CORRECTION FOR CLASS ONE

CLASS ONE-SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICE THE MISTAKE FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT--YOU SHOULD READ ACT 2--NOT ACT 1--SCENES 1 & 2. SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED.

English HW for thursday, April 1, Day 4

CLASS ONE: READ ACT 1, SCENES 1 AND 2

CLASS THREE: WE ARE BEGINNING PROMPT BOOKS. DO THE SCENERY FOR ACT 2, SCENE 1.

CLASS FOUR (DUE MONDAY, APRIL 5): FIRST-READ ACT 2, SCENE 2. THEN-DO THE WORD MAPS FOR THE VOCAB WORDS.

CLASS SIX: READ ACT 2, SCENES 3 & 4.

FOR ALL CLASSES-EVEN CLASS FOUR: INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE THURSDAY APRIL 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Wednesday, March 31, Day 3

CLASS ONE: READ THE ACT 2 PROLOGUE. THEN SCAN IT. THEN IDENTIFY THE METAPHOR IN LINE 8 AND EVALUATE THE METAPHOR: IS IT EFFECTIVE? WHY OR WHY NOT?

CLASS THREE (DUE THURSDAY): BEGIN YOUR PROMPT BOOK FOR ACT 2, SCENE 1 USING THE CLASS HANDOUT. IDENTIFY THE PROPS YOU WILL NEED AN D WHY.

CLASS FOUR: READ ACT 2, SCENE 1. AGAIN--GREAT JOB TODAY!

CLASS SIX: READ ACT 2, SCENES 1 & 2.

JUST A REMINDER: ALL INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE THIS THURSDAY, APRIL 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Tuesday, March 30, Day 2

class one: read scenes 4 & 5 then do handouts 3 and 4.

class three: presentations of the Prologue to Act 2.

class four: read the Prologue handout several times. Then 1: rhyme scheme. 2: scan the prologue indicate the syllables that are stressed and the syllables that are unstressed. and finally put the prologue into your own words.

class six: retell Act 1 using the Retell rubric. make sure that you address all 12 categories.

REMEMBER: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 1.

English HW for monday, March 29, Day One

CLASS ONE (DUE TUESDAY): READ SCENE 4 AND 5. THEN DO HANDOUT NUMBER FOUR-QUESTION NUMBER TWO ONLY. THEN DO HANDOUT NUMBER THREE.

CLASS THREE: MEMORIZE THE PROLOGUE TO ACT TWO. GET TOGETHER WITH YOUR GROUP TO DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO "PLAY" THE PROLOGUE.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH THE WORK YOU STARTED IN CLASS IF NECESSARY.

CLASS SIX: SEE THE LAST POSTING.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY-NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Friday, March 26, Day 6

CLASS ONE: QUIZ ARCHAIC WORDS

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

CLASS FOUR: HANDOUT #3: THE LOVE CONNECTION.

CLASS SIX (DUE MONDAY): HANDOUT NUMBER 3-THE LOVE CONNECTION.

JUST A REMINDER--INDIE JOURNALS DUE NEXT THURSDAY, APRIL 1.

english HW for Thursday, Day 5, March 25

CLASS ONE: SEE YESTERDAYS POSTING.

CLASS THREE: SEE PREVIOUS POSTING.

CLASS FOUR: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST

CLASS SIX: READ ACT I, SCENE 4. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO MERCUTIO'S SPEECH. THEN COMPLETE HANDOUT #4, QUESTION #2. DO NOT DO QUESTION #1.

DON'T FORGET: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNAL IS DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

rEnglish HW for wednesday, March 24, Day 4

TODAY IS A SPECIAL SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF MCAS. FOR FRESHMEN YOU HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL BY 10:00. ONLY CLASSES 2, 5, AND 6 MEET. PERIOD 5 IS THE LUNCH BLOCK.

CLASS ONE: COMPLETE THE "LOVE" HANDOUT. ARCHAIC VOCAB QUIZ FRIDAY.

CLASS THREE (DUE THURSDAY): COMPLETE QUEEN MAB'S CARRIAGE DRAWING. READ ALL OF ACT 2. START CHARACTER WEBS OR SQUARES.

CLASS FOUR (DUE THURSDAY): COMPLETE "I DREAMT A DREAM" HANDOUT. JUST DO QUESTION NUMBER TWO. DO NOT DO QUESTION NUMBER ONE.

