Mon. Dec. 17

BR: What are you looking forward to the most this Christmas break?

We often think of Christmas as receiving gifts. What is one thing you can do this break to give back to the less fortunate?

Agenda:

• Grammar- Subject/Verb Agreement Practice

 Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) John's favorite subject, while Civics (is, are) Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.

• Review of Macbeth questions 1-22 
• English 12 Exam Review- Students will begin working on the exam review (quote and research section).

Mon. Dec. 10

BR:

Subject-Verb Review-to check with class

1.  The piano as well as the pipe organ ____________ to be tuned for the big concert.
HAS
HAVE
2.  The mayor together with his two brothers ____________ going to be indicted for accepting bribes.
ARE
IS
3.  Neither of my two suitcases ____________ adequate for this trip.
IS
ARE
4.  There ____________ a list of committee members on the head-table.
ARE
IS
5.  Everybody in the class ____________ done the homework well in advance.
HAS
HAVE
6.  The jury ____________ their seats in the courtroom.
TAKE
TAKES
7.  Neither the teacher nor the students ____________ to understand this assignment.
SEEM
SEEMS
8.  ____________ either my father or my brothers made a down-payment on the house?
HAS
HAVE
9.  Hartford is one of those cities that ____________ working hard to reclaim a riverfront.
HINT: Try starting the sentence with "Of those cities that . . . ."
IS
ARE
10.  Some of the grain ____________ gone bad.
HAVE
HAS
11.  John or his brother ____________ going to be responsible for this.
ARE
IS
12.  A few of the students ____________ doing so well they can skip the next course.
ARE
IS
13.  Either the Committee on Course Design or the Committee on College Operations ____________ these matters.
DECIDE
DECIDES
14.  One of my instructors ____________ written a letter of recommendation for me.
HAVE
HAS

Agenda:

•  Act III Review- Teacher will review with students Act III. Students will take note of important quotations and themes
• Act III questions- With a partner, students will answer questions regarding Act III on page 489 (1-11)
• Act IV- Students will follow along with audio/movie clip of Act IV 

Thurs. Dec. 6

BR:

How do you feel about censorship by the government?  Do you think certain elements of literature or art should be taken out to protect others? Why or why not?

Agenda:

• Grammar: Students will complete pages 299-300 - Subject-Verb agreement
• Before viewing Act III- complete the following Murder Mystery

Although we as readers know that Macbeth murdered Duncan, it was not evident to the characters in Macbeth.  Pretend you are a detective investigating King Duncan’s murder.  Choose two of the following suspects: Macbeth, Banquo, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lady Macbeth. Discuss each character’s motive, and use evidence from the text to the support reasons why this person may have murdered the King.  (Use specific examples from text).

 Suspect 1:_________________________

Suspect 2:__________________________

Suspect 3:____________________________

• Complete the Pre-reading activity for Act III with a partner.
• Students will begin reading and following along with Act III of Macbeth.

Wed. Dec. 5

BR:

What do you predict will happen to Macbeth and Scotland now that he is king?

Agenda:

• Read Scene 2 of Act II with a partner. Summarize the entire scene. Interpret line by line 57- 62.
• Act II questions in literature book. pg.471 (1-11)
• Students will begin reading Act III of Macbeth
• Movie Clip of Act III (if time allows)

Mon. Dec. 3

BR:

According to the Mayan calendar, the world ends Dec. 21, 2012. If it were to really end, what would you want to get accomplished before then?

Agenda:

• Grammar: Correcting Misplaced Modifers - pages 190-192

• Act I Review: We will discuss page 456 questions from last Friday.

• Macbeth Literary Terms: Students will write Act II Macbeth literary terms in handouts given to them last week.(from PowerPoint)

• Act II: We will begin reading Act II of Macbeth.

• Act II Video Clip