English 4 & 4H: 10/29,30/12

Guiding Q

• How does history impact literature and vice versa?
• Who is shakespeare and why is he important?

Bell Ringer

• Define the following terms and explain their place in formal essays: colloquialism; emoticons; slang; contractions; plagiarism; and deadlines

Activities:

• Reminder: 2 tests this Friday
• The open notes history test over pages 286-303
• Vocabulary 1 with vocabulary homework
• Go over all aspects of the bell ringer as remediation for issues with previous papers
• Break students into 7 groups. Each group presented one or two pages orally to the class to give background preparation for reading Macbeth. The pages covered were 292-293 and 332-339.
• Students who were absent for this activity will have to do and turn in notes on all these pages for a make up grade.