Friday, June 8, 2012

Friday, June 8

American Lit:
Revisit Motifs for charts
Intro Synthesis Final Project (due June 18)
Document w/ links: here
Can work in groups up to 3 people
Choose from topics: "phony Hollywood", Teenagers as outsiders, "crazy" or mental illness?, assassinations and attempts, J.D. Salinger and Holden connections
Lab time scheduled:
Friday, June 8
Monday, June 11 (30 minutes)
Tuesday, June 12
Wednesday, June 13 (40 minutes)

Monday, June 18 - in the library - Indirectly present projects in Gallery Walk, evaluate and then complete written final on Motif and Themes in The Catcher in the Rye

9th Grade English:
Meet in Black Box Theater for rehearsal of scenes
Goal: to say lines without scripts and to practice movements
HW: repeat lines that were troublesome during rehearsal until they are memorized. Get props!

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Thursday, June 7

American Lit:
Discuss final questions/Activote Questions
HW: Written Response (document) to novel - free write to one of the questions, find 5 passages to support it and write them down. Your written response does not need to be typed.

9th Grade English:
Acting Companies - review promptbook notes, rehearse scenes on your feet
Goal: memorize lines by tomorrow
Reminder: meet in Black Box theater tomorrow with Mr. Kelly Peterson

Extra Credit due by Monday - (bring in your free book from your Read 3 Get 1 Free reviews)

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Wednesday, June 6

American Lit:
Share motifs and take notes
turn in paragraph response on chapters 23-24
HW: Read chapters 25-26 with discussion questions

9th Grade English:
Meet in acting companies
check off Character Report finished
Reminder: lines should be memorized by FRIDAY
Actors: work on memorizing lines and character costume #11
Directors: cover sheet (step #14) for production notebook (and acquire a 3-ring notebook or something similar)

Here are the acting company materials:
Acting Company Project materials:
Director Scripts Acts 1-2 Acts 3-5   (with words on right side for Promptbook)
Scripts : Acts 1-2    Acts 3-5  (these documents contain ALL the scenes. Only print YOUR pages)


Scene Instructions and ALL handouts: here  (it's 12 pages long so only print the page(s) you need! You will get ONE copy of each - character reports one per actor)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Tuesday, June 5

American Lit:
Write a paragraph on Phoebe
Motif Discussion in groups
HW: Read Chapters 23-24 w/ extended response - answer only ONE of the optional questions
Optional: Retake Grammar Test tomorrow Wednesday 8:30-9:30 in 2206 to add 10 points to score
9th Grade English:
Group Warm up - practice enunciating
Read through lines
discuss blocking
Goal: have lines memorized by THIS Friday
Checked off Company Report

At home assignments:
Actors- Character Report #8
Directors- make Promptbook with two colors: one for blocking and one for line delivery

Acting Company Project materials:
Director Scripts (with words on right side for Promptbook)
Acts 1-2 Acts 3-5

Scripts : Acts 1-2    Acts 3-5  (these documents contain ALL the scenes. Only print YOUR pages)

Scene Instructions and ALL handouts: here  (it's 12 pages long so only print the page(s) you need! You will get ONE copy of each - character reports one per actor)

EXTRA CREDIT - Print your three reviews, then fill out the information page of the KCLS Read 3 Get 1 Free form HERE to take to your library to get a FREE book. yee haw! Show me which book you picked out for EXTRA CREDIT!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Monday, June 4

American Lit:
15 minutes to finish collages
Share out or write explanation
Discuss quotes for 19-20
HW: Read Chapters 21-22 start adding examples to motif chart

9th Grade English:
Group warm-up
Meet in acting groups
Share paraphrased scripts check off w/ Ms. Watson
Directors share or discuss Setting and design
Get Company Report Step #7

Acting Company Project materials:
Director Scripts (with words on right side for Promptbook)
Acts 1-2 Acts 3-5

Scripts : Acts 1-2    Acts 3-5  (these documents contain ALL the scenes. Only print YOUR pages)

Scene Instructions and ALL handouts: here  (it's 12 pages long so only print the page(s) you need! You will get ONE copy of each - character reports one per actor)

EXTRA CREDIT - Print your three reviews, then fill out the information page of the KCLS Read 3 Get 1 Free form HERE to take to your library to get a FREE book. yee haw! Show me which book you picked out for EXTRA CREDIT!