Round 2

Today we completed Round 1 and went on to Round 2. We will wrap up tomorrow and then move onto the Julius Caesar timed essay review.

Round 1

We started, and mostly finished, the first round of poem presentations today. They were great!

Some Final Practice

Today, after a bit of business, students had a bit of final in class rehearsal for their poetry recitations which begin tomorrow. In preparation for the recitation, here are some links about recitation and scoring:

• Evaluation Criteria & Tips
• The Scoring Rubric
• The Evaluation Sheet
• The Accuracy Scoresheet

Goodbye Caesar

After our final Caesar video, students wrote their Julius Caesar timed essay and then briefly met in groups to see about revising their films for the sophomore honors class.
Over break, students should be working on their Poetry Out Loud recitations. For tips, check out the POL webpage.

Poem Practice & the End of Caesar (almost)

We again split the day between poem practice and Caesar presentations.

Tone Maps and Vids

Today we split time between Caesar videos and working on and sharing tone maps.

Caesar Videos and Tone Mapping

Today we watched some of the Caesar videos and did a bit of tone mapping.

Maybe Caesar and Poem Sharing

In 2nd period, we shared POL poems and started tone-maps, practicing on a video of Maya Daniels doing "Apollo."
In 6th, we shared poems and watch the first two Caesar videos.

Poetry Out Loud

Today we began our first big poetry unit, Poetry Out Loud. Handouts and links are at Google Classroom.

Final Caesar Work Day

In our revised schedule, videos should be posted to Google Classroom by Sunday evening, 11/13.

Caesar Projects

Students had the whole period to work on their Caesar videos today. Written work should be posted to Google Classroom by the end of today.

Caesar Group Projects

Groups got to work on their projects today. Tonight, students should annotate their chosen scene and do a quick draft SOAPSTone.
Other Due Dates:

• Typed written work due to Classroom, 11/7
• Videos Complete, 11/9
• Study Guide, 11/18

Act 5

Today we reviewed Act 5 and started thinking about the Shakespeare Project. More on that tomorrow.

Act 4

Today we did the Q1 discussion rubric and recapped Act 4. Finish the play tonight.