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!