English I
November 30
Agenda: All Classes
• I was absent on this day due to illness
• Students will receive the Verona Times Project and
read through the requirements independently. I will
be present tomorrow to answer questions
• Students will receive a packet of work to complete
▫ First they should read and complete the Comma and
Quotations worksheet. Then, they should complete the
News Article Analysis Worksheet with the
accompanying news articles.
▫ Students are to turn both worksheets into the tray
when they are done
English I
November 30
Welcome!
• Sit with your chosen partner for project; you
may have to share a computer
• You can work on project alone if you want
• Think of questions you have about project
• No WW tomorrow; tutoring today and tomorrow
after school
• I usually feel
But not today……..
Agenda All Classes
• Students will meet in the media center. They are
to access my website, www.hickmak.weebly.com
and under Week 15, find the News Article
Planning Sheet. They should complete this with
their partner and submit to turnitin.com by the
end of class.
English I
December 1
Agenda: All Classes
• Complete the warm up on the next screen
• Due to my absence and Thanksgiving Break, this
will be a differentiated day. Students who
have no missing work will have time to work on
a rough draft for their project. Students with
missing work will be visiting me and completing
make up work as we hit the middle of the
quarter. This includes Act IV Packets, Act IV
Classwork and Station work from last week.
Take out a sheet of notebook paper
and call it week 15 warm ups. Put your
name and date (12/2/15) at the top.
• Write a paragraph (7 to 10 sentences) answering the
following:
•Based on what you have learned
Monday and Tuesday, what are four
specific characteristics of a news
article? Explain each characteristic.
Notes about this report….
• If you turned in something Monday, I put it in
the grade book. If you attended tutoring
yesterday, I updated the grade. See me for
correct grade.
• I added the News Article Analysis from Monday.
• The Act IV Packet and Station Work are due
tomorrow.
English I
December 3
Turn in Act IV Packets and Station
Work to tray as you come in. Then, start on
the warm up!
Thursday’s Warm Up
• On same sheet of notebook paper as yesterday, write
a paragraph answering the following font:
What will your news article be
about? What theme will you
communicate through your article?
What conflict will be present? How
does your topic affect the play?
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Gnomeo and Juliet
Just think of all the
Shakespeare in Love
books, movies, and
Tromeo and Juliet
media you see that
Warm Bodies
have two lovers who
Jules and Monty
are not meant to be!
West Side Story
Taylor Swift’s Love Story
Romeo Must Die
The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride
Basilisk
Romanof and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (2013, 1996, 1936, 1968)
Underworld
Ticket out the Door
1. Shakespeare once said, “A good story is a good
story.” How does this connect to what you have
learned about adaptations today?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpNPQC2v
38c Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3fBK6Lb
Cc Stella!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxoC5Oyf_
ss West Side Story 2:00 – 5:00
All Classes: Agenda
• Complete warm up
• Let’s talk about theme and conflict…… Remember, Honors has no more
time to work on project in class
• Read Act V, Scene 1 as a class. Answer the Reviewing the Details in the Act
V Packet as we go along.
• Students should take about 5 minutes to answer the Scene 1, Mantua
Questions, 1 -6
• Have students brainstorm titles of stories that have been transformed in
books or movies. Create a web on the board with feedback. Ask them this
question: Why are stories retold?
• Look at two video clips and have them relate the clip to a part of the play
• Tell them we will spend a few days talking about adaptations as we finish
the play and begin to watch the 1996 version vs. the 1968 version
• Distribute the how Romeus became Romeo article and have studentsd read
the article idnependently. highlight differences mentioned in the article
between Brooke’s version and Shakespeare’s version.
English I
December 4
Welcome!
• Take out your Week 15 Warm Ups and the Act V
Packet. Turn in progress reports if you have them
signed.
• Friday, Week 15 Warm Up Prompt:
• What are your ideas for your comic/political
cartoon? Are you drawing it or using an online
tool? Will you be completing the extra credit
portion? If so, describe what you will be doing. If
not, explain your choice (no judgement, just
wondering!)
On the back of your Act V Packet in
the blank space, answer the following
question:
In a paragraph, how does the
theme, “the inescapability of fate,”
manifests itself in Act V, Scene II?
Be detailed with a line or specific
event.
Thesis Statement
A 'thesis statement usually appears at the end
of the introductory paragraph of a paper, and it
offers a concise summary of the main point or
claim of the essay, research paper, etc. It is
supported by evidence throughout the rest of the
paper.
2. In one sentence, create a thesis statement that
would fit with McKittrick’s paper.
1st, 4th, 5th: Agenda
• Complete the week 15 warm up and turn in the warm up sheet.
• Have students independently read Act V, Scene II on pg. 897. and
answer the prompt on the next slide on their Act V Packet.
• Give students 15-20 to complete the rest of their Adaptation
Classwork looking at points and evidence.
• Have students write a thesis statement at the bottom of the paper
that relates to the point and evidence.
• Distribute the Brookes/Shakespeare Analysis Paper. Have them
analyze the Party Scene and fill out the organizer.
• They will choose a partner and a second passage to analyze in depth.
• HW (or carrying over to Monday) will be to write a synthesis of the
two.
3rd and 5th: Agenda
• Students will be in media center to finish
writing their article