Friday, April 19 

**Ms. Berger's Last Day**
 
Do Now:   
(Per. 2) Think of all we have read and discussed together this year.  What is one thing you have learned or most enjoyed discussing in English this year? 

(Per. 7) What make a good teacher?  Before Ms. Berger leaves, be HER teacher for what 'good teachers' do or what helps you learn best. 

Today: 
Storyboard gallery walk
Watch balcony scene
FAREWELL words

Thursday, April 18

Do Now:   
Get into your groups and start working on your balcony scene storyboards right away.

Today: 
Finish storyboards

Assignments:
Storyboards due at the end of the period
Word Maps due Friday

Wednesday, April 17

Do Now:   Writing Prompt 5.4 (Period 2 only)
You are the director of a NEW movie version of Romeo and Juliet.  Who would you cast as Romeo and Juliet?  Think about what the characters are like (Romeo is passionate and emotional, Juliet is innocent) as well as what they look like.  Explain WHY you have chosen your cast.

Today: 
Balcony scene group project

Assignments:
Word Maps due Friday

Tuesday, April 16

Do Now:   Writing Prompt 5.3
Is it love or lust?  Is Romeo really in love with Juliet?  Explain your thoughts.

Today: 
Read balcony scene
Introduce group project

Assignments:
Word Maps due Friday

Monday, April 15

Do Now:  
New vocab!  Pick up a sheet and use the context clues to determine the meaning of each word.

Today: 
Finish Act 1
Drama notes

Assignments:  
Extra credit options due TOMORROW
Word Maps due Friday 

Grades close TOMORROW

Friday, April 12

Do Now:  
You have a few minutes to study vocab!

Today: 
Vocab quiz
Participation evaluation Review Love Connection

Assignments:  
AOTW #23 - "Time for a Raise?" (Upfront Magazine, pages 8-9)
Extra credit options
 
Grades close Tuesday, 4/16

Thursday, April 11

Do Now:  
Pick up a Love Connection sheet.  Look at Paris's and Lord Capulet's quotations.  In the middle column, put the quotations in your own words.  In the right column, write what the quotations tells you about the character's feelings about love.

Today: 
Review vocab

Reading Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scenes 3-4
Extra credit options

Assignments:
Finish Love Connection sheet - both sides
Vocab quiz TOMORROW
AOTW #23 - "Time for a Raise?" (Upfront Magazine, pages 8-9)
 
Grades close Tuesday, 4/16 

Vocab 13 Words:
curtail
devastate
digress
incentive
incorporate
indispensible
intermittent
rigor
squander
succumb 

Wednesday, April 10

Do Now:   Writing Prompt 5.2 
Think about when someone has been rejected or broken-up-with:

• Do you think it is possible to truly “get over” a love interest? 
• What do you think is the best way to “get over” someone? 
• What advice would you give to a friend experiencing a break-up or rejection? 

Explain your thoughts.

Today:   
Review vocab
Read Romeo & Juliet Act 1 Scenes 1-2  

Assignments:
Vocab quiz Friday
Grades close Tuesday, 4/16

Tuesday, April 9

Today: 
Shakespeare Language Workshop with guest theater director

 

Assignments:
Vocab quiz Friday 
Grades close Tuesday, 4/16

Monday, April 8

Do Now:  
Pick up a vocab sheet and use the context clues to determine the best word to complete each sentence.

 
Today: 
Start reading Romeo and Juliet!

Get Night essays back

Assignments:
Vocab quiz Friday 
Grades close Tuesday, 4/16

Friday, April 5

Do Now:   Writing Prompt 5.1

Read the statements below. Do you agree or disagree? Choose one to respond to and explain your opinion.

1. Love at first sight does exist.

2. If you are in love with someone, you should do whatever it takes to be together.
3. Teenagers are too young to understand what true love is. 

Today:    
Watch Romeo + Juliet movie 

Assignments:
Article of the Week #22
Upfront Magazine "Hollywood vs. History" (pages 10-11)

Tuesday, April 2

Do Now:  New Vocab!
Pick up a vocab sheet.  Use the context clues to determine the meaning of each word.

 
Today: 
Finish loyalty discussion

Shakespearean drama

Shakespearean language

Assignments:
Complete #6-15 on Inversion worksheet
Word Maps due Friday (vocab coming tomorrow)

Monday, April 1

Do Now:  Welcome Back!
Pick up a Shakespearean Insults sheet.  Follow the directions to craft a surly and wicked insult.

 
Today: 
What do you know about Romeo and Juliet?

Loyalty

Assignments:
Word Maps due Friday (vocab coming tomorrow)

Monday, March 18

Do Now:   
Writing Prompt 4.9 (Per. 2)/4.8 (Per. 7) 
The original title of the book was And the World Remained Silent.  Why do you think Elie Wiesel chose that title? Why did he change it?  Why did he decide to call the book Night?

