Shakespeare:

Today:
I collected your journals.

We broke into groups and wrote the script for the Shakespeare Remix assignment.  We went down to the stage and performed these during the last 20 minutes of class.

Brit Lit:

Journal Prompt:

Today, we concluded our creative themed journal prompts. 
Imagine that you have found an item that could possibly change your life forever.  Please describe in 1-2 pages what you found and how you would use it.  Reminder:  you will be taking your favorite prompt and work it into a formal piece of writing next week.

A Block:  We watched past samples of the Macbeth movie project.
We took a cartoon quiz on act 3.

B Block:  You wrote the modern script for your scene.  I collected these.  We then went over storyboards.  We will begin filming these on Monday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal Prompt:
Begin with the line:
"He always had a fear of..........."
End with the line:
"At the end of the day, you should always avoid......"
1 page

Block A: We finished act 3.

Block C:  I assigned the Macbeth video project. 
We watched a few samples from previous classes.
We broke into groups and wrote a brief treatment describing your idea.
We will be writing the script in class this Friday.

Shakespeare:

We started with another comedy based journal prompt.  I asked you to listen to 10 random sound effects and incorporate them into an original story.

We reviewed your terminology of comedy worksheets.  I asked you to break into a small group and show 4 of the 10 comedic terms in a short skit based on anything that has happened in my class this year.

We continued reading/acting Act 1. 

Please finish reading act 1 in The Twelfth Night.

Brit Lit

Today:

Journal Prompt:  Sound effect stories.  We listened to 10 random sounds and worked them into a journal story.

We acted out Act III, sc2-4

Think:

Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, CA.

Word of the week:

Impassible (im-pas-uh-buhl)  Adj.  Insusceptible to pain of suffering.

Shakespeare

Journal Prompt:

I gave you a humorous picture and asked you to tell the story of the photo in 1,000 words.  If you were absent, either find a humorous picture on your own, or I can give you one in class on wed.  3-4 pages.

I passed back your Othello test. 

We began The 12th Night.  Please read act 1. sc 1-3 for HW if you were absent due to the play performance.

HW:  Please define the humor terms that I gave you in class.  I will be checking your definitions in class on wed.

Brit Lit:

Journal Prompt:  A picture is said to be 1,000 words.  I gave everyone in class a picture and asked you to write a 1000 word story based on the photo.

We continued working on Act 3 in Macbeth.