Activities for week seventeen 5/29 - 6/1 - 2012

Michael Johnson says, "Life is often compared to a marathon, but I think it is more like being a sprinter; long stretches of hard work punctuated by brief moments in which we are given the opportunity to perform at our best." We are in the final lap and you should now be sprinting to the finish line. Remember I am still here to help you anyway I can. For extra credit you may answer all blue questions in Act IV - due Thursday.

Tuesday 5/29
1. Review Tests
2. Read and discuss Act IV
3. Review All Vocabulary  (homework)
4. Finish Act IV Packet (homework)

Wednesday 5/30
1. Grade Act IV Packet
2. See Julius Caesar
3. Read Act V (homework)
4. Review and Study (homework)

Thursday 5/31
1. Act IV Test
2. Read and Discuss Julius Caesar
3. Start Act V Packet (homework)

Friday 6/1
1. Shakespeare and Drama Terms Test
2. Read and Discuss Act V
3. Finish Act V Packet (homework)

Finish Strong!

Activities for week sixteen 5/21 - 5/25 - 2012

Larry Grant says, "There are three types of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who say, 'What happened?'" Which one are you? If you want to make something happen then you may answer the questions "Thinking through the Literature" page 759. (Typed MLA format, complete sentences - Due Thursday 5/24) You must do your Act III packet first. You may also make up reading points  - please check Aeries. You have been fun, now let's finish strong so you can have fun in the sun.

Monday 5/21
1. Review Tests
2. Practice Idiom Test
3. Read and Discuss Act III
4. Start Vocabulary 29 - 30 (homework)
5. Finish Act III Packet (homework)

Tuesday 5/22
1. Idiom 1 – 22 Test
2. Practice Parallel Structure
3. Read and Discuss Act III
4. Finish Vocabulary 29 – 30 (homework)
5. Finish Act III Packet (homework)

Wednesday 5/23
1. Grade Act III Packet
2. See and Discuss Julius Caesar
3. Read Act IV (homework)

Thursday 5/24
1. Act II and III Test
2. Grade and Review Vocabulary
3. Start Act IV Packet (homework)

Friday 5/25
1. Vocabulary 29 – 30 Test
2. Discuss Study Guide Acts I – III (should be done)
3. Read and Discuss Act IV
4. Work on Act IV Packet (homework)

Make it happen!

Activities for week fifteen 5/14 - 5/18 - 2012

As we finish the year I still have a few messages and opportunities for you. If you want to be successful and to maximize your efforts and talents as a good student you need to stop blaming others, take a good look in the mirror, and take responsibility for your own life and grades. Oprah Winfrey says, "My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." I hope that you will be in the place you want to be next year and this summer.

Monday 5/14
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Read and Discuss Act II
3. Finish Act II Packet (homework)
4. Start Vocabulary 27 - 28 (homework)

Tuesday 5/15
1. Read and Discuss Act II
2. Finish Vocabulary and Act II Packet (homework)

Wednesday 5/16
1. Grade Act II Packet
2. See Julius Caesar
3. Read Act III (homewrok)

Thursday 5/17
1. Act II Test
2. Review and Grade Vocabulary
3. Start Act III Packet (homework)

Friday 5/18
1. Vocabulary 27 – 28
2. See Julius Caesar
3. Finish Act III Packet (homework)

Finish Strong!

Activities for week fourteen 5/7 - 5/10 - 2012

Benjamin Disraeli said, "Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." As we finish this quarter, this semester, this year - finish strong; think of all you still can do this semester. "Excellence is the gradual result of always wanting to do better." stated Pat Riley. And if you want to do better you may make up any reading points from the last entry on Aeries.

Monday 5/7
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. See and Discuss “The Government of Ancient Rome” and “…Caesar   Emerges…”
3. Read and Discuss Act I
4. Work on Act I Packet

Tuesday 5/8
1. Idiom 17 – 21 Test
2. Read and Discuss Act I
3. Finish Act I Packet

Wednesday 5/9
1. Grade Act I Packet
2. Review Vocabulary 21 – 26
3. Study for Act I Test
4. Read Act II

Thursday 5/10
1. Act I Test
2. See “Act I”
3. Read and Discuss Act II
4. Start Act II Packet
5. Review for Vocabulary Test

Friday 5/11
1. Vocabulary 21 - 26 Test
2. Read and Discuss Act II
3. Finish Act II Packet

***EXTRA CREDIT***

Type and Answer Questions 1,3,4,5, and 9 on page 713 – due 5/9 if Act I Packet is completed.