December 14 ... Exams, Review, and Last Chance at Optional Quiz/Test

• Macbeth Projects - are LATE ... but LATE is still better than a zero.  If your name is on my side board, I have not received your project.

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• Exams are next week ... ours will be a CBA/STAAR style exam with cold reads and questions from them as well as some questions over editing and revising.  You may want to review the following
• WORDS TO REVIEW: Rectitude, Sophisticated, Elegant, Candid, Ponderous, Refined, Plausible, Forthright, Transparency, Desperation, Decisiveness, Uprightness, Induced, Retinue, Savor, Piety, Clemency
• LITERARY CONCEPTS TO REVIEW: Figurative Language, Symbol, Tone, Theme, Conflict, Summary
• REVISING/EDITING REVIEW: Capitalization Rules, Using Hyphens, Writing Numbers in a Sentence, Comma Rules, Using Colons and Semicolons,

• Optional Test/Quiz

• ANSWER ANY 2 for a bonus QUIZ grade
• ANSWER ALL 5 for a bonus TEST grade
• TURN IN BY THURSDAY 12/14!
1. How and why is the contrast between appearance and reality so important in the play? Include the role the witches play in affecting the play’s events. 
2. What is Shakespeare saying about the nature of prophecy and fate? Just because the witches predict things doesn’t mean they’re able to see the future…right? 
3. What is Shakespeare saying about what it means to be a man? Which character(s) do you think Shakespeare believes is the best example of a man? 
4. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically over the course of the play, and their marriage changes, too. What are these changes, what causes them, and how and why is their relationship in the end so different from their relationship in the beginning? 
5. At the end of the play, is Macbeth’s death a good or bad thing, i.e., are we satisfied to see Macbeth defeated or upset to see a potentially great man fall? Finally, is Macbeth a tragic hero?


• Semester Exam Schedule - https://www.sfisd.org/cms/lib/TX02215329/Centricity/Domain/203/Fall%20Semester%20Final%20Exam%20Schedule.pdf

December 12 ... Projects, Make-up Journal, and bonus TEST or QUIZ grade

• Many of you did not do the following journal on November 27 - if not, you can complete it today before the end of the period to replace the 0 in the grade book for it.  MUST be turned in by Wednesday.
• Minimum 250 word original journal response to the following prompt: 
• Is Macbeth truly an evil man or is a good man who made some evil choices? Explain and use SPECIFIC events from the play to support your argument. (Min 250 words. MUST be made up by 12/13.)

• You can submit it to me on paper or eletronically - email it to Richard.Davis@sfisd.org

• Macbeth Projects - You will not be exempt unless your project has been turned in and graded.  Most of you took care of that yesterday ... I will begin signing exemption paperwork tomorrow.

• Bonus Quiz or Test Grade ... if you need an additional grade to help your average ... 
• ANSWER ANY 2 for a bonus QUIZ grade
• ANSWER ALL 5 for a bonus TEST grade
• TURN IN BY THURSDAY 12/14!

1. How and why is the contrast between appearance and reality so important in the play? Include the role the witches play in affecting the play’s events. 
2. What is Shakespeare saying about the nature of prophecy and fate? Just because the witches predict things doesn’t mean they’re able to see the future…right? 
3. What is Shakespeare saying about what it means to be a man? Which character(s) do you think Shakespeare believes is the best example of a man? 
4. Both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth change dramatically over the course of the play, and their marriage changes, too. What are these changes, what causes them, and how and why is their relationship in the end so different from their relationship in the beginning? 
5. At the end of the play, is Macbeth’s death a good or bad thing, i.e., are we satisfied to see Macbeth defeated or upset to see a potentially great man fall? Finally, is Macbeth a tragic hero? [Most tragic heroes before Shakespeare’s characters were primarily evil by the end. Consider Othello.]

December 11 ... Macbeth Projects Due ...

• MACBETH PROJECTS DUE TODAY!!
• If you created yours online - via Office 365 or Twitter or whatever other means you used, you need to share it or email it to me at Richard.Davis@sfisd.org ... try to include your class period in the e-mail subject to make it a little easier for me to sort them all out.

• If you aren't quite finished ... get it finished during the period and get it turned in.
• Anything not turned in today (unless we have already discussed your situation) will be late and subject to a late penalty according to the district grading policy.
• Grades will be posted ASAP - if you fail to turn in a project by the time I post grades, it WILL go into the gradebook as a 0 (and keep in 

December 7 ... Macbeth Project Workday

Reminder - the project is due on Monday, December 11.  It is a major/test grade.

You have the day to work on your Macbeth project - but you need to do so quietly and productively or we will use the time for something else (like journal writing).

If you have questions in class, ask.  If you have them outside of class, email me at richard.davis@sfisd.org and I will do my best to answer quickly.

December 5 ... Macbeth Project Workday

You have the day to work on your Macbeth project - but you need to do so quietly and productively or we will use the time for something else (like journal writing).

Reminder - the project is due on Monday, December 11.  It is a major/test grade.

If you have questions in class, ask.  If you have them outside of class, email me at richard.davis@sfisd.org and I will do my best to answer quickly.

