Grammar, Banned Books and Witches...Oh My! February 5, 2016

Focus: What/whom should we trust, and how do we know?

1. Warming up: How using active voice can make you more trustworthy and responsible

Consider the following two e-mails:

Dear Ms. Leclaire,

My homework was not done on time. Can it still be turned in for credit?

--Lucius the Student

Dear Ms. Leclaire,

I did not do my homework on time. May I still turn it in for credit?

--Jon the Student

• Which one is in the passive voice, and which is in the active voice?

• Which student--Lucius or Jon--takes more responsibility for not getting his homework done?

2. Taking the www.noredink.com quiz: Active vs. Passive Voice, Part 2

3. Relaxing into the world of your banned book (remember to keep an eye out for parts that help you understand why the book was banned, and/or why your book should not be banned)

4. Reading 4.2 with your Acting Companies and responding to the following questions in your in-class work docs:

• Why might Shakespeare have the audience witness the murder of Lady Macduff and her son instead of having it happen off stage?

• How does Lady Macduff compare/contrast to Lady Macbeth?

• Take our your apparition charts from 4.1, and talk through the prophecies and Macbeth's reaction to them. Are there any paradoxes here?

HW:
1. Read your banned book (2 weeks left, kids).

2. Update your word trace entries for 4.2 if applicable. 

3. Check yourself before you wreck yourself: 

• Have you finished Thursday's timed writing?
• Have you finished your apparition chart?
• Are your www.noredink.com assignments and quizzes done?
• Are you close to done with your banned book?
• Are you getting close to 8-10 word trace entries?
• Are you ready for the Super Bowl? To make sure, please click HERE.