English 9B Syllabus 1/26-2/5
English 9B
Jane Belton
Syllabus – Trimester II
Tuesday 1/26
In Class: Vocabulary Quiz #1 (Acts I & II). Discuss Macbeth, Act III, scenes 5 & 6.
Homework: 1) Review scene 6 and read and annotate Macbeth Act IV, scene 1. 2) Continue reading your RWR book. You should be finished with it by Friday 1/29. A first draft of your book review will be due 2/10. Booktalks will be delivered 2/12 in English class!
Wednesday 1/27
In Class: Discuss Macbeth, Act IV, scene 1
Homework: Read and annotate Macbeth, Act IV, scene 2 and complete Reflection 7: Respond to the following question in 2 fully developed paragraphs (at least one full page, typed, double or 1.5-spaced). How does Lady Macduff compare to Lady Macbeth? Incorporate and discuss specific textual evidence (quotes) in your response. In your discussion, you should compare Lady Macduff’s language/word choice from Act IV scene 2 with Lady Macbeth’s words in other scenes. You can also discuss their actions, attitudes, relationships with their husbands, etc. 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) Define vocabulary for Acts III-V (words 1-6). 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)
Thursday 1/28 – No Class
Friday 1/29
In Class: Reflection 7 due. Discuss Macbeth Act IV, scene 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) Begin planning your booktalk. Your written draft or outline of your booktalk will be due Tuesday 2/2 in class.
Monday 2/1
In Class: Discuss Macbeth Act IV, scene 3. Discuss book talks.
Homework: 1) Finish your read, write, recommend book and create a written plan/outline for your booktalk. Bring this to class on Tuesday. You will be presenting your booktalks on Friday 2/12 in English class! 2) Work on selecting your next book for the RWR project (selection is due Wednesday February 3). 3) Define vocabulary for Acts III-V (words 13-18).
Tuesday 2/2
In Class: Review vocabulary. Booktalk plans/outlines due. Workshop book talks and begin revising your plan/outline.
Homework: 1) Read and annotate Macbeth Act V, scenes 1-3 and complete the following creative writing assignment (2 pages, typed, double-spaced): Option 1: Pretend you are Lady Macbeth’s physician. Write his report of her condition. What, in his professional opinion, is wrong with her? Option 2: The gentlewoman notices Lady Macbeth “take forth paper, fold it,” and “write upon’t” (V.i.6-7). Create the “document” that Lady Macbeth writes on the piece of paper. 2) Select your next book for the RWR project.
Wednesday 2/3
In Class: RWR book selection # 3 due. Discuss Macbeth Act V, scenes 1-3.
Homework: Define vocabulary for Acts III-V (words 19-28). Work on revising your booktalk plan. Booktalks will be delivered Friday 2/12 in class!
Thursday 2/4 — No Class
Friday 2/5
In Class: Review vocabulary words (18-28).
Homework: Read and annotate Macbeth Act V, scenes 4-6. Pay close attention to Macbeth’s speech on p.177-179 (“She should have died hereafter…”). Underline and annotate words that you think are important and revealing about Macbeth’s thoughts.