Shakespeare May 23rd

Today, we completed a illuminated text assignment for Act 1 and II of Romeo and Juliet. An example, from the prologue, can be found here.  Directions for the project of creating your own illuminated text are available here that is due on Monday, the 27th.

Shakespeare, May 22nd

Today we read Act II of the manga version of Romeo and Juliet and completed Act II reading questions. If you were absent, or need to catch up for any reason on the reading, printed copies of the reading are available to be checked out in class.  Printed copies of the reading questions are also available in class.  The required vocabulary worksheet is available here. Likewise, the dating profile character prompt is available here. All three are due Thursday, May 24th.

Shakespeare Tuesday, May 21st

If you were absent today, the you should complete the Textual Analysis Worksheet of lines from Act II of Romeo and Juliet. You should write your own modern version of the text in the space provided.

Silent Spring/Travel with Charley/1960s Comparasion Presentation

We have been reading selections from Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. Hard copies of both readings are available in class.

In conjunction with Silent Spring, you are to write a five paragraph, descriptive essay in which you describe the before and after of a landscape that has been altered by an environmental issue. This writing should be considered a formative, rough draft.  Spelling and punctuation are not the focus. Vivid and clear description is.  This rough draft should be turned in by Weds., May 22nd in order to be considered on-time.

Today, students worked on creating a short, group PowerPoint presentation. Groups choose either a geographical region, a city, an aspect of technology, music, film, or fashion. Groups then researched their topic in order to create a presentation which describes their chosen subject changed and evolved over the course of the 1960s. The presentation should be roughly three slides in length and is considered a formative project.

Romeo and Juliet

Today we began reading a Manga comic version of Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet. In preparation for reading the play, we took character notes from a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation is available here. You may take notes on your own or you may use the note taking template.

Today, we read Act I in the comic. The majority of our reading will take place in class. Copies of the comic are available to students to check out overnight.  The first set of guided reading questions can be found here.

Extra-Credit Following Test

Below are a few links to selections from the film, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Following your test, you may watch them on the ChromeBooks. If you wish to earn 5 extra-credit points, you may write a one-page reflection comparing your own visualization and imagination of the characters and the hospital to those in the film.

Opening
Chestwick versus the Nurse
The Return of McMurphy
Chief Bromden's Escape


For those reading The Things They Carried, below are links to a long form documentary about the war, as well as a brief news clip from the P.O.V. of a soldier. You may view these following the test and, if you wish to earn 5 extra-credit points, you may write a one page reflection comparing your own visualization and imagination of the location and the war to those on film.

Short soldier interview
Vietnam War

Preparation for test

Thank you to everyone who turned in a final novel project today! Grades should be ready shortly.  Here is the link to the online jeopardy review game that we played today  Here is the study guide to look at in case you have been absent.