NM History
March 24-28
Monday
Finish Route 66 Brochure
Tuesday
Finish brochures
Begin reading Code Talker handout
Homework: Finish Code Talker hand out. Quiz on information Wednesday
Block
Quiz on Legends, route 66, Code Talker history and early NM History
Code Talker documentary
Groups to make a code talker code
Homework: present code Friday
Friday
Groups finish code.
Present code to class
Read “the day the sun rose twice”
Homework: No homework over break.
English 10
March 24-28
Monday
Poetic Literary Devices Quiz
Group work poetry on dreams
Present group work
Homework: Poetry assignment #1 due Tuesday
Tuesday
Turn in poetry assignment #1
Finish dreams poetry—present group work
Begin poetry on death
homework: questions pg.514 1-6, 524 #1-5 536 # 1-6 Due block
Block
Poetry on death. turn in homework.
Hand out poetry assignment #2
Resurrection Rock hike
Compose at least one poem on death, dying, or the passage of time.
Homework: one poem on the contemplation of death or the passage of time, paying attention to at least one literary device. Turn in English portfolios Friday
Friday
Present a few poetry #1 assignments
Review grammar and literary devices
Continue poetry on passage of time and death.
Homework: no homework over break.
English 9
March 24-28
Monday
Romeo and Juliet Film
Tuesday
Finish film
Shakespeare review
Block
Computer lab to write a movie review
One page due at the end of class.
Friday
Grammar review
Word games
Homework: no homework over break.
English 9
March 17-21
Monday
Romeo and Juliet group scene work.
Hand out group and scene assignments.
Use the class period to work in groups.
Homework: presentations on Thursday. Sonnet presentations Friday
Tuesday
Finish group scene work.
Sonnet memorization strategies.
Homework: quote quiz and finish prepping scenes
Block
Quote Quiz
Present scenes in Old Church.
Begin film.
Homework: Sonnet work for the A
Friday
Sonnet presentations.
Film
English 10
March 17-21
Monday
Begin poetry
Explore the textbook with worksheet
Respond to two poems and write opinion to poetry. One page minimum.
Homework: prepare sonnets. Present them tomorrow.
Tuesday
Sonnet presentations
Split students into groups to present. One person per group picked to present in front of the class.
Block
Read poetry reactions.
What is poetry?
Poetry of Joy. The Thrill of Being Alive
Vocabulary
Hand out first poetry assignment. Find a poem and a song that have similar themes and be ready to present them next week.
Homework: poetry assignment #1 due Tuesday, March 25
Friday
Life and Lost Dreams poetry.
Group assignment. Read and respond in groups. Illustrate one of the poems to understand imagery.
Review vocabulary
Homework: vocab quiz Monday
NM History
March 10-14
Monday
The Lincoln County War
Groups to read and prepare skits
Homework: skits due Block
Block
Finish preparing skits. Perform Lincoln County War skits.
Writers and Artists of early NM
Questionaire—why did you move to NM?
Homework: one page compilation of why people moved to NM
Friday
Share questionnaire.
Finish writers and artists.
NM Lore and Legend.
English 10
March 10-14
Monday
Quote Quiz
Film
Homework: essays and sonnets
Block
Finish film
Computer lab to finish essays
Homework: essay 4 Due Friday
Friday
Turn in essays
Work on sonnets. Perform Monday
Homework: Final sonnet performance Monday
Monday
Quote Quiz
Assign essay due Thursday, March 20
Tableus for Act V sc 1-2. present Monday
Homework: finish sc 1-2 and begin essay
Block
Respond to quotes from act V sc 1-2
Tableues
Finish reading
Homework: essay due Friday
Friday
Turn in essays
Act out ending
Assign groups to act out scenes.
Homework: scenes due Tuesday
English 10
March 3-7
Monday
Tableaus
Vocabulary
4.3-4.4 Read the first monologue aloud. P. 169
Homework: 4.3-4.4 and questions
Tuesday
Tableaus
Read 4.5 aloud in class. Petruchio testing Katherina. Contemplate this question: Is Kate tamed?
Character analysis chart
Block
Finish character charts
Begin 5.1-5.2 Read in small groups to answer questions.
Introduce essays
Homework: work on essays
Friday
Kate’s last speech
Watch Ten Things poem
Is this play sexist?
Begin film
Homework: work on essay due next Friday
NM History
March 3-7
Monday
Mom guest speaker on water
Students end class with a written decision on what should be done.
Homework:
Tuesday
Write a letter to a senator
Homework: letter due tomorrow
Block
The Searchers—NM Issues
Friday
History and Lore of Modern NM
Lincoln County War
Skit and lecture
Homework: skit on Monday
English 9
March 3-7
Monday
Act III scene one—what happened?
Act out scene one
Pg.791 verbal banter between Mercutio and Tybalt, then Romeo and Tybalt
Shakespeare 5 Act structure
Homework: review vocab
Tuesday
Review 5 act structure
Finish 5 act structure
Oxymoron pg. 798
Pg.799 Irony
Pg.801 Read Romeo aloud with motions
Review
homework: finish Act III
Block
“Tonight” from West Side Story compared to Juliet soliloquy p. 796
Pg. 805 Capulet marries her off to Paris
Read pg.806-808 aloud to a partner
Ln. 160 pg.813 read aloud. Pg.815 read aloud.
Work with partners to read Act IV
Homework: finish act IV
Friday
With a partner, pick 4 quotes you think most important in act 4. write them and explain them.
Social Offenses
Tableus for Act V sc 1-2. present Monday
Homework: finish sc 1-2 and begin essay
