Monday, February 29

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Introduced term paper assignment and timeline.

First Shoebox Shakespeare performance.
Began watching 1.7.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, February 29: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3: Macbeth Master Vocabulary Test.

TERM PAPER DUE DATES

FRIDAY/WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 & 9: Databases and Source Reliability training in Library.
MONDAY, MARCH 14: Research topic due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18: Preliminary Works Cited due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25: Notes check
FRIDAY, APRIL 1: Notes due.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8: Intro paragraph with thesis due.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26: Rough draft due.

Friday, February 26

Vocabulary Quiz for Macbeth Acts 3--5.
Groups updated their motif collections; last prep on Shoebox Shakespeare.
 of Macbeth 3.1.
Finished reading 2.2.
Assigned student reader for the role of the Porter in 2.3--will read and prep at home.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, February 29: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3: Macbeth Master Vocabulary Test.

TERM PAPER DUE DATES

FRIDAY/WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 & 9: Databases and Source Reliability training in Library.
MONDAY, MARCH 14: Research topic due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18: Preliminary Works Cited due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25: Notes check
FRIDAY, APRIL 1: Notes due.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8: Intro paragraph with thesis due.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26: Rough draft due.

Thursday, February 25

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet vocabulary study.
Groups continued work on their Shoebox Shakespeare presentations of Macbeth 3.1.
Read beginning of 2.2.  (Read through page 460.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations, Macbeth Act 3--5 vocabulary quiz.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3: Macbeth Master Vocabulary Test.

TERM PAPER DUE DATES

FRIDAY/WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 & 9: Databases and Source Reliability training in Library.
MONDAY, MARCH 14: Research topic due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 18: Preliminary Works Cited due.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25: Notes check
FRIDAY, APRIL 1: Notes due.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8: Intro paragraph with thesis due.
TUESDAY, APRIL 26: Rough draft due.

Wednesday, February 24

Choice of silent reading or Quizlet vocabulary study.
Groups continued work on their Shoebox Shakespeare presentations of Macbeth 3.1.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations, Macbeth Act 3--5 vocabulary quiz.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, February 23

Introduced Macbeth Acts 3--5 Vocabulary.
Groups continued work on their Shoebox Shakespeare presentations of Macbeth 3.1.
Read 2.1; discussed meaning of the scene.

Homework: read "Macbeth's Porter" on page 470 of the textbook.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. Macbeth Act 3--5 vocabulary quiz.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, February 22

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Groups continued work on their Shoebox Shakespeare presentations of Macbeth 3.1.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. (This is a further change.)
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, February 12

Motif teams met to update their DEJs on their assigned motif.
Groups continued work on their Shoebox Shakespeare presentations of Macbeth 3.1.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. (This is a further change.)
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, February 11

Groups met to read 1.7 of Macbeth, and to discuss it for understanding.
Question and Answer session on 1.7.

Reading comprehension quiz on 1.7.
Groups checked in around the Shoebox Shakespeare assignment for 1.3.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 26: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. (This is a further change.)
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, February 10

Reviewed individual and group DEJ assignments.
Groups met to track their assigned motifs in the text so far.

Reviewed the Shoebox Shakespeare assignment for 1.3; groups met to read through the script and begin planning and constructing their performances.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, February 24: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. (This is a change, due to snow days.)
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, February 9

Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary quiz.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Watched Macbeth, 1.5 and 1.6.
Discussed upcoming individual and group assignments, observing equivocation, etc. as individuals, and competing as groups to identify examples of a chosen motif.
Groups signed up for a motif to track, and began searching the text so far.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, February 24: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations. (This is a change, due to snow days.)
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, February 8

No school; snow day.

Friday, February 5

No school; snow day.

Thursday, February 4

Watched Macbeth, 1.3 and 1.4.

Read 1.5 and 1.6 Macbeth. (450--453).
Distributed scripts and rubrics; groups began planning their Shoebox Shakespeare performances of 1.3.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 5: Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary.
FRIDAY, February 12: Shoebox Shakespeare presentations.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, February 3

Choice of reading or vocabulary study.

Finished reading 1.3 Macbeth; read 1.4. (447--449).
Brief overview of Shoebox Shakespeare project.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 5: Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, February 2

Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary on Quizlet.

Discussed and COLLECTED DEJ notes on Macbeth as a tragic hero, 1 example of equivocation and four examples of motifs.

Began reading 1.3 Macbeth (443--447).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 5: Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary.
MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, February 1

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Distributed vocabulary list for Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary.

Finished the 32-second Macbeth challenge.
Groups finished work together to find 1 DEJ note on Macbeth as a tragic hero, 1 example of equivocation and four of the motifs identified in our notes.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 5: Act 2 Macbeth vocabulary.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, January 29

This lesson taught by Ms. Havlak in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Vocabulary quiz on Act 1 Macbeth vocabulary.

Watched Shakespeare Uncovered: Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 29: Act 1 Macbeth vocabulary.

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.