1. 11 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 10
Writer’s Notebook
Intro Quiz
Sustained Silent Reading
11 September Ms. Smith CCR English 10
I can read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.

2. Intro Quiz
You will be completing a quiz over your vocabulary words, literary devices, and grammar structures. For this time only, you will be allowed to use your notebooks. If you did not copy the notes or weren’t here and never made it up, you’re out of luck!

3. SSR
Sustained Silent Reading is something we will try to do frequently. Reading is known to improve test scores, imagination, critical thinking, and comprehension skills.
During this time, you just read. At the end, you’ll briefly journal what you read. You will never present this information or take a quiz. I will occasionally read what you write though!

4. Before Reading: After Reading: Turn to page three in your notebook.
Write down today’s date. (September 11th)
Write down the title of your book.
Write down the page you are starting on.
After Reading:
Write down your ending page number.
Rate the book: Easy, Perfect, Challenging.
Answer one of the following prompts:
Choose a character and explain why you like or dislike him/her.
Draw a picture or comic to illustrate an important scene.
Write a poem about what you read.
Write out one quote that jumped out to you. Explain the quote or explain why it stuck out.
Summarize what you read.
Write a letter to the author.
Write out a literary device that you found. Explain what kind of affect that device has on the action taking place.

5. Homework Your whole rough draft should be complete for Monday. Monday
Narrative Peer Review
Tuesday
Narrative Final Draft
Wednesday
Thursday
Annotations
Friday
SSR
Your whole rough draft should be complete for Monday.

6. 10 September 2015 Ms. Smith CCR English 11
Writer’s Notebook
True/False Quiz
Macbeth Intro
10 September Ms. Smith CCR English 11
I can read and comprehend complex informational texts independent and proficiently.

7. Writer’s Notebook
Appearance
Why are people motivated to create an appearance that is different from reality?

8. Intro Quiz This quiz consists of 32 questions.
Mark “A” if the statement is true, and mark “B” if the statement is false.
When finished, raise your hand and I will come around and collect your quiz.
Please remain quiet until I have all quizzes!

9. Shakespearean tragedy
Drama where the central character(s) suffer disaster/great misfortune
In many tragedies, a downfall results from:
Fate
Character flaw/Fatal flaw
Combination of the two

10. A curse? It’s believed that saying Macbeth in a theatre is bad luck.
Saying it just in normal context doesn’t do anything
To avoid this, it’s often called, “The Scottish play.”

11. Why is Macbeth cursed?
It seems to be generally agreed upon that Macbeth is cursed for one of the most well known Shakespearean scenes where the witches are chanting around the cauldron.
Apparently witches don’t like being exposed when Shakespeare used “Authentic” witch chants causing them to curse the play in return.

12. How to avoid it?
Obviously, the answer is simple. Don’t say “Macbeth” unless written into the script or in just conversation OUTSIDE of the theatre.

13. Directions Aside Dialogue Monologue Soliloquy Stage Directions
a whispered comment unheard by other characters
Dialogue
conversation between two or more characters
Monologue
a long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience
Soliloquy
thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone—talking to himself or herself
Stage Directions
italicized comments that identify parts of the setting or the use of props or costumes, which give further information about a character or provide background information