L. Fragale's English Classes

BLOCK 2: Week of December 17-21

FINAL EXAM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 - 2ND TEST

Wednesday Agenda

1. Vocabulary Review - WEEKS 11-15 for Final Exam!

2. Last Minute Study Guide Questions

3. Final Exam Review Crossword Puzzle

4. Small Group Vocabulary Short Story Bonus Assignment

5. End of Semester Celebration

Tuesday Agenda

1. Vocabulary Review - WEEKS 6-10 for Final Exam

2. Finish Watching Finding Neverland

3. Complete Study Guide for Finding Neverland

4. Student-Teacher Individual Conferences - Grades, Return the Midsummer Research Project

5. Complete "My Neverland is.." Assignment

Monday Agenda

1. Vocabulary Review - WEEKS 1-5 for Final Exam

2. EVERY STUDENT PRESENT RECEIVES A FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE!

3. Review Finding Neverland - Study Guide due on the Day of the Final for a Project Grade!

4. Watch Finding Neverland

5. Complete Study Guide for Finding Neverland

BLOCK 2: Week of December 10-14

Friday Agenda

1. SPEAKING: Mrs. Fragale's Check-In - This is your last check-in for the semester. What is your final thought? What do you want me to know?

2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review - COLLECT ALL WEEK 15 VOCABULARY SQUARES

3. Week 15 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Research Project Check

5. Intro Finding Neverland

6. Begin watching Finding Neverland

7. Answer study guide questions for Finding Neverland

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - Artist: Barenaked Ladies, Song: "When You Dream"

2. Review Week 15 Vocabulary Words

3. Review terms for Plot Chart

4. Story Time: Peter Pan

5. Complete Plot Chart for Peter Pan - FOR A GRADE!

Wednesday Agenda

1. SSR: Student Selected Silent Reading for 20 Minutes

2. Individual Student-Teacher Conferences concerning the Midsummer Research Project

3. Week 15 Vocabulary Review

4. Final Thoughts on Don Quixote

5. Compare/Contrast Interwrite Board Graphic Organizer: The Ideal Knight vs. Don Quixote

6. Review Plot Charts

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - In at least half a page, describe one way in which you escape the harsh, difficult times of reality.

2. Review Week 15 Vocabulary

3. Review Don Quixote - turn in textbook questions from yesterday!

4. Watch Don Quixote Film!

5. Complete Don Quixote Study Guide for Film

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - How is this image representative of Don Quixote? If our knight in shining armor could talk, what would he say? Your response should be at least half a page!

2. To Room 708 for Performance Series Testing (ONLY certain students!)

3. Finish reading Don Quixote in text.

4. Complete text questions 1-6 on page 1014 - TURN IN FOR A GRADE!

5. Introduce Week 15 Vocabulary Words - FINAL WEEK OF NEW WORDS!

** Remember to turn in your poem for the Midsummer Research Project! **

Week 15 Vocabulary

1. decrepit (adj.)
2. ingenuous (adj.)
3. recalcitrant (adj.)
4. allocate (v.)
5. assiduous (adj.)
6. inkling (n.)

BLOCK 2: Week of December 3-7

Friday Agenda

1. SPEAKING: Mrs. Fragale's Check-In - What is one job that you might like to have when you grow up? Why?

2. Review Myth / Legend / Epic Notes

3. Intro Cervantes and Don Quixote

4. Begin reading Chapter 1 of Don Quixote

5. Complete Dialogue Journal with AT LEAST 10 Quotes for Chapter 1

6. Work on Poem about Word for Research Project - DUE MONDAY!

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - Artist: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, Song: "WHAT SARAH SAID"

2. Review Due Dates for Midsummer Research Project

3. Introduce Myth/Epic/Legend Unit

4. Complete Introduction to Myth/Epic/Legend Unit - TURN IN FOR A GRADE!

5. Teacher-Student Conferences to discuss missing assignments

Wednesday Agenda

TO THE COMPUTER LAB TO WORK ON MIDSUMMER RESEARCH PROJECT!

• Work on FAQ Research Project - Due Friday, December 7!
• Begin working on Works Cited Page - Due Friday, December 14!
• Begin Poem for Research Project - Due Monday, December 10!

