MAY 9, 2011 - MAY 13, 2011

WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, May 9th:

Read Act 2, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet

Pass out handout for Act 2: Vocabulary and Characterization

For homework tonight:

Go through Act 1 and discover two examples of Romeo using figurative language to express his moods.

Go through Act 2 and discover two examples of Romeo using figurative language to express his moods.

Have Romeo's mood changed? If so, how have they changed?

Tuesday, May 10th:

Read Act 2, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet

Pass out "Quoting the Text"

Pass out "Characters' Boxes of Emotions"

Holt Handbook homework will be due today: Holt, pages 105 - 108; exercise 5 and Review A: "Identifying Subordinate Clauses".

Wednesday, May 11th:

Read Act 2, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet

Go over figurative language

Thursday, May 12th:

Romeo and Juliet test

Friday, May 13th:

Read Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet

MAY 2, 2011 - MAY 6, 2011
WEEKLY AGENDA FOR 9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, May 2nd:
ROMEO and JULIET Act 1 Test
Correct in class

Tuesday, May 3rd:
Go over the Noun Clause Handout
Begin reading Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET
For homework tonight, find as many metaphors, similes, personifications, allusions and alliterations as possible in Act 2, Scene 2. This wil be due tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 4th:
Please bring the Holt Handout book; pages 109 - 111; exercise 6 will be assigned and
will be due on Friday, May 6th
Go over last night's homework: the figurative language found in Act 2, Scene 2 of ROMEO and JULIET
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET

Thurday, May 5th:
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET
Find examples of figurative language in the Friar's speech in Act 2, Scene 3: metaphor, simile, personification, inversion, paradox.

Friday, May 6th:
Go over grammar homework
Break into groups and find examples of figurative language in Act 2, Scene 4.
Continue reading ROMEO and JULIET