World of Shakespeare:

Today:

We held the world premiere for you Shakespeare movie projects on the big screen.

They took a bit longer than I was hoping- but I hope that it presented you with a fun and unique way to study his plays and to see their relevance in 2010. I will post them as soon as I can here....

Soph Lit:

Today:

We took the exam for Night and I collected your books. Please see me if you were absent for the make-up.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We took another look at Frankenstein via THE Bobbie D ver. We focused on the real story, vs. the BW one from earlier in the week.

World of Shakespeare:

Today in class:

We started off class looking at parody. We watched a 5 minute clip of The Simpson's making fun of the story of Hamlet.

Next, we looked again at the Mel Gibson version of Hamlet. We discussed his crazy scene. Is Hamlet crazy, or playing crazy? How would you play acting crazy, clearly showing that you are not crazy?

Friday we will be sharing your 3 week projects in the aud. on the BIG screen. Please see me if you will not be ready for any reason

Soph Lit:

Via a special episode of Oprah, we went with Elie back to Auschwitz to hear his account of the camp. I hope that this helps you visualize the story; but also, allows you to connect with the cold reality of truth in the story.

We took a quiz on pgs 65-98ish.

HW: Please finish the novel and study for the test Friday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We discussed Joesph Conrad in class. We read the short story, The Lagoon.

We defined alliteration, and point of view. Specifically, we looked at how the story jumps from 1st to 2nd. What did this do to your understanding? Do you think that this was deliberate, or a result of Conrad speaking 3 languages? Can mistake become style in art?

Soph Lit:

Today in class we started off talking about human cruelty.

Wiesel wrote of those things that he will never forget (pg. 32.)-
Pick an event in your life where you witnessed human cruelty. Try to pick a moment that you have never forgotten.

I will grade these on the following rubric:

Have detailed description of the event
Questions that you still have over the situation
How did it make you feel inside?

Brit Lit:

Today we talked about sequels. What makes a good one?

I asked you to brainstorm on what Frankenstein II might be like.

We wrote bullet points (10) of a plot outline, with the focuss on unreolved issues and new conflicts.

We wrote a 2 page sequel to the story.

Today:

We looked closer at the character conflicts in Hamlet. We used the costumes again and acted out Act2, sc2.

After lunch, we made an offering to the Snow God, and decorated the holiday shrub with our favorite books and plays. Video bellow....

Please remember your secret Santa gift this week.

Soph Lit:

Today in class:
Journal #21 "In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

We discussed your reading.

We took a quiz.

HW: Please read pgs 65-85 in Night.

Brit Lit:

Today in class:

Frankenstein.