Shakespeare:

Today we finished filming Act 2.  We will work to finish Hamlet and start our next play, Othello, early next week.

I posted a shot from M's death scene from the other day.  I am looking forward to seeing the final presentation!  I can't tell you how much fun it is watching you not only completely understand the play, but also have fun!

Have a good weekend.

Brit Lit:

Today we looked at scenes from the movie Shakespeare in Love.  Block C also had time for a quiz on the Shakespeare notes that I gave you in class this week.We will begin Macbeth on Tuesday!

Have a wonderful, long weekend.

Shakespeare:

Today:

We filmed act 4.

We looked at the footage that Tom was able to edit for the project. 

Stellar work all around.  I can not wait to share the final product.  You made this assignment great!

We will try our best to film act 2-3 Friday, or at least have fun attempting it.

Brit Lit:

Today:

A Block:  We finished our prologue poem.

We began our look at Shakespeare.  We took a look at the only things that we know for sure about him.

We looked at Shakespearean insults.  I asked you to combine 3 words and face off against another student.

C Block:  We also went around the room and tried to read one line of verse, from a wide spectrum of plays.

Shakespeare:

Today:

Day three of the project.  Today we began filming Hamlet.

Your projects were also due.  Please see me if you did not pass this in.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We converted The story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight into a movie storyboard.

World of Shakespeare

Today:

We reviewed the movie project.

I gave you 30 minutes to finish your storyboards and time to rehearse your scene.

We discussed act 5 and how we could resolve the play with an epic dance off.

HW:  Your Hamlet projects are due Wed.  I can stay after today if you need additional help.  Please see me if you need any help.

We will be filming these Wed.

Brit Lit:

Today:

I collected your HW questions from last night.

We reviewed the story.

I broke you into groups and asked you to imagine that you were tasked with making a modern movie for Sir Gawain.

We made a storyboard for the movie, and passed these in.

HW:  Your pilgrimage assignment is due this Friday.

Shakespeare:

Today, we concluded our discussion on Act 5 in Hamlet.

We broke into our project groups.  Over the next three days, we will work to tell the 5 acts of the play, gangnam-style.

Day 1:  Create a version of your act that follows the absurdity of the video
Day 2:  Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
Day 3:  Each group will have a flip camera to record their act.

Day 4:  Showtime!

Brit Lit:

Today:

We discussed the concept of learning from the journey.  As the final piece of your pilgrimage assignment, we wrote the first draft of your pilgrimage.  Your final project must include the following parts:

Prologue poem
Symbolic representation in 10-15 images.
3 paragraph paper explaining your pilgrimage

These are due this Friday.

HW:  Please read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  Please answer questions 1-7 at the end of the story.