9th Grade - We reviewed Act 1 of "Romeo and Juliet" in two different ways today, to make sure that students are all comprehending the storyline well enough, and that they are able to decipher the old-English writing of Shakespeare.
First, we continued with their modern-English translation of sections of Scene 5 in small groups, to allow me to guage how well they are able to identify what specific passages mean (some of the phrasing is counter-intuitive).
Second, we watched Act 1 of the 1968 film version of the play. There are some minor modifications to the dialogue, but for the most part, this version is done exactly by the book. It is useful as it provides a very visual reinforcement to what we have read this week, and can help make sure that students are all on the same page in terms of comprehension as we start Act 2.
We will pick up speed with the reading next week, having less reading as-a-class and more in small groups and individually.
Homework - study for STAGE DIRECTIONS quiz.
10th Grade - Sophomores had a divided schedule, because of the Wyoming Supreme Court visit to the high school that occupied about 1/2 of the day.
For the sophomores that did have my class today - we used this period as a work-day to complete the Design a Class Project in the library. Students were shown an example of what I expect for the writing (about 1 - 1 1/2 pages long and based off the outline they worked on yesterday).
1st and 5th period were able to use the entire class period in the library, and the majority of both classes finished before the end of the period.
Homework - for those that did not finish, I will accept this project at the start of your class Friday without counting it as late. Each day past that is -10% (as it always is).
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