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Week of 1-31-11 February 3, 2011

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Monday:
Symbolic Self Portrait Presentations

Tuesday:
Finish presentations
Poetry Terms — notes, word wall assignment due Wed.

Wednesday:
Snow Day

Thursday:
Journal:  How was your snow day?
How to write a reflection – notes
Symbolic Self Portrait Reflection — due by Friday
Dead Poets Society poems — listen to think-a-loud model

Friday:
Journal:  Freewrite Friday
Word Wall presentations to small group
Poetry Vocab Quiz
DPS Poems reading
Begin watching Dead Poets Society (if time)

 

Week of 1-24-11 January 27, 2011

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Monday:
Syllabus (signature due Thurs.) and introductions

Tuesday:
Assign Symbolic Self Portrait
More intros
I am poem — due Wed.

Wednesday:
Type “I am” poems; mount on black paper
Sketch rough draft of Symbolic Self Portrait; critique

Thursday:
Fine tune “I am” poems
Finish critiques
Begin working on final products

Friday:
Artist statement
Work on Symbolic Self Portrait final products — we will present on Monday.

 

Monday, Dec. 6, 2010 December 6, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 11:12 am

1st and 2nd hour:

1. Project Presentation Debrief
2. 4 C’s Discussion
3. Project Reflection

HW:  Finish Project Reflection

4th hour:

1. 4C’s Discussion
2. Assign R&J Persuasive Essay — brainstorm
3. Meet in project groups — work on script

HW:  Scene Script (assign this task to someone in your group)

 

Thrusday, Dec. 2, 2010 December 2, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 12:39 pm

1st and 2nd hour:

1. Presentations

HW:  Independent Reading Essay — can be hand written

4th hour:

1. Journal:  What other stories, movies, etc. are similar to Romeo and Juliet.
2. Recap Act 3
3. R&J Project Groups
4. Read Act 4

HW:  Finish reading Act 4

 

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 December 1, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 12:32 pm

1st and 2nd hour:

1. Around the World Project Presentations

HW:  Independent Reading Essay

4th hour:

1. Journal:  What was the most significant part of Act 2?  Why?
2. Read Act 3
3. Introduce Scene Adaptation Project

HW:  Finish reading Act 3

 

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 12:29 pm

1st and 2nd hour:

Around the World Presentations

4th hour:

1. Journal:  Response to Act 1
2. Drama Terms “Quiz”
3. Read Act 2 Scene 1, 2

HW:  Finish reading Act 2

 

Monday, Nov. 29, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 12:26 pm

1st and 2nd hour:

Rehearse presentations, give feedback to other groups.

4th hour:

Read R&J Act 1, answer questions that follow.

 

Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 November 22, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 11:36 am

1st and 2nd hour:

Project work day — show Mrs. Krassow your presentation outline before end of class

4th hour:

1. Drama Terms notes
2. Apostrophe story
3. R&J Vocab — definitions and sentences due tomorrow.

 

Friday, Nov. 19, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 11:34 am

1st and 2nd hour:

Project work day — finish works cited and research

4th Hour:

1. Finish R&J Movie – discuss
2. Who’s Who in Verona notes

 

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 November 18, 2010

Filed under: Mrs. K's Classroom Blog — krassow128 @ 11:05 am

1st an 2nd hour:

1. R&J Character notes WS
2. Drama Terms
3. Project Presentation Rubric

HW:  Read project books, turn in R&J Vocab

4th hour:
1. R&J Movie