CLASS SIX: ARCHAIC WORDS VOCAB QUIZ.

REMEMBER: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Monday, March 22, Day 2

TO ALL CLASSES: MONDAY IS A NORMAL DAY. MCAS TESTING OCCURS ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY. FRIDAY IS A NORMAL DAY.

CLASS ONE: SEE THE LAST POSTING.

CLASS THREE: DRAW MERCUTIO'S DREAM OF QUEEN MAB.

CLASS FOUR: REREAD ACT 1, SCENES 2 AND 3.

CLASS SIX: FINISH ARCHAIC VOCAB LIST. THEN READ ACT 1, SCENES 2 AND 3.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 1. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Friday, March 19, Day 1

CLASS ONE: FINISH ARCHAIC VOCAB LISTS. FOR TUESDAY--QUIZ ON LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

CLASS THREE: FINISH READING ACT I.

CLASS FOUR: READ ACT 1, SCENES 2 AND 3.

CLASS SIX: FINISH VOCAB LIST.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 1.

English HW thursday, March 18, Day 6

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE READ ACT I, SCENE 1

CLASS THREE: SHAKESPEARE BIO

CLASS FOUR: FIRST--SHAKESPEARE BIO. THEN--TRANSLATE YOUR THREE INSULTS (NINE WORDS) INTO MODERN ENGLISH (www. dictionary/shakespeare.com)

CLASS SIX: SEE YESTERDAY'S BLOG.

English HW for Wednesday, March 17, Day 5

WEDNESDAY IS A HALF DAY. DISMISSAL AT 10:45

CLASS ONE: READ ACT I, SCENE 1

CLASS FOUR: GOOGLE "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" FOR BASIC (NOT MORE THAN TWO PAGES) BIO INFO.

CLASS THREE (DUE THURSDAY): NO WRITTEN WORK.

CLASS SIX: NO WRITTEN WORK.

ALL CLASSES: ALWAYS HAVE "ROMEO AND JULIET" WITH YOU.

English HW for Tues March 16, Day 4

CLASS ONE: SAME AS LAST POSTING.

CLASS THREE: SEE LAST POSTING,

CLASS FOUR (DUE WEDNESDAY): GOOGLE "WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE" FOR BASIC BIO INFORMATION.

CLASS SIX: SEE LAST POSTING.

ALL CLASSES: DON'T LEAVE YOUR SHAKESPEARE TEXTS IN OUR CLASS. IF YOU LOOSE THEM, YOU MUST PAY FOR THEM.

AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR "ODYSSEY" TEXTS BACK TO TURN IN.

HISTORY - Tests on 3/19 in honors & 3/22 in all other classes

Test

on our 1st few Presidents & the War of 1812

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All classes have already learned about 5 founding fathers, including our 1st 4 Presidents, and will be learning about the War of 1812 this week...

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Test dates are listed below:

Per 1 ~ Mon 3/22

Per 3 ~ Mon 3/22

Per 4 ~ Fri 3/19

Per 6 ~ Mon 3/22

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Remember to study for the class period BEFORE your test so that you are ready for the Jeopardy review game!

English HW for Monday, March 15, Day 3

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE YOU SHOW YOUR PARENTS THE MOVIE APPROVAL LETTER. THEN; GOOGLE "WILLIAM SHAKESAPEARE BIOGRAPY" AND GET THEN IMPORTANT DATES, PLACES, EVENTS IN HIS LIFE. BRING PROLOGUE.

CLASS THREE (DUE TUESDAY): SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS FOUR:NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT PLEASE BRING YOUR INDEPENDENT READING STUFF.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

Parents: I have sent home an approval slip because as part of the Romeo and
Juliet unit, we will be watching "Shakespeare in Love" and Ziffirelli's movie version of Romeo and Juliet. The former is rated "R" and the latter is rated "PG". if you do not want your son or daughter watching either movie, please sign and return the permission slip. You need not return the slip if they have your approval. If you have any questions, please email me at william.graves@leominster.mec.edu.

English HW for Friday, Mar 12, Day 2

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINALLY FINISH THE JIGSAW MINI-PROJECTS. VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS THREE: BRING YOUR PROLOGUE SHEETS.

CLASS FOUR: READ PAGES 137-141. VOCAB QUIZ-YOU HAVE THE WORDS.

