Friday.
Have a safe weekend and work on those TKAM projects!
PS: Here is the november2010 calendar!
