9 T H GRADE LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION

MS. GALLOWAY

Unit 3 Makeup Work

Assignment #1: Shakespearean Sonnet (Composition Grade)

Assignment: Students write their own Shakespearean Sonnet. Assigned on 1/12/15

Shakespearean sonnet: a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter, that employs the rhyme scheme abab, cdcd, efef,gg, and can be divided into three quatrains and a couplet.

Iambic Pentameter: lines of poetry that can be divided into 5 metric feet with alternately unstressed and stressed syllables.It seems to me like such a boring choreLike counting grains of salt spilled on the floor

Quatrain: 4 line stanza

Couplet: 2 line stanza

Example of Sonnet

Sonnet #18Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed,And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st,So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Modern Day Translation of Sonnet #18

OOOOH Baby I think I shall compare you to a summer dayBut, you know, you're prettier and even better, even calmBecause sometimes it gets windy and the buds on the trees get shaken offAnd sometimes summer doesn't last very longSometimes it's too hotAnd everything gorgeous loses its looksBy getting hit by a truck Or just because everyone and everything gets old and ugly and shabbyBUT (and here's the turn) you're going to keep your looks for ever Your beauty will last for everI'm going to make sure that you never lose your good looksAnd that nasty old Death can never brag about owning youBecause I shall write this poem about youAs long as men can breathe (are you breathing?) As long as men can see (are you looking at this poem?)Then this poem lives, and it gives life and memory to your beauty.

Assignment #2: Vocabulary Quiz #1(Assessment Grade)

CP Unit 9 Vocabulary Affluent Flare Iridescent Intermingle Elusive Affluent Bazaar Seep Azure Subtle

PreAP Unit 7 Vocabulary Adieu Advent Apex Assimilate Bogus Exorbitant Interim Inudate Malign Meander Metropolis Momentous Obstreperous Pensive Perilous Shoddy Sprightly Surly Tirade Vagrant

 

Assignment #3: Character Flipbook (Daily Grade)

PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3

The MontaguesThe Capulets Others

Lord Montague:Lady Montague:Romeo:Benvolio:Balthasar:Abram:

Lord Capulet:Lady Capulet:Juliet:Tybalt:Nurse:Peter:Sampson:Gregory

Prince Escalus:Mercutio:Friar Laurence: PFriar John:County Paris:Apothecary:

Lord Montague: Romeo’s father; enemy of Lord CapuletLady Montague: Romeo’s motherRomeo: Montague’s 14 year old son; falls in love with Juliet; Easily falls in loveBenvolio: Romeo’s cousin and friendBalthasar: Romeo’s servant

Abram: Montague’s servant; fights with Sampson & Gregory in Act I

Lord Capulet: Juliet’s father; enemy of Lord MontagueLady Capulet: Juliet’s motherJuliet: 13 year-old daughter of the CapuletsTybalt: Juliet’s cousin; Strongly dislikes MontaguesNurse: Juliet’s former nursemaid; Juliet’s closest friendPeter: The Nurse’s servantSampson: Capulet’s servant; fights with Abram in Act I Gregory: Capulet’s servant; fights with Abram in Act I

Prince Escalus: The ruler of VeronaMercutio: Kinsman to the Prince; Romeo’s friendFriar Laurence: Priest from VeronaFriar John: Priest from MantuaCounty Paris: Young count; kinsman to the Prince; desires to marry JulietApothecary: 14th century pharmacist; sold Romeo poison

More about the Flipbook:

Students should come see me to look at a sample and get materials.

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

Journal #1:Welcome back everyone! Please answer one of the following:In one paragraph, tell me how your break

was. What did you do? Where did you go? Did you spend time with family, friends? Did you get/give anything cool for the holidays?

ORList the top ten best “things” (food, gifts,

friend/family visits, etc) of your holiday break.

