Objective: SWBAT compose original plays. SWBAT participate in a series of acting exercises.
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: 1) Acting Exercise: Celebrity Christmas Party
2) Finish working on your Playwriting Project
Exit Slip: Grade Yourself: What grade do you feel you deserve to receive on your Playwriting Project? Why do you feel you have earned this grade? EXPLAIN.
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Thursday, December 20
Objective: SWBAT compose original plays. SWBAT participate in a series of acting exercises.
Do-Now: Describe the CLIMAX (turning point) of your play. How did you (or will you) use the climax to create suspense in your play? Explain.
Today: 1) Acting Exercises: "Encourage Your Partner" and "Eliminating the Extremes."
2) Share your play with a classmate and have him/her offer suggestions to improve your play.
3) Continue working on your play.
Exit Slip: What advice did your partner offer for your play? How did you use this advice (or how will you use this advice) to improve your play?
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Do-Now: Describe the CLIMAX (turning point) of your play. How did you (or will you) use the climax to create suspense in your play? Explain.
Today: 1) Acting Exercises: "Encourage Your Partner" and "Eliminating the Extremes."
2) Share your play with a classmate and have him/her offer suggestions to improve your play.
3) Continue working on your play.
Exit Slip: What advice did your partner offer for your play? How did you use this advice (or how will you use this advice) to improve your play?
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Wednesday, December 19
Objective: SWBAT compose original plays. SWBAT participate in a series of acting exercises.
Do-Now: Check-In : How much of your play have you completed so far? What do you still have left to do? What do you plan on accomplishing in class today?
Today: 1) Holiday Haiku
2) Continue working on your Playwriting Project
Exit Slip: Volunteers may read their haiku poems aloud to the class.
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Do-Now: Check-In : How much of your play have you completed so far? What do you still have left to do? What do you plan on accomplishing in class today?
Today: 1) Holiday Haiku
2) Continue working on your Playwriting Project
Exit Slip: Volunteers may read their haiku poems aloud to the class.
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Tuesday, December 18
Objective: SWBAT
compose original plays or screenplays.
SWBAT participate in a series of acting exercises to help them become
more comfortable in front of the class.
Do-Now: What do you feel makes a character believable? How do you intend on making your characters seem “real” to your audience? Explain.
Today: 1) Acting Exercise: Contentless Scene 1
2) Review Playwriting Assignment Expectations
3) Continue working on your play
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Do-Now: What do you feel makes a character believable? How do you intend on making your characters seem “real” to your audience? Explain.
Today: 1) Acting Exercise: Contentless Scene 1
2) Review Playwriting Assignment Expectations
3) Continue working on your play
Homework: Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Friday, December 14, 2012
Monday, December 17
Objective: SWBAT
compose original plays or screenplays. SWBAT participate in a series of acting
exercises to help them become more comfortable in front of the class.
Do-Now: This week, you will be writing your own original plays. What topics do you feel would be the most interesting for you to write about?
Today: 1) Go over "A Raisin in the Sun" Test
2) Acting Exercise: Make Your Partner Smile
3) Introduction to Playwriting Project
4) Choose a topic from your Free Write list and begin writing the Character List for your play. If you finish, begin the description of your Setting.
Exit Slip: Write down a brief description of your play’s plot as well as how many characters you intend to use.
Homework: Finish your Character List and Setting. Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Do-Now: This week, you will be writing your own original plays. What topics do you feel would be the most interesting for you to write about?
Today: 1) Go over "A Raisin in the Sun" Test
2) Acting Exercise: Make Your Partner Smile
3) Introduction to Playwriting Project
4) Choose a topic from your Free Write list and begin writing the Character List for your play. If you finish, begin the description of your Setting.
Exit Slip: Write down a brief description of your play’s plot as well as how many characters you intend to use.
Homework: Finish your Character List and Setting. Playwriting Project Due Wednesday, January 2!!!
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Friday, December 14
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character (intent, motivation and action). SWBAT interpret and explain figurative language. SWBAT read, interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: Free Choice Friday: Choose TWO:
A) Draw a picture illustrating the relationship dynamic between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as it was in the beginning of the play.
B) Choose one of Macbeth's soliloquies or monologues to re-write as a song/rap.
