Refugee - Finish Section 1

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 28:

• Finish Section 1 of Refugee
• Complete Reading Roles
• Vocab Test on Tuesday
• Will have review Kahoot beforehand

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado; connection is the characters in Refugee are in search of a home, and must "fly away"

Refugee: Section 1

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 27:

• Hand out Refugee books
• Place Romeo and Juliet books in return bin
• Start Read Refugee Section 1
• Work on Reading Roles
• Heads Up: Vocab Test on Tuesday

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Refugee" by Tom Petty; connection is we learned about a bunch of different refugee groups with news clips

Refugee: Pre-reading Questions

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 26:

• CHECK YOUR GRADES!
• Pre-reading notes for Refugee - historical context
• Germany 1938-40
• Cuba 1994
• Syria Early 2000s-Today
• Complete Pre-reading Activity
• We'll start reading tomorrow
• Time left: Vocab Ch. 6 Activity, due today!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult; connection is we watched the end of Romeo + Juliet, where the main characters take their lives

Finish Romeo + Juliet

 AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 25:

• Review Romeo + Juliet Examples
• Complete Film
• Reminders:
• Vocab Ch. 6 Activity due TOMORROW

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Lovefool" by The Cardigans; connection is Romeo and Juliet are fools in love, and the song is also featured on the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack

Romeo + Juliet: Start Movie

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 24:

• Begin Romeo + Juliet movie
• Work on viewing guide
• Reminders:
• Vocab Ch. 6 Activity due WEDNESDAY
• Vocab Ch. 6 Test next MONDAY
• FINAL CHANCE FOR ROMEO AND JULIET BLOGS AND QUESTIONS!
• After R+J we will start the novel Refugee for our final unit

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Working at the Factory" by The Kinks; connection is activity 6E in the vocab book was about child factory workers in the 1800s

Vocab Unit 6

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 21:

• Vocab Unit 6, Learn Words
• Vocab Unit 6 Kahoot
• Lesson 6E in Workbooks
• Time Left: Vocab Activity (due Thursday)
• REMINDERS:
• Romeo and Juliet Character Blogs DUE MONDAY
• SUMMATIVE R+J Questions DUE MONDAY
• GET IN MISSING SUMMATIVES!!!!!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Imagine" by John Lennon; connection is that this song is about achieving world peace, and at the end of Romeo and Juliet peace is achieved between the two families

Romeo and Juliet: Act 5

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 20:

• Movie recap, Act 4:
• The potion plan, @ 1:47:21-1:52:41; 1:53:28-1:54:12
• Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, FINISH THE PLAY!
• Complete Act 5 Questions
• ALL questions due on MONDAY for a summative grade!
• Character blogs also due MONDAY!!
• COMING UP:
• Tomorrow we will start our final vocab unit
• Monday we will be our C3 screening of Romeo + Juliet
• If absent, there will be alternate screenings

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics; connection is Juliet drank the potion, putting her into a deep sleep state for 48 hours.

Romeo and Juliet: Act 4, Scene 1-3

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 19:

• Previously on: Romeo and Juliet
• Capulet Family Feud (clip @ 1:40:50-1:47:21)
• Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 4
• Up to Scene 3, if time, further!
• REMINDER:
• KEEP UP WITH THE BLOGS AND QUESTIONS!!

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Animal Song for Kids: Panda"; connection is the fill-in-the-blank section of the test was all about pandas.

Vocab Test #5

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 18:

• Vocab Review Game
• Vocab Test #5
• Time Left: Begin Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"When Doves Cry" by Prince; connection is it's about two lovers leaving each other (Romeo and Juliet), an angry father (Lord Capulet), and bird metaphors (the Nightingale/Lark)

Romeo and Juliet: Finish Act 3

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 17:

• Previously on Romeo and Juliet
• Friar Lawrence attempts to give advice
• Read Act 3, Scene 4-5
• Finish Act 3 Questions AND blog entries!!
• Tomorrow: VOCAB TEST #5
• Vocab Unit 5 Review Game before test

Friday's Bonus Song:

