Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Objective: The students will understand how authors create symbols in their works.

1. CAT6 #31
2. Chapter 6 Notes
3. Complete IR "Through the Tunnel"
4. Newspaper work

Monday, March 30, 2009

Objective: The students will begin the Symbolism Unit by starting to read a very symbolic story in their interactive reader.

1. Get Interactive Reader.
2. Put Book Report and Book on desk and be ready to come up.
3. Begin Interactive Reader "Through the Tunnel" and do all activities.
4. Oral Questions and Active Reading Check

Friday, March 27, 2009

Objective: Students will work on Roman Newspaper.

1. Meet in library to work on Newspaper. New due date is next Friday.
2. Book reports due Monday.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Objective:

1. Book reports due Monday. You're welcome! No late papers though!
2. Test
3. Answers 96-100 = A

Tomorrow: Library to work on papers.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Objective: The students will continue group work on their Roman Newspaper.

1. Checkout Laptops
2. News Room Work
3. Get your Act Reviews to study for tomorow's JC Final.

Book Report Due on Friday.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Objective: The students will begin work on the Julius Caesar wrap up group activity: The Roman Newspaper.

1. Go over yesterday's examples of poetic devices and turn in for credit.
2. Discuss Group activity expectations
3. Begin work on Roman Newspaper

Homework: Book Report: Friday. No late papers!

Monday, March 23, 2009

Objective: The students will be able to identify Shakespeare's use of poetic devices in Julius Caesar by completing a guided practice handout.

1. CAT6 #20
2. Turn in CAT6 11-20
3. Poetice Devices handout

Homework: Outside Reading Book reports due Friday.

Friday, March 20, 2009

Objective: The students will complete an Act V Review and Translation and turn in all Caesar Act Notes for grade.

1. CAT6 #18
2. Presentations: Lepidus, Philippi, Stoicism and Epicureamism, Roman War Prisoners.
3. Act V Review and TRanslation

Book Reports next Friday!!!!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Objective: The students will finish the play!

1. CAT6 #18
2. Presentations: Roman Money, Helvius Cinn, Second Triumvirate, Antony and Cleopatra
3. Notes Act V-3-5
4. Read
5. Review

Book Report in one week!!!!!

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Objective: The students will read and discuss Act V 1-2 of Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #17
2. Presentations (Artimidorus, Ate, Lives of Commoners, Ghosts and Superstitions)
3. Act V 1-2 Notes
4. Read
5. Turn in Act IV Review

Monday, March 16, 2009

Objective: Today is a screwy day with most classes 39 minutes and one over 68 minues, so we will get what we can done.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Presentations: We will do 5 a day for the next 4 days.
Roman Forum
Role of Women
Roman Senate
Marcus Cicero
Colluseaum (how do you spell that?)
3. Act IV 1-3 notes and reading

Friday, March 13, 2009

Objective: Students will watch Act III of Julius Caesar and pass back all corrected work and put it neatly in folder for a folder check.

1. Pass back all papers as quickly as possible.
2. Video
3. Turn in completed Act III Review/Trans
4. Folder Check and Grade Printout

Homework: Prepare your Caesar Clothes! And of course... Read!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Objective: The students will finish reading Act III of Julius Caesar and complete a review and translation.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Caesar Dress Up Day is NOW ON TUESDAY the 17th!!

1. CAT6 #16
2. Act III-3 Notes
3. Read
4. Review

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Objective: The students will read Act III-2 of the play and present seven topics.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Presentations: Astrology, Year of Confusion, Slavery in Rome, Cato, View of Suicide, Tragedy/Tragic Hero and Roman Clothing.
3. Act III-2 Notes and Reading

Homework: 15 Days until book report.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Objective: The students will read and discuss the turning point (Act III) of Julius Caesar.

1. CAT6 #15
2. Correct and Turn in Act I-II Story Board and Act III Vocabulary.
3. Act III-1 Notes
4. Read Act III-1 as far as we can get...

Homework: Read.... Outside book report due in ____ days.

Monday, March 09, 2009

Objective: Students will know important vocab for Act III and complete storyboard.

1. CAT6 #14
2. Presentations: Brutus, Aeneas, Tiber River, Soothsayer and Augury.
3. Act III Vocab.

Homework: Outside Book and Caesar Dress Up

Friday, March 06, 2009

Objective: Students will use knowledge of Acts I-II to complete a story board.

1. Extra Credit: Ides of March Dress Up PP
2. Story Board Acts I-II
3. Turn in Act II Review and Soliloquy

Homework: Have a great weekend. Read.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Objective: Students will read and discuss Act II-2-4 and complete an Act Review.

1. CAT6 #13
2. Presentations: Lupercus the God, Festival of Lupercalia, Julius Caesar
3. Act II-2-4 Notes
4. Read
5. Act II Review

Homework: Outside Book

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Objective: Students will complete reading of Act II-1 and translate a soliloquy.

1. Good morning! Get folders and lit book.
2. Presentations: Renaisance, Tarquin, First Triumvirate, Pompey and Veni, Vedi, Vici.
3. Act II-1 Notes
4. Act II Translation

Homework: Outside Reading

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Objective: The students will read and discuss Act II-1 of JC.

1. CAT6 #12
2. Presentations: Plutarch, The Globe, Actors, Stage and Audience.
3. Notes: ACT II-1
4. Read: Act II-1

Homework: Outside Book!

Monday, March 02, 2009

Objective: The students will watch the video of Act I and then complete Act II vocabulary.

1. CAT6 #11
2. Video
3. Act II Vocabulary
4. Presentations start tomorrow.

Homework: Outside Book.