Length = 10 sentences
C) Write a suicide note from Lady Macbeth addressed to Macbeth. Length = 10 sentences
D) Choose TEN characters from the play and write ONE tweet for each of them.
Homework: Finish your Free Choice Friday assignments.
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: Free Choice Friday: Choose TWO:
A) Draw a picture illustrating the relationship dynamic between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as it was in the beginning of the play.
B) Choose one of Macbeth's soliloquies or monologues to re-write as a song/rap.
Length = 10 sentences
C) Write a suicide note from Lady Macbeth addressed to Macbeth. Length = 10 sentences
D) Choose TEN characters from the play and write ONE tweet for each of them.
Homework: Finish your Free Choice Friday assignments.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Thursday, December 13
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: We know Macbeth will die by the end of the play, but do you feel he deserves death as a punishment for what he’s done? Was Macbeth a vicious murderer or a helpless victim? Had it not been for the witches’ prophecy, would Macbeth still be faced with the same cruel fate he faces now?
Today: 1) Review Lady Macbeth's Medical Diagnosis
2) Class will read Act 5, Scenes 2-4. How are the witches' prophecies for Macbeth beginning to come true?
3) In groups, read Act 5, Scenes 5-8.
4) Class will watch the end of "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: How did the witches' final prophecy come true? Why does Macbeth feel that he was tricked by the witches? Did Macbeth get what he deserved in the end? EXPLAIN.
Do-Now: We know Macbeth will die by the end of the play, but do you feel he deserves death as a punishment for what he’s done? Was Macbeth a vicious murderer or a helpless victim? Had it not been for the witches’ prophecy, would Macbeth still be faced with the same cruel fate he faces now?
Today: 1) Review Lady Macbeth's Medical Diagnosis
2) Class will read Act 5, Scenes 2-4. How are the witches' prophecies for Macbeth beginning to come true?
3) In groups, read Act 5, Scenes 5-8.
4) Class will watch the end of "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: How did the witches' final prophecy come true? Why does Macbeth feel that he was tricked by the witches? Did Macbeth get what he deserved in the end? EXPLAIN.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Wednesday, December 12
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: What can our dreams reveal about ourselves? How can they show us what we are really feeling and thinking? Have you ever had a dream that showed you something about yourself you didn’t know? Explain.
Today: 1) Exchange your Loyalty Test with a classmate
2) Medical Diagnosis for Lady Macbeth: In groups, read over the summaries for Sleepwalking, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Next, read Act 5, Scene 1. What symptoms does Lady Macbeth show for each disorder? What might be the possible causes of her symptoms based on what she has experienced during the play?
3) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: According to Angus, why are Macbeth's men fighting for Macbeth? Explain. How is Macbeth beginning to crumble under the pressure of war? Explain.
Do-Now: What can our dreams reveal about ourselves? How can they show us what we are really feeling and thinking? Have you ever had a dream that showed you something about yourself you didn’t know? Explain.
Today: 1) Exchange your Loyalty Test with a classmate
2) Medical Diagnosis for Lady Macbeth: In groups, read over the summaries for Sleepwalking, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Next, read Act 5, Scene 1. What symptoms does Lady Macbeth show for each disorder? What might be the possible causes of her symptoms based on what she has experienced during the play?
3) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: According to Angus, why are Macbeth's men fighting for Macbeth? Explain. How is Macbeth beginning to crumble under the pressure of war? Explain.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Tuesday, December 11
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: Give your own definition for the word “traitor.” Which characters in Macbeth fit this definition and have shown themselves to be traitors? How is Macbeth a traitor? EXPLAIN.
Today: 1) What is a traitor?
2) In groups, read Act 4, Scene 3.
3) Loyalty Test: Individually, design your own test to assess whether or not someone is a loyal friend. This test should have at least TWENTY questions and these questions can be short answer, multiple choice, or true/false (or a mixture of several types.) Once you are finished designing this test, you can give it to one of your classmates to complete.
Sample Question #1: What would you do if you found out your friend's boyfriend/girlfriend was cheating on him/her?
Sample Question #2: If you got blamed for something a friend did, would you take the blame or rat him/her out?
Sample Question #3: TRUE or FALSE: A real friend will have his/her friend's back NO MATTER WHAT.
