1. Unit 4 Mrs. Gehrt

2. Thursday 1/23/14 Activities Close Read with “Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare” – 1st read= 5 Ws/1H – 2nd read= 1. What is the author’s purpose? What evidence from the text leads you to this? 2. What conclusion is the reader most likely to draw about Shakespeare based on paragraph 2? What evidence from the text supports this conclusion? – 3rd read= Write a paragraph explaining what you think it would be like to grow up like Shakespeare did. Use specific evidence form the text to support your writing. Objective Students will… Determine who and what the text is mainly about Cite textual evidence Explain what they think it would be like to grow up like Shakespeare did.

3. Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare After the first read list the following about the article: – Who – What – Why – When – Where – How

4. Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare After the second read answer the questions below… – What is the author’s purpose? What evidence from the text leads you to this? – What conclusion is the reader most likely to draw about Shakespeare based on paragraph 2? What evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

5. Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare After the third read answer the question below… – Write a paragraph explaining what you think it would be like to grow up like Shakespeare did. Use specific evidence from the text to support your writing.

6. Friday 1/24/14 Activities Independent Reading Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

7. Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: – Summarizing the events of their text – Examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text – Evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement – Rating their text – Creating quiz questions – Inventing a new/different ending – Creating illustrations to depict parts of their text

8. Monday 1/27/14 & Tuesday 1/28/14 SNOW DAYS

9. Wednesday 1/29/14 Activities Late Start Independent Reading Reading Log Side 1 Due (Check in by 2/3/14) Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

10. Thursday 1/30/14 Activities Periods 2, 4/5 & 9: MAP Reading Test Periods 3 & 6/8: Shakespeare Bio Questions Objective Students will… Read the article Determine the correct answer

11. Friday 1/31/14 Activities Periods 3 & 6/8: MAP Reading Test Periods 2, 4/5, & 9: Shakespeare Bio Questions Objective Students will… Read the article Determine the correct answer

12. Monday 2/3/14 Activities -Journal: One of the major themes of the play Macbeth, which we are going to read, is deception. In a few sentences, write about a time when you were deceived, back- stabbed, misled, or betrayed. -A&E Biography DVD: Shakespeare Objective Students will… Recall a time when they were deceived Evaluate the content of the DVD List information about Shakespeare

13. Tuesday 2/4/14 Activities Close Read with “A Look at Shakespeare’s London” 1st read= 5 Ws/1H 2nd read= What does the author want us to know about Shakespeare? What textual evidence leads you to this? What two pieces of evidence from the text support the conclusion that Shakespeare was “lucky?” 3rd read=Put yourself in the shoes of an actor during Shakespeare’s time. What is your opinion of the job they did? What evidence from the text supports your opinion? Objective Students will… Determine who and what the text is mainly about Cite textual evidence

14. A Look at Shakespeare’s London After the first read list: – Who – What – Why – When – Where – How After the second read answer the questions below What does the author want us to know about Shakespeare? What textual evidence leads you to this? What two pieces of evidence from the text support the conclusion that Shakespeare was “lucky?” Then check your work in with Mrs. Gehrt Complete a “close read” of the article.

15. A Look at Shakespeare’s London Final question Answer your third and final question This question will count as a QUIZ grade! See Mrs. Gehrt if you need assistance Don’t forget to quote the text For example, in paragraph 2 the author states, “…. Poster If we have time... Make a poster that includes the who, what, why,when, where and how AND the answers to your questions.

16. A Look at Shakespeare’s London After the first read list the following about the article: – Who – What – Why – When – Where – How

17. A Look at Shakespeare’s London After the second read answer the questions below… – What does the author want us to know about Shakespeare? What textual evidence leads you to this? – What two pieces of evidence from the text support the conclusion that Shakespeare was “lucky?”

18. A Look at Shakespeare’s London After the third read answer the question below… – Put yourself in the shoes of an actor during Shakespeare’s time. What is your opinion of the job they did? What evidence from the text supports your opinion?