Tuesday Agenda

TO THE COMPUTER LAB TO WORK ON MIDSUMMER RESEARCH PROJECT!

• Turn in 10 Questions to Folder
• Begin working on FAQ Research Project

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Finish watching the film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. What do you think? Love it? Hate it? Write a half-page film review. You are the film critic :)

2. Last minute A Midsummer Night's Dream Questions - TURN IN STUDY GUIDE PACKET!

3. A Midsummer Night's Dream Test

4. Work on Found Poem - DUE TOMORROW!

5. Finish 10 Questions for one word from A Midsummer Night's Dream for A Midsummer Research

** NO VOCABULARY FOR THIS WEEK! **

BLOCK 2: Week of November 26-30

Friday Agenda SUBSTITUTE IN CLASS TODAY! TURN IN ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS TO THE RED BIN!

1. 3 Minute Vocabulary Review - Study Week 14 Vocabulary in Pairs

2. Collect Week 14 Vocabulary Squares

3. Week 14 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Last Minute Study Guide Questions - Study Guide will be collected on Monday BEFORE test!

5. Complete "Found Poem" Assignment - DUE MONDAY!

6. Finish watching film version of Midsummer

** REMEMBER TEST OVER Midsummer ON MONDAY! **

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - Listen and respond to the following song. How does it make you feel? If there were lyrics to the song, what would they be? In what part of Midsummer would this song be playing?

2. Week 14 Vocabulary Review - Remember to study these words from previous week:

1. emphatically
2. prolific
3. expunge
4. malleable

3. Finish Reader's Theatre for Act V

4. Finish ALL questions from the Midsummer Study Guide Packet

5. Intro Midsummer Research Project

6. Watch film version of Midsummer

Wednesday Agenda

1. SSR: Student-selected Silent Reading for 20 Minutes! Enjoy :)

2. Week 14 Vocabulary Review

3. 15 Minutes to work on Studio Time for a Character from Midsummer

4. Assign Parts for Reader's Theatre for Act V - CONSIDER SET/PROPS

5. Begin Reader's Theatre for Act V

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Imagine that you are the director of a new version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Where would you film the movie? What would the costumes look like? Who would you cast in your production?

2. Review Week 14 Vocabulary

3. Read Act IV, Scene ii

4. Answer all Act IV Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

5. Studio Time for a Character from Midsummer

6. Watch film version of Midsummer

Monday Agenda

1. JOURNAL: Viewing - In at least half a page, tell me what your Thanksgiving looked like :)

2. Introduce Week 14 Vocabulary Words

3. Review A Midsummer Night's Dream

4. Read Act IV, Scene i

5. Watch film version of A Midsummer Night's Dream

=Absent Students MUST turn in Persuasive Essay AND Personal Love Letter!=

Week 14 Vocabulary

1. somber (adj.)
2. reprehensible (adj.)
3. squalid (adj.)
4. vociferous (adj.)
5. voluminous (adj.)
6. animosity (n.)

BLOCK 2: Week of November 19-20

ENJOY YOUR THANKSGIVING BREAK! :) :)

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING (ARTIST: David Mead, SONG: "Sweet Sunshine")

2. Act III Study Guide Questions - Individual Work!

3. Review Act III

4. PERSONAL LOVE LETTER!

• Brainstorming - Graphic Organizer on Interwrite Board
• Letter - 150-200 Words

5. Found Poem - 7-10 lines for EXTRA CREDIT!

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Respond to the image on the Interwrite Board. How does it relate to A Midsummer Night's Dream?

2. Finish Reader's Theatre for Act III, Scene ii

3. Watch Film Version of A Midsummer Night's Dream

4. Work on Persuasive Essay for A Midsummer Night's Dream due TOMORROW with Graphic Organizer

** NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK! Happy Thanksgiving! **

Week of November 12-16

Friday Agenda

1. SPEAKING: Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: If you had a theme song for your life, what would it be? Why?

