Don't forget to see the Kekaulike Drama Department's production of Lady Dracula this weekend on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
See flyers on campus for more information.
This is an enrichment activity, so remember to sign-in if you choose to attend.
Classwork
- Learning Objective: L11-12.6, Aquire and use accurately general and content specific vocabulary.
- Do Now: Junior Vocabulary Unit 4, Quiz B
- Next: Read Quarter 2 Goals Sheet (highlight, underline, circle)
- Then: Assess Quiz
- After: Poem Reminder and sample- Click here for an explanation of the example Petrarchan Sonnet (Read the 'Why Should I Care?' section)
- Target Practice: I know and can articulate what will be expected of me during the second quarter of Junior American Literature +/0/-
- Finish Petrarchan sonnet for next class (click here for explanation of the style and here for a sample)
- Continue reading independent reading title (read list of writing options here)
Classwork
- Learning Objective: W11-12.4, Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. RL11-12.6- Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is meant.
- Do Now: In your journal, fold the page into three columns. Title the columns: know, want to know, learned. In the 'know' column, write what you feel you understand about this style of sonnet. In the 'want to know' column, write what you are still struggling with. When you learn something new about the Petrarchan sonnet, add notes to the 'learned' column.
- Next: Finish "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" from The Things They Carried
- Then: Review the Petrarchan Sonnet style
- Target Practice: I am confident I can edit my poem to include all of the elements of a Petrarchan sonnet. +/0/-
- Continue writing a second draft of the Petrarchan style sonnet.
- Continue reading independent reading title (read list of writing options here)
Classwork
- Learning Objective:W11-12.4, Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. RL11-12.6- Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is meant.
- Do Now: In your journal, respond to the following prompt in a single paragraph: Why does Shakespeare, who wrote over 400 years ago in another country, impact American society today?
- Next: Finish "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" if needed.
- Then: Read "Lives of the Dead" from The Things They Carried
- After: Discussion Question: What do you thing Tim O'Brien and William Shakespeare have in common?
- Target Practice: I can use knowledge gained from class to enrich my Petrarchan style sonnet. +/0/-
- Finish writing a second draft of the Petrarchan style sonnet. (Draft due by 2:15 on Friday, November 1)
- Continue reading independent reading title (read list of writing options here) Early turn-in by Friday, November 15
- Study vocabulary for Junior Unit 5, Quiz A next class!
Looking Ahead:
In-class writing about "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong"
