Friday, April 8, 2016

P3/4W only: Finishing Act III & Upcoming quiz

I can... I can follow along with the in class reading of Macbeth and fill out the accompanying guided reading questions.
  1. Reading Act III & filling out guided reading questions 
  2. Quiz after completing Act III over BOTH Acts II & III and the three rhetorical appeals-->April 12th (Tuesday)
    1. Use guided questions to help you study for Macbeth portion of exam.
    2. Can you identify a rhetorical appeal when you see it?
    3. Can you define each?
    4. Could you create your own?
  3. HW: Tracking a Stump Speech, due April 12th (white day); 100 points & study for quiz using guiding questions.
Act III:
Macbeth: Chivan
Murderer 1: Conner
Murderer 2: Beverly
Banquo: Eathan
Lady Macbeth: Mikaela
Servant: Megan
Murderer 3: Josh
Lords: Wyatt
Lennox: Harrison
Ross: Stacia
Hecate: Conner
1st Witch: Morgan

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Writing your own introduction & Act III

I can...write an introduction to a speech using a current speech as a model.  I can follow along with the in class reading of Macbeth and fill out the accompanying guided reading questions.
  1. Macbeth Journal Entry
  2. Reading Act III & filling out guided reading questions 
  3. Quiz after Act III over BOTH Acts II & III
  4. HW: Tracking a Stump Speech, due April 12th (white day); 100 points 
Act III:
Macbeth: Chivan
Murderer 1: Conner
Murderer 2: Beverly
Banquo: Eathan
Lady Macbeth: Makaela
Servant: Megan
Murderer 3: Josh
Lords: Wyatt
Lennox: Harrison
Ross: Stacia
Hecate: Conner
1st Witch: Morgan

Friday, April 1, 2016

Stump Speech Openings & Rhetorical appeals

I can understand the difference between ethos, logos, and pathos and give a basic definition in an exit ticket. 
I can identify what types of information are included in the introduction to a stump speech. 


  1. Looking at ethos, pathos, and logos (handout in class)
    1. Video to help you understand the differences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf81d0YS58E

  1. Stump Speech: Openings
    1. Comparing six current political figures and their stump speech openings:  
      1. https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1TmvxlOHPubmjc2ZdeHrlHCUEHSCbTwli02aBqiQKSGY/edit?usp=sharing (<---P3/4W)
      2. https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1aPFcIlRnF9mO26RlTYUZKZS2dnmDVVT6Fg6PxN0Nyq8/edit?usp=sharing (<---P3/4M)
      3. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bhqGHofuTPaPCTMdMACs8CnYedQhM5OomgW_oavigGk/edit?usp=sharing (<---P8/9M)
    2. Copy and paste this worksheet into your Google Name folder so you can edit one of your own
    3. What do they talk about? What rhetorical appeal do they use?  What is their body language?

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Act 2.2-2.4 & Movie


What will I be able to do when I've finished this lesson?  
I can be familiar with the general plot of Act 2 in Macbeth.  I can identify passages where Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, or Macduff shows leadership qualities as I work toward my final assessment speech .  I can list the types of information politicians use in stump speech openings based performances on current politicians.

Admire the artwork hanging on the walls!
  1. Read Act 2.2-2.4 and answer Guiding Reading Questions (handout given in class or digital copy on side bar)
  2. Watch Act 2 in movie

Monday, March 28, 2016

Act 2


I can...use visualization to help me to understand the dagger soliloquy given by Macbeth.
  • Take the Act 1 Quiz over Macbeth--> please see Ms. Peterson by April 1st to take if you are absent.
  • Dagger Soliloquy-->using visualization to help you understand the text.

  • Reading Act II in class as a whole group:
    • Keep up with the reading guide (printed copy in class or digital on the side of the blog)
      • Banquo: Eathan--Nick-- Tanner
      • Fleance: Garrison--Spencer--Mathis
      • Macbeth: Josh--Scott--Nick
      • Lady Macbeth: Conner--Sarah--Aly
      • Lennox: Will--Gabe--Kendra 
      • MacDuff: Harrison--Kaleb--Sydney
      • Porter: Morgan--Logan--Taylor B
      • Malcolm: Mikaela--Austin--Paige
      • Donalbain: Megan--Molly--Brianna
      • Old Man: Beverly--Evan--Rick
      • Ross: Chivan--Dylan--Maddi

Friday 3/25: Delayed Start Maroon Day

  1. Take the Act 1 Quiz over Macbeth.
  2. Do your comma story if that is still not in your folder.

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Checking Answers to Act 1, Looking for Evidence

I can...
1) Feel confident in the basic plot of Act 1 of Macbeth as a result of filling out, correcting, and asking questions about the Act 1 guided question sheet.
2) Have three specific references to Macbeth collected and ready in my Leadership and Communication packet

Macbeth Journal Entry #3: https://docs.google.com/a/rsu5.org/document/d/1KpKP9LYqyQUU8H6YMUJ0sb2PAZ61Gw93TmDndIV0SnA/edit?usp=sharing  (also on the side bar)

Act 1 Guided Reading Answers: https://drive.google.com/a/rsu5.org/folderview?id=0BwZpx_M5DwBeUHd3ejJZRGFOUEk&usp=sharing

Graded quiz over Act 1 next time! Use guided reading questions and article "How to read Shakespeare" to study.

Partner work:
P3/4
  1. Logan and Jared
  2. Scott and Nick
  3. Reese and Cameryn
  4. David and Evan
  5. Aidan and Anthony
  6. Sarah and Molly
  7. Kaleb and Gabe
  8. Spencer and Austin
  9.  Jimmy and Dylan and Jacob
  10. Michael and Bree
  11. ABSENT: Patricia 
P8/9M
1. Bri and Sydney
2. Tanner and Nick
3. Aly and Rick
4. Taylor B and Cassidy
5. Kasee and Kendra
6. Madi and Mathis
7. Taylor R and Paige
8. Joe and Jack 

P3/4W
1. Sage and Stacia
2. Eathan and Harrison
3. Morgan and Josh
4. Beverly and Wyatt
5. Will and Garrison
6. Kallista and Megan
7.  Mikaela, and Christina
8. Chivan--reading act 1
ABSENT: Conner :(