September 23/24. 2008

English 1 -- In today's class we finally reached the end of Romeo and Juliet! Our hard work of the last six weeks came to a close as we finished Act V and watched most of the rest of the movie. For their homework over the long weekend, students also received points for writing a two page rough draft of their personal narratives. Next class (Thursday for 2nd block and Friday for 7th and 8th blocks), we will have our test over all five acts of the play. We will also finish up the rest of the movie, and do a fun activity to learn about adding dialogue to our writing. Participation Question: How do both Montague and Capulet plan to honor Romeo and Juliet (hint - something for all of Verona to see)?

English 1 homework
STUDY for the Romeo and Juliet test
Finish filling out study packet
Verona Persona piece 4 - should have begun in class; address the topics of Romeo and Juliet's ultimate fate, whether you think the Capulets and Montagues will keep the peace they promise, and what you think about the Friar's punishment (or lack thereof)

English 2 -- Today students were finally able to be rid of the research papers they have been working on for the last month. However, before turning in their final papers, each student gave a 1-2 minute presentation to share important information about the holocaust-related topics on which they are now experts after all that research. After presentations, we found out the fates of the rest of our butterfly children. Of the 48 butterflies who originally hung from the ceiling, only 18 remain - the rest of the kids perished at the hands of the Nazis, and are now surrounding the tombstone on the chalkboard. To end class, we went over the answers to the holocaust test taken last week. I'm incredibly happy to report that not one English 2 student failed the test!
Participation Question: How did Adolf Hilter die?

English 2 Homework
No assignments, but remember to bring your textbooks to class on Thursday. Students who were not issued one when you picked up your schedule this summer, I will check one out to you in class.