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6th Grade LA Archives 2012-13
Second Trimester:
WEEK 1
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
A:
-Super-Myth: character sketches (checkpoint tomorrow).
-Super-Myth: rough storyboard.
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Finish character sketches.
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Tuesday
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B:
-Super-Myth: rough storyboard (checkpoint tomorrow).
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Finish rough storyboard.
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Wednesday
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C:
-Super-Myth: final draft.
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Work on illustrations for 30 minutes.
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Thursday
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D: No Class.
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Work on illustrations for 30 minutes.
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Friday
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E:
-Super-Myth: final draft.
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Final Super-Myth draft due Monday. (Staple papers in this order: rough sketch, timeline, project sheet with self-assessed rubric facing down. Do not staple these to poster board.)
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WEEK 2
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
F:
-Introduction to Brothers Grimm and fairy tales!
-Introduction to Elements of Fiction.
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Tuesday
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A:
-Continue Elements of Fiction.
-Retelling the Tale.
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Read chapters 1-2 of Crispin (12 pages should take under 20 minutes to read). Circle words you need to look up (notice the glossary in the back of the book!) and underline new characters as they are introduced. Bring Crispin to class starting tomorrow!
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Wednesday
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B:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Crispin Reading: Read chapters 3-5 (12 pages).
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Thursday
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C: No Class.
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Friday
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D:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 6-8 (14 pages), continuing to underline and circle. Estimated time: 20-25 minutes.
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WEEK 3
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
E:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 9-12.
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Tuesday
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F:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 13-15.
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Wednesday
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A:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 16-18.
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Thursday
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B:
-Retelling the Tale.
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Friday
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C: No Class.
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WEEK 4
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
D:
-Final fairy tale revision:
Students should finish writing and then complete at least two of the following revision tasks.
- Complete at least one peer revision.
- Find one novel with excellent description of setting or characters. Read the description. Find one description in your story to rewrite based on the author’s style. Comment with the book, author, and page # you were inspired by. In your comment, describe what about the author's style inspired you. Then resolve the comment.
- Find 10 words to change or add that increase the vivid description in your story. Add them to our poster if they aren’t there already. Comment on each word you change so that I can see it. Then resolve the comment.
- List your story’s main events (below the story or on a separate sheet) to check that it makes sense as written.
- Delete all scene labels, tidy up font and format.
- Use the revision poster by our class library to revise/edit.
- Self-assess your rubric and edit your story accordingly. Write revision tasks you've completed on your rubric.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 26-28.
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Tuesday
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E:
TBA based on student progress.
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Crispin Reading: chapters 29-31.
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Wednesday
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F:
-Fairy Tale Cookie Swap!
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Thursday
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Happy winter break :)
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Friday
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WEEK 5
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
No Class.
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Tuesday
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No Class.
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Wednesday
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A:
- Begin History of English Language: Old English, Beowulf, and kennings!
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Crispin reading.
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Thursday
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B:
- Continue History of English Language: Middle English!
-The Canterbury Tales
Click here for History of English timeline (click on "launch" to begin)
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Mini-Canterbury Tales: On a white sheet of paper (can use up to 2 sheets front and back – stapled), write your own mini-Canterbury Tales. Imagine you and a group of friends are going on a pilgrimage to see something special. Begin your story by describing your pilgrimage, and then include at least 2 “mini-stories” like Chaucer does. Make sure to finish your pilgrimage! Illustrate your tales as Chaucer’s manuscripts were illustrated (here are some examples of The Canterbury Tales illustrations: 1 2 3 4).
DUE MONDAY.
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Friday
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C:
- Continue the History of English: Modern English!
-Crispin reading.
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Finish your Mini-Canterbury Tales.
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WEEK 6
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
D: No Class. Crispin reading in PWT: 31-45.
Mini-Canterbury Tales due.
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Finish Crispin reading.
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Tuesday
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E:
-Crispin map and Venn diagram.
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Crispin reading.
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Wednesday
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F:
-Crispin map and Venn diagram.
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Crispin reading.
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Thursday
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A:
-Crispin map and Venn diagram.
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Crispin reading.
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Friday
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B: No Class.
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WEEK 7
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
C:
-Latin R/P/S
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Latin R/P/S
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Tuesday
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D:
-Spelling Bee.
