Monday, December 21

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Described Quarter 2 Amnesty offer: A replacement reading log for any missing week or lost points on Quarter 2 reading log will be accepted on the first day back from Winter Break.  Up to two logs may be banked toward the future.

Watched 1.4 and 1.5 of Macbeth on film.
Groups met, began construction of sets for Shoebox Shakespeare productions of Scene 3.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, January 4: Reading Log Amnesty offer: any missing logs from Quarter 2 may be replaced without penalty, and up to two future logs may be banked, on the first day back from break.
FRIDAY, January 8: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 18

Macbeth vocabulary 2 quiz.

Groups read through Scene 5 in our abridged text; wrote a brief summary.
Individual students created Double Entry Journals on demonic forces and on prophecies in the play so far.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth vocabulary unit 2 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 17

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet study for  Macbeth vocabulary 2 quiz.

Groups read through Scene 3 in their scripts for the Shoebox Shakespeare performance of Macbeth..
Groups continued to brainstorm approaches for their own performances, and began construction of sets.

Read Scene 4 in our abridged text; began reading Scene 5.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth vocabulary unit 2 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 16

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet study for  Macbeth vocabulary 2 quiz.

Demonstrated side-by-side No Fear Shakespeare modern text of Macbeth.
Shoebox Shakespeare performance groups met and read through Scene 3 in modern language.
Groups viewed model sets from past years and brainstormed approaches for their own.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth vocabulary unit 2 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 15

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence; short class due to early release schedule.

Finished Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth Part 2 vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, December 14

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Began Star Trek episode, "The Changeling."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth Part 2 vocabulary quiz.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 11

Macbeth vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
Silent reading.
Quizlet study session for Macbeth vocabulary unit 2.

Watched Scene 3 in film version of Macbeth.
Recorded 2 notes on Macbeth Double Entry Journal form (DEJ) on Macbeth's noble quality of bravery and the motif of blood in both the film and the play.
COLLECTED DEJ with two notes.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 18: Macbeth vocabulary unit 2 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 10

Silent reading or Quizlet study session for Macbeth vocabulary unit 1. Quiz tomorrow!

Finished reading Scene 2 in our Macbeth script.
Watched Scene 1 and Scene 1 in film version of Macbeth.
Cast and read Scene 3.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 11: Macbeth vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 9

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet study session for Macbeth vocabulary unit 1. Quiz Friday!

Teams rehearsed for "32 Second Macbeth."
Competition reading; winning time of 18.8 seconds (.6 seconds over the record...)

Reminder of upcoming Shoebox Shakespeare assignment and teams.
Cast and read Scene 1 in our abridged Macbeth; cast and began reading Scene 2.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 11: Macbeth vocabulary unit 1 quiz.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 8

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet study session for Macbeth vocabulary unit 1.

Teams rehearsed for "32 Second Macbeth."
Distributed scripts; gave overview of next few days of the unit.
Assigned Shoebox Shakespeare teams

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 11: Macbeth vocabulary unit 1 test.
FRIDAY, December 18: Shoebox Shakespeare performances (tentatively).

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, December 7

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
COLLECTED copies of The Time Machine.
Quizlet study session for Macbeth vocabulary unit 1.

Created demo team for "32 Second Macbeth."
Ran blocking demo.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Time Machine unit test.
FRIDAY, December 11: Macbeth vocabulary unit 1 test.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, December 4

Time Machine unit test.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Time Machine unit test.
MONDAY, December 7: Time Machine books due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, December 3

Introduced Macbeth vocabulary unit 1.
Reminder: The Time Machine unit test will be FRIDAY.

Finished Macbeth introductory notes.
Read the synopsis of the story.
Created teams for "32 Second Macbeth" competition.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Time Machine unit test.
MONDAY, December 7: Time Machine books due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, December 2

Choice of Time Machine vocabulary review.
Reminder: The Time Machine unit test will be FRIDAY.

Finished reviewing essay questions and notes for The Time Machine's unit test.
Began Macbeth introductory notes.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, December 4: Time Machine unit test.
MONDAY, December 7: Time Machine books due.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, December 1

Reviewed Master Time Machine vocabulary set.
Reminder: The Time Machine unit test will be FRIDAY.

Reading quiz on The Time Machine, Chapter 16 and epilog.

Reviewed essay questions and notes for The Time Machine's unit test.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, December 1: Finish reading Chapter 16 and the Epilog of The Time Machine.
FRIDAY, December 4: Time Machine unit test.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.