19. Wednesday 2/5/14 Activities Independent Reading Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

20. Thursday 2/6/14 Activities Shakespeare Timeline Using the information from the two readings (“A Look at Shakespeare’s London” and “Getting Acquainted with Shakespeare”) and the A&E Biography information, students will create a timeline illustrating important events from Shakespeare’s lifetime. Color and graphics required. Objective Students will… Record important events in chronological order Design graphics relevant to content

21. Shakespeare Timeline Requirements Can work with an elbow partner 20 dates in chronological order Title Color Pictures/graphics (be creative) Didn’t get points for your Reading Log? Show Mrs. Gehrt before you leave today (2/7/14) and receive HALF CREDIT!!!

22. Friday 2/7/14 Activities Independent Reading Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

23. Monday 2/10/14 Activities MAP English Test Objective N/A

24. Tuesday 2/11/14 Activities Independent Reading Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

25. Wednesday 2/12/14 NO SCHOOL

26. Thursday 2/13/14 Activities Early Release Independent Reading Working on Book Fair Tasks Open House 6-8pm Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

27. Friday 2/14/14 Activities Close Read: Shakespeare Sonnet Complete Graphic Organizer Compose a sonnet Objective Students will… Read and analyze one of Shakespeare’s Sonnets Determine the meaning of each quatrain and couplet Compose their own sonnet on a topic of their choosing

28. Hall Passes As of Monday 2/17/14 everyone has one hall pass for the remainder of the quarter (until 3/13/14) Passes that are not used count as 20 extra credit points For Quarter 4, everyone will receive 2 hall passes; unused passes will count as 20 extra credit points. I am not writing passes today.

29. Shakespeare’s Sonnets 1. Interpreting the Sonnet Individually or with a group of up to 4 people Each group member must explain what ONE “Quatrain” or the “Couplet” means to them Group members should staple their papers together and turn them in 2. Creating a Sonnet Individually or with your group Create a sonnet about a topic of your choice (must be school appropriate) (Shakespeare’s life, chemistry, your novel, etc.) Follow the Sonnet rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg Both assignments are due TODAY; No Exceptions. Any group members not working will complete the assignment alone.

30. Sonnet 147 by:William Shakespeare a. My love is as a fever, longing still b. For that which longer nurseth the disease, a. Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill, b. Th' uncertain sickly appetite to please. c. My reason, the physician to my love, d.Angry that his prescriptions are not kept, c.Hath left me, and I desperate now approve d.Desire is death, which physic did except. e.Past cure I am, now reason is past care, f.And frantic mad with ever more unrest. e. My thoughts and my discourse as madmen's are, f. At random from the truth vainly expressed; g. For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, g. Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.

31. Monday 2/17/14 Activities Journal: Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.This play opens with three witches making plans to meet Macbeth. What kind of play do you expect after such an opening scene? 2.The Witches make prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo. How would you react to someone who promised to reveal your own future? Label Globe Theater Review drama terms & basic plot elements Read Act I Answer comprehension questions Objective Students will… Predict what type of play Macbeth will be Explain how they would feel if someone predicted their future Understand drama and plot terms Read and Analyze Act I

32. Hall Passes Reminder: As of today 2/17/14 everyone has one hall pass for the remainder of the quarter (until 3/13/14) Passes that are not used count as 20 extra credit points For Quarter 4, everyone will receive 2 hall passes; unused passes will count as 20 extra credit points.

33. Tuesday 2/19/14 Mrs. Gehrt will be absent. Be on your best behavior for the sub The class with the best report will earn an extra hall pass for Term 3 (which will be worth 20 bonus points if unused)

34. Act I: Before You Read Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.This play opens with three witches making plans to meet Macbeth. What kind of play do you expect after such an opening scene? 2.The Witches make prophecies to Macbeth and Banquo. How would you react to someone who promised to reveal your own future? When you are finished Label the Globe Theater on page 4; Use the parts on page 5. Then complete the terms to know on page 6.

