Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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ELA 9A

We had a triple class today.  First we finished watching the Leonardo DiCaprio movie version.  Then the students completed a chart comparing the original play, the 1996 movie and imagining a current 2016 version. 

We also played Kahoot to review Act 4 & 5.  Then the students had time to start planning their first summative task, which is writing a news article on the deaths in Verona.

Name: _____________________________________________              Assessment: ____________   Newspaper Article Rubric

 

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Headline	Article has a headline that captures the reader's attention and accurately describes the content.	Article has a headline that accurately describes the content.	Article has a headline that does not describe the content.	Article is missing headline.
Lead Sentence	Lead sentence grabs the reader's attention and focuses the reader on the topic. It adequately addresses who, what, when, and where.	Lead sentence tells most important details.	Lead sentence is not clearly connected to the article.	There is no clear lead sentence in the article.
Supporting Details	The details in the article are clear and supportive of the topic. This adequately explains the how and why.	The details in the article are clear but need to be developed more. Some details may not fit in with the topic.	Most details in the article are clear. Article does not focus on the topic well.	The details article are neither clear nor related to the topic.
Conclusion	There is a conclusion strongly stated that relates back to the lead sentence.	There is a conclusion that relates back to the lead sentence.	There is a conclusion that weakly relates back to the lead sentence.	There is no clear conclusion.
Quotes	Contains interesting quotes from witnesses that add to the how and why.	Contains quotes from witnesses that add to the how and why.	Contains basic quotes from witnesses that add to the how and why.	Contains no quotes from witnesses.
Spelling and Grammar	No spelling or grammar errors.	No more than a couple of spelling or grammar errors.	Several spelling or grammar errors.	Many spelling or grammar errors.

 

 

 

Romeo and Juliet Summative Project

 

·        Write your essay in Google Classroom by creating a document under the assignment.

Task #1

 

Role – newspaper writer

Audience – people of Verona (the reading class)

Format – News article

Topic – Death in Verona, focus on Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Paris

Strong Verb – INFORM (expository)

 

 

Write a one page article for the newspaper which summarizes the events leading to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet, children of feuding families Capulet and Montague. Remember to use news article format (inverted pyramid) in which the most important information comes first and the details are filled in later. Include interviews with bystanders/characters who are still alive and were involved.

 

Include a catchy headline, byline, and lead. Photo and caption are optional.

 

Use 12 point font, Calibri or Times New Roman. Single space.

 

 

French 8A

We finished up Glogster presentations, except for 2 who will need to be done for tomorrow.  We also reviewed the verb AVOIR in preparation for passé compose, past tense.

French 8B

We has a pop quiz on AVOIR and ETRE.  Then we practiced etre and had a chance to add to our quiz.  These two verbs need to be memorized.

French 10/20/30

We orally discussed our family.  Discussed/reviewed aimer (er verbes) and how to use them with an infinitive.  We also watched a couple of videos including this favourite: