We began by discussing the background to the life and times of William Shakespeare. Students were given a handout with some background information. Please study the more important points of this background information.
We also discussed what we know about Romeo and Juliet.
We read Act 1 Scene 1 (up to line 128)
Students learned that in this play stars = fate or fortune, and that in the chorus, the audience not only learns the basic plot of the play, but also learns that Romeo and Juliet were 'star-crossed' or doomed by fate.
Monday, December 6, 2010
English 8
Homework: read to end of chapter 6 for Dec. 7th class. Students were handed back their quizzes from last week: congratulations to these students who got an 'A' on the quiz: Maddy
Rhys, Grayson , Angus, Katie, Jayden, Isabelle, GrayGrayson, and Sonia. Hey, Athabasca girl, hope you had a safe and happy weekend -- please try to have your reading done for tomorrow's class (we'll do the quiz when you get back to class!)
Today we took notes on formal paragraphs: see below. We also looked at examples of formal paragraphs and began discussing what errors were made.
Rhys, Grayson , Angus, Katie, Jayden, Isabelle, GrayGrayson, and Sonia. Hey, Athabasca girl, hope you had a safe and happy weekend -- please try to have your reading done for tomorrow's class (we'll do the quiz when you get back to class!)
Today we took notes on formal paragraphs: see below. We also looked at examples of formal paragraphs and began discussing what errors were made.
NOTES:
Writing Formal Paragraphs Dec.6 2010
Formal Paragraph Requirements
· Good copy in ink (pen or computer)
· Indented
· Made up of sentences (capital letters to begin and periods to end)
Structure of a formal paragraph
· Opening or introduction
o Topic sentence (often called THESIS statement)
· One or more main ideas (three main ideas is often best)
· Summarize or re-phrase your topic.
NOTE:
Avoid sounding like a list.
Do not use small, ineffective words like (good, bad, sad, nice, things, stuff, mean)
Elevate your vocabulary (use more sophisticated words)
Use connecting words (although, however, because, furthermore, consequently)
Vary (or change up) your sentence patterns.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
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