1. English I
April 20

2. Tone Word for Today: Poignant Definition:
Profoundly moving; touching/ piercing, intense or stimulating
Sentence using word:
Poignant
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
painful
intense

3. Grammar pattern of the Day:
A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences written as though they were one sentence.
Examples:
 Most asteroids are small and far away therefore they are dim and hard to see.

4. 1st-5th: Agenda Complete warm up
Read Act III, Scenes 1 and 2 as a class
Students will have time to work on Act III questions for last 10 – 15 minutes

5. 6th: Agenda
Complete Warm Up
Students will take the Unit 4 Test

6. English I
April 21

7. Tone Word for Today: Sanguine Definition: Cheerfully confident
Sentence using word:
Sanguine
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
optimistic
hopeful

8. Grammar pattern of the Day:
Two or more sentences may not be connected with a comma. This is known as a comma splice.
Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle, her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars.
The sun is high, put on some sunblock.

9. 1st-5th: Agenda Complete Warm Up
Read as a class Act III, Scenes 3 – 5 as a class and have them complete Act III questions at end

10. 6th: Agenda Complete warm up
Students will have time to finish the warm up
Students who are done will complete the worksheet about William Shakespeare’s Background; those who finish the test will be assigned this for homework

11. English I
April 22

12. Tone Word for Today: Speculative Definition: Sentence using word:
Characterized by contemplation or consideration of a subject.
Speculative
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
guess
hypothesis

13. Grammar: re-write the sentence correctly
Mr. Nguyen has sent his four children to ivy-league colleges, however, he has sacrificed his health working day and night in that dusty bakery.

14. 1st-5th: Agenda Complete warm up
Have students get into pairs. Each pair should take out a sheet of paper.
Show the beginning of Shrek 2, stopping at the point when Shrek and Fiona get out of the carriage in Far, Far Away. Have students note allusions they notice in the film.
Briefly discuss allusions they saw and speculate on why authors, movie directors, and people in general use allusions.
Distribute allusions graphic organizer. Have pairs of students look back at the play and find the allusions. They should explain them and make an inference about why each one is included.
Have students read the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. What are the connections between this story and Romeo and Juliet? Why might Shakespeare have had Mercutio mention this story?
Summarizer: Distribute a post it note to each student. Have each student write a summarizing sentence about an allusion in Romeo and Juliet or authors’ use of allusions in general. Have students post this note on the door as they leave

15. 6th: Agenda Complete warm up Watch Crash Course Shakespeare
Questions:
What is interesting about the city of Verona?
Why did the play take place in Italy and not England?
What is one interesting fact about theatre at this time?
Take notes on Context of Romeo and Juliet

16. English I
April 23

17. Tone Word for Today: Tranquil Calm and Peaceful Serene Quiet Placid
Definition:
Sentence using word:
Calm and Peaceful
Tranquil
Part of Speech:
Adjective
Synonyms:
Serene
Quiet
Placid

18. Re-Write the sentence correctly
Most of those computers in the Learning Assistance Center are broken already, this proves my point about American computer manufacturers.

19. 1st-5th: Agenda Complete warm up SWRP
(May have work from yesterday to complete)
Give students the Shakespeare Redacted! Worksheet to complete if they have finished their Allusion work. Other students will have this for homework

20. 6th: Agenda Complete warm up
Have students write five minutes on the following prompt:
“Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight. Do you think it is possible for two people to fall in love at first sight? Why or why not? Explain.”
Read the prologue of Romeo and Juliet with the students. Then, with their Act I Packet, have them translate the Prologue into everyday terms
Begin reading Act I of R & J with the urban slang version, assigning parts

21. English I
April 24

22. 1st-5th: Agenda Give students 5 minutes to study for warm up quiz
Collect Act III questions and Act III Vocabulary
Complete Warm Up Quiz Week 32
Watch Act III of Romeo and Juliet the 1968 version

23. 6th: Agenda Complete warm up quiz week 32
Finish Reading Act I of R & J and complete the Responding to Act I of Romeo and Juliet sheet
HW: Complete the Romeo in Love and Romeo and Juliet Meet Part of the Packet