March 4 - 8: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

This Week: We will start reading Romeo and Juliet this week. We will also be working with Vocab Unit 11 - quiz on Friday! If you are absent, please keep up with the reading with the online edition found here: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/. Its is not exactly the same as the edition we are reading in class, but it will be close enough to keep you caught up.

Vocab Unit 11 Vocab Quiz on Friday, March 8

• PowerPoint
• Sentence Assignment (due Wednesday, March 6)

Romeo and Juliet Character Chart

Monday, March 4:

• Odyssey Guided Reading Packet due at the beginning of class
• Finish discussing the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet
• I will be collecting the worksheet from Friday
• How to Read a Graphic Novel PPT
• Read Romeo and Juliet
• Act I, Scene I to Act I, Scene II
• Graphic Organizer Notes

Tuesday, March 5:

• Vocab
• Discuss yesterday's reading
• Read Romeo and Juliet
• Act I, Scene III to Act I, Scene V
• Graphic Organizer Notes

Wednesday, March 6:

• Unit 11 Vocab Sentences Due at the beginning of class
• Discuss yesterday's reading
• Read Romeo and Juliet
• Act II, Scene I to Act I, Scene IV
• Graphic Organizer Notes

Thursday, March 7:

• Vocab
• Closer Look: The Balcony Scene
• Worksheet due Monday, March 11, at the beginning of class

Friday, March 8:

• Unit 11 Vocab Quiz
• Make sure you have read and filled out your graphic organizer notes for Act I and Act II, Scenes I-III. Reading quiz on Tuesday.

Next Week:

We will continue reading Romeo and Juliet!

The version of Romeo and Juliet that we will be reading is The No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Graphic Novel. Please note that is a graphic novel. I have a class set of books that will stay in my classroom - you do not need to buy your own copy. However, if you would like to write in your copy or have one for home, please make sure you have the correct version.

Important Dates:

• Monday, March 4: Odyssey Guided Reading Due
• Wednesday, March 6: Unit 11 Vocab Sentences Due
• Friday, March 8: Unit 11 Vocab Quiz
• Tuesday, March 12: Reading Quiz for Romeo and Juliet, Acts I & II