Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DI for the week of Feb 17 -

Teacher Led-  President Obama's address on Solitary Confinement and Author's structure   (worksheet ;  you must be in class to get credit for this!)

Activity 2:  Flocabulary - Pre-Fix
Click for the instructions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VYxiDvpGoQcNArIBrMbAWTaM7rYPVW0K0INq4agbRR4/edit?usp=sharing

Activity 3:  No Red Ink -  www.noredink.com   (Lists)

Activity 4:  Begin work on a 5 paragraph essay on Macbeth.  This will be your most important grade of the quarter.  The essay is due on March 2 and 3rd (depending on your class period).

1) Pick a topic from the following options:

  • Who is ultimately responsible for Macbeth's downfall?  
  • Is Lady Macbeth an evil character?  Why or why not? 
  • How does Macbeth's trajectory, ending in irony reveal the theme of "The Tragedy of Macbeth"?
By the end of today,  you should have a strong thesis statement written.  When you complete the thesis, collect any evidence you would need to support your claim out of the play. 






Monday, February 1, 2016

Macbeth work for February 1 and 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1io06PXJl7R97Sx9N7EBkaC1rkds_J_tUtX6mWTL3nhU/edit?usp=sharing

Below is the DI for the week of February 1st!  Lets go....


Teacher Led: 

DATA CHAT  - Last year's scores and Midyear results


Activity 2:  Speaking and Listening

The audio file can be accessed here  IF YOU ARE IN GOOGLE CHROME ONLY.
You will need to log into your gmail in a separate tab.  Make a copy of this worksheet and then answer the following questions


James Shapiro, a Shakespeare scholar at Columbia, argues that Shakespeare behaved more like a chemist than a writer: by smashing words together--words like eye and ball--he created new words, and new ways of seeing the world.


Activity 3:  FLOCABULARY - Roots
You can find your directions for this assignment here!

Activity 4:  No Red Ink -  Parallel Structure