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Wednesday
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E:
-Grammar: Phrases and Clauses.
-Crispin Bio-cubes.
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Bio-cubes.
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Thursday
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F:
-Review game.
-Create quiz study guide.
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Study.
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Friday
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A:
No Class.
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WEEK 8: week of 1/21/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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Tuesday
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B:
-Grammar: Practice Phrases and Clauses.
-Introduction to Shakespeare: sonnets.
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Finish sonnet.
Study.
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Wednesday
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C:
-Grammar: Practice Phrases and Clauses.
-Mini-Lesson: A Midsummer Night's Dream Journal organization.
-Journal #1: Why might young people sometimes conflict with their parents? Why might young people in love conflict with their parents?
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Finish Journal #1.
Study.
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Thursday
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D: No Class.
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Study.
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Friday
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E:
-Mini-Lesson: Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre
-Assessment: Acting out the Globe!
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Study.
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WEEK 9: week of 1/28/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
Teacher Workday
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Tuesday
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F:
-Crispin quiz.
-Ms. R's PR.
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Free reading.
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Wednesday
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A:
-Begin A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading (30 minutes). Update reading log.
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Thursday
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B:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Finish Journal #2: What is Bottom’s opinion of his acting ability? How do you know? What do you think about his acting ability, and why? See the text here, including a simple translation.
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Friday
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C:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading (30 minutes).
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WEEK 10: week of 2/4/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
D: No Class.
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Tuesday
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E:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-Mini-lesson: Warm-ups and text layups.
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Independent reading.
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Wednesday
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F:
-Vocal warm-ups.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: text lay-ups.
-Milling & Seething.
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Journal #3: Text lay-ups and Milling & Seething reflection.
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Thursday
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A:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: text lay-ups.
-Milling & Seething.
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Finish Journal #3.
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Friday
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B:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading.
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WEEK 11: week of 2/11/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
C:
-Vocal warm-ups.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading.
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Tuesday
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D: No Class.
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Wednesday
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E:
-Grammar: Simple & compound sentences.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading.
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Thursday
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F:
-Grammar: Practice compound sentences.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Independent reading.
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Friday
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Z:
-Grammar: Practice compound sentences.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Journal #4.
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WEEK 12: week of 2/18/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
No School.
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Tuesday
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A:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-Finding trains of thought.
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Independent reading (30 minutes).
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Wednesday
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B:
-Continue Trains of Thought.
-Receive official AMND monologue and begin analyzing / memorizing.
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-Work on memorizing your monologues. Here are some memorization tips, but the most important tip is the simplest: repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat . . . did I mention repeat?
Grammar quiz next Tuesday! (Vocab: Latin R/P/S. Grammar: phrases, independent and dependent clauses; simple and compound sentences; compound subjects and verbs)
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Thursday
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C:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: monologue work (experimenting with your voice).
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-Work on memorizing your monologues: have whole monologue memorized by Tuesday, with some of your vocal patterns memorized.
Study.
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Friday
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D: No Class. Humane Society Field Trip.
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Keep working on memorization!
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WEEK 13: week of 2/25/2013
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Class
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Homework
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Monday |
E:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream: monologue work.
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-Work on memorizing your monologues: have whole monologue memorized by Wednesday. Monologues WITH vocal patterns memorized by Thursday.
Study.
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Tuesday
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F:
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream
-Latin R/P/S and grammar quiz (phrases and clauses, simple and compound sentences, FANBOYS, and simple and compound subjects).
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Finish memorizing monologues by Wednesday. Monologues WITH vocal patterns memorized by Thursday.
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Wednesday
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A:
-Monologue practice.
-Continue A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-Monologue practice in front of Ms. R!
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Monologues WITH vocal patterns memorized by tomorrow.
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Thursday
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B:
-Finish A Midsummer Night's Dream.
-AMND Journal #5: Shakespeare wrote a happy ending for the four lovers, but knowing what they've gone through, doesn't it seem too simple to you? Why or why not?
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Journal #5 due Monday.
Practice monologue.
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Friday
(END OF TRIMESTER)
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Z: Early dismissal.
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Journal #5 due Monday.
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