Quarter 3, Week 8 of 10

Reminder: IR project due by Friday @ 2:15!

Monday, February 27 or Wednesday, March 1

Due Today: Dramatic Monologue Final Choice

Learning Target: All ELA standards tested by STAR. L.11-12.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Read and annotate Quarter 3, Week 8 of 10. Attach it to the next page of your INB. On the lined page, write a 1 paragraph analysis for:
• What will you be learning this week?
• What skills will you need to do it/them?
• What dates do you need to be mindful of and why?
• How will the homework help you achieve this?
2. After: STAR Assessment
3. Then: INB Check #8
4. Next: Review IR and EA 2 requirements

Target Practice: I can demonstrate my college and career readiness on the STAR assessment. Fist-5?

Homework

• Finish IR and submit by Friday @ 2:15
• Click here to read how to practice for a performance. Practice EA 2 monologue/speech by using the techniques learned from Ms. Kristi. Staple a transcript of the speech and annotate for focus sections. 

Thursday, March 2 or Friday, March 3

Due Today: Transcript of Monologue/Speech in INB

Learning Target: 11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant. W.11-12.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas...through the effective ...analysis of content. SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker's...use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing ...the tone used .L.11-12.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Annotate your monologue for rhetorical devices (use this list). Then, write a short analysis outlining how it uses rhetorical devices, symbolism, imagery, and figures of speech to create the tone and theme on the NEXT PAGE of your INB. 
2. After: practice performing your monologue with a partner. When listening, provide verbal feedback on vocal delivery, body position, eye contact, and use of gestures.
3. Then: On your blue EA 2 worksheet, use the right column to list at least 5 sections of the monologue that you feel are rhetorically strong. These are the ones that require the most passion (pathos) during your delivery.
4. Next:  15 minute timed-writing for literary analysis of your monologue/speech. Use the outline from earlier in class as a guide.

Target Practice: I can use literary analysis to improve my performance of the EA 2 monologue/speech. Fist-5?

Homework

• Complete IR project by Friday @ 2:15
• Continue rehearsing your EA 2 monologue or speech for performances beginning next week Tuesday or Wednesday. Performances will continue through March 13 or 14.

Looking Ahead...EA 2 Performances!

Quarter 3, Week 7 of 10

Click Here for Some Great Speeches...

Reminder: If you haven't turned-in an IR Letter of Intent, you still need to do so.

Tuesday, February 21

 or 

Wednesday, February 22

Due Today: Staging Notebook (leave INB in class by 2:15)

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis [and] inferences drawn from the text... RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development...including how they interact and build on one another [and] provide an objective summary of the text.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Read and annotate Quarter 3, Week 7 of 9. Attach it to your INB.
2. After: Complete INB Check #8 on the inside cover of your INB: 

   From	To	# of Stamps	Assignment Name	Score	Peer Initial
   1/23	2/17	/8	INB Check #8	Do not write

3. Then: Senior Project Practice Presentation(s)
4. Next: Understanding themes in Othello activity
• Turn to page 294 in your copy of Othello and read the Themes and Images section WITHOUT going back into the play.
• Decide on two or more themes that are represented in your EA1 project.
• Turn to SB Workbook p. 189 and use the graphic organizer to analyze your EA1 scene for the theme you chose (in each blue box, replace 'Othello' with your chosen themes)

Target Practice: I can identify two or more major themes from Shakespeare's Othello and support my analysis with evidence from the text. Fist-5?

Homework

• By next class, identify at least three possible monologues and/or speeches in the Student Notes section of your EA 2 worksheet. Be sure to include: title, character, and actor for each. BRING THE TRANSCRIPT OF AT LEAST ONE OF THESE TO THE NEXT CLASS.
• Continue reading IR title and begin working on IR project.

Thursday, February 23 or Friday, February 24

Due Today: 3 choices for EA 2, Transcript of at least 1

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis [and] inferences drawn from the text... RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development...including how they interact and build on one another [and] provide an objective summary of the text.

Classwork

1. Do Now: Read #5 on SB Workbook p. 193 in preparation for Othello's speech.
2. After: Watch two versions of Othello's speech to the senate from Act I, Scene iii, lines 149-96 and complete the graphic organizer.
3. Then: Senior Project Practice Presentations
4. Next: Attach the SIFT+Audience Graphic Organizer to the NEXT PAGE of your INB. Use it to analyze ONE of your choices. If you brought a printed transcript, attach it to the next page.

Target Practice: I can evaluate monologues/speeches in a variety of texts in multiple media formats for rhetorical and literary strategies. Fist-5?

Homework

• In the Speech Delivery Skills section of your EA 2 worksheet, Identify and explain at least 5 rhetorical and/or literary skills that you will need in order to be proficient or better. Complete this by next class AND BEGIN PRACTICING ALL THREE OF YOUR CHOICES. 
• Continue reading IR title and begin working on IR project.

Looking Ahead...Socratic Seminar on EA2 choices and essential public speaking skills!

Quarter 3, Week 6 of 10

Video productions of Othello must be submitted through Google Classroom by Friday, February 17 @ midnight!

Reminder: Staging Notebook is 1/3 of your EA 1 grade and MUST be completed by Tuesday, February 21 @ 2:15. No exceptions!

Monday, February 13 or Tuesday, February 14

Due Today: EA 1 Scenes for Act I, Sc. i through Act III, Sc. iii

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn... RL.11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant...

