Shakespearean Insults-9/24

Warm Up:
-Students will take the brief assessment on grammar usage

-Students will take notes on, and discuss prefixes, suffixes, and word roots
-Together we will do the coached example from the COACH workbooks
-Students will use the smartboard to define unfamiliar words, using prefixes, suffixes, and word roots for context

Work Session:
-Students will choose either a red or blue chip from the basket to determine whether they will be a Montague or Capulet for the unit performance task
-Students will receive the performance task, with menu choices built-in to the assessment
-As a class we will discuss the project
-Students will receive a slip of paper with a name and a Shakespearean insult on it.
-Using this as a basis for grouping, students will meet with their "insult" group and work through the handout activities
-We will share a few of these insults with the entire class
-Students will return to their seat and work on the final component of the activity in which they construct their own fully formed Shakespearean insult
-If time permits we will continue reading and discussing Act I

Summarizer:
-Students will complete a 3-2-1 Countdown based on today's lesson, as written on the portable whiteboard