May 19

Computer Lab work period:
The K-W-H-L chart was due today at the end of the period. Keep researching your topics, more deadlines are rapidly approaching!

Tomorrow is down at the lab again.

May 19

The class met briefly in the classroom so that a couple handouts could be distributed. One of the handouts was the K-W-H-L chart, which will be due tomorrow at the end of class. The other handout focused on the four written articles of research that each student is responsible for in the education report. It was a way to have all the research in one place to easily reference when it comes to writing the report.

Tomorrow we will be meeting in the computer lab. M126

May 15

Opinionnaire Journal Write!
The beginning of class was spent writing about some themes in Romeo and Juliet. The themes were listed as statements that required an answer of "agree" or "disagree." Some examples include:
1. No one is ever too young to fall in love.
2. Love is more powerful than hate.
3. Teenagers cannot experience "true" love.
4. Opposites attract.
etc...

The remainder of class was spent reading. We ended class with Romeo pronouncing his love below Juliet's balcony.

May 13

The beginning of class was spent going over a checklist that gives an overview of the Position Paper. The checklist lists all of the various assignments leading up to the final draft, the due dates, and the points each is worth.

The second half of the class was spent reading. Tonight's homework is finishing the first four questions focusing on Queen Mab. We will talk about the fifth question during class tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: finish the first four question on the Queen Mab handout.

May 11

Being the last day before the STAR tests, we spent the majority of the period looking over released questions that would give a feel for the type of material on the test.

Start thinking about choosing a focus for the position paper on education. Topcis are due this Friday.

Be sure to check PowerSchool for any missing assignments.

May 7

The STAR tests are just around the corner so we did some review work where we focused on identifying, and correcting, run-on and fragment sentences.

May 5

Today we warmed up by looking at our prologue worksheets. To get a better understanding of the events of the story we also did a quick activity where students contributed a line (and a corresponding gesture) to a summary of the story. Then, we jumped into our reading of Romeo and Juliet.

Due Tomorrow: Poems- the Haiku, one dream variation, and your sonnet!

Dream Variation Poem: (Copy/Change)

Dreams
by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Following Langston Hughes structure make your own:

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams_______
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