Wednesday, October 12

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: You have FIFTEEN minutes to study for your test.

Today: Unit Test #1

EXTRA-CREDIT: Write a character sketch for a famous person (historical or current).  Your character sketch should be a minimum of 20 lines and must rhyme (in the style of the Canterbury Tales.)  Your sketch must include a physical description of the person, his/her personality traits, what he/she does or has done, his/her hobbies and interests, etc.  Make sure to employ both direct and indirect characterization.
WORTH = 20 pts. Extra Credit

Self-Assessment: How well do you feel you did on your Unit Test?  Which questions did you struggle with the most?  How well-prepared do you feel you were for this test?

Homework: Finish extra credit assignment

Tuesday, October 11

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: What tactics do you use when you're trying to persuade someone to do something?  Which tactics do you feel are the most effective for convincing a person to do what you want them to do?  Which tactics do you feel are the least effective?  How might Lady Macbeth attempt to persuade her husband to kill King Duncan?

Today: 1) Class will read Act 1, Scene 7, analyzing the methods of persuasion Lady Macbeth uses on her husband: Begging the question, attacking the person, either-or reasoning and hasty generalization.

2) In groups, students will be asked to identify the fallacies in the arguments Lady Macbeth uses in Scene 7 to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan.

EXIT SLIP: Answer question #9 on Pg. 456

Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales

Friday, October 7

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.


Do-Now: FREE WRITE: Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want.


Today: 1) Go Over Unit Test #1 Review Packet


2) Introducing Lady Macbeth: What influence can a woman have over her husband? 


3) Class will read Act 1, Scene 5-6 of Macbeth, focusing on the emerging character of Lady Macbeth.  How will Lady Macbeth act as a catalyst for Duncan’s murder?


Homework: Edit/revise your “Philadelphia Tales.”  Final copy due TUESDAY, October 11.  Study for Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales” to be given on WEDNESDAY October 12.

Thursday, October 6

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: Respond to the following quote: “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.”  What do you feel this quote means?  Do you agree with it?  Why or why not?  How can you relate this quote to your own life and experiences?  How can you relate this quote to Macbeth?

Today: 1) Students will finish a review packet for their first Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales.”

EXIT SLIP: Based on the characteristics Lady Macbeth possesses, what tactics do you predict she will use to convince Macbeth to kill Duncan?

Homework: Edit/revise your “Philadelphia Tales.”  Final copy due TUESDAY, October 11.  Study for Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales” to be given on WEDNESDAY October 12.

Wednesday, October 5

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: Reading Skills Questionnaire

Today: 1) Review dramatic irony and aside

2) Class will read Act 1, Scene 4 of Macbeth, discussing the importance of Macbeth’s aside in which he refers to Malcolm as an obstacle.

3) Students will begin completing a review packet for their first Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales.”

Homework: Edit/revise your “Philadelphia Tales.”  Final copy due TUESDAY, October 11.  Study for Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales” to be given on WEDNESDAY October 12.

Tuesday, October 4

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: Do you believe some people have the ability to tell the future?  Why or why not?  Do you believe people can be influenced by these predictions enough to change their lives?

Today: 1) Daily Horoscopes

2) What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?

3) Class will read Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 of Macbeth out loud, discussing how the witches are used to foreshadow future events in the play.

4) In groups, students will read Act 1, Scene 3, focusing on the witches’ fortune for Macbeth and the influence it has on his decisions.

5) Students will complete a VENN diagram comparing/contrasting Macbeth and Banquo’s reactions to the witches.

Homework: Edit/revise your “Philadelphia Tales.”  Final copy due TUESDAY, October 11.  Study for Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales” to be given on WEDNESDAY October 12.

Monday, October 3

Objective: SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.  SWBAT analyze and draw inferences about characters.  SWBAT analyze and describe theme in a drama.

Do-Now: Complete quickwrite activity on pg. 438.

Today: 1) Review Shakespearean Tragedy

2) Anticipation Guide for Macbeth

3) Class will read “The Tragedy of Macbeth: The Sources of the Play” pp. 436-437.

4) Begin editing/revising your Philadelphia Tales


EXIT SLIP: Reading Skills Questionnaire

Homework: Edit/revise your “Philadelphia Tales.”  Final copy due TUESDAY, October 11.  Study for Unit Test on “Beowulf” and “The Canterbury Tales” to be given on WEDNESDAY October 12.