Dr. George’s 9th Lit. Agenda 12/10/2018 – 12/14/2018

Essential Questions for the week… What are the elements a drama? Shakespearean tragedy? What effect do these elements have on the plot?

Act II Reading: You will choose your reading part for Act II and read aloud. Answer the Act questions as we read. There is an online version of the play that shows the modern translation of the play next to the Shakespearean version. It can be found here: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare /romeojuliet/ Act II Viewing: After reading Act II, we will watch the 1968 version of the play. Monday 12/10/2018

Act III Reading: You will choose your reading part for Act II and read aloud. Answer the Act questions as we read. There is an online version of the play that shows the modern translation of the play next to the Shakespearean version. It can be found here: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare /romeojuliet/ Act III Viewing: After reading Act II, we will watch the 1968 version of the play. Tuesday 12/11/2018

Act IV Reading: You will choose your reading part for Act II and read aloud. Answer the Act questions as we read. There is an online version of the play that shows the modern translation of the play next to the Shakespearean version. It can be found here: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare /romeojuliet/ Act IV Viewing: After reading Act II, we will watch the 1968 version of the play. Wednesday 12/12/2018

Act V Reading: You will choose your reading part for Act II and read aloud. Answer the Act questions as we read. There is an online version of the play that shows the modern translation of the play next to the Shakespearean version. It can be found here: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare /romeojuliet/ Act V Viewing: After reading Act II, we will watch the 1968 version of the play. Thursday 12/13/2018

See rubric for more details Recreating Romeo and Juliet: You will choose a group to perform a Romeo and Juliet Scene with. You will be required to write a script and use props. You may use any of the materials in the classroom to create your props, or use your own. EVERYONE IN THE GROUP MUST HAVE SPEAKING PARTS! See rubric for more details *One-on-one follow-up conferences will be happening during this time also.* Friday 12/14/2018 MAKE SURE YOUR WARM-UP NOTEBOOKS ARE IN THE CRATE SO THAT THEY CAN BE GRADED!

This week’s standards… ELAGSE9-10RL5: Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it and manipulate time create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. ELAGSE9-10W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. CCRS L.9-10.6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words. CCRS L.0-10.5b: Analyze nuances in the meaning of words with similar denotations. Standards

Differentiation Flexible grouping Choice of reading parts One-on-one assistance with R&J questions Differentiation

Unit Assessments… Assessments Formative Reading discussion/ questions Summative R&J Analysis questions R&J Scene reenactment Assessments