Friday, May 18

ATTN: Students! If you attend the school play Metamorphoses AND bring valid proof that you were there (ticket stub, write a review, photo with the cast, etc) you can get EXTRA CREDIT in Ms. Watson's class! Metamorphoses is playing Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 in the IHS theater.

American Lit:
Meet in library
Brief grammar lesson on active/passive voice - powerpoint, worksheet
used class time to finalize Personal Narrative draft and submit to Turnitin.com "Revision 1" by 3 pm
HW: Read chapters 7-8 to discuss on Monday. If you didn't finish the Passive Voice worksheet, turn in on Monday as well

9th Grade English:
Turn in Act 3 Question Support
Watch Act 3 in Black Box Theater
Take Act 3 quiz
HW: Act 4 and 5 vocabulary (you can use these Definitions)
download original form: here if needed
to prepare for readings next week click to download Act 4 audio (about 23 minutes long)

Thursday, May 17

American Lit:
Discuss Chapter 5-6
In-class paragraph
HW: Read Chapters 7-8 (to be discussed on Monday)
Tomorrow: Meet in class for brief grammar lesson, then off to the library for computer access to finalize and submit REVISED personal narrative

9th Grade English:
Turn in Act 3 Scene 3 Comprehension
Read 3.5 w/ two sets of actors
Work on 3.5 comprehension in class
Finish Act 3 Interpretation (blue)
HW: Question Support Act 3 (click to download: here)
Audio Summary: here
Optional: review Act 3 audio here
Reminder: meet in Black Box theater tomorrow to watch film then take the quiz

Wednesday, May 16

American Lit:
Quote Quiz ch. 3-4
Worksheet: Narrative Reality: here
HW: complete worksheet, read Chapters 5-6

9th Grade English:
Turn in: Analysis of 3.2 "night" speech, cause and effect if you didn't yesterday
Read Act 3 Scene 3 with Friar Lawrence paraphrase sheet
Read Act 3 Scene 4 (no 5wH on this)
HW: Complete Friar Lawrence paraphrase sheet and start Act 3 Interpretation (to turn in end of class tomorrow)
Optional: Review today's scene to help with paraphrase worksheet by listeing to 3.3 audio (click to download, 3.3 starts at 19:45 and is about 10 minutes)

Documents:
Friar Lawrence paraphrase sheet
Act 3 Interpretation
3.3 audio

Reminder! Book Review #3 is due in TWO WEEKS (download form here)

Tuesday, May 15

American Lit:
Reading quiz
Pre-discussion writing prompt
Discuss Chapters 1-2
HW: Read Chapters 3-4
Reminder: Final Draft of Personal Narrative due End of school day 5/18

9th Grade English:
Reading Check
Turn in Cause and Effect chart
Analyze use of the word "night" in Juliet's speech for 3.2
HW: answer the questions on the worksheet for Juliet's speech

Audio File for Act 3 for download: here
You can also login to the textbook and hear the audio page by page
Username: issaquah, Password: x4j4j

Monday, May 14

American Lit:
Correct Grammar Sentences
Revision Suggestions
Self-Review in Class or start revision
HW: Read Chapters 1-2 in Catcher in the Rye
Documents:
Parallel Structure, Revision, Reading Calendar

9th Grade English:
Share Lazy Sonnets, turned in
Readers for Act 3
Read Act 3 Scene 1 aloud in class
HW: Chain Reaction Chart: What events led to the deaths in 3.1?
Documents:
Chain Reaction Chart (print x2), Reading Strategy, Reading Check