1. This week: presentations Wednesday,
Mon 5/8 English I
This week: presentations Wednesday,
Quiz Thurs Act III, Sc. 5 & p. 1113, 1-4, 6, 8
Today:
Hand papers back
Avoiding Plagiarism: taking good notes
Quiz prep: start Act III, Sc. 5, p.1106
Due last Tues: 1st draft, Shakespearean article or essay - 1 full page dbl spd - 40 points

2. Taking good notes helps avoid plagiarism
We’ll work through pg. 1 together
You should collaborate
with the people sitting next to you for pg. 2
We’ll spot check, give you a minute to finish, hand in end of period GET BOOKS, p.1106, we’ll read aloud

3. Grammar and spelling:Homonyms
To, too, two There, their, they’re
Your, you’re
It’s, its - ck in with you in a few minutes
Do the worksheet, spot check and review, hand in
2. Romeo and Juliet BOOKS OUT, READ SILENTLY ACT III, Sc. ii - p
Start at line 52, “Enter Nurse…”

4. 4/26
English - Shakespearean Presentations - these notes are due today - 20 points WHEN WILL YOU PRESENT? ____________________________
Sword fighters, Names here _______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________
You have chosen to present highly structured Elizabethan stage sword fighting. You will be graded primarily on how seriously and respectfully you take this assignment. Any horseplay and fooling around will be downgraded to F.
You must choreograph (plot out) all of your moves in advance for any grade. That means step by step. Use this note-taker for a starter. Note every exchange between sword fighters in detail. This note-taker will be turned in and graded as part of your Romeo and Juliet / Shakespeare Presentation. Use both sides and add sheets as necessary. Plan for 2:00 - 3:00 minutes total. Good luck and have fun...carefully.
Who initiates (attacks)? _______________________
What kind of move? ______________________ (forward thrust, hack down)
Who responds? _____________________
After they parry (block) who does what? ________________________________
Then what? ______________________________________________
Continue until you have plotted out all your moves: _____________________________________

5. 4/26
English - Shakespearean Presentations - these notes are due today - 20 points
WHEN WILL YOU PRESENT? ____________________________
Renaissance dancers, Names here _______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ ________________________________
You have chosen to present a highly structured Elizabethan dance. You will be graded primarily on how seriously and respectfully you take this assignment. Any horseplay and fooling around will be downgraded to F.
You must choreograph (plot out) all of your moves in advance for any grade. That means step by step. Use this note-taker for a starter. Use both sides and add sheets as necessary. Plan for 2:00 - 3:00 minutes total. Good luck and have fun...carefully.
Name the kind of dance yours is based on ____________________________________
Identify your music
How do you begin? (paired? Facing?) _____________________ _______________________
What kind of move? (step forward? Turn in a circle? Clap? Be specific) _______________________________________________________________________
Are there repeats? How? _____________________ _____________________________________

6. Italian Renaissance court dance (up to 4 people);
4/12 FRESHMAN ENGLISH I AND I-A
FINAL ROMEO AND JULIET TERM PROJECT
200 POINTS
DUE BY MAY 25TH (6 weeks)
Step 1: due Thurs. 4/20: 1 pg. Detailed outline: Your Term Project plan. (Mr. Lamson will provide required guidelines.)
Your Term Project will have several steps of preparation, including meetings with Mr. Lamson and weekly reports on your prep for two main parts:
Presentation
Do a substantial solo, duet, or group scene from Romeo and Juliet (no more than 3 people); or
Italian Renaissance court dance (up to 4 people);
or sword fight scene (2 people) from R and J.
Writing (REVISED)
500 word article ABOUT ANYTHING SHAKESPEAREAN FROM THE WEBSITE
OR persuasive essay

7. 4/12 FRESHMAN ENGLISH I AND I-A
FINAL ROMEO AND JULIET TERM PROJECT
200 POINTS
DUE BY MAY 25TH (6 weeks)
Wednesday we are in the lab for research
(Excellent and credible web resource) Go to
1 pg. Detailed outline: Your Term Project plan due Thurs. 4/20: .
OUTLINE
Title Your Presentation
I’m presenting a ______________________________________________________________________________.
People on my team: _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
At our next planning session, on _____________________ we will _______________________________________________________________;
Including _________________________________
And also _________________________________
The Writing Part
I’ll be writing an (informative article / persuasive essay) about _____________________ .
My interest so far is about the ________________________________________
And the ______________________________________.