Act I- 2/28

Warm Up:
-Students will fill out a graphic organizer that reviews the important information conveyed in the Prologue of Romeo and Juliet
-As a class we will discuss these answers

Work Session:
-As a class we will finish reading and discussing Act I, scene 1
-Students will break into their learning groups by pairing with their "Wolverine" reading partner
-As students work through Act I they are allowed to use BYOD devices and the online resources provided in class to complete the note sheet they were provided with at the start of class
-Each group will also receive an analysis packet to be read, annotated, and commented on if time permits

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson

Starting Act I- 2/27

Warm Up:
-Students will take the review quiz for Elizabethan Times
-This will be a formative assessment to determine the need for further remediation or enrichment

Work Session:
-Students will take notes on the family tree and organizational chart for the Montague and the Capulet families
-As a class we will discuss the characterization of the major characters
-As a class we will read and discuss the Prologue to the play
-We will discuss the spoilers inherent in the Prologue
-As a class we will begin reading Act I of Romeo and Juliet
-Students will break into their reading groups to read the last two scenes of the play

Summarizer:
-Students will summarize the events of Act I in three sentences or less on a sticky note
-These sticky notes will serve as today's Exit Ticket

Philosophical Chairs- 2/26

Warm Up:
-Students will take brief notes on subject-verb agreement
-Students will complete the accompanying grammar worksheet

Work Session:
-As an anticipatory activity, students will engage in Philosophical Chairs
-Each group will have to explain their position, as they side with emotionally charged statements relating to the overall themes explored in Romeo and Juliet
-Students will take brief notes on the background information they will need for Act I
-As a class we will read and discuss the Prologue
-Students will annotate the Prologue and identify plot structures (handout)

Summarizer:
-Completed Prologue handouts are due at the conclusion of class

Career Cruising Lesson and Common Assessment Performance Task- 2/25

-The class will meet in the Career Center for the first half of class as the guidance department conducts their Career Cruiser lessons
-The last portion of class will be spent as students complete the performance task for the common assessment

Common Assessment- 2/24

-Students will be taking the common assessment for the majority of class today
-Students that finish early may work on the vocabulary list assigned over the weekend.
-Completed assessments and vocabulary lists are due at the end of class

Introduction to Shakespeare- 2/21

Warm Up:
-Students will take brief notes on the elements of dramatic literature
-Students will complete practice exercises on these elements from the COACH workbook

Work Session:
-As a class we will discuss and take notes on the presentation entitled, "An Introduction to Shakespeare"
-Students will use the provided cloze notes to give them focus throughout the lesson
-Students will use BYOD devices to find definitions for the vocabulary list at the conclusion of the lesson

Summarizer:
-Students will work on the vocabulary list for their homework over the weekend

Soliloquy, Monologue, and Literary Foil- 2/20

Warm Up:
-Students will take notes on the use of appositives and different sentence types
-Students will complete a practice exercise from EOCT-related sentences on the smartboard

Work Session:
-As a class we will discuss and take notes on Shakespearean soliloquies, monologues, and literary foils
-Examples from popular movies and television shows will be shown to illustrate this
-Students will complete a Four Panels assessment to show mastery of these skills
-Four Panels are due at the end of class

Summarizer:
-Students will turn in completed Four Panels for today's formative assessment