1. 5 January 2015: Take out your notebooks and get ready to take notes on English history from Henry VII to James I! It’s about to get weird ! Today’s Agenda: 1.A Prelude to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - English History from Henry VII to James I HMWK: Add to your “Word Collection”, TWO SPELLING WORDS and TWO VOCABULARY WORDS a WEEK! Be at 16 vocabulary and 16 spelling words by Thursday!

2. 6 January 2015: Take out your notes from yesterday! With a highlighter (or a different colored pen), identify five unusual, interesting, important things you learned during yesterday’s lecture. When you have done so, jot a brief note to yourself regarding the items you have identified. Today’s Agenda: 1.A Prelude to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - English History from Henry VII to James I HMWK: Add to your “Word Collection”, TWO SPELLING WORDS and TWO VOCABULARY WORDS a WEEK! Be at 16 vocabulary and 16 spelling words by Thursday!

3. 7 January 2015: Take out your notes from yesterday! With a highlighter (or a different colored pen), identify five unusual, interesting, important things you learned during yesterday’s lecture. When you have done so, jot a brief note to yourself regarding the items you have identified. Today’s Agenda: 1.A Prelude to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - English History from Henry VII to James I HMWK: Add to your “Word Collection”, TWO SPELLING WORDS and TWO VOCABULARY WORDS a WEEK! Be at 16 vocabulary and 16 spelling words by Thursday!

4. 7 January 2015: After obtaining it from the front table, examine the packet of sonnets. This, simply put, means that you should only begin to read them over and let their words and rhythms soak into the depths of your being. Today’s Agenda: 1.How Shakespeare Wrote: Sonnets! HMWK: Add to your “Word Collection”, TWO SPELLING WORDS and TWO VOCABULARY WORDS a WEEK! Be at 16 vocabulary and 16 spelling words by Thursday!

5. 8 January 2015: Take out your Word Collections, and review all that you have gathered. You have seven minutes to review before the comradery begins! Today’s Agenda: 1.Review English History WORD DAY Style! 2.Finish the NOTES!!! HMWK: Add to your “Word Collection”, TWO SPELLING WORDS and TWO VOCABULARY WORDS a WEEK! Be at 16 vocabulary and 16 spelling words by Thursday!

6. 9 January 2015: After obtaining it from the front table, examine the sonnets. This, simply put, means that you should only begin to read them over and let their words and rhythms soak into the depths of your being. Today’s Agenda: 1.How Shakespeare Wrote: Sonnets! HMWK: Write TWO sonnets for Monday’s class, 1/12/15! Continue collecting words, four a week, but now, you must collect THREE vocabulary words and ONE spelling word!