"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa; connection is that this song is about saying goodbye; Juliet had to say goodbye to her cousin Tybalt forever, and Romeo was banished

Romeo and Juliet: Act 3, Scene 2-3

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 14:

• Previously on Romeo and Juliet (clips)
• Mercutio DIES!
• Tybalt DIES!
• Read Act 3, Scene 2-3
• We'll finish Act 3 on Monday
• Time left: Complete Vocab Activity #5, DUE TODAY!
• Vocab #5 test on TUESDAY

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar; connection is we saw multiple battles in this section, and the story surrounds love

Romeo and Juliet: Act 2.4-6; Act 3.1

 AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 13:

• Finish Acts 2.4-6, 3.1 of Romeo and Juliet
• Recap: Balcony
• Recap: Making vows
• Complete Act 2 Questions and Character Blogs
• Time left: Complete Vocab Activity #5, other missing work!!
• Vocab Test #5 on TUESDAY

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Kiss from a Rose" by Seal; connection is Juliet mentions that "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene 1-3

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 11:

• Vocab Unit 5 Kahoot
• Movie Clips, Act 1 Review
• Love at First Sight
• First Kiss
• Read Act 2, Scene 1-3
• Complete reading questions
• Work on character blogs
• If complete the above, work on Vocab Ch 5 Activity

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy; connection is we read about the Capulet party where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time

Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 5

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 11:

• Read Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5
• Complete questions and blog posts for Act 1
• Time left:
• Begin Chapter 5 vocabulary unit
• Workbook questions
• Vocab Activity due Friday
• Tomorrow: Act 2, Scene 1-3

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Everybody Hurts" by REM; connection is Romeo was really sad about being denied by Rosaline

Romeo and Juliet: Finish Act 1, Scene 1-3

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 10:

• Finish Act 1, Scene 1
• Read Act 1, Scene 2-3
• Complete reading questions
• Work on Character "Blogs"

Friday's Bonus Song:

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by the Boston Pops; connection is the prompt in your vocab tests was about Roberto Clemente, the baseball player

Vocab Test - Chapter 4

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, MAY 7:

• Take vocab Test #4
• Take as much time as you need!
• When tests are done, we will begin Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 1

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Love Story" by Taylor Swift; connection is this is a love song that directly references Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet: Prologue

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, MAY 6:

• Vocab Unit 4 Game
• Test Tomorrow!
• Romeo and Juliet - Characters Introduction
• Choose 1 character to follow
• For each Act, write at least 3 blog posts. With 5 acts, there should be 15 total by the end of the play.
• If your character dies, they'll write from "beyond the grave"
• Read Prologue
• Complete Questions and "Blog #1" for Prologue (Practice)
• If time: continue with Act 1, Scene 1

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"La Cucaracha"; it was Cinco de Mayo yesterday!

Intro to Shakespeare!

 

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5:

• Go over Shakespeare Background and Notes
• Elizabethan Theater
• Shakespeare's Language
• Sonnet translation activity
• This is to give you a sense of Shakespeare's language; while we'll be reading the "modern English" version of Romeo and Juliet, it's still good practice!
• Time left: GET IN LATE STUFF!!!
• Reminder: Friday is VOCAB TEST, Thursday, review

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Home Sweet Home" by Motley Crue; connection is we finished the movie Cast Away, where the main character came back home

Finish Cast Away Screening

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, MAY 4:

• Finish Cast Away
• Review Viewing Guide, Turn in
• Vocab Unit 4 Kahoot
• Vocab Test will be on Friday
• Remaining Time > CATCH UP!!
• Late assignments may include:
• Lord of the Flies Chapter Guides
• Survival Project
• Documentary Project

Yesterday's Bonus Song:

"Help" by The Beatles; connection is the character in Cast Away needs help, stranded on the island.

Lord of the Flies: Continue Cast Away Screening

AGENDA FOR MONDAY, MAY 3:

• Cast Away recap
• Lord of the Flies similarities / differences so far
• Now available FREE on Tubi TV
• Continue Cast Away film and screening guide