English 9B Syllabus 1/19-1/27
English 9B
Jane Belton
Syllabus – Trimester II
Monday 1/18 – No School
Tuesday 1/19
In Class: Discuss Act II, scenes 3-4, Macbeth. Review vocabulary words 17-25.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. In addition to annotating the scene, select one passage in the reading that you think is significant and that you want to raise for discussion. Make sure to write down specific questions/interpretations to share about that passage. 2) Work on vocabulary list for Act II (define and find “context” for words 26-30). 3) Continue reading your RWR book!
Wednesday 1/20
In Class: Discuss Macbeth Act III, scene 1. Model close readings.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Act III, scenes 2 & 3. 2) Review vocabulary for quiz on Tuesday 1/26. 3) Continue reading your RWR book!
Thursday 1/21 – No Class
Friday 1/22
In Class: Discuss Act III scenes 2 & 3
Homework: 1) Read Act III, scenes 4-5 2) Study for vocabulary quiz on Acts I & II. 3) Continue reading your RWR book! You should be finishing it no later than 1/29, if you haven’t already.
Monday 1/25
In Class: Discuss Macbeth Act III, Scenes 4-5.
Homework: Study for vocabulary quiz # 1 (on Acts I & II). Read and annotate Macbeth, Act III, Scene 6 (pp 113-115).
Tuesday 1/26
In Class: Vocabulary Quiz #1 (Acts I & II). Discuss Macbeth, Act III, scene 6.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Macbeth Act IV, Scenes 1& 2 and complete Reflection 7: Respond to the following question in 2 fully developed paragraphs (typed, double or 1.5-spaced). How does Lady Macduff compare to Lady Macbeth? Incorporate and discuss specific textual evidence (quotes) in your response. Remember, the proper way to quote from Shakespeare is: When meeting the Weird Sisters, Banquo notes, “You should be women,/And yet your beards forbid me to interpret/That you are so” (I. iii. 47-9). 2) Work on defining vocabulary for Acts III-V (words 1-6).
Wednesday 1/27
In Class: Reflection 7 due. Discuss Macbeth Act IV, scenes 1 & 2.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Act IV, Scene 3, Macbeth. Pay attention to how Malcolm “tests” Macduff. Also, how does Macduff compare to Macbeth? 2) Work on defining vocabulary for Acts III-V (words 7-12) 3) Continue reading your RWR book. You should be finished with it by Friday 1/29. Begin selecting your next book for the RWR project (selection of next book will be due Wednesday February 3).