• If you want to turn in your paper later today, you may put it in my box in Portable K, but if you want to be sure I received it, you should put it in my hand. I am in the Pagoda in the morning, move to the portables at lunch, and am in P-M period 3 and P-K period 4, 7, and 8.

• Staple College Application Essay in this order:

– Rubric

– Final Draft

– Second Draft (Tuesday/Thursday classes only)

– Rough Draft

– Peer Editing Sheet

ENGLISH 101SEPTEMBER 14 AND 15

AGENDA:AnnouncementsLaying the groundwork for reading MacbethWatch/read Macbeth Act OneProcess Act One in groups

Goal: To prepare for our summative writing assessment by following the plot of Macbeth, and tracking a specific topic while reading and watching the play.

Announcements

• College Application Workshop in Portable K from 3:20-4pm on Tuesdays. Begins this Tuesday, 9/15

• Students who want to have an internship in the spring, must apply by October 15 at nextmovetacoma.org . Once you apply, you will receive an email that connects you to an independent study course to prepare you for your internship. You will receive a half-credit for this class.

• If you want to move to a smaller English class, you can switch to Gordon’s period 1 English 101, or her period 6 AP English class, or my period 5 English 101.

• Text book check out at the Can today (Monday).

• Back to School Night, next Tuesday, Sept. 22, 6-7:30pm

Homework • Read Act One.

• Complete your notes on the plot and on the topic you are tracking.

• Write a level two or three question about your topic for your jigsaw group.

• Bring your notes, question, and answer to our next class. Do more than one question and answer if you can.

• Order your books. Into Thin Air and your Hurricane Katrina book. See the list.

Summative Essay Topics

• The role of nature and how it affects the plot, mood, tone, and characters in the play.

• The use of the natural and unnatural to influence Macbeth’s decision making.

• How characters are affected/motivated by guilt and conscience.

– Set aside 3 pages for each of these topics in your notebook.

– Set aside 5 pages to track the plot of the play.

– Set aside 3 pages for taking notes while watching/reading the play.

Choose the topic you will track

• Rank order the topic you prefer to track from your first choice to your third choice and tell me why you chose your first choice.

– The role of nature and how it affects the plot, mood, tone, and characters in the play.

– The use of the natural and unnatural to influence Macbeth’s decision making.

– How characters are affected/motivated by guilt and conscience.

Watch Macbeth and read along in

your book

• Track the plot in your notes while watching/reading the play.

Topic Groups:

• As a group, discuss the plot of this act. Summarize the plot and write a summary in your “Plot” notes.

• As a group, discuss your topic. Write your notes in the section for your specific topic. During our next class, you will share your notes with students who are tracking different topics, so you will eventually be thinking about and taking notes on all three topics.

• Each student will create a level two or three question. (Turn this in as your exit task).

Homework • Read Act One.

• Complete your notes on the plot and on the topic you are tracking.

• Write a level two or three question about your topic for your jigsaw group. (Exit task)

• Bring your notes, question, and answer to our next class. Do more than one question and answer if you can.