Thursday, June 4: English 8/9 (1)

Today students completed the play, Romeo and Juliet.  There were some decidedly mixed reviews.

Students now have the task of re-writing an alternate ending.  The following short list criteria is below:

A more detailed criteria will be presented next class.

English 8/9 (1)

Today students began by working in groups on assigned scenes from Romeo and Juliet.  Using a summary, students found lines from the play that provided the gist of the meaning.  Students then performed these in class.

Students then watched the scenes from the movie.  We have now watched up to Act III, scene ii.  Students then went through their response booklets with the intent to complete what we have watched and studied in class.

Language Arts 7

Today students began their own children's story!

I read through the story Adventures With Gary, by Brock MacInnes.

Students then generated criteria for which to write their own children's book:

This will be typed up into a rubric.

Students then generated their own story boards that they will use to write a children's story.

Students then made use of the laptops to begin their actual stories.

English 8/9 (1)

Today students chose a scene from Romeo and Juliet and created a comic strip that showed what happens in the scene.

These were well done!

Students then watched a short performance by the Pender Harbour Community Choir.

Wednesday, May 20: Language Arts 7

Today students worked on a reading comprehension exercise.

Each group also had 20 minutes of practice time for their shadow puppet performances.

English 8/9 (1)

Today students began by answering the following prompts in their journals:

Students then watched the following short animation on Friar Laurence from Romeo and Juliet:

http://study.com/academy/lesson/friar-lawrence-in-romeo-and-juliet-soliloquy-letter-to-romeo.html

Finally, students read through Act II, scene 4 in the play and answered the relevant section in their response booklets.

http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/section9.rhtml

http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/T24.html

English 8/9 (1)

Today students began by reading the first 5 lines of Act II, scene 2 and identifying the clues/figurative language that described what time of day the scene is taking place.

Students then were asked to watch two separate versions of the balcony scene (Act II, scene 2) and note the differences/similarities:

Students were then asked to choose which scene they preferred and offer an explanation as to why, using evidence.

Finally, students completed the Act II, scene 2 portion of the new response booklet.