Friday – April 17, 2015 Entry Task Independent reading Agenda Weekly summary Review run-ons Finish grammar packet Retake pretest Homework: 1.Finish pretest if necessary - Monday
Monday EVERYONE, be prepared to EDIT and REVISE your essay – Grammar (comma splices, fragments, run-ons) – Spelling/capitalization – Quoting SHAKESPEARE not NO FEAR – Proper heading – Commentary that EXPLAINS your thinking so that the person reading your essay (myself and/or other teachers) does not have to guess
You will need… Pen/pencil LA notebook or notes from yesterday Grammar packet from yesterday
Learning Targets I will summarize what I have read this week by recording important events from my novel I can identify and fix run-on sentences
Success Criteria Students will have… …written weekly summary …reviewed run-on sentence notes …completed grammar packet …retaken the run-on pretest
Who/what is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death and what factors contributed to it? Romeo is to blame. “Come, cordial and not poison, go with me To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee” (Act ).This shows that Romeo makes bad choices.
Who/what is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death and what factors contributed to it? Romeo’s decisions cause his death. For example, Romeo chooses to kill himself: “Come, cordial and not poison, go with me To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee” (Act ).This shows that Romeo makes bad decisions because he drinks a potion. This proves that he is to blame.
Who/what is to blame for Romeo and Juliet’s death and what factors contributed to it? Romeo’s makes bad decisions and these play a large role in his death. For example, after learning of Juliet’s death Romeo makes a poor decision: “Come, cordial and not poison, go with me To Juliet’s grave, for there must I use thee” (Act ). Choosing to buy poison shows that Romeo cannot handle bad news and therefore makes rash decisions. This is important because his decisions have life and death consequences and instead of asking questions to verify truth, he chooses to put his and Juliet’s lives in danger.