World of Shakespeare:

Today: We covered Act 3 sc1-sc2.

We participated in the walk for water.

HW: Please answer the questions assigned for Act 3. Be ready for a spark/cliff note proof quiz on act 3- so please review and read.

Soph Lit:

Today:

I checked your 1st draft and answered questions on your speech.

We wrote 7 commandments for a new society and looked at the rules that keep Tantasqua together.

HW: Please read Ch 6.

World of Shakespeare:

Tuesday:

We performed our blocking scenes.
We played blocking tic-tac-toe on the 2nd floor patio
We tried a new game: Shakespeare leap frog.

Soph Lit

Tuesday:

We took notes on ways that people manipulate the truth. Please make sure that you have these notes, as it will be important as we read Animal Farm.

HW: Please read ch 4-5

Wos:

Today:

We spent the class talking about blocking. I broke you into groups and had you block in detail 2 pages of the script.

I then made copies and asked you to exchange with another group. Each group then practiced the blocking on another group.

We performed them the last 10 min.

HW: Please read act 2, sc1-sc2 (pg 99) Please expect a quiz.

Soph Lit:

Today in class we begain our look at Animal Farm. I gave notes on the Russian Revolution, and we looked at the life or George Orwell. I showed a documentary on the author, and gave you a quiz on the material.

HW: Please read CH 1-3 in Animal Farm.

Word O' the Week:

Pishachi: [pi-shah-chee] A female devil or ghost, esp. one that dislikes travelers and pregnant women.

Think:

No matter how hard you pinch your elbow, it does not hurt.