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Thank you guys so much for a great year! I'm very happy you were a part of my first year at Skyline.
  • Journals, Outlines, and Finals grades will all be entered at the same time, hopefully Monday but no later than Wednesday. (I'm doing my best!!)
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Semester two.​

Block 1/2 Lit and Comp I​

unit seven - romeo and juliet

week thirty-one. 23 apr - 27 apr

31.1
Journal: Write a line of poetry in iambic pentameter.
Agenda: Working with the Seattle Shakespeare Company
Homework: None
31.2
Journal: What elements of stage choreography help “sell” the scene?
Agenda: Stage Combat with the Seattle Shakespeare Company
Homework​: None
31.3
Journal: Work Day
Agenda: Panorama Surveys; Thank You Notes; begin Scavenger Hunt
Homework: Thank You notes due tomorrow; Scavenger Hunt due Monday
31.4
Journal: Why was dancing important in the time that Romeo and Juliet was written?
Agenda: Dancing with the Seattle Shakespeare Company
Homework: Scavenger Hunt due Monday
31.5
Journal: Predict who will win the House Competition. 
Agenda: In-class assessment (Excused if absent)
Homework: Scavenger Hunt due Monday

Week thirty-two. 30 apr - 4 may

32.1
Journal: What is the effect of the repetition of twos in the Prologue?
Agenda: Set up House Competition; Shakespeare Kahoot; begin Prologue + Act 1.1
Homework: All worksheets are due at the end of the unit; study for Act Quizzes; pre-read following scenes 
32.2
Journal: Why would Shakespeare immediately start  a play about forbidden love with Capulet and Montague servants fighting?  Why not start with actual family members? 
Agenda: Reading Act 1.1
Homework: All worksheets are due at the end of the unit; study for Act Quizzes; pre-read following scenes 
32.3
Journal: How is Romeo characterized? How is Benvolio characterized? How is Tybalt characterized?
​Agenda: Reading Act 1.2
Homework: All worksheets are due at the end of the unit; study for Act Quizzes; pre-read following scenes 
32.4
Journal: Where would you set 1.3 if you were the director?
Agenda: Reading Act 1.3/1.4
Homework: All worksheets are due at the end of the unit; study for Act Quizzes; pre-read following scenes 
32.5
Journal: Describe how you would integrate dancing into Act 1 Scene 5. 
Agenda: Reading Act 1.5
Homework: All worksheets are due at the end of the unit; study for Act One Quiz on Monday; pre-read following scenes 

Week thirty-three. 7 may - 11 may

33.1
Journal: Movie Reflection
Agenda: Watching Act 1; Act 1 Quiz
Homework​: Follow R+J Unit Calendar 
33.2
Journal:  Read and paraphrase the Chorus lines of 2.1. Why does Shakespeare use the Chorus here?
Agenda: Reading Act 2.1/2.2
Homework: ​Follow R+J Unit Calendar 
33.3
Journal: What do you think about Romeo and Juliet’s love?
Agenda: Reading 2.2/2.3
Homework: Follow unit calendar
33.4
Journal: Friar Lawrence’s use of antithesis is also arguably a metaphor. Identify the metaphor in 2.3 and what it may mean. 
Agenda: Reading 2.3-2.6
Homework: Follow unit calendar - Act 2 Quiz moved to Monday
33.5
Journal: Movie reflection
Agenda: Act 1+2 (1996 version)
Homework: Act 2 Quiz on Monday

week thirty-four. 14 may-18 may

34.1
Journal: Lazy Sonnet of Act 3 Scene 1 [Requirements: ×14 lines ×1 or 2 words per line (Stay consistent) ×Final two lines must rhyme (couplet)
Agenda: Act 2 Quiz; Reading Act 3 Scene 1
Homework: Follow unit calendar; bring your Animal Farm essay + Goal setting worksheet to class WEDNESDAY, thanks!
34.2
Journal: Graph Juliet’s emotional state through 3.2.99-157
×10 for extreme happiness, -10 for deep distress
×Plot points with quotes that illustrate emotion
Agenda: Reading Act 3
Homework: Follow unit calendar
34.3 
Journal: •Did Tybalt do it on purpose?
Agenda: Reading Act 3
Homework: Follow unit calendar
34.4 
Journal: •Paraphrase Friar Lawrence’s plan. 
Agenda: Reading Act 3
Homework: Essay reflections due tomorrow! Electronic copies to the right. 
35.5
​Journal: •Movie Reflection
Agenda: Watching Act 3
Homework: Follow unit calendar; Quiz Tuesday

