1. Romeo and Juliet Period 4 and 5 2012=2013

2. 2/20 Period 4  Homework:  Complete the Elizabethan Times ECR and web quest packet if not done in class.  Objective: Students will write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.  Drill: Take out a computer, log on to GAFE and begin typing your ECR from the packet.

3. 2/21  Homework: Verona Reading and answers. Due 2/25  Shakespeare drama quiz on 2/26.  Objective: Students will learn about the structure of Shakespeare’s plays in order to understand the plot of the play.  Drill: Review your pink goal sheet. Evaluate your second quarter goal and write a writing goal for third quarter.

4. Drill 2/22  Homework: Drama Quiz 2/26  Objective: Students will gather background information about the play Romeo and Juliet in order to prepare to read the play.  Drill: Complete the anticipation guide.

5. Drill 2/25  Homework: Quiz on drama 2/26  Objective: Students will review grade level vocabulary in order to prepare to read Romeo and Juliet.  Drill: Take out your grade keeper and start filling in the assignments graded to date.  Interim grades are on the Family Portal.

6. Drill 2/26  Homework: Complete Verona Reading if not done in class. Due 2/28  Objective: Students will use grade level vocabulary in order to be prepared to read Shakespeare.  Drill: Category B. Five minutes to review for the quiz.

7. Drill 2/27  Homework: Review terms: Pun and Oxymoron  Verona reading due 2/28  Objective: Students will acquire grade level vocabulary in order to read and discuss Shakespeare.  Drill: Copy down these definitions in your planner.  Pun: use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time, or the use of two different words or phrases that sound alike.  Oxymoron: a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms (example sweet sorrow)

8. Drill 2/28  Take out Verona Reading  Homework: Continue reviewing Shakespeare Vocabulary  Objective: Students will cite evidence from the text to support explicit and inferential information.  Drill: context clue for definition