1. Tuesday – January 28, 2014 Entry Task  Welcome back! New semester and a clean slate Agenda Second semester syllabus – Ind. Reading Assignment – Daily Edits & reading Class expectations Unit intro Homework: Signed syllabus - Friday

2. You will need… Highlighter Pen/pencil Piece of paper

3. Learning Targets I know what is expected of me in Mrs. Asfour’s class I know what’s ahead in Unit 3 I will active prior knowledge of themes found in Romeo and Juliet

4. Success Criteria Students will have… …received and read through semester 2 syllabus …gone through Entry Task …identified key learning targets and assessments for Unit 3 …discussed and written about themes found in Romeo and Juliet

5. Unit 3 Notes Essential Questions 1.How, when, and why do we let others influence us? 2.How much control do we have over our lives, choices and actions? 3.How do we decide when to conform and when to rebel? Summative Assessments (50%) Personal Expository essay Literary analysis essay

6. Skills and concepts Chunks – Finding CDs that support your topic sentence/thesis – Writing strong CM Introductory/concluding paragraphs Figurative language Theatrical elements Texts Play – Romeo and Juliet

7. Theme Statements: Do you Agree or Disagree?... 1. True love is worth dying for. 2. It is worth sacrificing your family to be with the one you love. 3. A person can be in love at age 15. 4. Hatred is a feeling that is taught. 5. Fate determines our lives. 6. Love at first sight is a sign of true love. 7. Parents do not have the right to determine whom their children date.

8. Your thoughts… 1.Take out paper 2.Write your name 3.Choose the 2 statements that interested you the most… 4.Write a paragraph defending your point of view on each statement. You need to use evidence/examples from your life 1.True love is worth dying for. 2.It is worth sacrificing your family to be with the one you love. 3.A person can be in love at age 15. 4.Hatred is a feeling that is taught. 5.Fate determines our lives. 6.Love at first sight is a sign of true love. 7.Parents do not have the right to determine who their children love