week thirty-five. 21  may - 24 may

35.1
​Journal: Work Day
Agenda: Watching "To Live"
Homework: Follow unit calendar - now UPDATED
35.2
Journal: Testing Day
Agenda: Act 3 Quiz; Reading Act 4
Homework: Follow unit calendar
35.3
Journal: •Analyze the ambiguity in R+J. Why are so many lines ambiguous? Why doesn’t Juliet plainly lie? Think about how the ambiguity characterizes Juliet; think about the effect on the audience. 
Agenda: Reading Act 4
Homework: Follow unit calendar
35.4
Journal: What are the 6 things Juliet would rather do than marry Paris? List them;  paraphrase
Agenda: Finishing Act 4
Homework: Follow unit calendar

week thirty-six. 29 may - 1 june

36.1
Journal: Compare and contrast the Luhrmann Mercutio death scene with the Zeffirelli Mercutio death scene. What is the effect of each?
Agenda: Watching Act 4
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar (Act 4 Quiz tomorrow)
36.2
Journal: Why does Shakespeare open 5.1 with a dream?
Agenda: Act 4 Quiz; Reading Act 5 Scene 1
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar
36.3
Journal: RJ Outline Rough Draft Due Date: Sunday 3 June 8pm
Agenda: Reading Act 5 Scenes 2-3
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; RJ Rough Draft Outline Due Date MOVED to Sunday 3 June 8pm
36.4
Journal: Are the events of the play primarily fate or choice?
Agenda: Finish Reading Act 5! Begin Watching Act 5
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; RJ Rough Draft Outline Due Date MOVED to Sunday 3 June 8pm

week thirty-seven. 4 jun - 8 jun

37.1
Journal: What is one question you would like to ask me that you want to know about?
Agenda: Finish watching Act 5; Act 5 quiz
Homework:​ Follow Unit Calendar; next due date: Film Project due 8am Monday 11 June
37.2
Journal: Copy any 2 lines from RJ then CITE using the correct MLA in-text citation format.
•Act in CAPITAL Roman numerals
•Scene in lowercase Roman numerals
•Line in Arabic numerals (use hyphen for more than one line)
•Periods between each, NO SPACES
Agenda: Work time
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; next due date: Film Project due 8am Monday 11 June
RJ Make-Up Quiz Opportunity - Monday 11 June (arrive to 2409 by 3:15)! 
37.3
Journal: What is your group's plan for the next five days?
Agenda: Work time
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; next due date: Film Project due 8am Monday 11 June
37.4
Journal: What is, in your opinion, the primary message of Romeo and Juliet? (Theme statement)
Agenda: Work time
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; next due date: Film Project due 8am Monday 11 June
37.5
Journal: Friday Free Write
Agenda: Work time
Homework: Follow Unit Calendar; next due date: Film Project due 8am Monday 11 June
RJ PACKET: Character map on top, Subtext worksheet on bottom, stapled, due TUESDAY
**Literary Terminology ppt has been updated to include all literary terminology, see above**

week thirty-eight. 11 jun  - 15 jun

38.1
No more journals this year! 
Agenda: Watching RJ Movies; fill out MJ Movie Project form (required)
Homework: Next due date Tues 12 June 8pm - RJ final draft
38.2
Agenda: Study time; turn in RJ Packets
Homework: Next due date TONIGHT 8pm - RJ Outline Final Draft
38.3
Agenda: Study time
Homework: Bring journals to final TOMORROW!!
38.4
Final exam! Last day of class!
If you forgot your journal you can bring it to me for LATE points. Deadline Friday 15 June 3:10 pm.