Friday, April 8, 2011

Week #31 April 11-15, 2011

Literature: William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Grammar: infinitive, gerund, participle, prepositional phrase, and parts of a sentence
Vocabulary: RJ #s 659-683 beseech, bondage, hoarse, wanton, virtue, predominant, intercession, brine, woe, rancor, afflict, constrain, exposition, gross, feign, consume, vanity, incorporate, baleful, addle, plague, dexterity, exile, amorous, sober

Homework:
- Vocabulary SAT notes - due every Thursday
- Sentences - Identify and label the parts required. Circle or highlight the word in context. - due on Friday
  • #s 659-663 - with infinitive
  • #s 664-668 - with gerund
  • #s 669-673 - with participle
  • #s 674-678 - with prepositional phrase
  • #s 679-683 - with prepositional phrase
- Write daily POPS featuring similes to heavenly bodies.

Activities
Monday
1. Quiz #10 - RJ #s 634-658 and Shakespearean drama
2. Discuss quiz.
3. Read POPS- American Haikus via individual cellphones or emails. (homework from last week).
4. 7th period - anaphoric poetry set to music (two more groups to present)

Tuesday- Thursday
1. Read Act I scenes 1-5 of Romeo and Juliet.
2. Answer study questions.

WEDNESDAY ONLY
Work on a revising and editing activity and a sentence completion activity for vocabulary words in Act I of Romeo and Juliet.

Friday - Early Dismissal day
1. WITS - 1st period
2. Work on a crossword puzzle and a grammar activity.

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