CLASS SIX: FINAL PRESENTATIONS. VOCAB QUIZ.

FOR ALL CLASSES--PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR "ODYSSEY" TEXTS TO TURN IN.

English HW for Thursday, March 11, Day 1

CLASS ONE (FOR FRIDAY): VOCAB QUIZ--YOU HAVE THE LIST. THEN WE'LL FINISH THE MINI PROJECTS.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. BRING THE PROLOGUE SHEET.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ FRIDAY.

CLASS SIX: WE'LL FINISH THE MINI PROJECTS. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

English HW for Wednesday, Mar 10, Day 6

CLASS ONE: WE'LL FINISH THE JIG SAW MINI PROJECT. VOCAB TEST--JUST PERIOD ONE WORDS--ON FRIDAY

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT. BRING YOUR "ODYSSEY' BOOK TO TURN IN.

CLASS FOUR: READ PAGES 111-124. VOCAB QUIZ THURSDAY: INGENIOUS, FANTASTICAL, ENTRANCED, JUBILATION, SAUNTERS, SHUN, INCREDULOUS, SEETHING.

CLASS SIX: FOR THURSDAY--WE'LL FINISH THE JIG SAW MINI PROJECT. VOCAB TEST FRIDAY--JUST PERIOD SIX WORDS.

english HW for Monday, March 8

CLASS ONE: YOU SHOULD BE FINISHING THE "ODYSSEY" PROJECTS. REMEMBER--THE RETELLING AND MOST IMPORTANT MUST BE TYPED.

CLASS THREE: FINAL EDITING OF HERO ESSAYS.

CLASS FOUR: WORD MAPS OF THE VOCAB WORDS YOU DID NOT KNOW. EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING WORDS: INGENIOUS, FANTASTICAL, INCREDULOUS, SEETHING, ENTRANCED, JUBILATION, SAUNTERS, SHUN. AND DON'T FORGET THE SUMMARY OF PAGES 95-107.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

English HW for Friday, March 5

FRIDAY IS A SIX PERIOD DAY.

CLASS ONE: GROUP WORK JIG SAW. YOU'LL NEED THREE THINGS: (1) A RETELLING FOLLOWING THE RUBRIC. (2) MOST IMPORTANT (3) ONE REALLY GOOD VOCAB WORD WITH WORD MAP.

CLASS THREE: FIRST DRAFT HERO ESSAY.

CLASS FOUR: READ PAGES 95-107. WRITE A SUMMARY OF THOSE PAGES, 5-8 SENTENCES.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

English HW for Thursday, 3/3/2010, day 2

CLASS ONE: GROUP WORK BOOKS 14-24--JIGSAW

CLASS THREE: ROUGH DRAFT _____________________IS A HERO. ROUGH DRAFT--2-3 PAGE ESSAY

CLASS FOUR: NO HOME WORK-DON'T FORGET TO BRING YOUR BOOKS TO CLASS.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS ONE: VOCAB QUIZ BOOK XII. YOU'LL ALSO TURN IN YOUR BOOK X CORRECTIONS ON THURSDAY.

CLASS THREE: SELECT A MORTAL CHARACTER FROM "THE ODYSSEY." THAT PERSON WILL BE THE HERO THAT YOU WILL WRITE ABOUT. BEGIN GATHERING DATA. WHAT MAKES HIM OR HER A HERO?

CLASS FOUR: VOCAB QUIZ--hoodwinked, jabbering, assassins, mayhem, rapture, chasm, perception, bliss.

C LASS SIX: READ CHAPTER XIII OF "The Odyssey."

English HW for tuesday, March 2, Day 6

C LASS ONE: For Tuesday-quiz corrections. also for Tuesday-word maps for Book XII. for Thursday-vocab quiz Book XII

CLASS THREE: WHAT IS A HERO? DO A WEB OR A LIST-NO ESSAYS YET.

CLASS FOUR: FOR TUESDAY-FINISH WORD MAPS. FINISH YOUR READING UP TO PAGE 100. DON'T FORGET YOUR "MOST IMPORTANT" SENTENCE. FOR WEDNESDAY-VOCB QUIZ: hoodwinked, jabbering, assassins, mayhem, rapture,
chasm, perception, bliss

CLASS SIX: NO HOME WORK TONITE.