Assignment #4: Journals 1-7 (Daily Grade)

JOURNAL #2“Don't waste your love on somebody who doesn't

value it.”“We burn daylight.” “Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny

thy father and refuse thy name.” “Ready to go but never to return.” “Thou canst not speak of  that thou dost not feel.” These are all quotes from Romeo and Juliet.

What do you think they mean? (try at least 2!)  RACE (restate, answer, cite support/examples, explain)

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

JOURNAL #3:Take 2 of your words and create an acrostic of each.Example:Carry heavy thingsOnerousNot a task I want to do alone (if it’s something

heavy)Very much in need of helpEggs need this to be done very gentlyYour little siblings are perfect for this in terms of yardwork

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

JOURNAL #4:What is your opinion of “love at first

sight”? (Think about movies, songs, experiences, etc. Construct 3-4 sentences)

I (don’t) believe it is possible because…I (don’t) think it exists because...

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

JOURNAL #5“Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?” This is a line from Romeo and Juliet. What do

you interpret “bite your thumb” to mean?Does it sound negative or positive? Why

would someone choose to say this?Answer in complete sentences please!

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

JOURNAL #6:A tragedy is a drama in which the main

character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow.

Can you think of a modern day “tragedy” in our society, where someone who was once thought highly of was brought to ruins? Explain the details of the event and your opinion of it.

Assignment #4: Daily Journals 1-7

Copy this definition for Journal #7:Pun – a type of figurative language that are often, but not always, humorous. A pun uses words that have two or more meanings in order to create an alternate interpretation.

Assignment #5: Vocabulary Quiz #2

CP Unit 10 Catapulted Exultant Pulverize Flank Reeling Leveled Strewn Vista Mottled Disfigured

PreAP Unit 8 Assurance Asylum Console Dilate Dross Dwindle Flippant Immunity Institute Liability Preposterous Pugnacious Rabid Realm Rejuvenate Remunerate Sparse Sterling Venture Warp

A Word About Vocabulary Quizzes

Students are assigned new vocabulary words once a week.

They should be studying at home.They are provided extra credit opportunities

(worksheets, activities) for every quizStudents are allowed to retake quizzes to

earn a higher grade, no matter what grade was earned, in my room after school.

Assignment #6: RACE Question #1 Romeo & Juliet

Choose one of the following:  A. What do you know about Romeo’s & Juliet’s lives at this point

in the play? Compare and contrast how their circumstances are both similar and different. Explain, citing details from the play that support your answer.

B. Judging from Romeo’s behavior in Act I, do you think Shakespeare accurately portrays a teenager in love? Cite details from the text to support your answer.

Restate the Question Answer the Question Cite Evidence from the Text (a quote or a reference to a line) Explain how the quote supports your answer

Assignment #7: RACE Practice #2 Romeo & Juliet

Use the R.A.C.E. strategy to answer this question Act III, scene 1:How do the Friar’s motives differ from the couple’s motives? Explain your answer based on details from the text.

Restate the QuestionAnswer the QuestionCite Evidence from the Text (a quote or a

reference to a line)Explain how the quote supports your answer

Assignment #8: Romeo & Juliet Study Guide ACTS 1 & 2

Please see attachment (Word Document)

Assignment #9: Modern Day Scenes

1. Your group will be assigned a scene. 2. Read the scene together and make sure

everyone understands the major events. 3. Assign parts and come up with your own

modern day interpretation of the scene to perform for the class.

4. If your skit provides enough information about the scene for the class to accurately answer the study guide questions corresponding with the scene, your group will earn a 100.

Major Unit Assessment (Essay)

The major assessment for Unit 3 is a character analysis essay. I will give each student a grading rubric to turn in with their typed essay.

Write a 5 paragraph reflection on the following:Examine lines of Tybalt, Benvolio, Mercutio, Juliet, Paris, Lord Capulet, Nurse, and Romeo for evidence of characterization.

Pick 3 of these characters and tell what you've learned about the personalities of these characters and how each character ties into Romeo & Juliet’s themes. Find examples from the text to support your explanation.

ELACC9-10RL3: Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.