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Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

10/31/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. "Holinshed" and "Daemonologie" articles-- partner teaching
  3. Macbeth Act 1 Scene 1: The Witches Comparison & Analysis WS​
HOMEWORK
Independent Reading
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Monday, Oct. 30, 2023

10/30/2023

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  1. There is a big bag of headphones in the 3rd set of cabinets from my desk. Please show the sub this note and see if you can find them if you need them! Please just return when you are done. 
  2. The homework articles are somewhere on my desk or on the counter behind my desk. Can someone please try to find them? The goal is that you have a partner and you each read one, then discuss tomorrow. 
  3. How to Read Shakespeare video-- 5 min
  4. ​Macbeth Act 1 video-- on edpuzzle
HOMEWORK
Tues--> Holinshed and Daemonologie articles-- read and annotate your article and be prepared to teach it to your partner tomorrow​
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Friday, Oct. 27, 2023

10/27/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Pass back papers
  3. Macbeth Vocab
    1. Words you know, know of, and don't know
    2. Positive and negative connotations
  4. Macbeth Socratic Seminar groups
HOMEWORK
Independent Reading
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Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023

10/26/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Q2 Indep Rdg Planning
  3. Indep Rdg Update-- Read-aloud
    1. https://flip.com/219e5dff
HOMEWORK
​Fri--> Finish Intro to Macbeth slideshow
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October 25th, 2023

10/25/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Art, Technology, and Lifestyle through the Ages Presentation Completion
    1. Is there anything we can tell about these 300 years through the art? What do we see? What is missing? 
  3. Note-Taking Secrets
  4. Intro to Macbeth slideshow
  5. Intro to Socratic Seminar and the Macbeth plan
HOMEWORK
Thurs--> bring Indep Rdg book to class
Fri--> Finish Intro to Macbeth notes
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Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023

10/24/2023

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  1. Settle in on your own
  2. Macbeth Vocabulary-- it's a lot, don't stress. Just look through them for now. 
  3. Macbeth Intro-- go the slides with your table group. 
    1. Take notes on at least 10 things that you think will be important for understanding the play. 
    2. In 3 places I ask you to make predictions. Make them! 
    3. Write down at least 3 questions you have about the play, Shakespeare, or the information presented. 
HOMEWORK
Finish going through the slides and taking notes. The times of the videos are on each slide so you can manage your time. Be able to define each of the Literary Devices.
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Monday, October 23rd, 2023

10/22/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Hot Minute-- apostrophe with "s"
  3. British Romanticism to Shakespeare movements jigsaw--> click for SLIDESHOW link
  4. Movement Presentations
HOMEWORK
EdPuzzle on the History of the English Language-- go to edpuzzle.com and login with your mbusdapps account if the link below doesn't work. 
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Friday, Oct. 20, 2023

10/20/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. British Romanticism Poetry One-Pager-- due at the end of the period! 
HOMEWORK
Q2 Indep Rdg--> get a book by Thursday! 
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Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023

10/19/2023

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Picture
  1. Settle in
  2. Indep Rdg Project Gallery Walk & Reflection
HOMEWORK
Read your poem and continue annotating it. We will do the art part of the project in class on Friday. 
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Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

10/18/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Project Questions
  3. Poetry one-pagers
  4. "The Lamb" and "The Tyger"-- find a partner
HOMEWORK
Indep Rdg Project due tomorrow-- printed out
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Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

10/17/2023

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  1. Change seats
  2. Settle in
  3. Meet your neighbors
  4. Analyze the analysis--"When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be" by John Keats
  5. Practice poetry comprehension-- "The Tyger" in CommonLit 
HOMEWORK
Q1 IR Book Project due 10/19
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Monday, Oct. 16, 2023

10/16/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Hot Minute-- who and whom
  3. "When I have Fears that I May Cease to Be" by Keats
    1. Annotate/analyze-- Guide to understanding poetry
    2. Read my analysis
    3. Analyze my analysis
​HOMEWORK
Q1 IR Book Project due 10/19
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Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023

10/12/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. The modern day romantic?
  3. Q1 IR Book Project options
HOMEWORK
Q1 IR Book Project due 10/19
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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023

10/11/2023

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  1. Moment of silence for the war in Israel
  2. Hot Minute: Effect & Affect
  3. "She Walks in Beauty" Lord Byron
  4. The Byronic Hero video
HOMEWORK
Find a current poem, song, video, show, or piece of art that you feel reflects Romantic views in at least 3 ways. This is not due Thursday because I'm just finishing this sentence at 7:55pm, but if you have something to share tomorrow, that would be cool. :) 
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Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023

10/10/2023

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  1. HOMEROOM survey about Juneteenth: www.manhattanbeach.gov/survey
  2. Settle in
  3. Journal-- Remember all of the tenets of Romanticism? How do you feel about those? Do you share any of those values? Which do you share and which do you not? 
  4. "The Tyger" analysis-- partner share
  5. "The Lamb" analysis
HOMEWORK
Survey of British Romanticism-- read, take a look, click some examples
Finish your Indep Rdg book
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Monday, Oct. 9th, 2023

10/9/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Introducing: Hot Minute
  3. Annotate "Ozymandias"-- independent, partner
  4. whole class SOAPSTone analysis
HOMEWORK
"The Tyger" by William Blake-- annotate, practice SOAPSTone analysis
Finish your Indep Rdg book in the next week
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Friday, Oct. 6, 2023

10/6/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Partner annotating: "Prometheus"
HOMEWORK
Independent Reading
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Thurs, Oct. 4, 2023

10/5/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Independent Reading lesson-- predicting the theme
    1. Planning worksheet
HOMEWORK
due by midnight--> theme paragraph
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Weds, Oct. 4, 2023

10/4/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. British Romanticism article notes-- focusing on the task
    1. What is the teacher's goal? What does he/she want me to learn?
    2. Share any poems or authors you hope we explore in the next week or so
  3. What do we know about poetry? rhythm, rhyme, repetition
    1. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" William Wordsworth"
    2. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways"
  4. Literary Devices Dictionary
HOMEWORK
Thurs--> Indep Rdg
Fri--> Finish Literary Devices Dictionary
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Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023

10/3/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. Partner Note-taking Activity
  • Read this article and with a partner take notes on:
    • What are the tenets, or beliefs, of British Romantics?
    • What instigated or caused the Romantic beliefs?
    • Who are some of the most famous Romantic poets? 
HOMEWORK
Read and annotate "Sonnets from the Portuguese 43: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Mon, Oct. 2, 2023

10/2/2023

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  1. Settle in
  2. British Romantic Art Activity
HOMEWORK
Read and annotate "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
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