Mrs. Frazer

Speech due on Monday, May 21.  Be sure to have the following:

1. 3 part structure:  introduction/thesis (anecdote works best), development (rule of 3), emotional crescendo (repetition works best)
2. a clear theme, one that is original and insightful
3. use of speech techniques:  extended metaphor, repetition, paradox, element of surprise, humor, quote

www.edmodo.com assignment on chapters 3-6 of The Outsiders due Friday.  Code to access the site is argr2b.

Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice or premeditation, either express or implied; distinguished from murder, which requires malicious intent. A conviction of murder requires the prosecutor to establish premeditation, malice, and intent.
1. Is Johnny guilty of any of these crimes?
2. Explain why Johnny and Ponyboy run.
3. Explain why Johnny and Ponyboy save the children. Are they heroic?
4. Is Darry a hero or a hood for hiding his friends? Explain.

Monday, May 7

Outsiders Chapters 1-3 due Friday.

Monday, April 30

Review first half of fight scene by discussing irony of Mercutio’s banter with Benvolio (who is really the quarrelsome partner?), what non-verbal actions would provoke Mercutio to enter into a fight, how his death would be staged.  Read the second half of the scene and then watch Zefferilli version to assess how the director staged the scene and whether or not it is believable.

HW:  Test tomorrow.  Bring Outsiders book to read when you complete the test.

Tuesday, May 1
Test on Romeo and Juliet from beginning through Act III, Scene 1.

HW:  Read Outsiders chapters 1-3 and answer questions on Edmodo.

Wednesday, May 2

Act III, Scenes 2 and 3 and compare Juliet and Romeo’s reactions to Romeo’s banishment.

HW:  Read Outsiders chapters 1-3 and answer questions on Edmodo.

Thursday, May 3

Act III, Scenes 4-5.  Discuss the change in Capulet’s character.

HW:  Read Outsiders chapters 1-3 and answer questions on Edmodo.

Friday, May 4
Review test on first half of play.  Watch Zefferelli movie version of Act III, Scenes 2-5.  

Monday, April 23
Read the balcony scene:  Act II, Scenes 1-2.  Discuss the use of imagery, characterization of both Romeo and Juliet (actions speak louder than words), and plot progression.

Tuesday, April 24
Paraphrasing activity with Friar Lawrence’s “Holy Saint Francis…” speech.  Read Act II, Scene 3.

Wednesday, April 25
Blocking activity with Act II, Scene 3.  Students will cut unnecessary lines and identify both verbal and non-verbal expression.  As Directors, students will answer the question of why Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet when his initial response is so angry.

Thursday, April 26
Review movie version from balcony scene through Act II, Scene 4 and discuss how the language provides stage instructions with particular attention to Watch movie Zefferelli’s decisions in script editing, blocking, and acting of Act II, Scene 3 which we blocked and edited yesterday.

Friday, April 27
Activity in which students identify Juliet’s mood changes in her soliloquy at the opening of Act II, Scene 5.   Read Act II, Scenes 5-6, begin Act III, Scene 1 with particular emphasis on blocking each scene.

HW:  Read the first three chapters in The Outsiders for Friday, May 4.

Monday, April 9
Review study guide from Flags of Our Fathers in groups.

HW:  Review Power Point on Wiki to prepare for test on Flags of Our Fathers tomorrow.  Bring books back.

Tuesday, April 10
Test on Flags of Our Fathers.  Read Act I, Scene 2-3 and watch Zefferilli version of Act I, Scene 3-4.   Discuss character development of Lady Capulet, the Nurse, Juliet, and Mercutio.

Wednesday, April 11
Read Act I, Scene 5 and discuss how exposition of play is complete at close of Act I.

Thursday, April 12
Review cinemagraphic techniques with the Film Analysis Glossary and compare use of techniques in both Zeferelli and Lurhmann versions of the banquet scene.  Discuss the use of a motif of water in the Lurhmann version.

Friday, April 13
Write a Response to Banquet Scene explaining the use of cinemagraphic techniques in one of the versions.  Read balcony scene, Act II, Scene 1-2.

No vocabulary this week.

Flags of Our Fathers due date extended to Monday, April 9 to complete book and study guide. Test on Tuesday, April 10.  Open responses will ask students to compare media images of Iwo Jima to reality, explain how each survivor felt about the bond tour, and identify the most tragic story and explain why.