2. 3-Minute Vocabulary Review

3. Week 13 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Turn in LOVE LETTERS to either Demetrius or Hermia

5. Write your response to a classmate's LOVE LETTER

6. Class Share :)

7. Begin Reader's Theatre for Act III, Scene ii - Create background for "Stage"

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - (ARTIST: Lauryn Hill, SONG: "The Ex-Factor")

2. Week 13 Practice Vocabulary Quiz

3. Answer Act III Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet through #17

4. Watch Film Version of Midsummer

5. Work on Love Letter Assignment - DUE TOMORROW!

Wednesday Agenda

1. Reading: 15 Minutes SSR

2. Week 13 Vocabulary Review

3. Introduce Love Letter Assignment - DUE FRIDAY

4. Reader's Theatre - Act III, scene i

5. Answer Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Imagine that you are Helena. How does it feel to be in love with someone who does not feel the same way? Have you ever felt like Helena? Write a love letter from Helena to Demetrius.

2. Review Week 13 Vocabulary

3. Finish Reader's Theatre - Act II, Scene ii

4. Answer Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

5. Tips for Persuasive Writing - Persuasive Essay WITH Pro/Con Graphic Organizer due Tuesday, November 20

6. Watch Film Version of Midsummer

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Watch the following clip from the Reduced Shakespeare Company. Is this "biography" of William Shakespeare accurate? Why or why not? Do you like the clip or hate it?

2. Introduce Week 13 Vocabulary

3. Review Persuasive Writing - Pro/Con Graphic Organizer as either Egeus or Hermia

4. Classroom Reading of Act II, Scene i

5. Answer Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

6. Begin Reader's Theatre for Act II, Scene ii

Week 13 Vocabulary

1. besiege (v.)
2. appease (v.)
3. beguile (v.)
4. commodious (adj.)
5. inter (v.)
6. obviate (v.)

BLOCK 2: Week of November 7-9

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: What was the worst thing you ever did when you were little? (i.e. Smear jelly on the fireplace)

2. Review "Love Square" : Directors and Actors

3. Reader's Theatre: Act I, Scene ii

4. Answer Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

5. Watch Film Version of Midsummer

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - ARTIST: The Mamas and the Papas, SONG TITLE: "Dream a Little Dream of Me"

2. Review Midsummer

3. Finish reading Act 1, Scene i.

4. Answer Questions from Midsummer Study Guide Packet

5. Watch Film Version of Midsummer

6. Introduce Persuasive Writing Piece - Begin filling in PRO/CON Worksheet

Wednesday Agenda

1. SSR: Reading - 20 minutes individual Student-selected Silent Reading

2. Mini-conferences to discuss student grades

3. Review the Midsummer visual graphic organizer

4. Introduce the Midsummer Study Guide Packet - answer questions as we read the play

5. Begin reading Act I, Scene i of Midsummer

Tuesday Agenda

STUDENT HOLIDAY! No class today!

Monday Agenda

STUDENT HOLIDAY! No class today!

**** NO VOCABULARY THIS WEEK! ENJOY YOUR MINI-VOCAB VACATION :) ****

BLOCK 2: Week of October 29 - November 2

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: Share one quirky (odd) habit :)

2. 3 Minute Class Vocabulary Review - Turn in Vocabulary Squares!

3. Week 12 Vocabulary Quiz

4. Finish reading "Theseus"

5. Complete Dialogue Journal for "Theseus" - TURN IN FOR A GRADE

6. Apology Letter to Mrs. Ligon for disruptive behavior

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING ("Tank!" from Cowboy Bebop)

2. Review Week 12 Vocabulary: REMEMBER TO STUDY THESE WORDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS -

1. charisma
2. encumber
3. coerce
4. muse

3. Turn in "Pyramus and Thisbe" Questions

4. Introduce Dialogue Journals

5. Read "Theseus" from Mythology Packet and complete Dialogue Journal for the text

Wednesday Agenda

1. READING: SSR for 20 minutes

2. Week 12 Vocabulary Review

3. Introduce spooky story - How do scary movies build suspense?

4. Read "The Monkey's Paw"

5. Mini-Assessment: What would your 3 wishes be?

Tueseday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Have you read any dramatic works before (i.e. play, musical, etc.)? If so, tell me about it. Have you ever seen any dramatic works either on the stage or the screen? Did you enjoy the experiences? Why or why not?

