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Welcome back! I’m thrilled to get back to work, and I know everyone else is, too. (And I am not being sarcastic: I wouldn’t joke about my commitment to education.)

First period began a several-week experimental writing workshop model. We went over how class will work, spending a fair amount of time on the new Weekend Writing Assessment document. We also had a mini-lesson on getting ideas for writing by using/creating an Expert Inventory.

Second and sixth periods began the final activities of the poetry unit, looking at ballads.

Fourth period began Romeo and Juliet (R&J), examining the prologue to receive a quick overview of the plot.

Homework

• First period: write first entry from “Expert Inventory”
• Second and sixth periods: complete four lines of poem explaining what the letter said.
• Fourth period:
  • complete the light/darkness, two-example work from class;
  • complete the Shakespearean language lesson;
  • read 1.1; and
  • complete the study guide for 1.1 (print out the whole study guide if your are able)