35. WordDefinition 1.Tragedy a drama in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow 2. Comic Relief a humorous incident in a serious literary work 3. Dialogue A conversation between two or more characters 4. Catharsis The purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions 5. Act Different sections of a play 6. SceneChanges in setting within an Act 7. Prophecy The prediction of future events 8. Tragic Flaw The character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy 9. Hubris excessive pride or self confidence; arrogance 10. Euphemism An indirect way of saying something that may be more polite than the reality 11. Simile Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" 12. Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things

36. Tuesday 2/18/14 Activities Sub Plans All work should be done IDIVIDUALLY and books may be used for assistance Complete Page 11 in Pink Packet Complete the “Macbeth Act I Review” Packet which includes 4 activities. Please inform students that I will check page 11 tomorrow The review worksheets can be turned in or taken home for homework (due tomorrow) Objective Students will… Use new words in sentences Recall/retell events form the text Analyze the text based on specific scenarios Locate and/or explain specific literary devices

37. Wednesday 2/19/14 Activities Independent Reading Working on Book Fair Tasks Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

38. To Do List: Book Project 1.Finish reading book 2.Book Summary (pages 8-10) 3.2 visual & 2 written (sides of poster) 4.Poster 5.Extra credit

39. Class Points 50 points= reward What earns points? – Good behavior – All students on task – No students signing the log – No tardy students – No absent students

40. Thursday 2/20/14 Activities Complete Page 11 in Pink Packet Complete the “Macbeth Act I Review” Packet which includes 4 activities. Please inform students that I will check page 11 tomorrow The review worksheets can be turned in or taken home for homework (due tomorrow) Objective Students will… Use new words in sentences Recall/retell events form the text Analyze the text based on specific scenarios Locate and/or explain specific literary devices

41. Friday 2/21/14 Activities Independent Reading Working on Book Fair Tasks Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

42. Monday 2/24/14 Activities Journal: Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Think of a time when you relied on someone who was untrustworthy. How might you feel if a trusted friend turned against you? 2.Who seems more determined to kill Duncan— Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Why? Read Act II; Respond to comprehension questions; Complete Act II vocabulary. Objective Students will… Explain a situation when a friend turned against them or explain which character seems more determined to kill Duncan. Read and Analyze Act II Use new words in sentences

43. Week of 2/24/14 Monday 2/24: Macbeth Act II Tuesday 2/25: Macbeth Finish Act II/Act II Wednesday 2/26: LATE START; Book Project Thursday 2/27: Lab 406; SRI/Book Project Friday 2/28: Lab 408; Book Summary Due; Must be uploaded to www.turnitin.com! DO NOT print a copy. No School Monday 3/3/14;YAY!

44. Act II: Before You Read Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Think of a time when you relied on someone who was untrustworthy. How might you feel if a trusted friend turned against you? 2.Who seems more determined to kill Duncan—Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? After your journal, complete the vocabulary on page 12 in your pink packet.

45. Act I: Lady Macbeth’s Plan Steps in the Plan Greet Duncan and provide a great banquet. He will sleep well after a large meal with drink. Lady Macbeth will drug Duncan’s two guards by serving them spiked wine. Macbeth will kill Duncan with the guards’ daggers and place them, smeared with blood, back with the guards. Macbeth will clean up any evidence against him and go to bed. The next morning both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth will grieve and cry out against those who committed this outrageous act of treason. What could go wrong

46. Act I: Essay Quiz Describe the relationship between Macbeth and Banquo, using examples form the text. Does the relationship change during Act I? Explain your answer.

