Updates on End-Of-Year Work

Periods 1 & 2: 
Romeo and Juliet study starts this week with a close reading of the Prologue. 
We watched an abridged version of the Franco Zefferelli film to preview the play. Students will be forming acting companies to analyze, practice and perform key scenes from the play.

Periods 3, 5, 6:
Inquiry Projects:

Students will be wrapping up their brief inquiry projects with the following assignments:

• A rationale for why you are exploring this topic/guiding question.
• An illustrated annotation of one book source, with proper MLA format, or two sources for extra credit. (See Below)

ILLUSTRATED ANNOTATION ASSIGNMENT

An Illustrated Annotation (also known as a “One-Pager”) is a way of making a representation of your individual, unique understanding of the book. It is a way to be creative and experimental, a way of responding to your reading with imagination and text-based evidence.

Requirements: For One Book Source, do for second source for E.C.

__MLA citation of book, with a brief summary (aka annotation) of the work, the intended audience, and the author’s credentials/authority.

__1 Central Image (must capture the theme of what was read)

__4 Brainstorms (Each three words or less, capturing big ideas/topics)

__3 Citations, aka quotes (at least 2 sentences, with page numbers)

__2 Questions (Must be open-ended, ideas the book wrestles with)

__2 Answers (Cannot be “yes” or “no”)

__1 Universal connection (thematic, no judgments)

Guidelines:

·     Do a rough plan/draft to make your final the best it can be.

·     Write neatly or type

·     Use a lot of color to illustrate your thoughts and ideas clearly.

·     Write the title and author’s name clearly on the page

·     Your central image can be digital, hand-drawn, or collaged from magazines. Illustrates an important metaphor/visual from the reading.

·     Brainstorms are important or repeated words/phrases/concepts

·     Citations should support your central image. Use different colors and/or writing styles to individualize them.

·     Questions and answers should reflect your Guiding Question(s). Be thoughtful and creative.

·     The universal connection should reflect the importance of the book and what it meant to you.

DON’T: settle for the bare minimum, use lined paper, leave blank spaces, use pencil