Today in class:

We did journal prompt #23: If you had to change three things in your community, what would you change and why?

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We broke into 2 groups and read Act 3 sc 4. I then had you block the scene, with the use of costumes and fake blood for the ghost of Banquo. Hopefully, I will post some videos, so check back....

Have a great weekend. Remember, extra credit for anyone that goes to support Beauty and the Beast this weekend. Just bring in your ticket stub and I will replace your lowest quiz term 2.

Today in class:

We started with a essay prompt from UPENN:
What is the best advice that you have ever received. Why? Did you follow it?
I suggested that one way of answering this would be to answer it from bad advice that you did not take. Answering the question like this will show the college that you have the ability to think differently and show intelligence in doing so.
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Next, we did Act 1-2, and the start of 3 in 32 seconds. For extra credit, I gave you the option of doing it in 32 sec without words or props. Hopefully this helped review what has happened so far. I will post video tonight....

Today

Today in class, I showed you the 2010 Patrick Stewart version of Macbeth for the first part of class. The 2nd part, I tasked you with the idea that you were a film critic for the Boston Globe.

Your task was to write a one page review on this new film version. This counts as Journal #23. 1 page.

He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
William Butler Yeats

Today in class

Journal prompt #22:

You've just written a 300 page autobio. Send us page 217 College essay prompt, UPENN

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We continued to talk about strategies in picking topics and how to answer them. For this one, I suggested that you start in the middle of a story, without explaining the beginning. You can do a similar twist at the end. This makes it 10 times more interesting.

Remember- they want to see that you have the ability to write well, and to learn a bit about you and how you think. This is a great prompt that allows for all of this.

We finished act 2 and talked about the climax at the start of Act 3.

We moved the class outside and acted out the Banquo murder scene. I posted a video bellow from B Block:

Word O' the Week:

Welkin (welkin): Noun. The vault of heaven, firmament, the sky.

Think:

Five Jello flavors that flopped:

Celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

Today

Today in class:

Journal prompt #21:

Select a creative work -- a novel, a film, a poem, a musical piece, a painting or other work of art -- that has influenced the way you view the world and the way you view yourself. Discuss the work and its effect on you. (New York University)

This week, we will have a new college essay prompt each day. We will also be spending some time looking at what makes a strong essay.

We finished acting Act 2, sc3. I broke you into small groups and had you translate the sc in a modern adaptation.