Tuesday, January 31

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short class; early release day schedule due to oncoming storm.
Groups worked on Shoebox Shakespeare project.

Read 1.4 in textbooks.

Two students will read, be ready to read with class from 1.5 (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth) for Friday.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 3: MACBETH 1 VOCABULARY UNIT QUIZ. Blizzard Bags due!
WEDNESDAY, February 8: Shoebox Shakespeare performances are due.

Monday, January 30

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Watched Macbeth 1.3 on film.

Created groups for Shoebox Shakespeare project; groups met to read through the micro-script of Scene 3 and to brainstorm their approach to the project.

(I will give 10--15 minutes prep time 3--4 times before the project is due. Groups will probably have to do some work outside of class!)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 3: MACBETH 1 VOCABULARY UNIT QUIZ.
WEDNESDAY, February 8: Shoebox Shakespeare performances are due.

Friday, January 27

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Warm up: choice of silent reading or Macbeth 1 Vocabulary study.
Finished correcting the Macbeth pretest.

Read 1.3 in our textbooks (440--448).

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 3: MACBETH 1 VOCABULARY UNIT QUIZ.

Thursday, January 26

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Warm up: choice of silent reading or Macbeth 1 Vocabulary study.
Continued correcting the Macbeth pretest.

Distributed the "Micro" version of Macbeth.
Reviewed 1.1 and 1.2 in the Micro script.
Watched 1.1 and 1.2 on film.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, February 3: MACBETH 1 VOCABULARY UNIT QUIZ.

Friday, January 13

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short block due to midterm schedule.
Continued watching Manor House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, January 18: Midterm Exam
THURSDAY, January 19: Macbeth Vocabulary Pretest.
FRIDAY, January 20: resume Macbeth unit; 1.3 and film versions (in class).

Thursday, January 12

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Continued watching Manor House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, January 18: Midterm Exam
THURSDAY, January 19: Macbeth Vocabulary Pretest.
FRIDAY, January 20: resume Macbeth unit; 1.3 and film versions (in class).

Wednesday, January 11

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Test score adjustment.

Warm up: test corrections/review for midterm exam, reading, or vocabulary.

We will be taking a brief hiatus from Macbeth until after the midterm exam, watching Manor House.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, January 18: Midterm Exam
THURSDAY, January 19: Macbeth Vocabulary Pretest.
FRIDAY, January 20: resume Macbeth unit; 1.3 and film versions (in class).

Tuesday, January 10

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Introduced midterm vocabulary review: choice of reading or review.
Wrapped up one group's 32-second Macbeth entry.

Read 1.1--1.3 line 31 in Macbeth. (440--443 in our textbooks).

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, January 18: Midterm Exam

Monday, January 9

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.  (No logs due Tuesday, January 17, due to midterms.)
Last Canterbury Tales performances.
More walk-throughs on 32-second Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: Canterbury Tales performances.

Thursday, January 5

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Technical checks for films and rehearsals for live performances.
Finished notes on Macbeth.
Began walk-throughs on 32-second Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: Canterbury Tales performances. 

Wednesday, January 4

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Choice of silent reading or last touches to essays on Medieval Unit Test.
Reminder of Thursday tech check for films!

Finished animated short on The Wife of Bath's Tale.
Began notes on Macbeth.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, January 6: Any remaining incomplete Medieval Unit Tests will be graded as is; arrange to make up any last work by end of day on Friday.

FRIDAY, January 6: Canterbury Tales performances. 

Tuesday, January 3

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short block due to 2 hour delay schedule.

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs (and optional vacation logs).
Checked in around tests and projects: last in-class work on Medieval Unit tests tomorrow, projects pushed back to Friday (with Thursday tech check for films).

Began watching animated short on The Wife of Bath's Tale.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, January 4: Last essays for incomplete tests must be completed on the Medieval Unit Test. 

FRIDAY, January 6: Canterbury Tales performances due.