March 18-22: 9th Grade Lit and Comp

This Week: We will finish reading Romeo and Juliet this week. 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.

Romeo and Juliet Character Chart

Monday, March 11:

• Read Romeo and Juliet
• Act V, Scene I to Act V, Scene III
• Graphic Organizer Notes (due Thursday, March 21 at the beginning of class)
• Work on Questions for Socratic Seminar (due Wednesday, March 20 at the beginning of class)

Tuesday, March 12:

• Work on Questions for Socratic Seminar (due tomorrow)
• Use https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet to find textual evidence at home. Cite the act and scene where the quote comes from.

Wednesday, March 13:

• Romeo and Juliet Socratic Seminar
• make sure you have your answers to the questions!

Thursday, March 14:

• Turn in Romeo and Juliet Graphic Organizers at the beginning of class.
• Romeo and Juliet Test

Friday, March 15:

• Assembly in the Concert Hall

Next Week:

We will wrap up our unit on Romeo and Juliet with a short argumentative writing piece!

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:

• Tuesday, March 12: Reading Quiz for Romeo and Juliet, Acts I & II
• Friday, March 15: Reading Quiz over Act III
• Monday, March 18: Reading Quiz over Act IV