January 16, 2012 - January 20, 2012

Monday - In-Service Day

   

Tuesday

·         Academic English 9 – Check vocabulary definitions; review definitions, worksheet, and sentences for vocab. lesson 9A. Students will also begin watching a video on Shakespeare’s life and works. Students will answer questions while watching the video.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – Students will play Scattergories together as a class using the Promethean Board. Students will earn bonus points if they use any of the vocabulary terms from the semester.

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Wednesday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will finish watching the video on Shakespeare and they will complete the video questions to use as notes. When finished, we will discuss the video questions together and compare/contrast Shakespeare’s life and times to modern society to point out similarities and differences.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – No Class

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - Students will complete lesson 18 in the PSSA book on analyzing literary structures.

Thursday

·         Academic English 9 – Students will take a quiz on Vocabulary lesson 9A and then define the terms for lesson 9B. Students will also be given the worksheet to complete for lesson 9B and write sentences for this lesson on their own. When finished, students will define vocabulary terms for Romeo and Juliet and discuss Shakespearean terms.

·         Practical English/Literature 11 – No Class

·         PSSA Reading 11/12 - No Class

Friday

·          Academic English 9 – Students will begin reading Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. Students will be assigned parts to read and will complete the study guide questions for Act 1, scene 1 after reading scene 1 together.

·         Practical Literature 11 – New Students arrive today: Students will be introduced to the course and the classroom/school rules, expectations, and procedures.

·         Y.E.S. - 12 - Students will be introduced to the course and the classroom rules, expectations, and procedures. As a class, we will discuss the required documents for certification, etc. and students will receive the forms they need to complete for Monday.