Friday, December 2nd

1. Finish and submit "I Am From" poems/ Finish Judy Baca poem

2. Crowdsourced Poem
    ***Class will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem

3. Poetry Slam/ Student poem recitations - extra credit (Judy Baca poem/ "I am From" poem)

Objective: Students will create a crowdsourced "I am From" poem with their classmates.

Wednesday, November 30th

1. Journal #7 - Home

2. “We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born” by Oscar Gonzales
    ***Analyze and discuss

3. “Where I'm From” By George Ella Lyon
    *** Student “I Am From” Poem

Objective: Students will use the structure and themes from the poems we discuss today to write and share their own poems.

Tuesday, November 29th

1. Judy Baca artwork and activity
    ***Students write and share poems

Objective: Students will use the imagery of Judy Baca's art as the setting for a poem.

Monday, November 28th

1. Poetry and the Speaker
    ***“Pass On” by Michael Lee
    ***The Speaker & The Performance of Poetry (completed in partners)
    ***Performance of “Pass On”

Objective: Students will be able to analyze how the speaker and structure impact the meaning behind the poem.

Monday, November 21st - Friday, November 25th

 No school - Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 18th

1. Hamlet

    ***Finalize and submit final essay (by midnight tonight)

Objective: Students will write a strong essay about Hamlet.

Wednesday, November 16th

1. Hamlet
    ***Rubric analysis assignment

    ***Work on Essay Outline

    ***Finalize rough draft

Objective: Students will write a strong essay about Hamlet.

Tuesday, November 15th

1. Hamlet
    ***Work on Essay Outline
    *** Guidelines for quoting Hamlet

Objective: Students will prepare to write a strong essay about Hamlet.

Monday, November 14th

1. Introduce Hamlet Essay
    ***Rubric
    ***Essay Outline

Objective: Students will write a strong essay in response to reading Hamlet.

Friday, November 11th

 No school - Veterans Day!

Wednesday, November 9th

1.  Journal #10 - Act 5 Summary

    ***Submit Hamlet journals in Classroom

2. Hamlet - Final Test

3. Finish watching "Hamlet"

Objective: Students will compare and contrast the film version of "Hamlet" with the text.

Tuesday, November 8th

1. Hamlet - Act 5, scene 2 - 3:23:40

    ***Act 5 Discussion Questions

Objective: Students will analyze the ending of Hamlet.

Monday, November 7th

1. Hamlet - Act 5, scene 1 -  3:08:10

    ***Act 5 Discussion Questions

Objective: Students will engage critically with the ending of Hamlet.