Monday, January 30, 2012

January 30-February 3

January 30-February 3

Period 5

“Rain, Rain, Go Away”
Finish short story in class.
Look at:  foreshadowing, characterization, author’s purpose, theme, irony, inference
Problem-Solution-game
Vocabulary Review- crossword puzzle

Tier Work-Due Wed.
Hw:  “Rain, Rain, Go Away” - -Finish questions; Tier Work due Wed.

Tuesday
-go over homework
-computer lab-Glogster (Problem-Solution)

Wednesday
Tier Work Due today
Vocabulary review
Vocabulary quiz
Problem-solution game
Hw:  Get quiz signed
Thursday
Reading quiz “Rain Rain, Go Away”

Friday:  Lab to finish glog

Periods 2, 4, 6, and 7
Act I reading quiz on Friday or Monday.  Go ahead and bring in the rest of your field trip funds if you only brought in your deposit in December.
Monday
Class time:  Project (Fairy Tale Lenses)
Hw:  Get Othello and finish Lenses project- -DUE Wednesday!

Tuesday
Othello intro. (A Tragic hero)- -Is this an oxymoron
QOTD:  What is the true definition of evil?
-Rumors-How can rumors ruin a person's life?  What is your experience with rumors?
-The First scenes of the play introduce the primary plot.
-We will trace the following themes:  jealousy, trust, manipulation, identity, racism, gender, paranoia
-At the end of the play, two characters will be put on trial.  You, the people, will decide which of the two is guilty of murder?

Begin reading text in class

Hw:  post to the blog  (What are your first impressions of Iago?  Use evidence from your text to justify your impressions of him.)


 
Wednesday
Projects are DUE!!!
Discuss text
-Study Iago and his language
-Study Othello’s language as the story progresses.  The more Iago drips poisonous ideas into his head, the more he changes. 
-Trace Othello’s gnawing doubts.  Is he paranoid?
-Read in text
Hw:  Finish reading the play


Thursday
-What is meant by Machiavellian villain?
PPT-Machiavelli/villain
-Read
Hw:  finish Act 1

Friday
-Reading quiz Act I
-What would Iago do in this situation?  (“game”)
-Shakesbook:  Befriend a character from the text from the POV of a past character that you've met this year. 


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