Quarter 3, Week 5

Reminder: Any student who has not completed at least three drafts of the research paper needs to do so as soon as possible.  Failure to do so will jeopardize your ability to pass Junior English Language Arts.

Monday, January 28
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 10, Quiz B
2. Then: Theme review- jealousy, reputation, revenge, love, justice, appearance vs. reality, eyes and vision, poison, black and white, dirt and filth (ref. pp. 294-300)
3. Next: Summarize Act I, Sc. i & ii
4. After: Watch Act I, Sc. iii (excerpted from the 1995 version starring Laurence Fishburne, dir. Oliver Park)
5. Assessment: Discussion about Othello's speech and the reason for Brabantio's anger

Homework

• Read Act II, Sc. i & ii (be ready to discuss events IN DETAIL during class)
• Finish independent reading assignment due Friday by 2:15

Tuesday, January 29
Classwork

1. Do Now: Character study- Othello (use pg. 301, Question 1)
2. Then: watch Act II, Sc. iii (excerpted from the 1995 version starring Laurence Fishburne, dir. Oliver Park)
3. After: Character study- Iago (use notes from film and Question #2 on p.306)
4. Next: Discuss motivations of both Othello and Iago in the play so far
5. Assessment: Debating motives- Iago vs. Othello

Homework

• Read Act III, Sc. i & ii
• Finish independent reading assignment due Friday by 2:15

Thursday, January 31
Classwork

1. Do Now: Character study- Desdemona (use pg. 312, Question 11)
2. Then: Is lying and schemeing ever defensible? (discussion looking at Othello's and Iago's motives)
3. After: Short essay defending either Iago or Othello in Shakespeare's Othello 

Homework

• Using the rubric provided, score your essay and defend your score in a written response
• Finish independent reading assignment due Friday by 2:15
• Study for Vocab Unit 11, Quiz A
• Read Act III, Sc. iii & iv (Monday's quiz will have a question referring to this reading)

Quarter 3, Week 4

Tuesday, January 22
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 10, Quiz A
2. Next: Prepare journals for presentations (name, topic, done well, needs improvement, something learned)
3. After: Finish Presentations
4. Then: Distribute Othello
5. Time-permitting: Reflection-writing workshop (see the outline here)

Homework

• Finish writing reflection
• Read pp. 16-17 in Shakespeare's Othello (this is background information that you will need to understand the events of the play) There will be a test on this information next class!
• Continue independent reading due by next Friday, February 1 @ 2:15

Thursday, January 24
Classwork

1. Do Now: Othello background test prep in journals
2. Then: Test on background information from Shakespeare's Othello
3. After: Read/Listen to Act I, Sc i & ii
4. Next: Watch Act I, Sc. iii (excerpted from the 1995 version starring Laurence Fishburne, dir. Oliver Park)
5. After: Discussion about Othello's speech and the reason for Brabantio's anger

Homework

• Study for Vocab Unit 10, Quiz B
• Continue independent reading due by next Friday, February 1 @ 2:15
• Read Shakespeare's Othello Act II, Sc. i (complete strategy worksheet)

Reminder: ALL Juniors must complete the research paper process to move-on to Senior English.  There will be no more class-time devoted to the process; however, all of your English teachers are available to help you complete the assignments: annotated bibliography, outline, draft 1, draft 2, draft 3 and reflection.

Quarter 3, Week 3

Monday, January 14
Classwork

1. Do Now: Unit 9, Quiz B
2. Then: Preview Unit 10
3. After: Review Rubric for grading presentations (goal time is 2 min. 45 sec. to 3 min. 15 sec.)

Homework

• Practice Presentation

Tuesday, January 15
Classwork

1. Do Now: Setup journals for presentation responses
2. Then: Student Presentations
3. Time-Permitting: review evidence for research paper

Homework

• Practice Presentations

Thursday, January 17
Classwork

1. Do Now: Setup journals for presentation responses
2. Then: Student Presentations
3. Time-Permitting: review in-text citation for research paper

Homework

• Study for Vocab Unit 10, Quiz A
• Complete optional Draft 4 of Research Paper (Draft 3 or 4 will be accepted on Tuesday with no penalty)
• Looking ahead: we will begin our unit on Shakespeare's Othello next week.  Click here to get an overview of the story.

Quarter 3, Week 2

Monday, January 7
Classwork

1. Do Now: Vocab Unit 9, Quiz A
2. Then: Research Paper Draft 3 check
3. After: Preview Editing Strategy

Homework

• Choose and sign-up for independent reading by Friday @ 2:15

Tuesday, January 8
Classwork

1. Do Now: Revision strategy in journal (choose a paragraph from your paper to use for this strategy)
2. Then: Editing Session with slides (Click here for slideshow)
3. Alternate for students without Draft 3: write next draft
4. Next: Updating the slideshow and previewing the presentation rubric

Homework

• Begin Writing Draft 4
• Bring independent reading to class (if no book is brought with you on Thursday, you will be assigned an independent reading title for the quarter)

Thursday, January 10
Classwork

1. Silent Reading with writing strategy (to be turned-in at the end of class)

Homework

• Continue working on Draft 4
• Prepare for the presentation starting on Tuesday (moved from Monday to consider quiz time...)
• Study for Vocab Unit 9, Quiz B

Quarter 3, Week 1

Thursday, January 3 (Expository Writing)
Classwork

1. Do Now: Journal entry to review expectations for completion of the research paper assignment (look at feedback on Draft 2)
2. Then: Begin next draft of research paper (Draft 3 due on Monday)
3. During: Individual student/teacher meetings

Homework

• Finish Draft 3 of the research paper by Monday, January 7
• Choose independent reading title and begin reading (due at the end of Week 5, Feb. 1)
• Study for Vocab Unit 9,  Quiz A on Monday
• Looking Ahead: Students will be peer-editing in class on Tuesday, January 8