Exit Slip: Describe the "test" Malcolm gives to Macduff. Why does Malcolm need to test Macduff's loyalty like this? Explain. How does Macduff react to the news of his family? Explain.
Homework: Finish creating your Loyalty Test or completing your classmate's Loyalty Test.
Do-Now: Give your own definition for the word “traitor.” Which characters in Macbeth fit this definition and have shown themselves to be traitors? How is Macbeth a traitor? EXPLAIN.
Today: 1) What is a traitor?
2) In groups, read Act 4, Scene 3.
3) Loyalty Test: Individually, design your own test to assess whether or not someone is a loyal friend. This test should have at least TWENTY questions and these questions can be short answer, multiple choice, or true/false (or a mixture of several types.) Once you are finished designing this test, you can give it to one of your classmates to complete.
Sample Question #1: What would you do if you found out your friend's boyfriend/girlfriend was cheating on him/her?
Sample Question #2: If you got blamed for something a friend did, would you take the blame or rat him/her out?
Sample Question #3: TRUE or FALSE: A real friend will have his/her friend's back NO MATTER WHAT.
Exit Slip: Describe the "test" Malcolm gives to Macduff. Why does Malcolm need to test Macduff's loyalty like this? Explain. How does Macduff react to the news of his family? Explain.
Homework: Finish creating your Loyalty Test or completing your classmate's Loyalty Test.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Monday, December 10
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: Macbeth plans on returning to the witches in order to learn more about his future. Based on what has happened as a result of the witches’ first prediction, do you believe this is a good idea? What might the witches tell Macbeth? How might knowing more about his future influence him? What might this knowledge cause him to do?
Today: 1) Review Acts 1-3 of "Macbeth."
2) Class will read Act 4, Scene 1, focusing on the witches newest predictions for the class. Students will fill out a chart recording each of the three apparitions given to Macbeth.
3) In groups, read Act 4, Scene 2.
Exit Slip: Describe the discussion Lady Macduff and her son have about Macduff’s disappearance.
Do-Now: Macbeth plans on returning to the witches in order to learn more about his future. Based on what has happened as a result of the witches’ first prediction, do you believe this is a good idea? What might the witches tell Macbeth? How might knowing more about his future influence him? What might this knowledge cause him to do?
Today: 1) Review Acts 1-3 of "Macbeth."
2) Class will read Act 4, Scene 1, focusing on the witches newest predictions for the class. Students will fill out a chart recording each of the three apparitions given to Macbeth.
3) In groups, read Act 4, Scene 2.
Exit Slip: Describe the discussion Lady Macduff and her son have about Macduff’s disappearance.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Friday, December 7
Objective: SWBAT complete a test on "A Raisin in the Sun."
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: 1) You have 15 minutes to study for your test.
2) "A Raisin in the Sun" Test
3) Read Act 3, Scenes 5 and 6 of "Macbeth."
4) Extra-Credit: In "Macbeth," we are shown Banquo's murder, but not Duncan's or his servants' murders. Write two brief scenes (1 page each) which show each of these murders. Worth: 20 points. Due: Monday, December 10.
Exit Slip: In Act 3, Scene 5, why is Hecate angry at the witches? Explain. Why does Hecate believe overconfidence is "man's greatest enemy?" Explain. In Act 3, Scene 6, what does Lennox say about Macbeth? Do you believe he suspects Macbeth of murder? Explain. Where has Macduff gone and why? Explain.
Homework: Finish Extra-Credit assignment for MONDAY.
Do-Now: FREE WRITE (Write 5-7 sentences about anything you want)
Today: 1) You have 15 minutes to study for your test.
2) "A Raisin in the Sun" Test
3) Read Act 3, Scenes 5 and 6 of "Macbeth."
4) Extra-Credit: In "Macbeth," we are shown Banquo's murder, but not Duncan's or his servants' murders. Write two brief scenes (1 page each) which show each of these murders. Worth: 20 points. Due: Monday, December 10.
Exit Slip: In Act 3, Scene 5, why is Hecate angry at the witches? Explain. Why does Hecate believe overconfidence is "man's greatest enemy?" Explain. In Act 3, Scene 6, what does Lennox say about Macbeth? Do you believe he suspects Macbeth of murder? Explain. Where has Macduff gone and why? Explain.
