L.A. 8
We started Romeo and Juliet this week! First, we had some discussions about what we want in a romantic partner, what our parents and guardians want in our romantic partners, and what would happen if those things clashed. We also acted out a modern-English translation of the play, and had a lot of fun with it. We will be making interactive notebooks this week that will serve as our Romeo and Juliet workbook during this unit. Students can decorate the cover however they want, but the need to treat the inside of the notebook like a school workbook.
Contemporary Literature
We're in the middle of Act 2 in Macbeth. We've done some work on thesis statements, as well as had a few debates about some of the themes in the play. We also had an impromptu discussion about the incident in Baraboo that has recently made national and international news. The ability to make claims and back it up with evidence when speaking translates directly into the same skills in writing.
Writing Lab.
This week, we wrote a Dedication Page for our scrapbooks. This is the last writing assignment. The rest of the trimester will be spent editing and revising our work, then putting together our scrapbooks in a visually pleasing way.