IC: Our Solar System
HW: Students have until April 18 to send me their Earth Day Scavenger Hunt Ppt. or video per the instructions.
A. Quiz 19 Solar System Friday
IC: Dual-interpretation performances
SWBAT:
1) Develop alternative interpretations of the scene and the work as a whole
2) Discuss character motivation, attitudes and emotional states and the competing interpretations they suggest
3) Discuss artistic choices and blocking (including movement on stage)
4) Rehearse your dramatic interpretations
Homework: Annotate three scenes that you think are especially important for understanding the role of gender in Othello. Hint: using your book may be an option for the essay the following week.
IC: Othello Performances
SWBAT: perform two performances of a scene from Othello and explain how their artistic choices (movements, speaking rhythm, tone, pauses).
Barracuda News: Mock AP World & Mock AP Micro this weekend. Go get it!
HW: Read p. 3-4 of Gatsby by tomorrow. Take a picture of the annotations below and upload them to Teams.
Underline one phrase or sentence that best helps you understand how Nick (the narrator) sees himself & circle one word that best helps you understand him. p. 3
Underline a sentence on p. 4 that suggests how Nick has strong mixed feelings about
Gatsby.
IC: Othello Performances
SWBAT: perform two performances of a scene from Othello and explain how their artistic choices (movements, speaking rhythm, tone, pauses).
Barracuda News: Mock AP World & Mock AP Micro this weekend. Go get it!
HW: Complete "What Happened During the Night Storm" on Quill by Sunday. Minor
Grade ETC: 20 min.
Read p. 5-7 from Gatsby by tomorrow and complete the annotations, take picture to submit to Teams assignment. Annotation instructions in Teams assignment.
IC: Planning an Argument Essay
SWBAT:
1) Pair quotes to use in a literary argument essay about justifying terrible acts in Othello.
2) Explain how the way character's justify terrible acts contributes to an interpretation of the play as a whole.
3) Review thesis statement format
Homework: Read p. 7-10. Underline two descriptive sentences or phrases that show the contrast between descriptions of Tom and the women in the room on p. 10.
IC: Write a Thesis/ Write a Paragraph
SWBAT:
1) Write a thesis and body paragraph that includes both textual analysis and literary argumentation.
2) Explain how the way character's justify terrible acts contributes to an interpretation of the play as a whole.
3) Write a thesis as a class.
Homework: Read to p. 13 by Monday. Expect a Quiz next week.
Don't forget to finish the "What Happened During the Night Storm" on Quill by Sunday. Minor Grade ETC: 20 min.
IC: Revise a paragraph
SWBAT: revise a paragraph, contextualizing evidence, combining summary of key plot events with quote and using cause/ effect language as part of a line of reasoning