Week 11--Let's Go European!

Hello All!

After Monday's Unit 3 vocabulary quiz, and the Unit 4 presentations on Tuesday (you know who you are), we're going to jump from the Middle East over to Europe.  We'll actually be looking at 2 different cultures at once, British and Roman. That's right, we'll be reading Julius Ceasar by Shakespeare.

I don't know about you, but I'm excited--brotherly love, betrayal, portents, politicians, stubborness, fate, and let's not forget the Drama!  There should be plenty to get you interested.

The Shakespeare Background PPT and the Julius Ceasar Packet are already up on the Resource page if you want to look ahead.

We'll be in the computer lab on Wednesday for another Writing Lab Assingment (as a hint, it's first couple of pages of the Julius Ceasar Packet), and we'll actually start reading on Thursday. 

Those of you who haven't gotten your Reading Aloud grade yet for this 6 weeks, head's up, you're reading Act I. 

On Tuesday, you'll be assigned a Long Term Parallel Reading Assignment.  I want to get it to you early so that you'll have a month to work on it.  It is a serious assignment and will be completed outside of class and on your own.  We'll have weekly checks to work on your progress, but this assignment is not negotiable or optional.  You will need to get a book from the list and you will need to read and understand it.  This assignment will be due after Thanksgiving Break. [edit: The Parallel Reading Abstract Instructions and Requirements has been posted!]

Also, you may have noticed that I've cleaned up the Resource page and added a couple more tabs.  I wanted to make sure you still had access to the infromation from past units, but also that you had an easier time finding the currently relevant information.  I hope you like the new layout.  If you have any questions, as always, my email is open!

If you want to ask a question or contact me: kimberly [dot] bundschu [at] cobbk12 [dot] org
If you *still* need to turn in your vocabulary presentation (way late!) or send me your turnitin.com password: mrsbundschu [at] gmail [dot] com

As a note, when you sent me your turnitin.com password, you can look in your "sent mail" and that email should be there.  In case you ever forget your password.