Weekly Schedule
for
May 8, 2006
for 9th Grade English

Monday, May 8th:

We need to finish reading Romeo and Juliet before we begin testing for the CST. So this week we will be concentrating on finishing the play.

First and Second Periods:

Today we will review Act 4, in preparation for the test on Tuesday, May 9th. Please be sure to bring your Act 4 packet. We will go over the vocabulary, the comprehension, the literary terms and the grammar for the test tomorrow.

Fourth Period:

We will have the test over Act 4 today.


Tuesday, May 9th:

First and Second Periods:

Today we will have a test over Act 4.

Fourth Period:

We will begin Act 5 today of Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs!


Wednesday, May 10th:

Read Act 5 today in Romeo and Juliet. Don’t forget your reading logs! Remember, your reading logs will be due when we finish reading the play. It is a major part of your grade!


Thursday, May 11th:

Continue reading Romeo and Juliet today.


Friday, May 12th:

Continue reading Romeo and Juliet.

When we are finished, we will have a final and a major essay over the play. The culminating assignment will be for the class to break into groups, choose an event from the play (the street fight in Act 1, Scene 1 or in Act 3, Scene 2 for example), rewrite it and act it out. You will be graded on the script and the final
presentation of the scene.