 
Today:    

Discuss AOTW  

Review vocab 

Go over in-class essay topics

Assignments: 
Prepare in-class essay outline - Assignment Sheet
Vocab Test - Wednesday (Per. 2)/Thursday (Per. 7)

Friday, March 15

Do Now:   
Writing Prompt 4.8 (Per. 2)/4.7 (Per. 7) 

Reread Juliek's death on pages 94-95.  Why do you think this memory stands out to Elie? How does his description of the scene and the music make you feel? What does the music make you think about or feel? Are there any lines or phrases that stand out to you?

Today:  
Discuss Night 
Review vocab 

Assignments: Article of the Week #21 - "Post-Holocaust World Promised Never Again - But Genocide Persists"
Writers Notebooks due Monday 

Next Week:
Tuesday: Night in-class essay
Wednesday: Vocab Test - 100 words

Thursday, March 14 (3.14!)

Do Now: 
Pick up a wartime advertisement when you come in.  Look at the ad and answer the questions.

 
Today: 
Review vocab

Propaganda in film

Discuss Night

Assignments:
Finish reading Night (104-113) and complete Reading Response 7

Due Monday - AOTW #21, "Post-Holocaust World Promised Never Again -- But Genocide Persists"

Next Week:

• Monday:  Writers Notebooks due  - Writing Prompts 4.1-4.7, AOTW #15-21
• Tuesday:  In-class essay on Night
• Wednesday:  Vocab test on 100 words 

Tuesday, March 12

Do Now:  Writing Prompt 4.7 (Per. 2 only):
Choose one phrase or sentence from pages 66-84 in Night you find most striking.  Write it down.  Then, chose one word you think is the MOST important in the section.

Today: 
Language in Night

Writing poetry
 
Assignments:
Due Thursday - read Night pages 85-103 and complete Reading Response 6

Next Week:

• Writers Notebooks due Monday - Writing Prompts 4.1-4.7, AOTW #15-20
• Vocab test on 100 words
• In-class essay on Night

Monday, March 11

Do Now:  Pick up a vocab worksheet.  Use the context clues to determine which word part completes each word.

Today: 
Discuss AOTW
Read Cynthia Ozick essay
 
Assignments:
Due Thursday - read Night pages 85-103 and complete Reading Response 6
 
Next Week:

• Writers Notebooks due Monday - Writing Prompts 4.1-4.6, AOTW #15-20
• Vocab test on 100 words
• In-class essay on Night 

Friday, March 8

Do Now:  
Writing Prompt 4.6 (Per. 2 only):
When Elie’s cousin Stein asks if Elie has had news of his wife and sons, Elie writes: 

I knew nothing about them … Since 1940, my mother had not received a single letter from them.  But I lied:

“Yes, my mother did hear from them.  Reizel is fine.  So are the children …” (43-44)

Why did he lie?  Was he right to lie?  Explain.

Today: 
Discuss Night
AOTW Preview
 
Assignments:
Due Monday:

• Article of the Week #20 - "When do photographers drop their cameras?" (This is the full version of the abridged article handed out in class)
• Read Night to page 84 and complete Reading Response 5
  *Be prepared to turn in your Response Packet on Monday*

Wednesday, March 6

Do Now:  
Find one or two partners for the photo analysis.  Then come choose a photo to analyze.

Today: 
Holocaust photograph analysis
 
Assignments:
Due tomorrow - read Night pages 37-65 and complete Reading Response 4 Due Friday - Word Maps

Word Maps format:
     Front: word part
     Back:  definition of word part, 2 words that have the word part and a definition for each

Tuesday, March 5

Do Now:   
Writing Prompt 4.5 (Per. 2)/4.6 (Per. 7) 
Scrutinize the photo.  List everything you observe. 
(Focus on what you can SEE -- do not use historical information or make judgments.)


Today: 
Photo analysis
Psychology lesson
 
Assignments:
Due Thursday - read Night pages 37-65 and
complete Reading Response 4

Due Friday - Word Maps

Word Maps format:
     Front: word part
     Back:  definition of word part, 2 words that have the word part and a definition for each

Monday, March 4

Do Now:  
New vocab!  Pick up Vocab 12 and use the context clues to determine the meaning of each word part.

Today: 
Discuss Night
Examine behaviors of the soldiers and the Jews
 
Assignments:
Due Thursday - read Night pages 37-65 and complete Reading Response 4
Due Friday - Word Maps

Word Maps format:
     Front: word part
     Back:  definition of word part, 2 words that have the word part and a definition for each

Friday, March 1

Do Now:  
Time to study vocab!

