Finally...a Regular Week!

It was so nice to see so many parents at conferences last week!  Thank you to all who came; it makes such a difference to know that so many people view this process as I do:  we are a team and our goal is to help each student achieve their potential and open those doors to the future!  It certainly makes my job joyful.

Last week was a whirlwind of activity, both in and out of the classroom.  Out of the classroom: conferences twice last week (for me), winter sports beginning to pick up, drivers education...the halls were a busy place after school!  In the classroom: we managed to finish Romeo and Juliet through Act II. That doesn't sound like much, but between the reading, movie clips, notes, study guides, and physical activities to play with the text a bit - it's a lot.  I also gave out homework on Friday - I mimicked the PSAT reading section with a passage from Romeo and Juliet - balcony scene and sent it home to be annotated with two multiple choice questions.  It's not a quiz; it's participation points.

This week we finally have a normal week with normal schedules.  So here's what's on deck:

• Monday, 11/14 - we'll turn in the homework and finish Balcony Scene movie clips, then we'll do the Type 1 Brainstorming activities for the Mid-Unit Assessment which is a 5-paragraph essay.  If we have time, we'll begin the outlining process.
• Tuesday, 11/15 - we'll finish outlining and then work on drafting the essay.  Whatever they don't finish in class, goes home to be finished for homework.  The Type 3 Essay is due on Thursday, and we'll do a read-aloud edit/revision before turning it in.
• Wednesday, 11/16 (academic advisory) - we'll start with a PSAT worksheet, and then watch the movie clip of the wedding of Romeo and Juliet.  Then we'll start Act III.
• Thursday, 11/17 (academic advisory) - we'll read aloud the mid-unit assessment essay, revising and editing, and then we'll turn it in.  After that, we'll continue Act III.  Either Thursday or Friday there will be a Type 1/2 worksheet for close reading.
• Friday, 11/18 - we'll try to finish Act III.

Those are my goals.  As always, things are subject to change, and I'll keep the online calendar updated.  Just as a side note, second hour is about a day behind every other hour, so we're working on catching them up.

I hope everyone has a great week!  Ciao!
 
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