47. Tuesday 2/25/14 Activities Macbeth Act II – Complete page 12 (get your sticker) Answer all 8 discussion questions and 1 literary elements question. – Complete Act I Quiz – Complete the witches translation (you should translate it into how you would say it) – Complete the Grammar Drill – “Phrases from William Shakespeare” = Extra Credit Objective Students will… Recall/retell events form the text Analyze the text based on specific scenarios Locate and/or explain specific literary devices

48. Acts I & II 1. Pink Packet- Page 12 (check in for a sticker) – Complete ALL 8 Discussion questions (attach a separate sheet of paper) – Complete 1 Literary Elements question 2. Complete Act I Quiz 3. Complete the witches translation – you should translate it into how you would say it do not copy from the book 4. Complete the Grammar Drill 5. “Phrases from William Shakespeare” = Extra Credit 6. Act 2 Activity (see Mrs. Gehrt for this)

49. Wednesday 2/26/14 Activities Late Start Independent Reading Working on Book Fair Tasks Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

50. Reminders Tomorrow: Thursday 2/27/14: – Lab 406; SRI/SLC Survey – Remainder of time= Book Project Friday 2/28/14: – Lab 408; Book Summary Due; Must be uploaded to www.turnitin.com! DO NOT print a copy. 2 visual/2 written – Due Wednesday 3/5/14 No School Monday 3/3/14;YAY!

51. Wednesday 2/26/14 To Do List: 1.Finish reading book 2.Book Summary (pages 8-10 in blue packet) a)Due 2/28/14 3.2 visual & 2 written (sides of poster) a)Due 3/5/14 4.Tri-Fold Poster a)Due 3/10/14 Pink Packet: pages 11 & 12 must be completed

52. Thursday 2/27/14 Activities Lab 406 SRI/SLC SURVEY Objective

53. Friday 2/28/14 Activities Lab 406 Working on Book Fair Tasks Objective Students will… Read and analyze their text Complete the activities required for their poster boards which may include: Summarizing the events of their text, examining literary elements (protagonist, antagonist, conflict, resolution, etc.) in relation to their text, evaluating their text and making recommendations for improvement, rating their text, creating quiz questions, inventing a new/different ending, creating illustrations to depict parts of their text.

54. Activities Journal: Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Think of a time when you relied on someone who was untrustworthy. How might you feel if a trusted friend turned against you? 2.Who seems more determined to kill Duncan—Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Read Act III; Respond to comprehension questions; Complete Act II vocabulary. Objective Students will… Use new words in sentences Recall/retell events form the text Analyze the text based on specific scenarios Locate and/or explain specific literary devices

55. Act II: Essay Quiz 1.Why do you think Macbeth kills the drunken guards after Duncan’s murder? Were these additional murders necessary? Support your answer with evidence from the text. 2.Who is beginning to suspect Macbeth of Duncan’s murder, and what evidence points to these suspicions?

56. Act III: Before You Read Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Think about how Macbeth makes decisions. Then compare the way you make important decisions with Macbeth’s decision-making style. 2.How do you think the Macbeths will enjoy their new status? 3.At this point, what is your opinion of Macbeth? Of Lady Macbeth? Describe their relationship.

57. Act III: Essay Quiz 1.Who might the third murderer be? Explain your answer. 2.What is the significance of Macbeth’s refusal to tell Lady Macbeth of his plans for Banquo?

58. Act IV: Before You Read Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Do you think deeds such as murder will inevitably be punished? Explain. 2.What does Macbeth’s future hold? Give reasons for your answer.

59. Act IV: Essay Quiz 1.Choose a character from Act IV for whom you feel sympathy. Describe that character and explain why he or she elicits a sympathetic response. 2.What is the purpose of the scene between Lady Macduff and her son?

60. Act V: Before You Read Respond to one of the prompts below: 1.Is there any other female character in fiction that Lady Macbeth reminds you of? If so, consider how and why.

61. Act V: Essay Quiz 1.What do you think was Macbeth’s biggest mistake? Explain your answer. 2.Why do you think Macbeth decides to leave the safety of the castle for the battlefield, instead of waiting out a siege—his original plan?