Classwork

1. Do Now: Read and annotate Quarter 3, Week 6 of 10. Attach it to the NEXT PAGE of your INB.
2. After: Attach the graphic organizer for evaluating performances. You will only receive one of these. After today, you will create it on your own. Each performance must be evaluated for a stamp in the notebook.
3. Then: Live performances of Othello Act I, Scene i through Act III, Scene iii (we will 'fill-in' with the 1995 Othello starring Lawrence Fishburn and Kenneth Branaugh)
4. Next: Attach the two blue sheets that make EA 2: Monologue Delivery.

Target Practice: I can use one or several of the critical perspectives learned in class to evaluate a live performance from Shakespeare's Othello. Fist-5?

Homework

• Annotate the blue EA 2: Monologue Performance sheets. Have questions prepared for next class.
• After performances, complete the last two pages (yellow) of your Staging Notebook. These MUST BE COMPLETED BY TUESDAY, FEB. 21 @ 2:15 AND LEFT IN I-101 FOR ASSESSMENT.
• Continue reading IR book. Project due by March 3 @ 2:15.

Thursday, February 16 or Friday, February 17

Due Today: EA 1 Scenes for Act IIII, Sc. iiii through Act V, Sc. ii

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn... RL.11-12.6 Analyze a case in which grasping a point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant...

Classwork

1. Do Now: Create graphic organizer for evaluating today's performances.
2. After: Live performances of Othello Act III, Scene iii through Act V, Scene ii (we will 'fill-in' with the 1995 Othello starring Lawrence Fishburn and Kenneth Branaugh)
3. Then: (time-permitting) Address questions about EA 2: Monologue Delivery 
4. Next: (time-permitting) complete yellow Cooperative Learning Evaluation section of Staging Notebook

Target Practice: I can use one or several of the critical perspectives learned in class to evaluate a live performance from Shakespeare's Othello. Fist-5?

Homework

• After performances, complete the last two pages (yellow) of your Staging Notebook. These MUST BE COMPLETED BY TUESDAY, FEB. 21 @ 2:15 AND LEFT IN I-101 FOR ASSESSMENT.
• Continue reading IR book. Project due by March 3 @ 2:15.
• Begin searching for monologues you might want to perform for EA 2. Click here for a sampling from film and television (explicit). You may also wish to perform one of Shakespeare's sonnets, poetry from another well-known poet, or a monologue from Othello.

Looking Ahead...Video productions of Othello!

Quarter 3, Week 5 of 10...Half-way!

Reminder: Be prepared to perform at least ONE SECTION OF DIALOGUE from your scene for Ms. Kristi (Period 1 on Monday; Periods 4, 5, and 6 on Friday)!

Monday, February 6 or Tuesday, February 7

Due Today: At least 4 meetings in Staging Notebook section of INB

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text... SL.11-12.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions...

Classwork

Period 1 ONLY- MEET WITH MS. KRISTI IN CAFETERIA!

1. Do Now: Read and annotate Quarter 3, Week 5 of 10. Attach it to the next page of your INB. 
2. After: In groups, read and complete the During Reading prompts on WB pp. 196-99 
3. Then: Complete the Questions/Comments box of your Socratic Seminar #2 graphic organizer for Wednesday/Thursday class. The topics will be:
• Round 1: How does Shakespeare's Othello deal with a social issue from Shakespeare's time?
• Round 2: What issues from today might Shakespeare's Othello help us deal with? 
4. Next: Work in Acting Companies to prepare for productions next week, February 13-17.

Target Practice: I can use a variety critical lenses to participate in a collaborative discussion about the relevance of William Shakespeare's Othello. Fist-5?

Homework

• ARRIVE PREPARED FOR SOCRATIC SEMINAR NEXT CLASS!
• Go to Google Classroom and write your Letter of Intent/Proposal for this quarter's IR project. It must be written, signed, and submitted IN PRINT to me by Friday @ 2:15.
• Continue rehearsing the scene with your Acting Company. DON'T FORGET TO COMPLETE THE STAGING NOTEBOOK as you meet!

Wednesday, February 8

 or 

Thursday, February 9

Due Today: Be prepared for Socratic Seminar

Learning Target: RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text... SL.11-12.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions...

Classwork

1. Do Now: Write your personal goal for the day. Determine who will be in each round of today's seminar.
2. After: Socratic Seminar #2 (Texts: Othello, The Moor in English Renaissance Drama)
1. Round 1: How does Shakespeare's Othello deal with a social issue from Shakespeare's time?
2. Round 2: What issues from today might Shakespeare's Othello help us deal with? 
3. Then: Reflection- Did you meet your personal goal for the day? Explain in detail.
4. Next: (time-permitting) Write Letter of Intent/Proposal for IR project

Target Practice: I can use a variety critical lenses to participate in a collaborative discussion about the relevance of William Shakespeare's Othello. Fist-5?

Homework

• Go to Google Classroom and write your Letter of Intent/Proposal for this quarter's IR project. It must be written, signed, and submitted IN PRINT to me by Friday @ 2:15.
• Continue rehearsing the scene with your Acting Company. DON'T FORGET TO COMPLETE THE STAGING NOTEBOOK as you meet!

Friday, February 10

Due Today: IR Letter of Intent/Proposal
Classwork

ALL PERIODS REPORT TO THE CAFETERIA!  DO NOT go through the gym!

Homework

• Go to Google Classroom and write your Letter of Intent/Proposal for this quarter's IR project. It must be written, signed, and submitted IN PRINT to me by TODAY @ 2:15.
• Continue rehearsing the scene with your Acting Company. DON'T FORGET TO COMPLETE THE STAGING NOTEBOOK as you meet!

Looking Ahead...Othello Scene Performances and another take on Shakespeare's classic story!