2. Review Week 12 Vocabulary Words

3. Move to the Writing Lab!

4. Finish Shakespeare WebQuest - discuss "The Bard"

5. Finish reading "Pyramus and Thisbe" aloud

6. Answer study guide questions for "Pyramus and Thisbe"

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING

2. Introduce Week 12 Vocabulary Words

3. Finish Defining Introduction to Drama Terms with Textbook

4. Begin reading Greek Background Information for A Midsummer Night's Dream - "Pyramus and Thisbe"

5. Answer questions for "Pyramus and Thisbe"

Week 12 Vocabulary Words

1. zephyr (n.)
2. axiom (n.)
3. inclement (adj.)
4. latitude (n.)
5. precarious (adj.)
6. wane (v.)

BLOCK 2: Week of October 22-26

Friday Agenda

1. Mrs. Fragale's Check-In: What's the weirdest thing that you LOVE to eat?

2. BRIEF Week 11 Vocabulary Review - 4 MINUTES

3. Week 11 Vocabulary Quiz

4. To the Computer Lab: Shakespeare WebQuest Activity

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING

2. Review Week 11 Vocabulary Words

3. Finish watching Dead Poets Society

4. Complete BOTH Dead Poets Society worksheets

5. Use textbook to complete Introduction to Drama Background Information Worksheet

Wednesday Agenda

1. SSR: Reading - 20 minutes individual Student-selected Silent Reading

2. Week 11 Vocabulary Review

3. Review Worksheet for Dead Poets Society

4. Finish watching the movie Dead Poets Society

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Write a 10-line poem on either love, family, or nature. You must begin the poem with a SIMILE (for example: "Love is like..", "My family is like...", "Nature is like...")

2. Journal Pair Share

3. Review Week 11 Vocabulary Words

4. Introduce Dead Poet's Society Worksheet

5. Watch Dead Poet's Society

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Respond to the clip from "10 Things I Hate about You." How is this a "modern-day sonnet"?

2. Introduce Week 11 Vocabulary Words - begin Vocabulary Squares

3. POETRY LOUNGE!

Week 11 Vocabulary Words

1. wan (adj.)
2. empathetically (adv.)
3. cliche (n.)
4. charisma (n.)
5. mien (n.)
6. qualm (n.)

BLOCK 2: Week of October 15-19

Friday Agenda - CLASS HAS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER

1. Turn in COMPLETED Poetry Brochure - DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN THE COMPLETION VERIFICATION SHEET!

2. FOUR Minute Vocabulary Review

3. Turn in Week 10 Vocabulary Squares

4. Week 10 Vocabulary Quiz

5. Poetry Unit Test - WRITE ANSWERS ON THE TEST!

6. Prepare for the Poetry Lounge!

Thursday Agenda

1. Journal: LISTENING - Artist - Nickel Creek, Song - "Lighthouse"

2. Week 10 Vocabulary Review - WORDS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS: virulent, warily, insipid, ambidextrous

3. Poetry Review for TEST TOMORROW

4. "Daybreak in Alabama" Discussion

5. Write Your Own "Daybreak" Poem

6. Work on Poetry Brochure

Wednesday Agenda

NO CLASS TODAY! EARLY RELEASE SCHEDULE - See you again on Thursday!!

Tuesday Agenda

1. Journal: WRITING - Follow the directions on the handout for the poem "Cynthia in the Snow" by Gwendolyn Brooks

2. Journal Share :)

3. Poetry: Close Reading Quiz

4. Review Week 10 Vocabulary Words

5. Review Changes in Schedule

***** Poetic Pamphlet / Poetry Travel Brochure DUE FRIDAY *****

***** Poetry Unit Test on FRIDAY *****

***** Poetry Lounge on MONDAY *****

6. Review Poetry Terms/What to Know for the Test on Friday!

7. Work on Poetic Pamphlet / Poetry Travel Brochure!

Monday Agenda

1. Journal: VIEWING - Watch the movie clip from Dead Poet's Society and respond. How does it inspire you? Do you love it or hate it? What will your verse be?

2. Journal Share: CLASS DISCUSSION

3. Introduce Week 10 Vocabulary Words - begin vocabulary squares

4. To the Computer Lab to continue working on Poetic Pamphlet / Poetry Travel Brochure

Week 10 Vocabulary Words

1. venal (adj.)
2. encumber (v.)
3. atrocious (adj.)
4. lament (v.)
5. aesthetic (adj.)
6. prolific (adj.)