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You are halfway there! The quarter is coming to end tomorrow, which means all assignments are due. I would like to remind you that anything that is more than 72 hours late may only score a 59% or lower. If you handed in an assignment you may redo that assignment for a grade up to a 100 as long as you handed the assignment in on time to begin with.
Today I would you to finish your midterms, go over your progress reports and redo or makeup necessary work and then click the newspaper lesson and begin. If you finish all of that you may have SSR time.
*Newspaper assignment uses your journals from basketball.
Good luck!

You have worked so hard to keep accurate journals. Using your journals use this linkto help you write your newspaper article for a composition grade, the first of the 7th quarter.
When you are finished print to teacher center and we will pick it up.

Objective: I will learn to analyze poetic terms by playing battleship.
In your groups search "poetic terms" in Google. Then create a list of the five most important terms in poetry according to your group.
Share: The list with classmates
Game: Battleship
Review: In your groups determine if there are any terms you need to add to your list? Add those terms now.
Game: Poetry Pirate
Review: Take the review quiz to determine what terms you need to review. Are there any terms your group needs to add to their list?
Create: A five slide power point as a group that includes five terms that you think your classmates do not know.
Review: Complete the matching game
Mastery: Now that you are master, complete the challenge

I will learn to select points of view while examining literature by watching three clips.
Read: First Person
Watch: First Person Clip
Read: Third Person
Watch: Third Person
Read: Third Person Omniscient
Discuss and Create: How would you make Super Mario Brothers third person omniscient?
I will learn to identify chronological order, use of symbols and diction by examining a short film.
Read: Chronological Order
Watch: Doritos
Discussion: Put the commercial in chronological order listing four things that happened in order.
Read: Symbol
Watch: Symbols
Discuss: What hidden symbols can you think of in movies, TV and literature?
Read: Diction
Discuss: What is the intended diction of the most recent movie you watched or book you read?

4.) Based on the play what can you infer?(think, pair, share)
5.) How would you turn into this play into a monologue?(think, pair, share) With your group cut out lines and turn this into a monologue. (10 minutes)
6.) The ellipsisin the title possiblyellipsispossibly indicates? (think, pair, share) "Vassal...Vegetable"
7.) What are the stage directions in this play? (think, pair, share) highlight the example using your highlighter in WORD.
8.) In the previous lessons we learned about Brutus's inner feelings through a Soliloquy. How would you create a soliloquy about yourself? What would your inner feelings be? Take 10 minutes and create a soliloquy based on your inner feelings. Save the soliloquy as lastname_soliloquy.

Objective: I will learn how to analyze a piece of drama by acting, writing and discussing a play.
Vocabulary: Introduction to vocabulary.
Read: Vassal...Vegetable
Discussion: What type of archetype do the characters represent? (think, pair, share)
2.) What is the theme of this play? (think, pair, share)

Objective: I will learn the various types of stories by completing a web quest.
Vocabulary Review
Watch: Four clips one about legend, biography, fable, and narrative.
1.) Robin Hood a famous legend. Robin Hood
2.) Angelina Jolie a famous biography. Angelina Biography
3.) The Ant and the Grasshopper a famous fable. The Ant and the Grasshopper
4.) Frederick Douglas a famous narrative. Frederick Douglas
Create: A four column chart using WORD citing the characteristics of each. (5 minutes) {fourcolumnchart2.doc}
Read: Personification Examples
Create: Four examples of personification based on items in the classroom with your group. (5 minutes)
Read: Hyperbole Examples
Create: Four examples of hyperbole based on items in the classroom with your group. (5 minutes)
Read: Understatement Examples
Create: Four examples of understatements based on recent news in the world, your life, or community. (5 minutes)
Read: Pun Examples
Create: Four puns based on anything in your group. (5 minutes)

6.) The ellipsisin the title possibly indicates? (think, pair, share) "Vassal...Vegetable"
7.) What are the stage directions in this play? (think, pair, share) highlight the example using your highlighter in WORD.
8.) In the previous lessons we learned about Brutus's inner feelings through a Soliloquy. How would you create a soliloquy about yourself? What would your inner feelings be? Take 10 minutes and create a soliloquy based on your inner feelings. Save the soliloquy as lastname_soliloquy.
Write: As a class take notes on the topics learned using WORD.

Objective: I will learn how to analyze a piece of drama by acting, writing and discussing a play.
Vocabulary: Introduction to vocabulary.
Read: Vassal...Vegetable
Discussion: What type of archetype do the characters represent? (think, pair, share)
2.) What is the theme of this play? (think, pair, share)
3.) Based on the play, what is the most important aspect of the speech? dialect? pitch?dialogue?tone?(think, pair, share)
4.) Based on the play what can you infer?(think, pair, share)
5.) How would you turn into this play into a monologue?(think, pair, share) With your group cut out lines and turn this into a monologue. (10 minutes)
6.) The ellipsisin the title possibly indicates? (think, pair, share) "Vassal...Vegetable"
7.) What are the stage directions in this play? (think, pair, share) highlight the example using your highlighter in WORD.
Write: As a class take notes on the topics learned using WORD.