Today: 
Get new hall passes
Vocab 10 & 11 quiz
Watch Oprah and Elie Wiesel interview, Part 1
 
Assignments:
Due Monday:

• Article of the Week #19 - "A Tattoo to Remember"
  (pages 16-17 in Jan. 7 Upfront Magazine)
• Read Night to page 37 and complete Reading Response 3

Thursday, February 28

Do Now: Writing Prompt 4.4 (Per. 2 only)
They passed me by, one after the other, my teachers, my friends, the others, some of whom I had once feared, some of whom I had found ridiculous, all those whose lives I had shared for years.  There they went, defeated, their bundles, their lives in tow, having left behind their homes, their childhood. (17)

Elie Wiesel describes seeing people he has known his whole life for the last time. Imagine this happening to you. Write a short journal entry describing your feelings and thoughts.

Today:  
Review vocab
Gallery walk
Get quizzes back

Assignments:
Vocab quiz tomorrow - on lists 10 & 11 (words listed below)
For Monday:

• Article of the Week #19 - "A Tattoo to Remember" (in Jan. 7 Upfront Magazine, pages 16-17)
• Read Night to page 37 and Reading Response 3

Vocab quiz words:
blatant               degenerate
blight                  incoherent       
contrive             intercede
garble                 intricate
gaunt                  implausible
gloat                   sanctuary
immaculate      scrutiny
plagiarism        sinister
qualm                suffice
retaliate            vulnerable

Wednesday, February 27

Do Now:  
Label the right side of your T-chart from Tuesday "Modern-Day Ghetto."  List words and phrases that describe our understanding of "ghetto" today.

Today: 
Review vocab
Work on Ghetto-to-Ghetto project
Get back poetry analyses
 
Assignments:
For Thursday - Read Night to page 29  - complete Reading Response 2
Vocab Quiz Friday - on lists 10 & 11

Tuesday, February 26

Do Now:  
Complete the vocab sheet.

Today: 
Discuss Night
European Ghetto
 
Assignments:
For Thursday - Read Night to page 29  - complete Reading Response 2
Vocab Quiz Friday - on lists 10 & 11

Monday, February 25

Do Now:  
Fill in the terms you missed on your Bingo board from Friday.

Today:  
Vocab
Discuss Elie Wiesel essay
Background video
Start reading Night 
 
Assignments:
Read Night up to page 10 - complete Reading Response 1
Vocab Quiz Friday - on lists 10 & 11

Friday, February 22

Do Now: Writing Prompt 4.3 (Per. 2)/4.5 (Per. 7)
Describe a time when you have had to take on adult responsibilities.  
How did you feel?  Were you ready to do this?
 
Today:  
Read "The Key Game"
Discuss key terms

Assignments:
Article of the Week #18 - Elie Wiesel NPR Essay

Guiding questions for your AOTW response:

• Why does Wiesel say he waited almost 10 years to tell his story?
• What does he mean by "bear witness"?
• Why does he say survivors' "stories are essential"?  What influence can they have on the present day?

Thursday, February 21

Do Now:  
We are watching a movie!  Pick up a Viewing Guide and take out a pen or pencil.

Today:  
Watching Inglourious Basterds 
Notes on background information 
 
Assignments:
Word Maps due TOMORROW

Wednesday, February 20

Do Now: Writing Prompt 4.2 (Per. 2)/4.4 (Per. 7)
What do you know about World War II or the Holocaust?  Write down everything you have heard or know about it.
 
Today:  
New Unit - Elie Wiesel's Night

Assignments:
Word Maps due Friday

Tuesday, February 19

Do Now:  
New vocab!  Complete Vocab 11 sheet.

Today:  
Discuss AOTW
3rd Marking Period Kickstart
Fix quizzes  
 
Assignments:
Word Maps due Friday

Friday, February 15

Do Now:  
You have a few minutes to study!

Today:  
Turn in typed Poetry Analysis and Poem Annotation
Vocab and Poetry Quiz
 
Assignments:
Article of the Week #17 - "Celebrities for Sale," pages 6-7 in Upfront Magazine
 

Thursday, February 14

Do Now:  
Complete the poetry crossword puzzle.
 
Today:  
Review poetry terms
Review vocab
 
Assignments:  

• Poem Analysis due TOMORROW - must be typed
  (assignment sheet)
• Poetry and vocab quiz TOMORROW
  Need help studying?  Check out Wordplay
  

Poetry Assignment breakdown:

• 1 paragraph on sound techniques in the poem
• 1 paragraph on figurative language and poetic devices
• 1 paragraph on theme 

Need help on your poetry analysis?  Need to type?  Ms. McCartney will be in the IMC after school Thursday.

Key Poetry Terms:

Sound and Structure

alliteration

onomatopoeia

end rhyme

internal rhyme

couplet

refrain

speaker

stanza

iambic pentameter

Types of Poetry

ballad

free verse

haiku

sonnet

narrative poem

lyric poetry

Poetic Devices

allusion

imagery

figurative language

hyperbole

metaphor

implied metaphor

extended metaphor

personification

simile