Wednesday, Oct. 31st

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can have a productive conversation with a text.
• I will show this by annotating articles.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Articles: Wisdom
• Due Monday, Nov. 5th
• This assignment will not be accepted late since the timed essay tied to these articles will be the next day (11/6)

Resources:

• Slides for 10.31.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Happy Halloween!
• No school Friday and no Knight Time on Wednesday this week.

Tuesday, Oct. 30th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can read and understand difficult text.
• I will show this by watching, discussing, and answering questions about R&J Act 3, Scenes 4-5.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Articles: Wisdom
• Due Monday, Nov. 5th
• This assignment will not be accepted late since the timed essay tied to these articles will be the next day (11/6)

Resources:

• Slides for 10.30.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• No school Friday and no Knight Time on Wednesday this week.

Monday, Oct. 29th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can read and understand difficult text.
• I will show this by discussing and answering questions about R&J Act 3, Scenes 2-3.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Articles: Wisdom
• Due Monday, Nov. 5th
• This assignment will not be accepted late since the timed essay tied to these articles will be the next day (11/6)

Resources:

• Slides for 10.29.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• No school Friday and no Knight Time on Wednesday this week.

Friday, Oct. 26th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can increase my academic vocabulary.
• I will show this by adding to my personal thesaurus and using the words in my writing.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Articles: Wisdom
• Due Monday, Nov. 5th
• This assignment will not be accepted late since the timed essay tied to these articles will be the next day (11/6)

Resources:

• Slides for 10.26.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Have a great weekend!

Thursday, Oct. 25th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can understand and interpret difficult text.
• I will show this by reading, discussing, and performing R&J Act 3, Scene 1.

Homework:

• None! 

Resources:

• Slides for 10.25.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• It's Fantastic Fiction Friday tomorrow; come prepared with your book recommendations!

Wednesday, Oct. 24th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can understand and interpret difficult text.
• I will show this by reading, discussing, and performing R&J Act 3, Scene 1.

Homework:

• None! 

Resources:

• Slides for 10.24.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Knight Time today, so classes will be shortened (except for 4th hour).

Tuesday, Oct. 23rd

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can make a strong, fully supported argument.
• I will show this by writing an AP-style argument essay.

Homework:

• None! 

Resources:

• Slides for 10.23.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• We'll get back to R&J tomorrow!

Monday, Oct. 22nd

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can become a better argument essay writer.
• I will show this by making revisions to my essay based on feedback.

Homework:

• None! First timed essay tomorrow!
• "The First Lesson of Marriage 101" and "I Get a Kick Out of You" articles will not be accepted after tomorrow.

Resources:

• Slides for 10.22.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Don't panic about the essay tomorrow! It's okay (and expected) that the first one will not be your best.  Practice is the only way to get better.

Wednesday, Oct. 17th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can have a meaningful, analytical discussion about a topic.
• I will show this by participating in a discussion about our R&J articles and thematic questions.

Homework:

• None!

Resources:

• Slides for 10.17.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Have a great long weekend!

Tuesday, Oct. 16th

Honors English 9

Learning Target (Clemson Gone):

• I can have a productive conversation with a text.
• I will show this by annotating an article.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Article: "I Get a Kick Out of You"
• Due Wednesday

Resources:

• Slides for 10.16.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Short week this week!
• No Knight Time on Wednesday.

Monday, Oct. 15th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can explore the big ideas and arguments of Romeo & Juliet.
• I will show this by digging into a thematic question about love in R&J Acts 1-2.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Article: "I Get a Kick Out of You"
• Due Wednesday

Resources:

• Slides for 10.15.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Short week this week!
• No Knight Time on Wednesday.

Thursday, Oct. 11th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can increase my academic vocabulary.
• I will show this by adding to my personal thesaurus and using the words in my writing.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Article: "I Get a Kick Out of You"
• Due Wednesday

Resources:

• Slides for 10.11.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• No school tomorrow!  Have a great weekend!
• Our first timed argument essay will be after MEA.

Wednesday, Oct. 10th

Honors English 9

Learning Target (Clemson Gone):

• I can have a productive conversation with a text.
• I will show this by annotating an article.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Article: "The First Lesson of Marriage 101"
• Due Tomorrow

Resources:

• Slides for 10.10.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Ms. Clemson is gone today to teach a guest lesson to future teachers at the University of Northwestern!
• Our first timed argument essay will be after MEA.

Tuesday, Oct. 9th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can increase my academic vocabulary.
• I will show this by adding to my personal thesaurus.
• I can have a productive conversation with a text.
• I will show this by annotating an article.

Homework:

• Read and annotate R&J Article: "The First Lesson of Marriage 101"
• Due Thursday (you will have time to work on it in class on Wednesday)

Resources:

• Slides for 10.9.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Ms. Clemson will be gone tomorrow.  She is teaching a guest lesson to future teachers at the University of Northwestern!
• Our first timed argument essay will be after MEA.

Monday, Oct. 8th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can write a proficient AP-style argument essay.
• I will show this by revising my first draft.

Homework:

• Make any final revisions to Argument Essay #1.
• Final draft due tomorrow!
• Missing hate and revenge article annotations will not be accepted after tomorrow (unless you have been absent).

Resources:

• Slides for 10.8.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Our first drafted argument essay is due tomorrow.  Our first timed argument essay will be after MEA.

Friday, Oct. 5th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can recognize proficient evidence in an AP-style argument essay.
• I will show this by reading and analyzing example essays.

Homework:

• Work on revising your Argument Essay #1 evidence if needed.

Resources:

• Slides for 10.5.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• We will be doing a combination of mini-lessons on Argument Essay #1 and finishing R&J Act 2 for the next few days.

Thursday, Oct. 4th

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can write a proficient AP-style argument essay.
• I will show this by revising my first draft.

Homework:

• None!

Resources:

• Slides for 10.4.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• We will be doing a combination of mini-lessons on Argument Essay #1 and finishing R&J Act 2 for the next few days.

Wednesday, Oct. 3rd

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can read and understand difficult text.
• I will show this by identifying the arguments in R&J Act 2, Scenes 2-3.

Homework:

• None, unless you didn't finish the first draft of Argument Essay #1 during class on Monday.

Resources:

• Slides for 10.3.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet
• No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• We will be doing mini-lessons on Argument Essay #1 for the next few days, so please have a first draft completed before tomorrow.

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd

Honors English 9

Learning Target:

• I can read and understand difficult text.
• I will show this by identifying the arguments in R&J Act 2, Scene 2.

Homework:

• None, unless you didn't finish the first draft of Argument Essay #1 during class yesterday.

Resources:

• Slides for 10.2.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Knight Time tomorrow. Come see me in 307 if you need help with anything.

Monday, Oct. 1st

Honors English 9

Learning Target (Clemson Gone):

• I can make a strong, fully-supported argument.
• I will show this by writing an AP-style argument essay.

Homework:

• None, unless you didn't finish the first draft of Argument Essay #1 during class.

Resources:

• Slides for 10.1.18
• A Stick-Figure Romeo & Juliet

Notes:

• Ms. Clemson is at a district meeting today.  She will be back tomorrow!