WEEKLY AGENDA FOR MAY 23, 2011 - MAY 27, 2011

9th GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, May 23rd:

Review for test on Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET

Please bring your notes, your Act 2 Vocabulary and Characterization Handout

Tuesday, May 24th:

Test over Act 2 of ROMEO and JULIET

Wednesday, May 25th:

Read Act 3 of ROMEO and JULIET

Pair up; read for comprehension, vocabulary and figurative language

Thursday, May 26th:

Read Act 3 of ROMEO and JULIET

Pair up; read for comprehension, vocabulary and figurative language

Friday, May 27th:

Finish Act 3

Act out the duel between Mercutio and Tybalt

Review for test over Act 3

May 16, 2011 - May 20, 2011 9B Honors English

MAY 16, 2011 - MAY 20, 2011

CST TESTING

9TH GRADE HONORS ENGLISH

Monday, May 16th:

Review packet for CST

Capitalization

Colons

Placement of Modifiers

Active and Passive Voice

Revising for Parallelism

Consistency of Tense

Manuscript Form

Combining Sentences Using Subordinate Clauses

Run-On Sentences

Semi-Colons

Commas with Interrupters

Tuesday, May 17th:

No class today: CST Testing

Wednesday, May 18th:

No class today: CST Testing

Thursday, May 19th:

Collected CST packet today

Paired up; read Act 2, Scene 4 from Mercutio's "Old Hare Hoar" to end of scene

Went over for comprehension, vocabulary, figurative language.

Read Act 2, Scene 5 up to Nurse's entrance

For homework: Reread Juliet's soliloquy; write down and identify all metaphors, similes, personifications and allusions.

Friday, May 20th:

Go over last night's homework

Read Act 2, Scenes 5 and 6; pair up and go over for comprehension, vocabulary, and figurative language.

Pass out ROMEO and JULIET Act 2 Vocabulary and Characterization Handout; the Characterization Handout and the Quoting the Text Handout.