Journal: Dec. 2nd: Shakespeare

Create this chart in your journal. In the Know column, please write down everything you know about William Shakespeare. In the Want to Know column, please write down everything you want to know about William Shakespeare.

Warm-up: Dec. 3rd

1. Please take out the Shakespeare questions you were assigned last night for homework. I will be coming by to check those.

2. Please complete the Romeo and Juliet Pre-Reading Discussion Questions. Please be sure to answer in complete sentences as well as be specific with your explanation for each one.

3. We will discuss these shortly.

Journal: December 4th: Hatred In a half page journal entry, please respond to the following prompt:

How is it possible for someone to get caught up in the idea of hating another individual or group of individuals simply because of their name or what they’ve been told about that person or group? Please be specific with your explanation.

Journal: 6 word memoir 12-05-13

1. A memoir is “an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.”

2. Create a 6 word memoir for yourself! Try to capture the essence of your life!

3. Example:1. Exhausted mama of 5 praying for a snow day. 2. Passionate literary enthusiast igniting the flame. 3. Loving wife desiring a date with doting husband. 4. Bama hater loving Saban’s public demise.

12/11: JOURNAL: APPROPRIATE?

During Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service, our President along with Prime Ministers from two other countries took a selfie. Do you think this behavior is appropriate for the leader of our country? Why or why not? Has our use of technology crossed the line? Be specific with your explanation.

12/12/13: JOURNAL: FEUD

People feud for many reasons. Write a news story for your local newspaper detailing the beginning of a feud. Be creative.

12/13/13: JOURNAL: FREE WRITE

Free Write

Questions to help generate ideas: • How is your day? • What are you doing this weekend? • What plans do you have for Christmas? • What is your New Year’s resolution?

12/16/13: JOURNAL: CHRISTMAS

In a half page journal entry, please address the following prompt:

Picture Christmas morning at your house. Now focus on one of your five senses: see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. Describe what that sense experiences throughout that morning.

12/17/13: WARM-UP: QUESTIONS

On the sticky note provided, please write down any questions you have regarding the reading you were assigned to read in class yesterday.

Please remember: • every question is important• most likely someone in the class has the same

question as you do, but for whatever reason, he/she will not ask• the material is important for you to know and

understand

12/18/13: LOVE ADVICE

In the style of an advice columnist, please give Romeo some love advice. He desperately needs your help.

12/19/13: JOURNAL: FALLING IN LOVE

To the best of your ability, please utilize vivid, descriptive language to describe the act of falling in love. Be specific.

Think about: • How are your senses affected? • How is your perception of the world altered? • How is your perception of yourself changed? • How do your actions change?

1/6/2014: WARM-UP

• Take out Literature Book and open up to pg. 1064• Take out Romeo and Juliet Study Guide• Take out notes over Romeo and Juliet• Take out clean sheets of paper to take notes

1/7/2014: WARM-UP

• Take out your Literature Book and open up to pg. 1067• Take out Romeo and Juliet Study Guide• Take out notes over Romeo and Juliet• Take out clean sheets of paper to take notes

1/8/2014: WARM-UP

• Take out your Literature Book and open up to pg. 1076• Take out Romeo and Juliet Study Guide• Take out notes over Romeo and Juliet• Take out clean sheets of paper to take notes