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THOMAS ENGLISH CLASS

Thursday, October 30, 2025

10/30/2025

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Vocab 4 Test
The Tragedy of Macbeth movie

HOMEWORK
Independent Reading tomorrow

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

10/29/2025

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Notetaking
The Tragedy of Macbeth movie

HOMEWORK
Shakespearean Insults Project due Mon, Nov. 3
Vocab 4 Test Thursday

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

10/28/2025

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The Tragedy of Macbeth movie

HOMEWORK
Shakespearean Insults Project due Mon, Nov. 3
Vocab 4 Test Thursday

Monday, October 27, 2025

10/27/2025

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Shakespearean Insults Project
Correct Vocab 4

HOMEWORK
Shakespearean Insults Project due Monday, Nov. 3
Vocab 4 Test Thursday

Friday, October 24, 2025

10/24/2025

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Review of Shakespearean Insults Teacher Project
Indep Rdg: Intro Your book-- make a copy of slideshow in GC

HOMEWORK
Start planning your insults!
Begin reading your book

Thursday, October 23, 2025

10/23/2025

Go to library to get Macbeth books
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Watching Macbeth-- what are we looking for?
Begin Macbeth movie

HOMEWORK
Vocab 4 due Friday
BRING Q2 INDEPENDENT READING BOOK TOMORROW-- ANY NARRATIVE

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

10/22/2025

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Tupac, Taylor, or Shakespeare?
What makes reading Shakespeare hard?
"There is No Escaping Shakespeare"
"Why Tragedies are so Alluring"

Hamartia, hubris, fate, tragedy, catharsis

HOMEWORK
Vocab 4 due Friday
BRING Q2 INDEPENDENT READING BOOK FRIDAY

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

10/21/2025

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Hot Minute: Commas in a Series (and the Oxford comma!)
British Romanticism persuasive letter (in GC)

HOMEWORK
Finish BritRom Persuasive Letter

Monday, October 20, 2025

10/20/2025

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Pass back papers
Vocab 4
How to choose a new Indep Rdg book

HOMEWORK
Choose a new Indep Rdg book-- bring it Friday
Vocab packet due Friday

Friday, October 17, 2025

10/17/2025

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Indep Rdg Project Peer Grading
Pass back papers
Participation, Citizenship, and Work Habits Self-Analysis

HOMEWORK
Find a fiction or narrative nonfiction book for 2nd Quarter-- due Friday