November 17 ... Finish with Act 5 of Macbeth

• REMINDER ... The opportunity for make-ups and retests on the Acts I-III Test closes at midnight on November 26th.  Everything is on Canvas - you can access it there.  Don't wait until the last minute - technical issues at the last minute do not constitute an excuse and will not be a reason for an extension.  If you are a make-up tester, be sure to take the original test early enough that you can retest if necessary.

• Today ... we will watch the remainder of the performance of Macbeth .. OR we will have an alternative activity to show what you know (aka a short answer Quiz over Act V).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKFLVEI1NBA

November 10 ... Test over Acts 1-3 of Macbeth

• Remember we are on a condensed schedule today because of the Veteran's Day assembly, so periods will be shorter than usual - the test has been shortened from it's original length of 50 questions because of this.

• You will need a laptop and that's it.  No books.  No notes.  Nothing to write with.  And ABSOLUTELY NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES OF ANY KIND DURING THE TEST.

• Log in to Canvas as quickly as possible and begin.

November 9 ... Finishing Macbeth Act III

• If you didn't get one yesterday, Pick up a copy of the remainder of the Macbeth Study Questions Packet from the top of the laptop cart as you enter the classroom.  The packet includes the Act III Study Qs, the Acts I-III Test Review, the Act IV Study Qs, and the Act V Study Qs.

• We will test over Acts I-III of Macbeth on Friday.  We will also be on a special schedule Friday for Veteran's Day.  The Schedule is posted at the bottom of the announcement.

• In class, we will finish Act III using the Wordplay Shakespeare: Macbeth resource that we used with Act I.  You will need to work on the Study Questions in class as we work.  Even with the resource playing AND the text on the screen, follow along in your literature book as well so that you can review a section if needed.

• Once we finish with Act III, you will have the balance of the period to work on the the Acts 1-3 Test Review.

• If you are unclear on parts of the play, use ancillary resources that are available to you that might help clarify ... or just use them to help with the review process. See the links below for SOME of the resources available to you:

NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH -- http://nfs.sparknotes.com/macbeth/
SHMOOP: MACBETH -- https://www.shmoop.com/macbeth/
SPARKNOTES: MACBETH -- http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/
CLIFF NOTES: MACBETH -- https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/m/macbeth/macbeth-at-a-glance
BOOKRAGS: MACBETH -- http://www.bookrags.com/notes/mac/#gsc.tab=0

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NOVEMBER 10TH VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE
1ST PERIOD	7:10 AM – 7:50 AM
2ND PERIOD	7:54 – 8:30 AM
3RD PERIOD	8:34 AM – 10:40 AM -       Announcements will release classes to the gym by grade level -       Return to 3rd after ceremony
4TH PERIOD	10:44 AM – 11:21 AM
5TH PERIOD	A Class: 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM *B Lunch: 12:15 AM – 12:45 PM B Class: 11:55 AM – 12:45 PM *A Lunch: 11:21 AM  – 11:51 PM
6TH PERIOD	12:49 PM – 1:40 PM
7TH PERIOD	1:44 PM – 2:35 PM

November 8 ... Moving on to Act III ....

• Pick up a copy of the remainder of the Macbeth Study Questions Packet from the top of the laptop cart as you enter the classroom.  The packet includes the Act III Study Qs, the Acts I-III Test Review, the Act IV Study Qs, and the Act V Study Qs.

• We will test over Acts I-III of Macbeth on Friday.  We will also be on a special schedule Friday for Veteran's Day.  The Schedule is posted at the bottom of the announcement.

• In class, we will read/listen to/view Act III using the Wordplay Shakespeare: Macbeth resource that we used with Act I.  You will need to work on the Study Questions in class as we work.  Even with the resource playing AND the text on the screen, follow along in your literature book as well so that you can review a section if needed.

• Tomorrow ... expect to write a short journal in class (200-300 words) over a topic related to Acts I-III.  Once you finish, you will have the balance of the period to work on the test review as needed.  Be sure to refer to online/ancillary resources for questions you have.  Again ... the resources available through No Fear Shakespeare and Sparknotes will treat you well.

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NOVEMBER 10TH VETERANS DAY SCHEDULE
1ST PERIOD	7:10 AM – 7:50 AM
2ND PERIOD	7:54 – 8:30 AM
3RD PERIOD	8:34 AM – 10:40 AM -       Announcements will release classes to the gym by grade level -       Return to 3rd after ceremony
4TH PERIOD	10:44 AM – 11:21 AM
5TH PERIOD	A Class: 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM *B Lunch: 12:15 AM – 12:45 PM B Class: 11:55 AM – 12:45 PM *A Lunch: 11:21 AM  – 11:51 PM
6TH PERIOD	12:49 PM – 1:40 PM
7TH PERIOD	1:44 PM – 2:35 PM

November 7 ... Macbeth Act II Quiz

• Macbeth Act II Quiz on Canvas. No books or notes. No phones out at all during quizzes. You can take the quiz up to 3 times and I will count the highest grade. 10 minute time limit. Must be done during the period today.

• Students who were absent yesterday (11/6) AND students who are out today (11/7) will have until 3:00pm on Thursday (11/9) to get the quiz made up.  After that, the quiz will be locked.

• When you finish, you can begin reading Act III ... we will, however, read/watch Act III as a class beginning tomorrow along with the Act III Study Questions.