1. Welcome! October 11th, 2017 Wednesday
Do Now
Get out your weekly Bell Ringer sheet and begin working on Wednesday’s assignment. Once the bell rings, you will have five minutes to discuss the prompt with your group. Make sure you stay on task! 
Remember: Do Now's are INDEPENDENT and QUIET exercises. Thank you 

2. What if people lived forever?
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3. Romeo and Juliet: Research Projects!
You guys have 30 minutes to make sure your projects are in tip top shape!
Remember, a good presenter reads from his/her slides as little as possible – save some information to tell your audience yourself.
Once 30 minutes are up, give me your grading rubric and I’ll shuffle the order 

4. Romeo and Juliet: Research Projects!
As your classmates present, make sure you pay attention – the background knowledge will be useful when we begin reading Romeo and Juliet next week!
Note: points will be taken off for any interruptions. Make sure you’re being respectful.

5. Homework - IXL
For homework, you have two IXLs to complete. For full points, you need at a score of at least 90% on C.3 and C.4 in the ninth grade skills Language Arts section.
Good luck! 