Student+Projects

This is the page where you all will be able to show me and your parents the finished projects you have all been working so hard on. You will post your in class writing assignments here and the final research project that will get assigned to you in class. I hope you all enjoy looking at each other's work as you will all have worked so hard to make these projects AWESOME! If you are unsure on how to post your project to our class wiki, please talk to me before or after class, or speak to one of your classmates who knows how (remember, we are all a team).

Scope and Sequence:

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Designing a Unit:

Students, if you would like a quick review these are good tools. You can play a game, quiz yourself, or try your hand at some flashcards. All of these things will help you remember key elements, characters, and poetry terms to help you understand Shakespeare's //Romeo and Juliet.// At the bottom of the box, it asks you what tool you would like to use. Choose either scatter, which is a bunch of words and phrases that you have to match together to make them disappear, learn, where you can quiz yourself, and flashcards (self explanatory).

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A short word from Mr. Shakespeare about Romeo and Juliet:

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Lesson Plan Overview and Objectives:

Romeo and Juliet

Jennifer Malinowski

Unit Overview

Overview // This unit will introduce students to the world of Shakespeare. Students will be reading, acting, writing and viewing Romeo and Juliet and have an understanding of major themes that are important throughout the text and later understand why they are important and relevant in the 21st century. There will be many activities in this unit including analyzing and constructing a sonnet, acting out a scene from Romeo and Juliet using modern day conversation and viewing clips from two different movie versions of the play. This unit is designed for students to immerse themselves in Shakespeare through doing and creating. // Student Audience // This unit is intended for a 9th grade Language Arts classroom // Timeframe // This unit will take four weeks, as we will be reading, writing and analyzing all aspects of Romeo and Juliet. This unit will be taught the entire class period for the entire four weeks // Rationale // This unit is taught for several different reasons. The first is to learn and appreciate Shakespeare and the methods that he used to get his point across. Students will also know and understand how to read and create a sonnet and understand how one is constructed and produced. Students will also see how Romeo and Juliet is relevant to their own everyday young adult lives. // Unit Objectives // Objective-Students will be able to interpret the text of Romeo and Juliet after reading the text as a class and participating with an in class discussion. // // Objective-After reading and discussing the prologue, students will be able to explain what the major themes of Romeo and Juliet are and discuss what information the prologue is providing. // // Objective-Students will be able to compose a sonnet containing all essential pieces of a sonnet. // // Objective-Students will be able to collect important information from the readings in class and discuss with small groups and the entire class. // // Objective- Students will be able to organize the important information that is given to them in the in class lecture and from in class discussions in small groups. // // Objective-Students will be able to formulate their own opinions and views on the text through listening to in class and small group discussions. // // Objective-Students will be able to relate the viewing of the text to the unit of discussion. // // Objective-Students will be able to assess the behavior of major characters while viewing the film of **Romeo and Juliet.** // // Objective-Students will be able to compare their own sonnet to those of their peers and of the text. // // Objective-Students will be able to compose their own sonnet after listening to in class informative lecture and working in small groups. Students will understand the construction, rhyme and meter of a sonnet after collecting information through the lecture. // // Objective-Students will be able to analyze major characters in Act I through careful examination of the text. Examination will be in class in small groups. // // Objective-Students will be able to select key passages in the text of **Romeo and Juliet** after discussions. // // Objectives-Students will be able to explain why certain passages are important to the text of **Romeo and Juliet.** //

Unit Standards // This unit covers the following state standards: //

Variations or Adaptions For special education students, students will be paired with a strong student in their class. This student will help them with challenging material and will be able to help students create their own ideas. Students will also be able to come to me, their instructor, to help them with difficult areas of the unit. Most of this unit is designed to be hands on and creative, so no matter the level of understanding, all students will be able to interpret the material into their own. I believe that pairing a special education student with a stronger student is beneficial because the student doesn’t feel left out of the instruction because they are still working with other students. I believe that it is important to create a classroom where everyone’s mind is useful and feels challenged. Through this type of instruction, SPED students can feel that they are not being singled out to different activities then their peers. While some students might not understand the purpose of the assignment as well as others, SPED students will appreciate the interaction they are having (on the same level as their peers) in the classroom. As I do understand that adaptations need to be made for different students ( I understand that not all students will be able to easily work with others), I believe that if a student is doing the same thing as everyone else, they will appreciate the importance of the unit. As far as Romeo and Juliet is concerned, I believe that this unit is adaptable for all learning types and is as relevant today as it was when Shakespeare wrote it. I think the most important adaptation of a Romeo and Juliet unit is adapting it to each individual student. Each student, whether SPED or not, will have a different connection to this text and interpret it a little different than the next student. This unit has been designed with everyone in mind; it is a very hand on unit (as I believe Shakespeare should be). Each student will be able to contribute in their own unique and individual way.
 * //Students read and understand a variety of material//
 * //Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences//
 * //Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling//
 * //Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing//
 * //Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological sources//
 * //Students read and recognize literature as a record of human experience.//

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If anyone is interested in an extra credit assignment please feel free to listen to the first Romeo and Juliet podcast. I will be posting one after the end of each week for 10 points extra credit. You are by no means required to do this project but if you want a little padding for your grade or a little boost this is an excellent way of doing so.

Click below for our lessons:


 * Unit 1 || Unit 2 || Unit 3 || Unit 4 || Unit 5 ||
 * Unit 6 || Unit 7 || Unit 8 || Unit 9 || Unit 10 ||

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