MONDAY-
Today students had time to finish act 3 study guide and then we discussed act 3 as a class.
After students took act 3 quiz.
5/8
FRIDAY-
Today I have guest teacher here for me. Students took a quiz over act 2 at the beginning of class. Then they watched act 3 film version of Taming of the Shrew while watching the movie they completed act 3 study guide- those are due on Monday (be prepared for a quiz).
5/6 & 5/7
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY-
Today the class read/ viewed act 2 in Taming of the Shrew while completing the act 2 study guide.
The study guide is due on Friday- act 2 quiz will be on Friday.
5/5
TUESDAY-
Today we discussed act one as a class and then they students turned in act one guiding questions.
They took a quiz over act one at the end of the period.
5/4
MONDAY-
5th & 7th-
Received the last five words of vocab and then we watched act one as a class. After we answered the act one study guide in partners and then discussed them as a group.
8th-
Completed the same activities but instead of vocab at the beginning they looked over their graded “Lottery” constructed responses.
All classes:
Students received act one study guides on Friday and the study guide is due tomorrow.
5/1
FRIDAY-
Today we began reading Taming of the Shrew. All classes listened to the audio version and we made it through the introduction. 5th & 7th Hour received their “Lottery” papers and the rewrites are due next Friday the 8th.
8th hour will receive their papers on Monday. 8th hour also checked out books (5th &7th will only have class sets). 8th hour also received the last 5 vocab words.
4/29 & 4/30
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY-
PARCC test.
4/28
TUESDAY-
ACT day for juniors- no school for everyone else.
4/27
MONDAY-
Students received the first 5 vocab words and definitions:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xPT1-GodS70b_XGjJ8nD1rK970gsLvbAAwbxnHXV6aY/edit?usp=sharing (defintions)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSZ6SWGPBOgUZMDteKE2uUgFZgaGQbtGyB96fbaeHQE/edit?usp=sharing (words)
Then we learned about iambic pentameter during an interactive lesson:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KksLVzT1I9XnrXu8ywcBhzTbGzH0TeCPhlQnf3IkLqc/edit?usp=sharing
4/24
FRIDAY-
All classes- students completed skills challenge #12- Indefinite Pronouns at the beginning of class.
5th & 7th- We discussed the film as a class and continued to anticipate Taming of the Shrew. Students also wrote a reflection over gender roles and gender expectations (5th and 8th completed yesterday).
After, students viewed an introduction power-point to Shakespeare and brief history. Students received the following resources to help them with Taming of the Shrew:
They received the following character map to use while reading Taming of the Shrew (where they took notes):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y0BTa7WoQR2iwbKCcy6Ylm8IGqHDCD7SmY90B4kLDkE/edit?usp=sharing
8th- The class finished 10 Things I Hate About then discussed the movie afterwards.
Ms. Silva- English 10 