Monday, April 2
Begin Romeo and Juliet lesson with discussion on whether or not love at first sight is a reality or a myth.  Read “Romeo and Juliet Speak” in order to understand how to decipher the Shakespearian language.

HW:  Flags due Monday 4/9

Tuesday, April 3
Read Act I, Scene 1

HW:  HW:  Flags due Monday 4/9

Wednesday, April 4
Watch alternative versions of first scene and compare media techniques:  opening credits, casting and characterization, soundtrack.  

Vocabulary List Eighteen:  aloof (adj), anguish (n), articulate (v), flaunt (v), genial (adj), ostracize (v), premonition (n), repercussion (n), resolute (adj), scapegoat (n)

Monday, March 25
Review purpose for reading Flags of Our Fathers (the high cost of war) with connection to today’s foreign affairs.  Read Chapter 7 and discuss memorable visual images.  Explain review activity for tomorrow.

HW:  Definitions and sentences for Vocab 18 due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 26
Review definitions of List 18 words with sentence completion activity.

In groups, students will review chapters 3-7 in order to answer the following questions:

1. How does the media image from the photograph compare with the reality of war?
2. Why does author James Bradley choose each of the quotes that preface each chapter?

MCAS testing Wednesday, March 21 and Thursday, March 22.  Bring Flags of Our Fathers book to testing.

Vocabulary List Seventeen:  appease (v), belated (adj), calamitous (adj), ensue (v), judicious (adj), outlandish (adj), pert (adj), quirk (n), shiftless (adj), taint (v)

Monday, March 20
Review chapter 1 with Flags of Our Fathers Power Point Presentation.  Hand out Flags of Our Fathers Study Guide and complete questions from Chapters 1-2.  Discuss Wiki responses to Salvatore Guinta’s story and compare to flag raisers.

HW: Vocabulary List Seventeen definitions and sentences due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 20
Review list seventeen words with sentence completion activity.  Preview and discuss grading of video projects on Harper Lee with emphasis on depth and style of content, audio and visual syncing, and camera scanning feature of iMovie.  Students will develop a better understanding of what an A project looks like and why.   Fill out the first question of the study guide with the  aid of the Power Point presentation and other graphics if necessary.

HW:  Be ready for MCAS tomorrow.  (Rest, eat, bring book)

Monday, March 12
Review Literary Terms test and “Brighton Beach Memoirs” packet.

HW:  ”Who Wrote Cinderella” due Wednesday

Tuesday, March 13
“Orpheus and Eurydice” packet and rewrite of “Brighton Beach Memoirs” open response.

HW:  ”Who Wrote Cinderella” due Wednesday

Wednesday, March 14
Reading selection from Life of Pi in honor of “Pi Day” reviewing use of literary devices and character development.  

Thursday, March 15
Review “Orpheus and Eurydice” and “Who Wrote Cinderella”. Final review of test taking strategies, especially marking up reading selection, creating graphic organizers before writing responses to open response prompts.  Introduce Flags of our Fathers.

HW:  ”Salvatore Guinta” segment from Flags of Our Fathers Wiki Page due Monday.

Friday, March 16
Read chapters 1-2 of Flags of Our Fathers.  

HW:  ”Salvatore Guinta” segment from Flags of Our Fathers Wiki Page due Monday.

Vocabulary:  Literary Terms

Monday, March 5
Students who have not finished the video project comparing Harper Lee’s life to her novel will do that today.  Students who have completed it will write a response to “Identity” and do the Literary Terms Practice Worksheet

HW:  Final Draft Mockingbird essay due Wednesday.   Students who worked on video project must complete the “Identity” open response and the Literary Terms Practice Worksheet also.

Tuesday, March 6
Review speech techniques and read President Regan’s speech after the Challenger tragedy.  Students will answer the multiple choice questions and write a response to the open response.

HW:  Mockingbird essay due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 7
Practice  with literary terms.  Finish Challenger passage and questions.  Review “Identity” samples

HW:  ”Macbeth” passage and multiple choice questions.  Test on Literary Terms tomorrow.

Thursday, March 8
Finish reviewing “Identity” samples and “Macbeth” passage answers.  Review test taking strategies and Challenger multiple choice question answers.  Create a graphic organizer for the open response on Challenger.

HW:  Study for test on literary term.  Use examples from the Literary Terms Practice Quiz to study.

Friday, March 9
Test on Literary Terms.  Review student samples of Challenger open response.

HW:  ”Brighton Beach Memoirs” packet.