Homework: Finish Extra-Credit assignment for MONDAY.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thursday, December 6
Objective: SWBAT review for a test on "A Raisin in the Sun."
Do-Now: List any questions you have about "A Raisin in the Sun."
Today: 1) Review for "A Raisin in the Sun" test by playing Jeopardy!
Exit Slip: Self-Assessment: How well-prepared do you feel you are for tomorrow's test on "A Raisin in the Sun?" EXPLAIN.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on "A Raisin in the Sun."
Do-Now: List any questions you have about "A Raisin in the Sun."
Today: 1) Review for "A Raisin in the Sun" test by playing Jeopardy!
Exit Slip: Self-Assessment: How well-prepared do you feel you are for tomorrow's test on "A Raisin in the Sun?" EXPLAIN.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test on "A Raisin in the Sun."
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Wednesday, December 5
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: Do you consider yourself to be someone who has a guilty conscience? That is, do you feel bad when you’ve done something wrong or do you dismiss any remorse you may have for what you’ve done? Has your guilty conscience ever made you confess to something wrong that you did? Has anyone with a guilty conscience ever confessed to you?
Today: 1) Class will read Act 3, Scene 4. What is the significance of Banquo's ghost returning to haunt Macbeth?
2) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: In the film version of "Macbeth," Banquo's ghost was shown to the audience, however, in some versions of the play the ghost is invisible and Macbeth appears to be talking to thin air. Which do you think is more effective: showing the ghost or having Macbeth talk to nothing? Explain.
Homework: Study for your "A Raisin in the Sun" Test on FRIDAY!!!
Do-Now: Do you consider yourself to be someone who has a guilty conscience? That is, do you feel bad when you’ve done something wrong or do you dismiss any remorse you may have for what you’ve done? Has your guilty conscience ever made you confess to something wrong that you did? Has anyone with a guilty conscience ever confessed to you?
Today: 1) Class will read Act 3, Scene 4. What is the significance of Banquo's ghost returning to haunt Macbeth?
2) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: In the film version of "Macbeth," Banquo's ghost was shown to the audience, however, in some versions of the play the ghost is invisible and Macbeth appears to be talking to thin air. Which do you think is more effective: showing the ghost or having Macbeth talk to nothing? Explain.
Homework: Study for your "A Raisin in the Sun" Test on FRIDAY!!!
Monday, December 3, 2012
Tuesday, December 4
Objective: SWBAT analyze and interpret character
(intent, motivation and action). SWBAT
interpret and explain figurative language.
SWBAT read,
interpret and analyze Shakespearean drama.
Do-Now: Read Act 2, Scene 4 of "Macbeth" pp. 79-83. What do you believe is the purpose of this minor scene? What information does the audience gain from viewing this scene? Explain.
Today: 1) Review Acts 1 and 2 of "Macbeth"
2) Class will read Act 3, Scene 1. What does Banquo reveal in his soliloquy? What does Macbeth reveal in his soliloquy? How do these soliloquies represent dramatic irony?
3) In groups, read Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3.
4) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: How has the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changed since Macbeth has become king? Why does Macbeth no longer let Lady Macbeth know of his plans? What goes wrong during Banquo's murder? How is this significant based on the witches' prophecies? Explain.
Homework: Study for your "A Raisin in the Sun" Test on FRIDAY!!!
Do-Now: Read Act 2, Scene 4 of "Macbeth" pp. 79-83. What do you believe is the purpose of this minor scene? What information does the audience gain from viewing this scene? Explain.
Today: 1) Review Acts 1 and 2 of "Macbeth"
2) Class will read Act 3, Scene 1. What does Banquo reveal in his soliloquy? What does Macbeth reveal in his soliloquy? How do these soliloquies represent dramatic irony?
3) In groups, read Act 3, Scenes 2 and 3.
4) Class will continue to watch "Macbeth."
Exit Slip: How has the relationship between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth changed since Macbeth has become king? Why does Macbeth no longer let Lady Macbeth know of his plans? What goes wrong during Banquo's murder? How is this significant based on the witches' prophecies? Explain.
Homework: Study for your "A Raisin in the Sun" Test on FRIDAY!!!
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