December 15-17, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete our final exams
2. Study for exams in other classes
3. HW: Come to class Friday...grades posted then; Extra Credit option

December 14, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Return graded work
2. Study for exam
3. Students are encouraged to use Study Island and Quizlet to help them study for the exam.
4. Study guide is posted on this blog.
5. HW: Final Exams 12/15-17

2015 FALL FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

DRAMATIC LIT TERMS QUIZLET (HELPS YOU STUDY)

FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE

December 11, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete any missing quizzes due to absence
2. Work time to complete the JC Character Drawing and upload to Padlet (see 12/9 for link)
3. Study for Final Exam.....see posted study guide
4. Turn in Journals #30-33; JC Character Drawing due by end of class
5. Read the Study Island Alternative assignment post
6. HW:  Study for Final Exams....

VOCAB #10 MAKE UP QUIZ

VOCAB #11 MAKE UP QUIZ

VOCAB #12 MAKE UP QUIZ

VOCAB #13 MAKE UP QUIZ

VOCAB #14 MAKE UP QUIZ

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

Study Island Alternative Assignment

Students who did not complete the Study Island comprehension questions for Acts I-V have one last chance to earn up to 70% per act.

A student must print the worksheets listed below and complete the questions with 80% accuracy.  If a student does that, he/she will earn 70% of the points assigned to the original Study Island comprehension question per each act completed.

A student may not just submit answers on a sheet of paper nor electronically. Students must print out the worksheets for each act (up to the student as to which acts  he/she prints out), answer the questions on the worksheet, and turn in to Ms. Petty on Monday, December 14, 2015.

JULIUS CAESAR ACT I QUESTIONS

JULIUS CAESAR ACT II QUESTIONS

JULIUS CAESAR ACT III QUESTIONS

JULIUS CAESAR ACT IV QUESTIONS

JULIUS CAESAR ACT V QUESTIONS

December 10, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #33
2. In class writing assignment
3. JC Character Drawing due end of class 12/11
4. LAST CHANCE to make up quizzes due to absence 12/11 (#10-14)
5. Study Island ....last chance....to be explained
6. HW:  JC Character Drawing 12/11; Quiz make ups 12/11; in room 622 12/11

December 9, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in the Final Draft of the Character Sketch to tray
**Journal #32
2. Model/explain the Character Drawing/Padlet assignment
3. Return stamped Character Sketches to support the Character Drawing
4. Work time on it...charaacter sketches turned back in at end of class.
5. HW:  Character Drawing 12/11/15;

PADLET LINK:  JC CHARACTER DRAWING LINK TO PADLET

December 8, 2015

Today in clas, we will:

**Turn in JC Theme Activity

1. Journal #31

2. Distsribute the final draft copy of the Character Sketch Organizer

3. Have work time in partners to complete the character sketch. The Character Sketch must be on a character from the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.  Final Draft (in ink, neatly written on graphic organizer) due at beginning of class tomorrow

4. Tomorrow, please bring device/tablets so we can work on creating Google drawing for the Julius Caesar Character Analysis Drawing

5. HW:  Character Sketch Graphic Organizer final draft due 12/9

CHARACTER SKETCH GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

December 7, 2015

Today in class, we:

1. Completed Journal #30
2. Had project work time with groups
3. HW:  JC Theme Activity due 12/8; No  more vocab this semester

December 4, 2015

Today in the lab, we will:

1. Take Vocab #13 quiz and #14 quiz
2. Work on the JC Theme Activity that was modeled and explained in class yesterday.
3. HW: JC Theme Activity 12/8; Study Island by 6pm tonight

**Make sure you read through the directions for the assignment on yesterday's blog

VOCAB #13 QUIZ

VOCAB #14 QUIZ

Unit Handout Deadlines

The following deadlines are connected to the Unit Activities List on the Unit Handout, which has been distributed in class and posted on the class blog (since 11/19)

Assignment Number:

1. done
2. will be part of the final exam...use the quizlet to study
3. due today 12/3
4. due 12/8
5. due 12/10
6. due 12/11
7. due 12/4
8. TBD

Final Exams start 12/15

The final exam will consist of a comprehension test on the play, dramatic literary elements, and a benchmark in which students will demonstrate skill ability (which we have practiced all semester).

December 3, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Review last night's homework on JC themes evident in pop culture and turn in
**Review Unit Handout deadlines
2. Learn about the JC Theme assignment on Google Draw
3. Learn about the free tool "Storyboardthat.com"
4. Demostrate the theme assignment using Storyboardthat.com
5. Time to work with small groups on JC Theme Assignment
6. HW:  Vocab #13 and #14 quizzes 12/4; Study Island due by 6pm 12/4; JC Theme assignment 12/7

STORYBOARDTHAT.COM LINK

JC THEME ASSIGNMENT DRAWING LINK....CLICK THIS FOR FORMAT

MOCKINGBIRD THEME EXAMPLE (TO USE AS AN EXAMPLE FOR JC)

**other possible tools to create theme drawing (you may need to use the snipping tool): bitstrips; pixton (for personal use); make beliefs; chogger; write comics; strip generator. I haven't used these but they are free and have been used by other teachers.

December 2, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Discuss themes of play
2. Discuss how universal themes are relevant in all eras
3. Assign the Pop Culture Themes assignment
4. Distribute handout for partners/groups of 3...work time.  Do a rough draft or write answers on separate paper first....handout must be completed neatly and in ink...legible.
5. HW:  Finish Pop Culture Theme assignment 12/3; Vocab 13/14 quiz 12/4

** PLEASE NOTE IF YOU PLAN TO USE DIGITAL SUBMISSION, THEN YOU MUST SHARE THE DOCUMENT WITH ME (EMAIL CATPETTY10@GMAIL.COM) WITH EDIT RIGHTS)

POSSIBLE THEMES FOR JC PLAY

POP CULTURE REPRESENTATION OF THEMES GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

December 1, 2015

Today in Mighty Girl history, Rosa Parks, “the first lady of Civil Rights,” was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. This act of courage and defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, one of the pivotal events in the US Civil Rights Movement.--shared via Mighty Girl history on FB

Today in class, we will:

1. Stay an extra minute as each class left two minutes early on 11/20 with the substitute.
2. Distribute Vocab #14
3. Reminder:  Vocab #13 and #14 quiz on Friday 12/4/15
4. Discuss JC the play; finish the docudrama biography of Caesar (30 minutes)
5. Discuss first assignment...pop culture themes
6. Discuss Study Island assignment
7. HW:  Come up with at least 3 themes that are present in the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar 12/2